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   Roni Laukkarinen (rolle@mementomori.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2023 16:13:00 JST Roni Laukkarinen

   #Mastodon is far better than any microblogging service out there. It has all the features that many don't, for example content warnings, editing posts, high character count, post visibility settings per post etc... It's a dream as platform. However #UI-wise I think it still has long way to go. The current default UI feels old-ish and a bit clunky. Thankfully it can be improved by apps and UIs.

   Because Mastodon is #OpenSource, I've been able to make changes to my own instance. I've seen lots of different social media UI's since the times of Jaiku and there are good choices that have been forgotten. The hellsite got most of it right and it's been my inspiration in regards to user interface. As a designer and developer I create the UI improvements for myself that I think Mastodon is missing.

   Hence, the #MastodonBirdUI was born.

   There have been lots of suddle changes over the weeks in my instance. Let me present some of these. I'm quite proud of what I have achieved as a designer and developer. My instance is now top notch for me. There is always room for improvement, but it's already like 99.9% there.

   I just hope Mastodon itself will get even a pinch of these in the core, some day. Most notably the real numbers for OCD and neurodivergent people, free resizing of the compose box (#a11y), one level threads and if one can hope, a bit of white space and minimalism in the design.

   Get Mastodon Bird UI here: https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui

   #UI #CSS #MastoAdmin #Accesibility #OCD #Perfectionism #Design #UIDesign

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Apr-2023 21:02:54 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     @rolle You know, I had shit I had to get done today, and you come along with this!

     I wonder how long I can stay focused before I go to install it.

     #selfhost #Selfhosting

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2023 02:42:05 JST Chris Trottier

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     @rolle For what it's worth, I like the UI very much.

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     Roni Laukkarinen (rolle@mementomori.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2023 02:42:06 JST Roni Laukkarinen

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     • Chris Trottier
     • Elk

     @atomicpoet Not much if you compare the UI, I've just selected each icon myself and done a bit of polishing here and there.

     The main difference: Elk is a separate web app in separate URL where everything has been built from the ground up using Mastodon API.

     Mine is just a CSS file on top of the original Mastodon. I like the polished functionality in the back end of the default Mastodon, I just wanted to make it look a bit better.

     @elk

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2023 02:42:07 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Elk

     @rolle Currently, how does this compare to @elk?

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     Matti Järvinen (nemeciii@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2023 02:42:08 JST Matti Järvinen

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     @rolle hey, openly proud ?

     Don't be such a Finn toiling away in the back room.

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     Roni Laukkarinen (rolle@mementomori.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2023 02:42:09 JST Roni Laukkarinen

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     Eyyy I think I have done SOMETHING right. :blob_smile_sweat2: #Mastodon #MastodonBirdUI

     (Secretly proud)

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     Topher 🌱🐧💚 (topher@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2023 03:46:04 JST Topher 🌱🐧💚

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     @rolle

     The vertical indicator line to distinguish threads is very nice and super helpful.

     I personally don't think looking aesthetically "modern" is (or should particularly be) a selling point for something. I hate most modern things and actually strongly prefer the traditional (non-rounded icons, overkill border-radius on everything, a hundred pixels of extra "breathing space" padding within a single viewport, so forth).

     Nevertheless, this is very nice and I appreciate it. It's super sleek.

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     Roni Laukkarinen (rolle@mementomori.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Apr-2023 03:46:04 JST Roni Laukkarinen

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     • Topher 🌱🐧💚

     @topher Good points. I like old things as well, I use IRC. But there's a place for good user interface, too. White space doesn't mean the space is wasted, on the contrary. I'm not going to lecture you about UIs more, just saying the minimal way of doing things is usually the less distracting.

     In my opionion Mastodon doesn't need "selling points". I'm glad people can tinker their own solutions if they please. :thumbs_up_traditional:

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