[Fixed] Mobile Skin & The Front Page

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Did the front page mobile skin get changed recently? Suddenly, I have to scroll news headings left and right to see the whole thing, where yesterday they would wrap.

Please put it back, this is a crappy change and looks awful, even on my large screen Note 2.

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Yeah, I see the change too. I like the idea but I don't like the scrolling because I have to scroll almost every title to see what they are - individually.

I would prefer seeing the headlines title in full (2 lines if needed) and then we can click to see the article.

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Did the front page mobile skin get changed recently? Suddenly, I have to scroll news headings left and right to see the whole thing, where yesterday they would wrap.

Please put it back, this is a crappy change and looks awful, even on my large screen Note 2.

Mobile headlines did not wrap, you had to scroll with your finger to see the complete headline. This change was done months and months ago (https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1086079-mobile-version-skin-changed/page__view__findpost__p__594952583).

Also if its broken or rendering differently than it was yesterday/last week. Post a screenshot (picture of the device if you have to).

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You folks do know that your devices have orientation sensors in them right? Meaning you could just turn your device to landscape and still be able to see the whole head line minus the scrolling.

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Xerxes

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I noticed this too, attached screenies.

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Switching the phone to landscape makes it go back to how it used to be.

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Device > Galaxy Nexus ICS 4.0.4 using latest version of Chrome for Android.

EDIT: I just want to add, it's always behaved like that on iOS (well at least on my iPod touch)...so maybe the site is detecting the browser wrong and displaying the iOS version? just a thought I'd throw out there.

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Mobile headlines did not wrap, you had to scroll with your finger to see the complete headline. This change was done months and months ago (http://www.neowin.ne...t__p__594952583).

Also if its broken or rendering differently than it was yesterday/last week. Post a screenshot (picture of the device if you have to).

Was about to post screenies but Xerxes beat me to it. Mine are the same.

You folks do know that your devices have orientation sensors in them right? Meaning you could just turn your device to landscape and still be able to see the whole head line minus the scrolling.

Completely irrelevant. I prefer to use portrait mode.

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Orange Battery

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You folks do know that your devices have orientation sensors in them right? Meaning you could just turn your device to landscape and still be able to see the whole head line minus the scrolling.

Ahh we are just holding our phone wrong now.

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Ambroos

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I must be missing something, this is how the mobile site has been for the past few months, judging from the screenshot its rendering perfectly.

Strangely enough a few days ago (without any changes on my end) the headlines stopped wrapping and started scrolling.

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Ambroos

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Wouldn't it be possible to provide sort of an option? I think it's annoying to have to swipe over titles ten times to be able to read them. Having them wrapped just allows me to scroll down the page (which is a lot smoother).

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Wouldn't it be possible to provide sort of an option? I think it's annoying to have to swipe over titles ten times to be able to read them. Having them wrapped just allows me to scroll down the page (which is a lot smoother).

Rotate your phone on its side, you'll get the complete headline and the excerpt of the story.

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Rotate your phone on its side, you'll get the complete headline and the excerpt of the story.

Here's a better idea, stop ruining the mobile skin and put it back as it was yesterday. Who the hell wants to have to scroll every news item just to read the title, it's just dumb. Also, why should we have to change how we choose to browse? I prefer my phone in portrait mode for browsing and I'm not changing that for one site.

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Here's a better idea, stop ruining the mobile skin and put it back as it was yesterday. Who the hell wants to have to scroll every news item just to read the title, it's just dumb. Also, why should we have to change how we choose to browse? I prefer my phone in portrait mode for browsing and I'm not changing that for one site.

Like i said before, nothing has been changed mobile. The last update which BROUGHT the scrolling headlines was done in June. So if you're not happy with the mobile version that we graciously provide, feel free to use the desktop version. This is how its designed to be, you can't make everyone happy but this is how it will remain.

Just pretend its metro? :rolleyes:

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