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Google Testing Gmail Redesign
An anonymous reader writes "Google is testing out some big changes for Gmail. Some of the changes are: the sidebar has been replaced with a slide-in pane, the 'compose' button has been moved, and there's a new feature called 'reminders'. From the article: 'Gmail may soon look nothing like the Gmail we all know so well. Google has invited a select group of users to test a completely new interface for the webmail client, according to Geek.com, which appears to be part of the trial. The test version of Gmail — which may never see an official release — dispenses with design elements that have been present from the very early days of the email service.'"
Use this link to access your account:
https://mail.google.com/mail/?...
The UI will launch in HTML mode. It is usually triggered for old browsers or slow internet connections.
Try Gmail "Basic HTML" interface. Missing things are: the chat history (can still be accessed via "in:chats" search) and easy selection of multiple items.
Google has removed the link to activate it, so here it is.
From the basic, if you do not like it, you can always switch back to the "normal" interface. Only switch to the basic is via this special link.
Overall, works well for me. Definitely better than the mess they have made out of the GMail interface 2+ years ago.
All hope abandon ye who enter here.
My 'favorite' part of the new Google Maps design is trying to look at traffic. You have to mouse over the search bar. Makes perfect sense.
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."