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  • poVoq@slrpnk.netEnglish
    91·
    1 year ago

    Is there a way to use this as a total replacement for the lemmy-ui as an instance admin?

    • sheodox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      1 year ago

      (dev here) I hadn’t really considered it as a full replacement before, but hosting it alongside the instance like a desktop version of m.lemmy.world is something I think would be neat (at least one instance is doing that, with a custom Dockerfile because I haven’t made one yet). I’d need to add some mobile support (which I’m not against doing in the future) and some admin tools probably before it could be a full replacement, both would probably not be for a bit still because I’m still working on feature parity for normal users. Also still waiting on a Lemmy issue to be fixed before I can add image uploading which is the most basic feature the site lacks at the moment.

      • Aidan@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Wefwef/voyager works well as a mobile interface. It only has an iOS style interface now, but it’s really good, and they’re working on an Android skin if that’s a dealbreaker

        • YetAnotherYetiEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          A beta version of the Android theme is already in as of 0.24.0! It’s still a work in progress, but Wefwef dev seems to move along at an impressive pace.

          Settings > Appearance > Device Mode

        • sheodox@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          True, I’ve been using Voyager on my phone and it’s a big improvement over lemmy-ui in my opinion.

          • jochemEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I exclusively use Lemmy via voyager.

    • Sean TilleyOPMEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      This is something I’d really love to see, as well. While I’d say that the default UI on Lemmy is “functional”, in that it gets the job done…I would love if the backend could support alternative bundled frontends. This is something that Pleroma supports, and it’s a great feature. It’s something I wish more Fediverse software could officially support.

      • maegul (he/they)English
        9·
        1 year ago

        It’s defeinitely possible with lemmy.

        Check out endlesstalk.org, they have three frontends!

        • m.endlesstalk for voyager,
        • old. for the old reddit web ui and
        • new. for alexandrite.

        Not to mention lemmy.world that also provide m.lemmy.world for voyager (formerly wefwef).

    • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      If it’s also intended for use on iPhone, it’s not ready. Renders too wide on my device.

      • 14th_cylon@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        it is clearly meant for use on desktop

        While there are quite a few mobile apps on Android and iOS now, one interesting area gets overlooked: alternative web frontends.

        • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
          31·
          1 year ago

          As I said to the other person:

          I assume you didn’t read the comment I was replying to, which asks if it can be used as a default ui on a server, which affects everyone, but thank for questioning my comprehension ability.

          • 14th_cylon@lemm.eeEnglish
            12·
            1 year ago

            asks if it can be used as a default ui on a server

            that is irrelevant. the point is, that this is considered desktop solution. it is expected that everyone uses some kind of app on the phone, so the fact that it renders too wide on your iphone is irrelevant.

            • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
              3·
              1 year ago

              “it is expected that everyone uses some kind of app on the phone”

              lol ok

              lemmy apps are still in development, don’t even reflect some server settings correctly, and the only version of lemmy that works totally as intended is the web portal, but we’re all expected to be using apps for everything?

              sure, buddy

              edit: also the point is that someone asked if it could be used as a lemmy instance default front end, which would only make sense if only desktop users ever logged in via a browser. How you cannot absorb this detail is beyond me really.

              • 14th_cylon@lemm.eeEnglish
                1·
                1 year ago

                it is clearly stated this is a desktop solution, so keep complaining it doesn’t work on your iphone. i am sure if you add little more sarcasm, it starts making sense.

                • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
                  2·
                  1 year ago

                  The comment I replied to clearly asked if they could use it as a default instance front end. I know you want to cast the question I was responding to as also irrelevant, but it just isn’t, when plenty of people log in via a mobile browser, whether you like it or not.

                  • 14th_cylon@lemm.eeEnglish
                    12·
                    1 year ago

                    oh. i think i finally get your objection, although it is still unbelivable to me. are all iphone apps that bad that you would rather use the web interface?

        • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
          42·
          1 year ago

          I assume you didn’t read the comment I was replying to, which asks if it can be used as a default ui on a server, which affects everyone, but thank for questioning my comprehension ability.

        • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Which, again, is why I was pointing this out in reply to someone asking if it could be used as the default ui on a lemmy instance.

          • maegul (he/they)English
            1·
            1 year ago

            I get that. Thing is an instance can use multiple alternative front ends, so I don’t want to shut down the question, because it’d make sense to run one for desktop and mobile (voyager for example).

            • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
              3·
              1 year ago

              Or possibly just adjust aspects of the responsive design to correctly present for mobile viewports, but the point still stands that having it as a default for an instance is a premature notion right now due to anyone logging into that instance on a mobile browser.

                • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
                  2·
                  1 year ago

                  I also backed up and now see what you meant about being able to have multiple front ends for an instance. I read that as being able to select a frontend, not as having an “instance.com” and a “m.instance.com” at the same time, but that would solve the concern I raised. Yeah, we’re good.

                  • maegul (he/they)English
                    2·
                    1 year ago

                    👍

                    Yea, lemmy.world have m.lemmy.world that provides voyager nee wefwef.

                    endlesstalk.org have three. m.endlesstalk for voyager, old. for the old reddit web ui and new. for alexandrite.

                    Kinda cool! I’m not sure many other fediverse platforms are doing it, in part, I’m sure, to the hard separation that lemmy has between its backend and frontend.