Matt Kevan

A used syringe lies in the gutter of a nearby street

Drug epidemic out of control in this town.

YouTube video by Bill McClintock Nine Inch Nails and VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Killing in the Name of a Terrible Holy Lie"

Genius
youtu.be/dSn5c8HArw4
#mashup

Lines

Glitch

Rotate

Spin

Much improved styling on the groups and group detail screens. Taken a while but finally found a layout I like. Tweaks needed around how group admins manage books and the member views a bit wonky, but nearly there. Next up: improving the reader itself. #appdev #tauri

A painted lady butterfly sitting on my hand.

Releasing the butterflies. The daughter has been raising some painted ladies from caterpillars - today was the day to let them go. #butterflies

New pots available now! www.roseschmits.com

Testbed_Assembly, by Client_03 15 track album

Stunningly good
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#client_03

Where do I click to close the login modal, Twitter? #xfail #uxfail

Added better styles for books without a cover image – the colours are assigned by the length of the book title so there's variation while still keeping the colours stable across sessions. Also had problems upgrading to Tailwind 4, but seems to be settled now #tauri #appdev

Yeah sure, here's the relevant bit of tauri.conf.json – sets the controls to roughly the same position as a native macOS window.

"app": {
"windows": [{
...
"title": "Readers",
"fullscreen": false,
"decorations": true,
"titleBarStyle": "Overlay",
"trafficLightPosition": {"x": 20.0, "y": 25.0}
}],

A screenshot of my ebook reading Mac app, with properly positioned window controls.

Finally figured out last night how to add padding to the window controls in Tauri. Spent ages hunting through Github issue queues and commit diffs before I found the answer. Turns out there's a trafficLightPosition config option that's mentioned almost nowhere in the docs. #tauri #react

Here’s a quick preview of how the library screen will look

A screenshot of my ebook reading app on desktop and mobile

It’s been a total pain in the backside, but my ebook reading app is now working natively across desktop, mobile and web. Next up: improve the UI.

Really feel like the traditional website intro should make a comeback. Nothing can compare to this masterpiece from Superior Web Solutions, made over 25 years ago. Sound on.

Just started a new Bluesky account for UX Lift. Follow for regular UX article and news updates, as well as other fun stuff. @uxlift.org

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