Kinja Mobile: hiding in plain sight

"this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata" (fantastic-mr-foxbody) 04/12/2015 at 23:34 • Filed to: Good things about kinja?

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I happen to prefer Kinja’s mobile layout to it’s desktop layout. Maybe I’m weird, but I think full size images are just better. Today I discovered that the mobile layout is always there, it’s just only applied when your browser window is below a certain width. Observe:

Shit, now the temptation to stick Oppo in a corner of my screen while doing something else is even stronger.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/12/2015 at 23:36

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the temptation is real.

CB > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/12/2015 at 23:39

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I'm still annoyed at the fact that clicking someone's profile doesn't lead to their personal blog anymore.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/12/2015 at 23:40

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My god, he's right!

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/12/2015 at 23:42

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Good tip, thanks!

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > CB 04/12/2015 at 23:42

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No argument there... I was so confused when they first launched that.

PS9 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/12/2015 at 23:42

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Wish Mobile kinja wouldn't cut you off from enhanced text. You can bold and italicize, but that's it.

Smartphones are powerful enough to rival the laptops of yesteryear now. No reason why I can't edit HTML on one if I want, damnit!

scoob > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/12/2015 at 23:43

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I think this applies to the majority of the websites you visit, apart from the ones that say "mobile" or "m" in the URL.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > PS9 04/12/2015 at 23:44

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I don't why Kinja doesn't have a goddamn app already. The mobile editor is so buggy, and I think that's because it's really just the desktop editor with the boolean triggered shrinkage.

CB > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/12/2015 at 23:45

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I put heart and soul into my cheapass radio show, and then they take it from me. Why are you awful, Kinja?

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > scoob 04/12/2015 at 23:45

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Yeah a lot of sites do that. I just kind of always assumed that a platform as big as Kinja would have a mobile site. Especially with the editor changes that have to be made, etc.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > CB 04/12/2015 at 23:46

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A question for the ages.

PS9 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/12/2015 at 23:49

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OH HELL NAW Kinja as a website is bad enough, no way am I downloading a piece of it into my phone as an app!

brianshayne > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/12/2015 at 23:56

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That's how responsive templates usually work : P It's based on viewport size, rather than having separate mobile sites based on useragents. Welcome to 2015! It's a great time to be internetting.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > brianshayne 04/12/2015 at 23:58

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Makes a lot of sense to me, easier than building a whole second platform. Guess I never took the time to notice the lack of mobile indicators in these newfangled URLs.

brianshayne > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/12/2015 at 23:59

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Yeah - super cool! The company that I work for uses all responsive templates as well for our customer pages. In a lot of cases, you can actually find a mid-width for tablets too.

 V8 Rustler > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/13/2015 at 00:03

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All these oppos

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > brianshayne 04/13/2015 at 00:05

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Kinja does mid-width, I had already noticed that. Gets rid of the sidebar and puts trending stories at the bottom. I guess Gawker finally got their shit together and actually hired some real developers, and actually pay them, you know, in dollars. As opposed to room temperature Hot Pockets and lint.

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/13/2015 at 00:06

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You sir, have an excellent background.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata >  V8 Rustler 04/13/2015 at 00:07

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Hahahaha really though

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU 04/13/2015 at 00:08

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Why thank you sir. I have several dozen I'm quite proud of, I should do a dump one of these days.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/13/2015 at 01:01

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I have never used a PC for viewing oppo, I'm always on my iPad. I work in a factory type situation so I hardly ever sit at a PC for longer than it takes to run a toolpath for a CNC router.

Supercharged-V8-Jag > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/13/2015 at 02:22

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Oh you clever turd.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/13/2015 at 10:15

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Thanks for the tip!

edu-petrolhead > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/13/2015 at 10:38

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Hey, it works on Linux as well!!!!

whiskeybusiness NOW A DANGER TO CROWDS NEAR YOU > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 04/13/2015 at 10:49

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As do I. May need to do the same.