tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post837082375280165968..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: On Gmail's Widget for Selecting MessagesAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-51745297317734816662011-06-01T11:47:16.109-07:002011-06-01T11:47:16.109-07:00to bring your favorite button back you can install...to bring your favorite button back you can install a chrome extension here:<br />http://chrome.manabase.com/subdomains/chrome/gmailcustombutton/<br /><br />I call it time saver button :)Luyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-34920305507313376722010-09-04T15:39:50.428-07:002010-09-04T15:39:50.428-07:00I HATE the new clickbox. HATE HATE HATE. Everyone ...I HATE the new clickbox. HATE HATE HATE. Everyone I know HATES it. I wish I had an option for even an even larger font size because I'd be yelling in your ears at the top of my lungs how idiotic this is. Oh and all those people complaining about it? Nah, never mind them. Nobody ever used the select unread anyway. Way to go Google. Not. The first chance I get, ie. I find a mail with 'conversations' I am saying bye bye and not for the change but for NOT LISTENING TO US!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-46869916936930469352010-08-27T13:59:05.427-07:002010-08-27T13:59:05.427-07:00It should come as no surprise really. With Gmail ...It should come as no surprise really. With Gmail it is mostly a matter of waiting to see how they can &%*# it up some more, and then work on the scripts to undo what Gmail says it so desperately needed. <br /><br />Its like the compose button. Even at its basic, aesthetic level, it's just wrong. And then you have tasks and contacts above that. Most people hated this change as well. So it comes as no surprise when most people do not like the check box. I do not like the check box. Now it takes two moves to do what I normally did in one move.<br /><br />So we wait.<br /><br />We wait to see what Gmail will &%*# up next.<br /><br />My motto old but true - IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-11586741195770172802010-08-22T14:15:10.144-07:002010-08-22T14:15:10.144-07:00The new layout is wrong - the select button is not...The new layout is wrong - the select button is not a big evil, the contact and tasks are also acceptable (although I used about 1000% more the select buttons than contacts and tasks), but the major annoyance is the ugly Compose email old-school button. Please change it back to something more appealing like buttons under YouTube videos, seriously.<br />Feedback thread about he Gmail UI changes.<br />http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=4247c6baf8830aceUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215234750683777914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-54256770550992294722010-08-21T09:29:50.009-07:002010-08-21T09:29:50.009-07:00I hate the new widget .. extra clickI hate the new widget .. extra clickAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667588098117396339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-64603150643747262352010-08-20T17:16:44.692-07:002010-08-20T17:16:44.692-07:00Its just one of those things, you can never please...Its just one of those things, you can never please everybody.Web Design Great Yarmouthhttp://www.snaver.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-31731911667552600792010-08-20T09:12:36.958-07:002010-08-20T09:12:36.958-07:00I'm in that 1% too. I suspect a lot of the us...I'm in that 1% too. I suspect a lot of the users are people who subscribe to mailing lists. 1 click Select Unread was so convenient. This new checkbox makes it such a chore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-8172270657857617362010-08-20T09:01:15.650-07:002010-08-20T09:01:15.650-07:00"...a lot less than 1%..."? Sorry, I fin..."...a lot less than 1%..."? Sorry, I find that difficult to believe. (Of course, do users who don't really use the browser interface at all really matter?) A stupid design decision is still a stupid design decision no matter what justification you give for it. And reclaim pixels for what? (Geez.) Fortunately, there's userstyles.org for those of us who want everything back where it was before this "update".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-86079459828534168512010-08-20T04:41:09.871-07:002010-08-20T04:41:09.871-07:00Well what about that strange " compose mail&q...Well what about that strange " compose mail" mail button ? It looks so odd at the place it is current placed... especially who use themes.<br />shouldn't have changed that at all.Murlidharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07043019766767879402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-16881827633818424542010-08-19T23:27:40.101-07:002010-08-19T23:27:40.101-07:00Well I love it. Anything to decrease the clutter.Well I love it. Anything to decrease the clutter.Andrexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462912880548662710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-57270224710553898392010-08-19T18:11:15.253-07:002010-08-19T18:11:15.253-07:00@Vacilando - I've just discovered 'Custom ...@Vacilando - I've just discovered 'Custom keyboard shortcuts' in Labs - may help you. I've changed 'select unread' from *u to ** and 'Mark as read' to - <br /><br />Doing this on a numeric keypad is much quicker than using a mouse!Derbyshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940431544442675063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-44459390441591020392010-08-19T17:09:19.978-07:002010-08-19T17:09:19.978-07:00I prefer it hidden in the menu, even though I did ...I prefer it hidden in the menu, even though I did use it. It's much cleaner this way. Now I just hope it gets rolled out to Apps users soon...