Kommentare zu: Why does every RSS application suck ?

Von: Florian

Florian — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:52:11 +0000

Actually most of the time I am using Google Reader in Full article view, and I use the shortcuts. I think to show the difference between the concepts I would have to develop a prototype or a visual example. I will try when I have some time …

Von: Daniel Spiewak

Daniel Spiewak — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:20:59 +0000

Considering the layout you’re using in Google Reader, I’m not surprised you don’t like it. Try it in the default view, where you see the entire article in the list. It may seem theoretically less efficient, but trust me, you’ll get through items a lot faster. I can go through 300-400 new items, pick out the ones I want and discard the rest, in about 10-15 minutes. I’m not the only one either; I know a lot of people who go through at least that many feeds every day, sometimes more. To a man, they agree that Google Reader is the quickest way to do that. Seems you’re a lone voice calling for change when a better understanding of the tool itself would suffice.

Von: Florian

Florian — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:59:53 +0000

Interesting, both solutions are better than most but still I get a list sorted by author not by content. The List view alone doesn’t help with the refocusing problem.

Von: Ardekantur

Ardekantur — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:44:29 +0000

I’m not a developer, but I have NetNewsWire for the Mac configured in such a way that reading is the most important activity. No subscription lists, no article lists – just one pane with a clean layout and a story. I hit space to scroll through the story, and when I’m at the end, hitting space brings me to the next new story, which replaces the one in the pane. The title bar tells me how many I haven’t read.

Von: Eric Vitiello

Eric Vitiello — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:34:09 +0000

A few years ago (2002) I helped on an application called AmphetaDesk (http://www.disobey.org/amphetadesk). It used an interface just like you’re describing. Good times.