gmail interface update
anyone else notice the changes gmail made yesterday? most of them i like, but i also have gripes.
likes:
the contacts box looks so much better now. if you roll your mouse over the names, the popout that you get just looks more professional. nice work.
also, i like how you can roll over names in emails themselves and get a little popout box too. i think i'm calling these boxes by the wrong name, but whatever.
when you archive or label messages, the alert box is now a more mellow shade of yellow. that mustard color wasn't really working for me.
dislikes:
now the header reads "Gmail - Inbox - ________@gmail.com," where before it just read "Gmail - Inbox." i liked this uncluttered look much better. why do i need to know my own email address? when i have a bunch of tabs or windows open, i don't want to look at more letters than i already have to see.
the drop down for labels now has a scroll bar. i liked when the drop down just showed all the choices you had. i hate scroll bars, especially if you don't have a mouse w/ a scroll button (such as my wireless mac mouse). maybe you don't notice, but i do, and it sucks.
overall though, design tweaks aren't a bad idea. there are more, but they aren't worth discussing. did i mention gmail rocks?
likes:
the contacts box looks so much better now. if you roll your mouse over the names, the popout that you get just looks more professional. nice work.
also, i like how you can roll over names in emails themselves and get a little popout box too. i think i'm calling these boxes by the wrong name, but whatever.
when you archive or label messages, the alert box is now a more mellow shade of yellow. that mustard color wasn't really working for me.
dislikes:
now the header reads "Gmail - Inbox - ________@gmail.com," where before it just read "Gmail - Inbox." i liked this uncluttered look much better. why do i need to know my own email address? when i have a bunch of tabs or windows open, i don't want to look at more letters than i already have to see.
the drop down for labels now has a scroll bar. i liked when the drop down just showed all the choices you had. i hate scroll bars, especially if you don't have a mouse w/ a scroll button (such as my wireless mac mouse). maybe you don't notice, but i do, and it sucks.
overall though, design tweaks aren't a bad idea. there are more, but they aren't worth discussing. did i mention gmail rocks?
posted by alison at 12:11
3 Comments:
You're so lucky, you got the Gmail 2.0! You can easily revert back to the old version. Check the upper right links.
Some say messages load quicker. More in depth here -> http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/10/gmails-new-version-is-now-available.html
I hate that gmail-inbox...__@gmail.com thing, too. When I have it in tabs, it looks like someone is trying to chat w/ me, but it's just my own email address...what's the point of it?
As a person who lives with two other gmail accounts, i like having my e-mail address at the top, so I don't have to read e-mails to figure out if I'm in my account or one of theirs when I open up the computer. Just something to think about.
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