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Maybe, but the UX works. I'd be very happy if they didn't start tinkering just for the sake of not being "stale". (See: Gnome Shell.) As a daily user for 10+ y

by acabal 7y ago

Maybe, but the UX works. I'd be very happy if they didn't start tinkering just for the sake of not being "stale". (See: Gnome Shell.) As a daily user for 10+ years I can say there is certainly room to incrementally improve TB in many areas, like calendar and contacts, but don't mess with UX success.

whatisthiseven 7y ago
I used thunderbird for years, gave up, and then tried it again a couple years ago. I think the UI/UX is really bad and was the reason I had forgotten why I left, and it was the reason I gave up the second time. I unfortunately can't remember my complaints to make them more specific for a lively discussion, but I guess I am an anecdotal counter-point for thinking the UX was actually not a success.
- ForHackernews 7y ago
  I'd say a bad UI that is stable and familiar to the majority of users is actually a better UX than some new thing. See the MS Office "ribbon" interface for a good example. Car manufacturers don't try to reinvent the steering wheel & pedals UI every couple years.
  - whatisthiseven 7y ago
    That is basically the motto of the Bloomberg Terminal, so I would agree with that to some extent.
- Krasnol 7y ago
  People say here that the UI is bad but nobody says what exactly is supposed to be bad about it. Or is it just enough that it doesn't look like the blown up UIs that are in fashion today?
  - FuckButtons 7y ago
    The icons are ugly, there are too many boxy sections on any given view, the top left pane in the calendar provides no useful information and is ugly. There is too much noise and clutter, it could be simpler and cleaner. I use it every day, but I wish it was less ugly.
- bane 7y ago
  I gave up because the search was inexplicable Reddit level bad.
- sxiin 7y ago
  Search is really bad and every time I use it I feel something is now shown (and what IS shown is totally irrelevant and old). Also, I see that a dark mode would be a requirement today as everything else either complies with OS's dark mode setting (Windows 10, OS X) or has it's own dark theme.
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by acabal 7y ago

whatisthiseven 7y ago

I used thunderbird for years, gave up, and then tried it again a couple years ago. I think the UI/UX is really bad and was the reason I had forgotten why I left, and it was the reason I gave up the second time. I unfortunately can't remember my complaints to make them more specific for a lively discussion, but I guess I am an anecdotal counter-point for thinking the UX was actually not a success.

ForHackernews 7y ago
I'd say a bad UI that is stable and familiar to the majority of users is actually a better UX than some new thing. See the MS Office "ribbon" interface for a good example. Car manufacturers don't try to reinvent the steering wheel & pedals UI every couple years.
- whatisthiseven 7y ago
  That is basically the motto of the Bloomberg Terminal, so I would agree with that to some extent.
Krasnol 7y ago
People say here that the UI is bad but nobody says what exactly is supposed to be bad about it. Or is it just enough that it doesn't look like the blown up UIs that are in fashion today?
- FuckButtons 7y ago
  The icons are ugly, there are too many boxy sections on any given view, the top left pane in the calendar provides no useful information and is ugly. There is too much noise and clutter, it could be simpler and cleaner. I use it every day, but I wish it was less ugly.
bane 7y ago
I gave up because the search was inexplicable Reddit level bad.
sxiin 7y ago
Search is really bad and every time I use it I feel something is now shown (and what IS shown is totally irrelevant and old). Also, I see that a dark mode would be a requirement today as everything else either complies with OS's dark mode setting (Windows 10, OS X) or has it's own dark theme.

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