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309247116480768240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-64984121159222816262010-08-19T14:01:02.074-07:002010-08-19T14:01:02.074-07:00This is like Google Voice, right?This is like Google Voice, right?James Lamb / tvjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267823283955606513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-4619716214599261612010-08-19T11:26:29.793-07:002010-08-19T11:26:29.793-07:00Here's a solution...use 3 small icons to repla...Here's a solution...use 3 small icons to replace the dropdown box. A circle, check mark and star. <br /><br />Clicking each will select/deselect emails and will change shape (solid/hollow) to indicate it's state as follows:<br />Circle : All / None<br />Check Mark : Read / Unread<br />Star : Starred / Unstarred<br /><br />This would probably only use a few more pixels than the new dropdown and would allow one-click actions like before.<br /><br />And, another suggestion for the delete button...<br />Add a graphical "X" to the Delete button (or replace the letters entirely). It makes it so much easier to distinguish from the other buttons and is a very common symbol for the delete action across many apps.quenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-63451104431927194582010-08-19T11:15:07.024-07:002010-08-19T11:15:07.024-07:00It also pushed me to use keyboard shortcuts but......It also pushed me to use keyboard shortcuts but... the trouble so darn few Google people realize is that not everybody on this planet has English keyboard, so some key combinations that look easy can get absolutely counter-productive!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111912597242138838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-52677529521859394592010-08-19T10:25:19.427-07:002010-08-19T10:25:19.427-07:00Still: being part of that "less than 1%"...Still: being part of that "less than 1%", I can say it sucks. I don't want to use shortcuts for that (I use them for other things, but not for this).<br />It was very useful to select unread and then mark as read and/or archive. It was FAST, easy, etc.Zimhttp://flickr.com/photos/zlampertinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-66156496208384196562010-08-19T10:13:40.273-07:002010-08-19T10:13:40.273-07:00I use 'select unread' several times a day ...I use 'select unread' several times a day too. Clicking once was so convenient, clicking twice is really annoying. The rest I don't care about, but can we have a labs feature that gives us a link on button for one click for 'Select Unread'?son_of_malcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566675266279647829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-10990502685232832252010-08-19T09:58:10.861-07:002010-08-19T09:58:10.861-07:00Doesn't anyone have problem accidentally click...Doesn't anyone have problem accidentally clicking on the new button while meaning to click on Archive button? It may be that the Archive button was originally at that location, and my muscle memory is causing me to make that mistake. It doesn't bother me too much though, as I use the keyboard shortcut anyway, but occasionally gmail doesn't have the keyboard focus and "y" doesn't work, so I end up clicking on the button.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-30113969504077515812010-08-19T09:57:21.137-07:002010-08-19T09:57:21.137-07:00This is a classic case of "why not just give ...This is a classic case of "why not just give an option to the users". In Settings.Teohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616155165919751185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-44491201113591281732010-08-19T09:21:24.268-07:002010-08-19T09:21:24.268-07:00The angle brackets got removed from my last post! ...The angle brackets got removed from my last post! This last sentence meant to have read:<br />*u < shift > i is a bit of a handful!Derbyshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940431544442675063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-21754625060201524662010-08-19T09:17:47.327-07:002010-08-19T09:17:47.327-07:00I hated the change until I read this blog! I had n...I hated the change until I read this blog! I had not looked at the shortcuts for a while, so had not see the '*' shortcuts. Also I love the "mark all as read" option - if only this could replace the "Mark as Read" button from labs on the menu bar.<br /><br />Can't see a keyboard shortcut for "mark all as read", which I would love... *ui is a bit of a handful!Derbyshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940431544442675063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-45733423523527954092010-08-19T07:52:24.041-07:002010-08-19T07:52:24.041-07:00@reysbro You can Shift-Click the Compose button to...@reysbro You can Shift-Click the Compose button to open it in a new window. If you have your browser set to open windows in a tab, it would duplicate your Ctrl+Click.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654010391512329723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-21725176992737533132010-08-19T07:28:10.990-07:002010-08-19T07:28:10.990-07:00Don't forget changing the compose button back ...Don't forget changing the compose button back to a link so you can CTRL+select to compose in a new tab.reysbronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-19303982035918083902010-08-19T07:26:22.295-07:002010-08-19T07:26:22.295-07:00I prefer the check/combobox. When you're big l...I prefer the check/combobox. When you're big like gmail (or windows, youtube, etc), no matter what changes you make, no matter how good they are, there is always going to be a huge crowd of people who complain for no reason other than that they are change averse.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951130573503384895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-19873084179303447252010-08-19T07:21:15.248-07:002010-08-19T07:21:15.248-07:00The only problem I have with the new check box is ...The only problem I have with the new check box is that now I have to remember where each selection is and that sometimes I click on the checkbox instead of the drop-down menu.<br /><br />I neither like nor dislike the checkbox. I guess I just don't use it as often as others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com