tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post3117587656727588536..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: Google's Broken Drop-Down ListsAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-28391696473627180352011-12-14T06:43:38.698-08:002011-12-14T06:43:38.698-08:00It really is more difficult nowIt really is more difficult nowFleshlighthttp://www.sextoys2you.co.uk/Fleshlights/c224/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-50739921261334075742011-11-30T03:20:15.271-08:002011-11-30T03:20:15.271-08:00It was better before, don't change it if it wo...It was better before, don't change it if it workscolinhttp://teethwhiteningkits2you.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-22519340154699090172011-11-30T03:19:28.503-08:002011-11-30T03:19:28.503-08:00It looks like it is a lot more difficult to use no...It looks like it is a lot more difficult to use nowsharronhttp://www.sextoys2you.co.uk/Rabbit-Vibrators/c20/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-89441823988619832542011-11-28T03:07:10.761-08:002011-11-28T03:07:10.761-08:00@DK:
I don't see the new interface either. Ma...@DK:<br /><br />I don't see the new interface either. Maybe you're right.Alex Chituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-41227855792118963862011-11-28T01:10:21.340-08:002011-11-28T01:10:21.340-08:00I cannot see the new Advanced Search page on http:...I cannot see the new Advanced Search page on http://www.google.com/advanced_search<br /><br />Had Google temporarily taken off the new design?DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451194605044529261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-12407324563318367332011-11-27T02:37:24.530-08:002011-11-27T02:37:24.530-08:00I also experienced an issue with Gmail new version...I also experienced an issue with Gmail new version!Doug Spencehttp://www.e-crm.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-68548628477676096002011-11-24T18:10:02.001-08:002011-11-24T18:10:02.001-08:00@Robert Dailey, Alex knows this isn't Wikipedi...@Robert Dailey, Alex knows this isn't Wikipedia. This is Alex's blog. We are his guests and therefore we play by his rules.Scrvpvlvshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991741856700926128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-87641132037801509162011-11-24T15:51:20.912-08:002011-11-24T15:51:20.912-08:00There is a very similar problem in the new Gmail l...There is a very similar problem in the new Gmail look with regards to creating new filters.<br /><br />Previously, users were able to select which label they'd like to apply to the filter's incoming conversations. They could create a new label or select an existing label.<br /><br />Users were able to start typing the name of the label to get to it. Not anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-18310175481714583392011-11-24T11:15:38.637-08:002011-11-24T11:15:38.637-08:00This is surprising, since Yahoo's HTML-based m...This is surprising, since Yahoo's HTML-based menus go to great lengths to work properly with the keyboard, as in the examples at http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/autocomplete/ac-local.html and http://yuilibrary.com/yui/docs/node-menunav/node-menunav-3-example.html. Surely it's not that hard?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533735197568835573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-1378613488992300312011-11-24T07:57:14.668-08:002011-11-24T07:57:14.668-08:00@Alex
But I like being a troll. Morons that make ...@Alex<br /><br />But I like being a troll. Morons that make moronic posts need to be called out. Also just in case you didn't know... This isn't wikipedia.Robert Daileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513009185738812748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-18596397242717120732011-11-24T07:56:32.084-08:002011-11-24T07:56:32.084-08:00New drop down lists (as i see) are linked to the n...New drop down lists (as i see) are linked to the new look; and new look linked to tablets and cell phones. <br /><br />e.g. in the new gmail look, the [Mail][Contacts][Tasks] selector is now a drop down (3 items) list and oblige you to make two clicks to achieve what in the classic look just need one click.<br /><br />My guess is that in tablets this is more natural and useful, and to the old dinosaurs which still uses PCs with keyboards and mice "que les den por culo"jpphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284436841058794796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-21018672783971190632011-11-24T07:32:45.187-08:002011-11-24T07:32:45.187-08:00@Robert:
Try to refrain from personal attacks. Li...@Robert:<br /><br />Try to refrain from personal attacks. Like Wikipedia's policy says: "Comment on content, not on the contributor."<br /><br />@okungnyo:<br /><br />The new UI may look nicer and be more consistent, but it's less functional. Google's new drop-downs require a mouse (or a touch interface) and it's a lot more difficult to find "San Marino" or "Poland" in a long list of countries. <br /><br />And it's not just about the desktop. I tried to use the advanced search page on an iPad and it's not easy to scroll, find an item and select it. Google's custom controls are less fluid than Safari's native list control and you have to spend a lot of time* to select an item from the bottom of the list. It's probably faster to type the name of the country than to select it from a list and that defeats the purpose of the list.<br /><br />* 19 seconds to select "San Marino" on an iPad vs 7 seconds in the old interface (I added ?hl=ro to the URL to switch to Romanian and get the old interface).Alex Chituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-56262564390278795552011-11-24T07:13:01.109-08:002011-11-24T07:13:01.109-08:00okungnyo, you're a moron. Google obviously car...okungnyo, you're a moron. Google obviously cares about PC interface devices. Most of their user base is on a PCRobert Daileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513009185738812748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-31196046050079984132011-11-24T05:46:48.783-08:002011-11-24T05:46:48.783-08:00I also experienced an issue where a drop down menu...I also experienced an issue where a drop down menu was broken in the sense that I couldn't even scroll through it. I believe it was to change the time zone in blogger. Scrolling down would go down 5 lines or so and then jump back up to the top.danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617135610330526731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-74618219135446020892011-11-24T05:43:42.366-08:002011-11-24T05:43:42.366-08:00Sorry okungnyo, there's no win-win in this. Un...Sorry okungnyo, there's no win-win in this. Until the world is composed mainly of smartphone or tablet users, there's no good reasoning behind this change. When you're a company with a user base as huge as Google's, this is just a stupid mistake. Google shouldn't push a keyboard-unfriendly UX when most of their audience are still desktop users. It's a step behind, not forward.tokyouniversehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020239983671136748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-72550867781039150422011-11-24T05:34:33.342-08:002011-11-24T05:34:33.342-08:00The author obviously cannot see past his thick clo...The author obviously cannot see past his thick cloud of short-term thinking and doesn't understand that Google is pushing towards a future of unified user experience across multiple platforms. On soon-to-be-huge-screen-smartphones and current tablets, there are no Tab keys, there are no scroll wheels, and there is no right-click. Google is making its web services available to tablet users, all the while solving its visual inconsistency across Windows, Mac and Linux at the same time. It's a win-win for it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647811008012345896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-26572688792717123492011-11-24T03:36:31.378-08:002011-11-24T03:36:31.378-08:00Nice UX usability critique. Actually your mentione...Nice UX usability critique. Actually your mentioned "features" mast not be hard to simulate with JavaScript events.Binyaminnoreply@blogger.com