Lemmy is certainly a lot faster than new reddit, but I prefer the aesthetic and speed of old.reddit.com and hackernews. I like the minimalism and how everything defaults to the left of the browser rather than the center. I also really enjoy how I can expand the entire text of a post without actually clicking on the post’s link.

Just my thoughts. Hoping to see more theme and front-end options emerge over time.

  • Cosmic Frog@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    If anyone wants to work on a web client for Lemmy, let me know. I’m thinking about it, but seems like a lot of works for just one person.

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      2 years ago

      Why not just send in PRs for the official lemmy web ui? I am sure many Lemmy users want similar functionality and it’d be great if they didn’t have to resort to a third party web client.

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        2 years ago

        Let’s say I start with something simple, like moving everything to the left of the screen instead of centering it. People like OP and me would like that, but from the POV of the lemmy devs, that’s quite a shit PR, isn’t it?

        I would rather have a web client that can go in a different direction UI-wise, and if they like anything there, they can take it for the main web UI. And of course, there are many other advantages of a client, like using multiple accounts from different instances.

        Edit: I also like the idea of a simple client anyone can fork and modify to their taste.

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      2 years ago

      I had been thinking about forking lemmy-ui and then tweaking the site to be more Reddit-like, but ran into build problems and a lack of time. But I’m still open to it.