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I love the new Gmail and I think it makes a lot of sense if you embrace the idea of conversations/threads, and if you don't insist on having a 10 line signature

by scg 13y ago

I love the new Gmail and I think it makes a lot of sense if you embrace the idea of conversations/threads, and if you don't insist on having a 10 line signature. (Also, keyboard shortcuts help a lot though I agree not everyone has time to learn to use them.) The new design makes email more lightweight and fluid; replying to a thread or composing a new message feels less like work and less ceremonious. I agree the formatting options are a pain to use though...

chris_wot 13y ago
When I write emails, they are often lengthy. It's totally ridiculous to change the size of the reply box to such a small area.
- dasil003 13y ago
  Me too. But I write 10 short emails for every long email. Why? Because writing short emails is faster so I get more of them done! I think Google is definitely on the right track here. I love to be able to compose emails while still clicking around for context in the background. I am perfectly fine shift-clicking to open a new compose window because that is the exception not the common case. Similarly, I don't often change the subject or use formatting in emails, so I don't mind clicking an extra icon to open up those options. This whole movement about how unequivocally Terrible the new Gmail UI is is the biggest tsunami of nerdrage I've seen in quite some time. But here's the thing: there is a reason and justification for it, and it does work for some people, and there's no going back; so it's time to either adapt or move to some other client with a traditional UI.
  - chris_wot 13y ago
    With the whole privacy matter, it might not be so hard for me to switch :-)
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- scott_s 13y ago
  It grows in size as your message grows. I don't think it's ridiculous for it to start short, and then grow.
frozenport 13y ago
I don't want email to be chat. I want it to weighty formal statements that are worth of archive like my mail. Email is serious stuff. We have plenty of chat an other collaboration tools for your vision of email.

by scg 13y ago

chris_wot 13y ago

When I write emails, they are often lengthy. It's totally ridiculous to change the size of the reply box to such a small area.

dasil003 13y ago
Me too. But I write 10 short emails for every long email. Why? Because writing short emails is faster so I get more of them done! I think Google is definitely on the right track here. I love to be able to compose emails while still clicking around for context in the background. I am perfectly fine shift-clicking to open a new compose window because that is the exception not the common case. Similarly, I don't often change the subject or use formatting in emails, so I don't mind clicking an extra icon to open up those options. This whole movement about how unequivocally Terrible the new Gmail UI is is the biggest tsunami of nerdrage I've seen in quite some time. But here's the thing: there is a reason and justification for it, and it does work for some people, and there's no going back; so it's time to either adapt or move to some other client with a traditional UI.
- chris_wot 13y ago
  With the whole privacy matter, it might not be so hard for me to switch :-)
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scott_s 13y ago
It grows in size as your message grows. I don't think it's ridiculous for it to start short, and then grow.

frozenport 13y ago

I don't want email to be chat. I want it to weighty formal statements that are worth of archive like my mail. Email is serious stuff. We have plenty of chat an other collaboration tools for your vision of email.