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Show link domains without opening it (lemmy.ca)
submitted 9 months ago by howrar@lemmy.ca to c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world
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Is it possible for posts to show the domain (TLD and SLD) of link posts?

Use case: I don't want to watch videos so I want to avoid clicking YouTube links. I would like to know that they are YouTube videos without having my phone spend the next minute trying to open YouTube.

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[โ€“] bestusername@aussie.zone 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Press and hold the thumbnail; is that want you want?

[โ€“] lemming@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago

In Boost for reddit, it was visible right away, without any clicking. It was incredibly convenient. I'd very much like to see this feature too.

[โ€“] howrar@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Yes, that information, but without having to long press. If it's displayed along with the post title, I can quickly see where it goes and skip to the next post if it's clearly a video. Otherwise, I have to read the title, decide if I'm interested in it, then do a long press, possibly to be disappointed by what I see.

[โ€“] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 9 months ago

In Jerboa you have that, if you want an example.

[โ€“] shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Yes please! Voyager has this feature too - makes it at-a-glance easy to decide if it's a source you'd read, and if its a risky click at work or on the train.