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Guy trying to hold a fart in meme template with the text “POV: you just mentioned you use Boost instead of the myriad FOSS alternatives”
on-topic rant
Use Jerboa if you want simple, go Voyager if you want modern and feature rich. Explore others if you want to find the best experience. Just stop supporting the only proprietary, ad-infested client.
off-topic rant
If you have trouble parsing the meme, this is a rare use of “POV” where the meme is actually from your POV and those three letters aren’t just slapped there like “nobody:” might be.
Well, considering that the only apps that have multiple columns in portrait mode are the ones that were reddit apps originally, and that 2/3 of those are closed source, it’s kinda slim pickings for me.
I use all three, for different purposes, as well as lemmy-native apps for others.
But I read things on tablets because it’s easier to do than on phones. A double column view is just better in that use case. For me definitely, and I would argue that it would be for others too, unless they have specific issues that require the extra real estate be single image/bigger text.
I still use sync primarily because it ends up giving me a better experience over eternity and boost. Boost’s implementation of columns is weak sauce. Eternity is great for almost everything though, and has better filtering. But the layout isn’t as suited for my needs as sync is.
What I really miss is slide, but it’s dead in the water
What about Eternity?
Continuing from the previous comment section:
Generally, it’s the sidebar and the distancing of dividers that holds it back for me.
The sidebar just feels clunky visually. Things don’t “flow”. It’s utterly subjective. The dividers, again subjective, need more width/height to keep posts visually distinct.
That’s really it overall. I have issues via dyslexia and old eyes, and eternity isn’t as good in that regard. It’s one of those things where it has benefits, but the small drawbacks keep it from being a daily driver