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> Here is just a small section of Gmail's settings form, which configures a vacation responder message. The form UI here is much more conventional, with bold, p
by veeti 7y ago
> Here is just a small section of Gmail's settings form, which configures a vacation responder message. The form UI here is much more conventional, with bold, persistent labels and clearly outlined text inputs. So it seems that even Google doesn't find it appropriate to use their Material Design form fields for every situation.
Or, more likely, nobody touched this part of the UI since 2004.
- digitalengineer 7y agoTrue! Nowadays a lot of companies have people not working every day here in Europe, but for Google's it's 'Out Of Office' or not. No way to set specific days. I'd like to see Google adding a partial Out-Of-Office option.
- OskarS 7y agoThat's probably the case, but if so then that's a real harsh judgement of Material design: that accessibility has actually decreased since 2004.
- inetknght 7y ago> that's a real harsh judgement of Material design: that accessibility has actually decreased since 2004. I think that's rather the point...
- Seenso 7y ago> That's probably the case, but if so then that's a real harsh judgement of Material design: that accessibility has actually decreased since 2004. We've banged it too deep into our heads that change is progress, especially with technology. Sometimes change is really regression, and that's more likely the more refined something gets. Regressions are happening all the time now, and too many people foolishly defend them as progress.
- joquarky 7y agoThe overuse of A-B testing is ruining a lot of practical well-thought design.