New web interface available (BETA)

petergh · 23 Dec 2011, 02:25 PM

I'm sure we'll have something to talk about now:

The new web interface is now available to anyone bold enough to use the beta site, https://beta.fastmail.fm/, according to the FM blog.

Who'll find the first bug? :-)

-Peter

bxt · 23 Dec 2011, 03:49 PM

Thank you for this new interface! (interface and spell checker in french)
Compose mail: how to insert a signature, image or tableau (rich HTML) ?

Fenman · 23 Dec 2011, 03:55 PM

Hello, Peter

Since you mention it, I'm taking a cautious peek. The first thing I notice is that in the regular site all my IMAP deleted emails are shown in strikethrough font. In the beta they remain there with all the other posts with no differentiation and no obvious way to get rid.

It's possible I missed the point somewhere.

anonymouse · 23 Dec 2011, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fenman

The first thing I notice is that in the regular site all my IMAP deleted emails are shown in strikethrough font

I have the same issue - I have a laptop which accesses my mail with Thunderbird and seems to need deleted messages to be expunged manually - without the strikethrough (or, better, an option to hide them) the new web interface is a bit unusable. The alternative, the command to remote deleted messages, is also apparently missing from the new interface (or not yet implemented).

However it does look a lot better than the old one so fingers crossed.

hobbes · 23 Dec 2011, 04:56 PM

Doesn't work for me. I get the "loading" page, but nothing else. My browser is giving this error:

Quote:

Webpage error details

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; .NET4.0C; MS-RTC LM 8)
Timestamp: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:51:23 UTC

Message: Invalid argument.
Line: 2
Char: 1329
Code: 0
URI: https://beta.fastmail.fm/static/ajax...ap-1a3ab950.js

UPDATE: Got this error in IE8 (yes, I know. It's my employer's default). It works in the latest Firefox.

anonymouse · 23 Dec 2011, 04:59 PM

I have many folders and in the new interface the "Move to" command uses a dropdown which does not seem to support scrolling, so I can't move to folders down the bottom of the list as they are off the screen. The older interface was easier to use (although harder to understand initially).

brong · 23 Dec 2011, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anonymouse

I have the same issue - I have a laptop which accesses my mail with Thunderbird and seems to need deleted messages to be expunged manually - without the strikethrough (or, better, an option to hide them) the new web interface is a bit unusable. The alternative, the command to remote deleted messages, is also apparently missing from the new interface (or not yet implemented).

However it does look a lot better than the old one so fingers crossed.

Thanks - I've raised an internal bug for this! We will figure out something - either not displaying them, or making a strikethrough work. This is made slightly more complex because it could be that not all the messages in the conversation are \Deleted.

Bron.

ajmoraal · 23 Dec 2011, 06:04 PM

I like the new interface, and the keyboard shortcuts are easier to work with as well.

Just one question, is it possible to turn off conversation mode? I'd like to see (and delete/move) single messages only please.

petergh · 23 Dec 2011, 06:05 PM

Here's another bug: When I log into the web interface from my iPhone and try to switch to the full interface, I get an error. Can't remember what it says right now, sorry.

wam · 23 Dec 2011, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajmoraal

Just one question, is it possible to turn off conversation mode? I'd like to see (and delete/move) single messages only please.

I back the suggestion. we should have a way to turn off conversation mode.

bxt · 23 Dec 2011, 06:33 PM

How to manage folders (create, rename, delete,...) ?

neilj · 23 Dec 2011, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobbes

UPDATE: Got this error in IE8 (yes, I know. It's my employer's default). It works in the latest Firefox.

It should work in IE8+ now. I accidentally triggered an IE bug with a fix for some other stuff earlier today.

Quote:

How to manage folders (create, rename, delete,...) ?

Options (tab at the top) -> Folders

hjACFjf4B6 · 23 Dec 2011, 06:40 PM

I have to boot up my Windows Tablet later and see how it works with the pen!

Peter

drew · 23 Dec 2011, 06:48 PM

I tested on an Acer D250 that is a small Netboot 10" and
it looks modern and most likely as you wanted.

I don't use Fastmail often enough to give a good report.
I can wild guess that the old users prefer the old interface
and that new users would prefer this new one.

But that is only my wild guess and I am lousy at "design"
I totally accept or find to be very odd almost all kinds of interfaces.
So I am a hit and miss advice guy

Anyway the biggest problem
is to get paying customers at all. One need to get reputation as high
as possible and then live up to the hype. Mouth to mouth maybe?????

bxt · 23 Dec 2011, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neilj

Options (tab at the top) -> Folders

Yes but I thought directly into the interface with right click

23 Dec 2011, 02:25 PM	#1
petergh Master of the @ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,302	New web interface available (BETA) I'm sure we'll have something to talk about now: The new web interface is now available to anyone bold enough to use the beta site, https://beta.fastmail.fm/, according to the FM blog. Who'll find the first bug? :-) -Peter

23 Dec 2011, 03:49 PM	#2
bxt Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: France (Picardy & Breizh) Posts: 17	Thank you for this new interface! (interface and spell checker in french) Compose mail: how to insert a signature, image or tableau (rich HTML) ? Last edited by bxt : 23 Dec 2011 at 05:32 PM.

23 Dec 2011, 04:59 PM	#6
anonymouse Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 11	"Move to" folder list runs off the screen I have many folders and in the new interface the "Move to" command uses a dropdown which does not seem to support scrolling, so I can't move to folders down the bottom of the list as they are off the screen. The older interface was easier to use (although harder to understand initially).

23 Dec 2011, 06:40 PM	#13
hjACFjf4B6 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 77	Very Nice ! I have to boot up my Windows Tablet later and see how it works with the pen! Peter

23 Dec 2011, 03:55 PM	#3
Fenman Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK (East Anglia) Posts: 737	Hello, Peter Since you mention it, I'm taking a cautious peek. The first thing I notice is that in the regular site all my IMAP deleted emails are shown in strikethrough font. In the beta they remain there with all the other posts with no differentiation and no obvious way to get rid. It's possible I missed the point somewhere.

23 Dec 2011, 06:04 PM	#8
ajmoraal Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Netherlands Posts: 30	I like the new interface, and the keyboard shortcuts are easier to work with as well. Just one question, is it possible to turn off conversation mode? I'd like to see (and delete/move) single messages only please.

23 Dec 2011, 06:05 PM	#9
petergh Master of the @ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,302	Here's another bug: When I log into the web interface from my iPhone and try to switch to the full interface, I get an error. Can't remember what it says right now, sorry.

23 Dec 2011, 06:33 PM	#11
bxt Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: France (Picardy & Breizh) Posts: 17	How to manage folders (create, rename, delete,...) ?

23 Dec 2011, 06:48 PM	#14
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	I tested on an Acer D250 that is a small Netboot 10" and it looks modern and most likely as you wanted. I don't use Fastmail often enough to give a good report. I can wild guess that the old users prefer the old interface and that new users would prefer this new one. But that is only my wild guess and I am lousy at "design" I totally accept or find to be very odd almost all kinds of interfaces. So I am a hit and miss advice guy Anyway the biggest problem is to get paying customers at all. One need to get reputation as high as possible and then live up to the hype. Mouth to mouth maybe?????