Hello everyone, While I appreciate the feedback on the new layout, this isn't the appropriate group for this discussion. This group is for gadget developer questions only. I would suggest taking this discussion to the Web Search Help group, where there are already some lengthy conversations on this topic: http://groups.google.com/group/Google_Web_Search_Help-Personalizing/topics.
Thanks, Dan On Oct 17, 6:21 am, jay graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 17, 4:28 am, "Bonstio (Guru)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Dana, > > I guess you are talking about the left hand navigation. That's not > > strictly the same as canvas view; this is the ability to maximize > > gadgets. > > Which seems to be a totally unwanted feature based on the feedback > athttp://groups.google.com/group/Google_Web_Search_Help-Personalizing/t... > > That is why we have tabbed browsers. If I want to see a full screen > view I can open it in another tab. > > > I agree with you that there should still be the option to revert to > > the current (soon to be former) layout with the tabs at the top. > > However, I don't really agree with your point about wasted space. With > > widescreen monitors becoming increasingly common I think it makes > > sense to make more use of horizontal space. > > Wasted space is wasted space whether I am on a 30 in flatscreen or my > laptop. > > > Perhaps it would be a nice idea to be able to collapse the left hand > > nav? Like in Google Maps. This would maybe keep everyone happy? > > I think it would help but the gadgets have lost some vital features. > I can't choose to preview 0 emails in the Gmail gadget, so anyone who > comes to my desk can read my latest email. The finance gadget now > takes two clicks to get to the 'real' Google finance screen in > addition to being stretched vertically and being clipped on the > right. The weather widget takes up tons of more vertical space. > > I used the former iGoogle layout as a quick overview of information > and now I can't fit the same amount of information on it. I have > tweaked my layout and dropped some lesser used gadgets but I still > can't make it fit. The left sidebar, while it is less than the width > of one of my 3 columns, takes enough from each column that they are > all squished and very hard to read. > > If this change is here to stay, Google had better be prepared to lose > a lot of users. The forum I listed above has entries on what > competing service to switch in addition to tricks like changing your > homepage to the .ie domain. Which I have done until I can find a > replacement or Google comes to their senses. > > ... > Jay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iGoogle Developer Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
