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After the first 20-30 times where I had to take a few seconds to work out the difference between the select and archive icons, I just started using the keyboard
by TillE 14y ago
After the first 20-30 times where I had to take a few seconds to work out the difference between the select and archive icons, I just started using the keyboard shortcuts exclusively. Archive is 'y', it has always been 'y'. Fortunately they haven't managed to break the keyboard interface.
Google are famously data-driven, but I really can't imagine how they're finding empirical support for the idea that abstract monochrome icons are more effective than clear text labels.
- thezilch 14y agoArchive is "e", canonically, and I'm not sure what logic is munging the purpose of "y" to remove label(s).
- Zarel 14y ago"y" means "remove from current view", to be exact. So if you click a message from the "Work" label, it removes the "Work" label. And if you click a message from Inbox and hit "y", it removes it from Inbox (i.e. archives it).