Ask HN: Comments Navigation Feature Request

5 points by truakon89 9mo ago ↗ HN

Hi HN folks, I'd like to request a feature where pressing the N key navigates to the next comment. If I hold CTRL while pressing N, it should take me to the "parent.child" comment, and if I continue holding CTRL and press N again, it should navigate to the child.child comment.

That's all I wanted to request; if you find this helpful, please leave a comment to support it.

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aeonfox 9mo ago ↗

I made a web app that has arrow key navigation. It might not be the solution to all your problems, but I’d be curious to know what you think of the movement. The arrow navigation is only on top level comments for now, but that’s something I want to work on

https://hackernews.life

Leftium 9mo ago ↗

I'm curious why you need navigation like this. Is it like selecting text while you read? (I didn't know that was a thing until I read comments about that.)

I find it easier to just read the comments.

I doubt the official HN will ever add this feature, but it seems feasible as a TamperMonkey script or even browser extension.

I will consider including a feature like this when I rewrite https://hw.leftium.com

brudgers 9mo ago ↗

If there’s a feature you need, maybe write yourself a user script with greaseMonkey.