I use another extension for this[1], which shows search results in a pop-up window, and also lets you submit a post from that pop-up window.
Your approach of opening two tabs, one with the submission and one with the search results, is also interesting.
One minor thing: I'd just use the HN favicon as icon. The extension I use uses a Y on an orange background with a talk bubble, which is also fine, but I'd still prefer just the HN icon. I'm not sure what the official policy here is, I think it would be great to make clear that it's OK to use that for browser extensions.
When I make a chrome extension for a web app that I made, I obviously use the same icon for both, and you're only going to use one extension for one web app.
Your approach of opening two tabs, one with the submission and one with the search results, is also interesting.
One minor thing: I'd just use the HN favicon as icon. The extension I use uses a Y on an orange background with a talk bubble, which is also fine, but I'd still prefer just the HN icon. I'm not sure what the official policy here is, I think it would be great to make clear that it's OK to use that for browser extensions.
When I make a chrome extension for a web app that I made, I obviously use the same icon for both, and you're only going to use one extension for one web app.
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