calipast's comments

On: Show HN: Ditch Black Text to Read Faster, Easier

[calipast]

Actually, the test randomizes which passage you receive in which color. So if you got the "harder" one in Beeline, you might have the opposite experience. (I've tried it a couple times to see how it works...)

On: Show HN: Ditch Black Text to Read Faster, Easier

[calipast]

Me too.

On: Show HN: Ditch Black Text to Read Faster, Easier

[calipast]

As an academic who has to give a lot of conference papers I bet this would be great for reading off an iPad or laptop without losing my spot.

On: Show HN: Ditch Black Text to Read Faster, Easier

[calipast]

That's probably the point: Beeline makes it easier to read more text on a small screen. Increasing font size and line spacing doesn't work well on a smartphone, much less a smartwatch.

[wildgift → calipast]

I think the line spacing and line length matter more than the font size. With these high-resolution displays, the fonts can be pretty small, and they're still readable, but you then need to make the column narrower and add a couple pixels to the line height.

[snowwrestler → calipast]

It works fine, it just creates a bit more scrolling.

On: Show HN: Ditch Black Text to Read Faster, Easier

[calipast]

Actually, the test randomizes whether you get black&white first or Beeline first.