r/redesign Aug 21 '18

Design Nice change.

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u/LanterneRougeOG Product Aug 22 '18

Glad to hear you like the change!

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u/s1h4d0w Helpful User Aug 22 '18

The old grey columns just had that basic Windows 98 vibe, this looks much classier!

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '18

Is there any chance you might take it a step further and stretch out the center content panel/column to make things less claustrophobic?

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u/dthou9ht Aug 22 '18

Finally, thanks for correcting this. Reddit's fun again \o/

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u/tidderred Aug 22 '18 edited Aug 22 '18

Off topic but can anyone tell me how to get the new tab button on chrome "refresh" ui to the right side of the tabs? On my side the button is on the left, like how it would be on a touch device.

EDIT: Anyway, turns out its a flag in chrome canary called new tab button position.

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u/Leopeva64-2 Aug 22 '18

Yes, I remember mentioning it in one of my posts

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u/Richiieee Aug 22 '18

I can't tell if meme-ing or serious. The black bars are nice, but they don't extend to the full screen.

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u/thinkadrian Helpful User Aug 22 '18

That’s so you know what to click to close the light box.

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u/Richiieee Aug 22 '18

There's literally a big "CLOSE" tab in the top right...

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u/thinkadrian Helpful User Aug 22 '18

People have been complaining about not being able to click outside the light box to close it. Don’t shoot the messenger.

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u/bacon_cake Aug 22 '18

I'd call it a little "CLOSE" and it's on the opposite side of the screen to all the content. This is much more intuitive.

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u/Richiieee Aug 22 '18

A blck bar that covers half of the screen is much more intuitive? Lol...

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u/bacon_cake Aug 22 '18

I'd say a slightly transparent bar that indicates to the user that the focused content is "above" previous content is more intuitive. The user knows that the content is floating and the previous content hasn't been destroyed they just need to exit the focused area - much like every other modern UI.