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10 points by take_it_not ↗ HN
Hi there everybody, I have been working on this Hacker News client recently and just want to share it here and hopefully gather some feedbacks!, thanks!

GitHub link: https://github.com/Livinglist/Hacki?test

18 comments

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godfuker
Looks nice, is it native? Clickable: https://github.com/Livinglist/Hacki
Seirdy
No, it's not native; it looks like it uses Flutter, which implements its own UI behavior.

IMO, flutter feels even less native than web apps. At least the latter uses system font rendering, supports system-set color palettes (an option in Firefox prefs), supports system preferred keybinds for text editing, system scrollbars, etc.

take_it_not
totally understand, another thing I don't like about Flutter is that it cannot use the system's selection menu when you select text in textfield. All it supports is copy/paste...
russellendicott
Installed. Very smooth, no bugs. I guess the only way to reply to comments is in browser?
take_it_not
you can slide right on comment tile to reply! also slide left to see all the parents without scrolling all the way up.
u2077
Looks great!

Is there any way to see the comments on a new article without it opening the link first?

take_it_not
Hi there, you can turn it off in the app settings!
Morthor
Nice to see a Flutter app!
take_it_not
Flutter Brother
Morthor
One comment. When scrolling to load more articles, it gets "stuck". The experience isn't very fluid. I would suggest pre-loading more articles.
kebsup
Nice! A few notes: - sometimes i like to go to the link/other times straight to the comments - settings was very hard to find - the top bar padding feels off - i like to click on comment to collapse it, if i don't care about its replies - Back button should work for changing categories - maybe flutter 3?
anosidium
Nice app. What network client are you using for user authentication, upvote, reply etc.?
take_it_not
hi there, I assume you are talking about library I’m using? I’m using Dio for it.
anosidium
I've looked up Dio library and it appears to be a general-purpose network client. What I was asking is did you write your own solution to interact Hacker News website for user authentication, upvoting, downvoting etc.? Or are you using a third-party solution that does it for you?