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Re: Ex Google PM criticizes new Reader layout

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Post by jakevoytko »

nextparadigms wrote: post #26
tung wrote: post #14

I dislike the new layout mostly because it wastes a lot of vertical space, particularly the fixed top part. Here's the user style I use to neutralise it: #top-bar { height: auto; } #search { padding: 8px 0; } #lhn-add-subscription-section { height: 48px; } #viewer-header { height: 48px; } Adjust numbers to taste.

I have that issue with the new version of Google Docs. You get just a little more than half the screen to actually write inside the doc. The rest is all "chrome". They should at least make all that disappear and appear on demand.

If you're referring to the word processor, try View -> Compact Controls. That should remove all chrome but the toolbar and menubar.

Re: Ex Google PM criticizes new Reader layout

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Post by phaylon »

pplante wrote: post #19
mweatherill wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you aware of the keyboard shortcuts? "f" toggles fullscreen mode "2" toggles list mode "?" shows all shortcuts

Yeah, I am aware of them. The problem is I want to just click the item and have it open in my browser, rather than show me a summary or embedded view of it. That is not possible with Reader.

I usually just click the grey icon to the right, which opens the link the item points to. The expanded view is still useful though, since for example HN points to the posted link and not the comments page.

Re: Ex Google PM criticizes new Reader layout

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Post by kame3d »

jakevoytko wrote: post #41
nextparadigms wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have that issue with the new version of Google Docs. You get just a little more than half the screen to actually write inside the doc. The rest is all "chrome". They should at least make all that disappear and appear on demand.

If you're referring to the word processor, try View -> Compact Controls. That should remove all chrome but the toolbar and menubar.

Google should make the "Compact Controls" shortcut (Ctrl + Shift + F) universal over all Google services.

Re: Ex Google PM criticizes new Reader layout

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Post by joeshaw »

jackbach wrote: post #24
pplante wrote: post #9

I like using Reader to manage my feed subscriptions, but nothing more. I don't want to share my content on any social network. Nor do I want to view the content in an iframe. I would prefer to just click the row of the feed item and have it open in my browser like normal links. So for me the gui updates are sort of mixed. I agree its wasting a whole lot of screen space, but overall I like that it shares the same look…

I'm working on this concept: http://forr.st/~wnA Key features are: - In the browser - Twitter like articles stream (just post titles) - Nice UI - Pin to read an article later - Star to bookmark an article - Organize in folders

So, how long until we can try it out? I'm happy to be a beta tester for you. :)

Re: Ex Google PM criticizes new Reader layout

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Post by dxbydt »

I use google reader everyday at work on Internet Explorer 7.0 ( bank-mandated browser, don't ask ). Worked fine until this new layout change. Today I login. It says "Your browser is not supported" ! Hmmm...never happened before. Now I get 3 vertical scrollbars, 1 horizontal scrollbar and lots of whitespace. 3 vertical scrollbars to scroll thru an article ? Which one do I scroll ? There are weird color artifacts - like when I click on an item in LHS, its a little bit red, then white, then red again. There's a black dropdown "View in Reader Play" what is that...click...I get a new fullscreen window with a whole lot of high contrast white on black text with large fonts...WTF...Dude gimme back my old google reader. This one is definitely broken on IE7. I'm all for ui redesign, but pls don't break what works well on older browsers.

Re: Ex Google PM criticizes new Reader layout

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Post by lreeves »

dxbydt wrote: post #47

I use google reader everyday at work on Internet Explorer 7.0 ( bank-mandated browser, don't ask ). Worked fine until this new layout change. Today I login. It says "Your browser is not supported" ! Hmmm...never happened before. Now I get 3 vertical scrollbars, 1 horizontal scrollbar and lots of whitespace. 3 vertical scrollbars to scroll thru an article ? Which one do I scroll ? There are weird color artifacts - lik…

Google phased out support for IE7 across their Apps platform in August. It shouldn't be surprising that other new versions of their products only support the newest and second newest versions of a browser.
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