HN Unread Comments

Shows unread comments on Hacker News (http://news.ycombinator.com/)

What is HN Unread Comments?

HN Unread Comments is a Chrome extension developed by Jan Hančič, and its main feature is "Shows unread comments on Hacker News (http://news.ycombinator.com/)".

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        This extension will keep track of comments you read on Hacker News and then show you which ones are new (it works on the "threads" page and on a individual item).

v1.3.0 changes so that the border on unread comments is only visible on the left, and is now 2px thick

v1.2 fixes the extension so that it now works on HN again.

v1.1 fixes some issues with detecting comments. It now uses a different way to track read comments, and should be more reliable. Leave comments if you find any bugs.

Source code is freely available on GitHub: http://github.com/janhancic/hn-unread-comments                    

Extension Basic Information

Name HN Unread Comments HN Unread Comments
ID fpndmkcfggkffpablcooicmihgcgalil
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hn-unread-comments/fpndmkcfggkffpablcooicmihgcgalil
Description Shows unread comments on Hacker News (http://news.ycombinator.com/)
File Size 44.29 KB
Installation Count 20
Current Version 1.3
Last Updated 2013-10-26
Publish Date 2013-10-26
Rating 5.00/5 Total 3 Ratings
Developer Jan Hančič
Payment Type free
Extension Website http://hancic.info/hn-unread-comments
Help Page URL http://github.com/janhancic/hn-unread-comments/issues
Supported Languages en-GB
manifest.json
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    "version": "1.3",
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            ],
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        }
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    "permissions": [
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}