waldyrious

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[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks for putting down my vague impression into clear words. I couldn't agree more!

[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Took me a bit longer, but here it is: https://github.com/laurencedawson/sync-for-lemmy/issues/242 — it turns out someone had reported this already, so I added a link to this thread there.

[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Oh wow, I had looked into the settings but somehow I missed the theming options! 🙈

This is the default theme out of the box :)

[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You can download an apk from the releases page.

[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're doing it right. That's exactly how to build momentum! 💪

[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Are you nerd-sniping? Cause that comment is begging for an xkcd reference 😁 → https://xkcd.com/605/

[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Not at all! Just like with price, the difference between zero and one is hugely more consequential than any extra dollar added. Think of it: if you see a community with no posts in the last hour, or day, it does feel a bit deserted. Or a post without comments. By adding a post, or the first comment, you can be the difference for the next guy's impression, and encourage them to do the same, and then the ball gets rolling, and that's how you get momentum.

[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I can do it later today if nobody else gets to it first.

[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 69 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (15 children)

I keep hearing people mention all of these apps, and I've tried most of them (I'm on Android, and besides Sync, I currently have Liftoff, Connect and Thunder installed; I had Jerboa and the Voyager PWA, but removed the former due to bugs and the latter due to slow startup).

Honestly, none of them feel as polished as Sync. They do offer pretty much the same functionality, sometimes even better, but the UI and UX of Sync is just smoother.

Maybe it's just that I'm used to Sync after using it for reddit for many years, but in any case I thought I'd put this out there in case others were feeling puzzled as I was from all the mentions of other apps suggesting they can replace Sync without any quality loss. Sure, maybe not functionality-wise, but to me the user experience is just as important.

Edit: for reference, here's an album of screenshots comparing the same views in Sync, Liftoff, Connect and Thunder (yeah, I'm a fan of the compact list view): https://imgur.com/a/MvawTYm — there are pros and cons to all of these, but IMO the sync experience is the one with the best design and UX polish. Happy to hear your thoughts, though!

[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Yes, it's on the sidebar:

[–] waldyrious@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Yeah, I've been wanting this as well. You may want to post this on the issue tracker, though, so that the request won't get lost in the feed.

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