there's somewhat of an issue going on with your site: all slide overlays are showing when using firefox, safari only shows half slides and chrome isn't able to load the website at all…
AlienBlue was a paid purchase until it was acquired by Reddit. I believe they'll soon start charging for the Pro version at some point in the near future again.
So I priced it according to other clients that I’ve seen in the MAS which were a buck or two cheaper with no actual client capabilities (login/voting/posting etc).
Other than the readable article here everything is native. Really was scratching my own itch.
Also thanks for reporting the slideshow on the site. That’s fixed now :)
For an app that a lot of people here would use every day, $5 really isn't that much if it offers them usability or aesthetic benefits versus the website.
There's s lot of aesthetic issues going on with this app though. Awkward line height, lack of margins, etc. it does not look more readable than the normal HN to me.
Is it just me, or do a number of these comments seem... manufactured? Almost all of the positive comments come from accounts with < 10 karma.
Just from reading the comments, I was expecting a nice looking app. However, when I actually saw the screenshots I was greatly disappointed. Nonexistent margins, line height issues, and more make for a client that is worse than the original HN.
Then, to learn that it isn't even feature complete (no comment voting) and the author is charging $5?
Comment voting is on the way. Screenshots on app store are better than the site. But agreed there are some issues, App Store submissions are a pain but just wanted to get this out. Will be updating it rest assured :)
The app looks great. I think the name is not that great. Macker means in German "old man" or "boy friend" (http://www.dict.cc/?s=macker). So I (as German) had to smile a little with the combination.
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BTW, in your webpage, slides are broken.
Other than the readable article here everything is native. Really was scratching my own itch.
Also thanks for reporting the slideshow on the site. That’s fixed now :)
[0]:https://windows.github.com/
so stop being an with all those downvote it's so clear that it's just the same style so instead show me how i'm wrong -__-"
[0] http://www.hackyapp.com/
When will comment voting be implemented?
Also, in comments - would be great if links were clickable, and if the user could highlight and copy text.
Normally is simply use Google Chrome with this extension that makes HN looks pretty http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/hn-special/
I can also recommend this alternative site http://hn.premii.com/
Just from reading the comments, I was expecting a nice looking app. However, when I actually saw the screenshots I was greatly disappointed. Nonexistent margins, line height issues, and more make for a client that is worse than the original HN.
Then, to learn that it isn't even feature complete (no comment voting) and the author is charging $5?
[1] http://hn.premii.com/