Gmail Classic
Productivity
email client styling
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
17 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 23 critical, out of 57 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Execution: 6 for, 8 againstDesign: 7 for, 3 againstPerformance: 2 for, 8 againstIdea: 1 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Commenters welcome a way to restore the classic look
From 3 comments
This would be a great option. Maybe Google could get on that, but they're more likely to axe the basic Html version considering their latest trends.
phreack on HNreally appreciate this, but i really hoped google would bring the old interface back..new one is so slow and not very user friendly... this is the first time in a very long time…
moocowtruck on HNNice I thought about doing something similar, to at least make borders between things stand out better. Some screenshots in the reader would be nice.
thinkingemote on HN
Objections
Styling will bit-rot as Google changes the UI
From 1 comment
this is cool and all but what’s the point. it will bit rot soon enough, despite current laudable intentions. the only way to signal to google that they are making the wrong…
jiveturkey on HN
New Gmail is too slow regardless of styling
From 3 comments
I would rather have some CSS to make the basic HTML Gmail look like the classic Gmail. Adding CSS to the new Gmail doesn't make it any faster, which is my biggest problem with…
GhostVII on HNI can handle the new design, but on my (albeit underpowered) Chromebook, new Gmail takes ~30 seconds from initial page load to starting a reply to a thread. This is not progress.
sehugg on HNI don't have a problem with the new design, it looks pretty much the same as the old one BUT IT'S SO SLOW
runn1ng on HN
Requests
Add a Basic HTML-style CSS with more whitespace
From 1 comment
I would rather have some CSS to make the basic HTML Gmail look like the classic Gmail. Adding CSS to the new Gmail doesn't make it any faster, which is my biggest problem with…
GhostVII on HN
Include screenshots in the README
From 1 comment
Nice I thought about doing something similar, to at least make borders between things stand out better. Some screenshots in the reader would be nice.
thinkingemote on HN
Questions
Is the project name a trademark risk?
From 1 comment
Cool! Naming might be a problem, however. Companies get litigious when you use their trademarks/brand, even when modifying things on the client side. Slack came after an HN user…
darpa_escapee on HN
Alternatives named
Fastmail
From 1 comment
I know this suggestion has been made a million times here by now, but you should really try a service like Fastmail! A few weeks back I began transitioning my data away from…
TheAceOfHearts on HN
Gmail Basic HTML version
From 1 comment
I think of "Gmail Classic" as what they call "Basic HTML". https://support.google.com/mail/answer/15049?ctx=gmail (click Basic HTML version of Gmail). I've been using that style…
vortico on HN
Roundcube
From 1 comment
It's interesting how back when programs actually ran on your machine, you could just use an older version. I knew people who never upgraded Winamp. Today we do know this is…
djsumdog on HN
mu4e with offlineimap
From 1 comment
I migrated to mu offlineimap, emacs and mu4e for my gmail. I'm quite satisfied.
michaelmrose on HN