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But I have to say, reading this on mobile (Chrome for iOS) is next to impossible. The scrolling is all over the place. Thankfully ihackernews has a "view text" mode that makes this more sane.
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Given how obnoxious the new compose it, it is getting hard to trust them to do the right thing with Gmail.
I much prefer the new Compose, it unobtrusively let me create an email whilst browsing through my history.
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Opinions can vary. I love the new compose.
Agreed. But I for one, can't stand it. I don't like composing emails on top of other things in the background. I find it jarring. For similar reasons, I also don't like the reply mode where you are editing within a conversation. I guess I like viewing messages in the context of a conversation, but not composing them that way. I just wish that I had the option of composing things separately. C'est la vie.
I find all these new email products (Sparrow, Mailbox, etc.) interesting on a UI/UX level but they're highly irrelevant to me. I always read about how hard it has become to manage one's inbox, but I really don't have a problem with it. My system is simple: do not sign-up for newsletter or notifications (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, GitHub, etc.) you won't read, unsubscribe anytime you realize you don't read the ones you r…
> My system is simple: do not sign-up for newsletter > or notifications (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, GitHub, > etc.) you won't read, unsubscribe anytime you realize > you don't read the ones you receive, delete emails > you won't ever need again, archive the ones that are > nice to keep around but won't require anything from > you anytime soon, and use filters whenever possible. If that fulfills 100% of your email wants,…
I totally understand that it's a problem for many people. (you should see my wife's inbox… I try to intervene now and then but it's a lost cause)
I almost wish I had an inbox problem so that I could try Mailbox, Sparrow, or whatever to finally have a solution to my problem. :)
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I much prefer the new Compose, it unobtrusively let me create an email whilst browsing through my history.
I too prefer the new compose, my only gripe is the unnecessary collapsing of attaching things other than files on the hard drive. The thing I attach most often is an image at a web address, to do so I have to hover the +, click "insert photo", select the web address option, paste in the web address and then click ok. Far too many steps.
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> Isn't it more like min(idea, execution)? Its more like idea * execution, where the range for each input (and the output, consequently) is [0,1].
So you think that it's worse than min(idea, execution)?
Generally, yes, or at least "not better and usually worse."
But I said "more like idea * execution" -- compared to min(idea, execution) -- and the "more like" is important. Its not a strict mathematical relationship, and sometimes an imperfect implementation of an imperfect concept will end up better than either the implementation or the concept because it will be equivalent to a better implementation of a better concept by accident. But that's kind of exceptional case.
Oooh I like this very much, though it looks like I'm not allowed to play with it just yet on my account. Labels and filters solve several Gmail problems but demand too much footwork on my part. I found that my Gmail experience got better when I adopted this credo about two weeks ago: Thou shalt have but one Gmail label, and that label's name shalt be "Needs Reply". Either it can wait, and be there when I specifically…
That's really interesting. You don't even label emails you've archived? I like to chuck "invoice" on everything that represents money changing hands: actual invoices, e-purchase emails (congrats on buying this game / software, here is your key), stuff like that. I also have a few others about specific topics. In terms of labeling emails that need replies for me if it's still in the inbox if it needs a reply / action.…
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I much prefer the new Compose, it unobtrusively let me create an email whilst browsing through my history.
I too prefer the new compose, my only gripe is the unnecessary collapsing of attaching things other than files on the hard drive. The thing I attach most often is an image at a web address, to do so I have to hover the +, click "insert photo", select the web address option, paste in the web address and then click ok. Far too many steps.
I'm guessing it's optimized for non-power users, but it should at least be customizable, or better yet learn which icons are most used and bring them to the main toolbar.
Nobody cares about Google+. And they still put it everywhere.