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312 sats \ 5 replies \ @optimism 8 Aug \ on: SN release: more live-r live comments w/ auto-show meta
Going to be honest:
  • On desktop, both implementations are a bit distracting when I'm working on a longer reply. I often quote source articles, pictures, and so on and I spend a longer time with the write screen open. Also I'm a slow af boomer, sorry
  • On PWA, I don't mind as much because I anyway don't do long replies from mobile, so there its cool.
I was wondering: can I turn it off on desktop, to retain focus?
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224 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 8 Aug
This is exactly the kind of feedback we’re looking for. It should be relatively trivial to implement a setting to disable it.
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100 sats \ 3 replies \ @sox 9 Aug
can I turn it off on desktop, to retain focus?
I implemented this in some way in the very first sketches but I wasn't really sure of its design so it didn't make the cut.
I was thinking of reusing the blue live dot for this, I'll cook a bit. Thank you for the feedback!
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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @optimism 9 Aug
The simplest is probably the most powerful: a checkbox in settings, i think that the functionality is just like show images, video, and 3rd party embeds.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @sox 9 Aug
I thought about that, but let's take human laziness into account: to toggle live comments you have to go to settings each time, leaving the post/comments you're reading and then go back. It might be cumbersome, but I can also be wrong.
Just brainstorming, but what about a non-invasive dot/button at the top of the comment section, that lets you toggle (for this post or the whole site) live comments at will? This way the setting is not tied to your own account but rather to the browser you're using!
Or, you know, we can also have a mixed approach by having both a user-tied setting and a post-tied setting
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 9 Aug
You can shortcut it with a do-not-disturb icon switch right next to notifications.
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