[askbot] Better design for mobile usage

asked 2016-05-19 00:58:59 +0300

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updated 2018-03-04 20:50:48 +0300

rozgwi
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When using TJC on the phone, it's very hard to hit the up/down-vote button. I often have to try many times before it gets registered, and often I just give up entirely.

If the style-sheet was set to make the buttons larger, when used on small screen devices, it would make it a lot easier.

Addition by @rozgwi: Also, there is text overflowing in questions list, oversized question titles, jumbled menu items in main navigation and comments sorting area and 'hidden' side bars (you have to pan to the right to see them).

So these are the areas I think polishing would greatlyimprove the user experience on mobile:

• responsively scale/stack navigation elements (account tags, groups, unanswered)
• use folding menus
  • profile stats ( karma, badges)
  • sorting filters
  • navigation?
• smaller font sizes for question titles
• clip long question titles (CSS overflow control)
• find a better place for side bars
  • question tools maybe a collabsible area right below question and before comments?
  • markdown hints
• scale down / minimalize counters for votes and answesrs in question list
• smaller tags
• use less indent for comments
  • maybe only indent threads and use more obvious markup for regular comments

Edit March 2018: See also Update Askbot (running TJC) to a more recent version by @olf