A year or so ago, I mentioned how I really don't like the pure timeline display of all social media UIs, that it brings serious design weaknesses, like the short lifespan of posts. Once you scroll past them, they're gone. We feed these timelines and 99% of all posts just vanish into nowhere.
And I imagined a slightly different UI that could counteract this problem.
Well, with my Nostr client, I'm taking a first cautious step in this direction: multiple pinnable notes stacked vertically in the sidebar on the right. Or bookmarks, or whatever you want to call them.
Later I'll add folder organization and prioritization (visually too).
So basically, I want to keep the old chronological timeline on the left, but gradually build up a "workspace" in the right sidebar where users can set up and manage different notes regardless of chronology. For whatever purpose they might need it.
Later on, we could maybe let people choose which notes others see on their profile page. Like, based on how you've organized and prioritized your notes. The main thing is to get away from having that same chronological timeline everywhere.
And usually, once you head down a certain path, more inspiration comes to you over time inshallah. I definitely see a lot of potential here.
Later I'll add folder organization and prioritization (visually too).
So basically, I want to keep the old chronological timeline on the left, but gradually build up a "workspace" in the right sidebar where users can set up and manage different notes regardless of chronology. For whatever purpose they might need it.
Later on, we could maybe let people choose which notes others see on their profile page. Like, based on how you've organized and prioritized your notes. The main thing is to get away from having that same chronological timeline everywhere.
And usually, once you head down a certain path, more inspiration comes to you over time inshallah. I definitely see a lot of potential here.
