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I get the overall sense that this post is intentionally sensational to get some HN traction being that anything pro/against google+ is popular right now...i.e.

I get the overall sense that this post is intentionally sensational to get some HN traction being that anything pro/against google+ is popular right now...i.e. search button is a big blue button in the middle of your field of vision Your being slightly nit-picky because hands down it is more aesthetically pleasing then the previous mis-aligned textbox and ugly submit button that was a constant distraction.

JoeAltmaier 15y ago
There were two other legitimate complaints - you can't tell what day it is (yes, you already know, but now you have to read the labels to find the column), and the multi-calendar view has 3 instead of 10 items. Those items do interrupt workflow, they are meaningful degradations. And one can speculate that they were made to improve the look at the expense of functionality which does suck.
- almightygod 15y ago
  see my other comment regarding Perhaps...most people have 3 or less calendars and your just an outlier? As far as not telling what day it is, fair - thats one issue that if affects many, will likely be fixed. Definitely doesn't warrant an extreme "It's Goddamn Terrible" flame - that is unless your trying to get some HN attention.
  - pbhjpbhj 15y ago
    >As far as not telling what day it is, [...] Definitely doesn't warrant an extreme "It's Goddamn Terrible" flame [...] // I think it's that this is indicative of poor testing or poor understanding of the needs of a calendar interface. Being able to quickly locate the current days listings and being focussed on the pertinent info and away from the chrome (like "look at me"-style search buttons) is key in the writers opinion (and mine) to having a good calendar. What's so terrible is that with all the money they must spend on usability experts (hopefully?) these glaring issues still make it through to the final product. I expect they did the 5s testing type UI analysis - "what day was selected" "what from the interface stood out" and would be amazed that such analysis wouldn't return answers like "didn't see the day names anywhere" and "giant blue button for something".
masklinn 15y ago
> Your being slightly nit-picky because hands down it is more aesthetically pleasing It is more aesthetically pleasing, but it's also pointless (because searching a calendar is a minor task) and distracts from the main calendar view, especially with the new pastel colors: you see the search button more than your calendar data. It's a severe case of form over function.

JoeAltmaier 15y ago

There were two other legitimate complaints - you can't tell what day it is (yes, you already know, but now you have to read the labels to find the column), and the multi-calendar view has 3 instead of 10 items. Those items do interrupt workflow, they are meaningful degradations. And one can speculate that they were made to improve the look at the expense of functionality which does suck.

almightygod 15y ago
see my other comment regarding Perhaps...most people have 3 or less calendars and your just an outlier? As far as not telling what day it is, fair - thats one issue that if affects many, will likely be fixed. Definitely doesn't warrant an extreme "It's Goddamn Terrible" flame - that is unless your trying to get some HN attention.
- pbhjpbhj 15y ago
  >As far as not telling what day it is, [...] Definitely doesn't warrant an extreme "It's Goddamn Terrible" flame [...] // I think it's that this is indicative of poor testing or poor understanding of the needs of a calendar interface. Being able to quickly locate the current days listings and being focussed on the pertinent info and away from the chrome (like "look at me"-style search buttons) is key in the writers opinion (and mine) to having a good calendar. What's so terrible is that with all the money they must spend on usability experts (hopefully?) these glaring issues still make it through to the final product. I expect they did the 5s testing type UI analysis - "what day was selected" "what from the interface stood out" and would be amazed that such analysis wouldn't return answers like "didn't see the day names anywhere" and "giant blue button for something".

masklinn 15y ago

> Your being slightly nit-picky because hands down it is more aesthetically pleasing It is more aesthetically pleasing, but it's also pointless (because searching a calendar is a minor task) and distracts from the main calendar view, especially with the new pastel colors: you see the search button more than your calendar data. It's a severe case of form over function.