wow, I've never even thought of such a simple change until I've read your reply (all comments collapsed by default as opposed to expanded by default), but I want it really badly now.
Many HN apps and browser extension by now have an easy way to to collapse comments (usually by clicking an icon next to the comment or tapping on the comment on touchscreens), but I don't think I've seen one yet where collapsed by default is an option.
P.S. And now that I am thinking more about it, apps and extensions (at least the ones i've used so far) don't even have the true "collapsing" function (or maybe I just wasn't aware of where it is buried in the settings, so please let me know if I am wrong here).
When you try to collapse on Refined HN (ff/chrome extension) or HACK (iOS app), it doesn't hide all child comments and then keeps the root comment (just listed those two extensions/apps as an example, because those are the two I personally use). It hides the content of all comments including the root comment that you clicked, but it leaves a small indicator that there is a collapsed comment, basically just the username and the number of comments.
To this point, I have a question to everyone. If there is an HN app for iOS that anyone can genuinely recommend that has a feature when you collapse a comment, it still shows the one you clicked "collapse" on but hides all child comments (as opposed to the text content of the root comment you collapsed being hidden as well), please post them.
Many HN apps and browser extension by now have an easy way to to collapse comments (usually by clicking an icon next to the comment or tapping on the comment on touchscreens), but I don't think I've seen one yet where collapsed by default is an option.
P.S. And now that I am thinking more about it, apps and extensions (at least the ones i've used so far) don't even have the true "collapsing" function (or maybe I just wasn't aware of where it is buried in the settings, so please let me know if I am wrong here).
When you try to collapse on Refined HN (ff/chrome extension) or HACK (iOS app), it doesn't hide all child comments and then keeps the root comment (just listed those two extensions/apps as an example, because those are the two I personally use). It hides the content of all comments including the root comment that you clicked, but it leaves a small indicator that there is a collapsed comment, basically just the username and the number of comments.
To this point, I have a question to everyone. If there is an HN app for iOS that anyone can genuinely recommend that has a feature when you collapse a comment, it still shows the one you clicked "collapse" on but hides all child comments (as opposed to the text content of the root comment you collapsed being hidden as well), please post them.