That is a very good question. I know Masto blew up when Twitter started to burn down, but it would be nice if we didn’t have to wait for Reddit to tank in order to get healthier engagement here.
I know for me, I would like to see a UI reworking and/or themes, inline GIF support, 2FA implementation, and more diversity in types of communities; but, while I think those things could help, I doubt any of that alone would be a big draw for a wider userbase.
I’d be really curious to know what ideas others have in this regard.
One of the nice things about Lemmy is that instances don’t have to use the “official” UI. If one has the time, skill, and inclination, they can make a different frontend to use when users visit the site in a web browser. For example, there is LemmyBB which was made by one of the maintainers.
If you have any specific problems or ideas for improvement for the default UI, you can submit an issue.
But why? What’s wrong with the current UI? Asides from the mild annoyance of having to click on “show context” every time I follow a comment link, the UI works well for me. Certainly much better than Reddit’s new design.
Did you see the option to choose a theme in your settings? Though, the problem is that some of them do not work well, and also it would be good to have more options…
Does Lemmy not already support inline GIFs? It would be nice to be able to post short GIFs or MP4s instead of a picture when making a post… But I understand the storage space concerns… Maybe a strict size limit on the GIFs and MP4s?
I just asked the maintainer of pict-rs. They said that gifs get converted into mp4s because mp4s take up less space, but that support for gifs might be introduced to support an upcoming custom emoji feature.
That is a very good question. I know Masto blew up when Twitter started to burn down, but it would be nice if we didn’t have to wait for Reddit to tank in order to get healthier engagement here.
I know for me, I would like to see a UI reworking and/or themes, inline GIF support, 2FA implementation, and more diversity in types of communities; but, while I think those things could help, I doubt any of that alone would be a big draw for a wider userbase.
I’d be really curious to know what ideas others have in this regard.
One of the nice things about Lemmy is that instances don’t have to use the “official” UI. If one has the time, skill, and inclination, they can make a different frontend to use when users visit the site in a web browser. For example, there is LemmyBB which was made by one of the maintainers.
If you have any specific problems or ideas for improvement for the default UI, you can submit an issue.
But why? What’s wrong with the current UI? Asides from the mild annoyance of having to click on “show context” every time I follow a comment link, the UI works well for me. Certainly much better than Reddit’s new design.
Did you see the option to choose a theme in your settings? Though, the problem is that some of them do not work well, and also it would be good to have more options…
Does Lemmy not already support inline GIFs? It would be nice to be able to post short GIFs or MP4s instead of a picture when making a post… But I understand the storage space concerns… Maybe a strict size limit on the GIFs and MP4s?
GIF test
I just asked the maintainer of pict-rs. They said that gifs get converted into mp4s because mp4s take up less space, but that support for gifs might be introduced to support an upcoming custom emoji feature.
It turns gifs into mp4s.