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26 Feb 2017, 09:52 PM | #286 |
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zoho mail has a good interface, not as good as fm but better than gmail.
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27 Feb 2017, 07:02 PM | #287 |
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Two things are worth trying. First, check out the alternative themes. You may like minimalist or classic better than the standard theme. Secondly, your browser may support an extension called Stylish. If it does, it is possible to make similar changes, using it, to those we previously made using the custom CSS in the classic interface.
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27 Feb 2017, 08:30 PM | #288 | |
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https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir.../greasemonkey/ yeah when I found out the Classic UI was being retired and given the link to the Transition Guide I modded the new UI as best I could using what the guide said that includes switching the theme to classic, https://www.fastmail.com/help/guides...ransition.html I use a Firefox extension called GreaseMonkey to mod some JavaScript in FM interface, specifically the Notepad UI.. though I don't know if it works in the new UI at all.... it appears not... the script targets "https://*.fastmail.com/html/*" the /html/ which is not used anymore in the new UI it seems. so I guess I could disable GreaseMonkey after the Classic UI becomes decommissioned... since that is is all I use it for.. unless some one comes up with another script to enhance the new UI... the GreaseMonkey script I was given does the following... Code:
// ==UserScript== // @name FastMail Tweaks // @namespace https://www.fastmail.com/tweaks // @version 1 // @grant none // @match https://*.fastmail.com/html/* // ==/UserScript== // Notepad screen: move "Create new note" button to top, followed by "Sort by" // -- Updated by Bill n5bb (2011.05.02) // -- Updated Grease Monkey ready by "robmueller" (2014.05.10) if ($('notepad')) { ($$('div.sortBy')[0]).inject($$('.collapseContainer')[0],'top'); ($$('li.listButton')[0]).inject($$('.collapseContainer')[0],'top'); } Last edited by joe_devore : 27 Feb 2017 at 08:35 PM. |
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28 Feb 2017, 06:18 PM | #289 | |
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But do you think they care?? |
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5 Mar 2017, 10:24 AM | #290 |
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I'm a long-time classic interface user and find its demise disheartening. Do any of the alternative services offer as many aliases as fastmail? I couldn't find any but thought I'd ask.
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5 Mar 2017, 10:30 AM | #291 | |
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Fastmail is my main so changing to another service is not an option for me.. plus I'm payed up for the next 5 years I have tweaked the settings in the New UI to make it as much like the classic as I could... |
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5 Mar 2017, 01:26 PM | #292 |
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The new interface, I do suspect (as great as it is) is not that new anymore; I do think, that it will be replaced (very soon) with a newer, more functional interface.
Fastmail have been backtracking, ever since the original interface was replaced, many moons ago now. ps: why do easy ways of doing things ever have to be phased out...... It is ludicrous when these things happen (supposedly) in the name of progress. |
5 Mar 2017, 08:01 PM | #293 |
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David, why do you think that FastMail will be revising the standard interface soon? I'm not doubting you, but I'd like to know your reasons for thinking that changes will be coming to the interface.
I do agree with you about the standard interface: It's not nearly as user-friendly as the two Classic interfaces. |
6 Mar 2017, 01:46 AM | #294 | |
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It has improved tremendously since. That said, when the classic interface is totally history, I am thinking that they may (at least) start working on something new.............. |
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6 Mar 2017, 09:28 AM | #295 | ||
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I will make a big post here in a few minutes describing what I expect (based on Fastmail public posts and the current beta interface), but I don't see any evidence for major changes in the main user interface features (other than the announced four Classic features which will be added and the Files and other old style pages being updated). Bill |
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6 Mar 2017, 09:34 AM | #296 | |
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where was this announcement made? O_o how will the files and old style page be updated? |
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6 Mar 2017, 09:50 AM | #297 |
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New features which have been announced
Fastmail has been very clear for a long time about where they are going with their service. I don't know of any other email service which releases such extensive information about their plans.
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6 Mar 2017, 10:21 AM | #298 |
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thx for the info n5bb...
two things I like/need/use about the classic UI: 1 - constant view-able folder numbers (new/total) to the right of each folder... 2 - empty link next to the trash folder etc I hope they will bring back those two features I rely on daily before they retire the Classic UI in June this year... I have already used the transition guide they created at https://www.fastmail.com/help/guides...ransition.html to tweak the New UI as much as I could, which has made the New UI a bit more tolerable for me I also noticed that the website link column is missing in the new/beta UI.. so no more direct links to my files for sharing without having to open the website listing page and go from there... Last edited by joe_devore : 6 Mar 2017 at 10:34 AM. |
6 Mar 2017, 10:33 AM | #299 | |
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Workaround for #2 in 3 clicks: Click Trash folder , Click Select All , Click Delete Permanently. |
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6 Mar 2017, 10:38 AM | #300 |
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I'd like to see Delete Permanently added to the new interface along with the navigation choices about what opens after the deletion.
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