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I like a good UX (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Not hating on open source, just let people use what fits their expectations and needs and stop deterring them with gatekeeping :P

UX = user experience

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use Infinity for Lemmy you wanna use something else good for I've used sync myself it's good, it's in beta and it has a couple of ads if you want them gone pay or if your that desperate then pirate or use luckypatcher it's not that hard but honestly your better off just using a different client if you don't wanna pay there is like a good 7 options now at this point and I hope these posts go away soon let people use what they fancy and stop terrorising them or ridiculing then (note = intended for idiots who think criticizing people for the Lemmy client they use is a constructive use of their time not the OP who appears to be sane 🤣)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Came from using Sync for probably close to a decade on Reddit, so I'm definitely a creature of habit switching back for it on Lemmy. That being said, I tried ALL the apps looking for a solid experience and nothing delivers like Sync (opinion). All of them were missing something that completed my experience, was that experience coloured by my time with Sync on Reddit, sure. For all the options Sync gives me I'm willing to pay the dev half the cost of a steak dinner. I've already spent 100x longer on Sync for Lemmy than it would take me to eat said steak.

As for FOSS, let's just say it's not the be all / end all. Look at all the options that Sync brought to the table in a month that Lemmy hasn't added in the whole of its development.

Personally I feel like most of the folks complaining about Ads in Sync are just complaining to complain. The FOSS crowd is also the most likely to use ad blocking, filtered dns providers, pi-hole, adguard etc and if that's the case they won't even see a single Ad.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (7 children)

What is the benefit over the other options. All I've heard is the animations are smooth and liftoff seems smooth enough to me.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

It has a ton of features and polish, and the UX is very good. Mainly that, value is subjective, but I'm willing to pay the dev for a good app.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Interface, usability and features fit for my needs, that's all the benefits I need.

Features I like for my clients are

simplified, but decently designed UI
setting to show uncropped images/videos in posts and comment view
dark mode (adaptive colors syncing with device theme and color palette are a nice to have, but not mandatory)
shortcuts to formatting options in Editor (list, bold, italic, code, citation, etc.)
color setting to highlight OP or self in comments, links and other stuff for better information parsing
feature to easily minimize comment threads

Sure there are a few that satisfy some or all of these, but you have to take into account personal taste as well. No one will buy a banana with perfect nutritional values, when it tastes like tobacco.

There isn't a one-fits-all solution, just try them out and stick with what fits you best.

For now I completed the client speedrun and chose Sync, but I'll give Boost a try when it releases, since I used them before, but as soon as Infinity hits the store, I'll probably return to that, Docile Alligator created the perfect mix of simplicity, usability and visibility for me.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I feel like I'm the only person using Connect lol

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This whole Sync "issue" (is not an issue for me) has brought to light the way many people in the Lemmy communities feel about FOSS, free apps, ads even privacy, developers' compensation, etc. It's been interesting, still paid those $20 tho.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think one of the thing that irritated some people is that this time they are not paying for more, they are paying to remove a nuisance (tracking). This is something almost only seen in proprietary apps.

I've paid for a bunch of Foss and non-foss applications through the years but never for the "remove ads" model. JuiceSSH is one such example. The base app was so useful that I knew I had to get the additional functionalities and paid a fair amount for them.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

except that being Free Software is WHAT matters, and why you would expect anything else from a Free and Federated network, I have no idea.

What you need to do is get the folks with "Good UX" to release their app under a Free Software license, not get mad at people with morals.

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