Gmail to kill old compose interface, roll out pop-up design to everyone

[V-Tech]

 

It's time to bid the old Gmail compose farewell, now that the service is sunsetting the antiquated interface completely. We can't say we didn't see it coming when pop-up compose became the default option, but we'll bet that doesn't make things easier for those who've been dreading this moment. If you've been holding on to the old ways, expect your account to make the switch in the next few days as the permanent change rolls out. There's really nothing you can do about it short of abandoning Gmail, but at least you can expand that teensy window whenever you need a bigger space to work with. As for those who've been using the new compose from the very beginning: carry on, Google's non-wayward sons.

 

 

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/13/gmail-kills-old-compose/

[Raa]

Yep, got changed on my account overnight.

Pity, I was used to composing emails one way.

[Torolol]

pop-up blocker in a way?

[Knife Party]

looks good.

[MikeChipshop Member]

First design decision i disagree with. The old compose was perfectly fine and the new one just feels clunky

[Steven P. Administrators]

 

Think I have this already, This is default and I can also pop it out to cover a larger area of the screen. Hope they don't discontinue the snapped view!

[Sir Topham Hatt]

Glad I don't use gmail any more really.

I don't like that :/

[ichi]

It's not perfect, but I prefer the new bottom right pop-up over the old "fullscreen" compose.

 

It feels a bit odd at first as the compose space is smaller (although you can expand it to a bigger pop-up) but being able to browse all your other mail while writing is great. Before this change I often had to keep two gmail tabs open.

 

I guess people might not need that for casual home use, but at work it's really useful.

[techbeck]

Dont see what the big deal is.  I like having the compose screen down in the bottom right of the screen.  Much better than the old interface.

[Max Norris]

Not a fan. Preferred their old layout, should at least make the popout window a toggle.. it's ok when you're able to drag the popout onto another monitor, but the current setup is fairly clunky. I don't typically use the web interfaces anyway for mail services unless I absolutely have to though, much much prefer using Outlook to interface with GMail and my other accounts.

[firey]

hmm.. unless I am missing something..compose has opened a little box in the corner for a long time now.  I don't remember how it looked before it did that lol.