iGoogle has changed for the worse....

Xeno

Alright, my iGoogle page has some RSS feeds like joystiq and kotaku and also my gmail account. So I could see everything on one screen. Like the joystiq gadget would just show the name of the article and you could click it to get more info. Now, all of a sudden, it shows the article PLUS a blurb about what it is. ex.

LucasFilm Re-Ups Maniac Mansion Trademark [Lucasarts]
Don't call it a comeback, but Lucasfilm has filed new trademarks
for Maniac Mansion, its classic 1987 adventure

Before, only the bold would show up, now this text underneath shows up aswell. With 9 articles for kotaku showing up, I have to scroll forever just to see whats at the bottom. My gmail gadget is the same thing now. Instead of just showing the subject, its showing whats in the message aswell making the whole page just long. Anyways, anyone know how to change this?

Thanks guys.

Fats

My Account -> iGoogle Settings -> uncheck Show a short description for each feed article

Peen

Not sure if this relates to the OP, but does anyone else hate the new way that the tabs display? I only have one, the stuff that's on my homepage, but now with the tab menu on the left of the screen it's taking up an inch of screen space that I want back!

Is there some way to change it back to the way that it was and get my screen space back that I just missed?

whuppins

culdrasbit*h wrote: »

Not sure if this relates to the OP, but does anyone else hate the new way that the tabs display? I only have one, the stuff that's on my homepage, but now with the tab menu on the left of the screen it's taking up an inch of screen space that I want back!

Is there some way to change it back to the way that it was and get my screen space back that I just missed?

Same here. Google, of all companies, should know enough about web design to realize how expensive horizontal space is compared to vertical space. I hope someone has a solution for your (our) problem.

Other than that, though, I really like the new look. The Gmail applet is much more stable and useful now, and the redesign finally cleared up a separate layout issue that I had posted about previously.

Edit: There's an interesting article that explains the switch over at techcrunch. Checking the comments, it seems like we're not the only ones who are unhappy with the side-tabs.

YourFatAuntSusan

I'll also add my disdain for the new layout. I had a small number of gadgets on the main page so that I had no scrollbar and had all the info on one page. I'd like to see it go back to normal.

wunderbar

yea, also not happy with it. Some of it's kinda neat, like the full gmail view, but hell, I can't stand the left tab bar now.

Heir

I miss the little plus-sign boxes next to the links. It was how I got around my work filter to read XKCD in the mornings.

HAKdragon

You can put me squarely in the "hate it" box as far as the new look is concerned. The only real work around that I have found is use a non-US google site, but specify english as your language in the URL. For example, going to http://www.google.ie/ig?hl=en works for me. It will first give you the generic "customize your page" the first time you access it - just click the "sign in" link at the top and it should show you the classic iGoogle page.

Xeno

HAKdragon wrote: »

You can put me squarely in the "hate it" box as far as the new look is concerned. The only real work around that I have found is use a non-US google site, but specify english as your language in the URL. For example, going to http://www.google.ie/ig?hl=en works for me. It will first give you the generic "customize your page" the first time you access it - just click the "sign in" link at the top and it should show you the classic iGoogle page.

Holy shit I love you.........

Guys, do this. Goes back to normal and its just so much better..............

YourFatAuntSusan

Yeah, I just noticed that it's only if you're accessing it from the US. My computer at work is a remote desktop system that goes through Delaware even though I'm located in Canada.

I have the original iGoogle at home.

Cyvros

If you've got Firefox, Opera or another browser that supports Greasemonkey/userscripts, there's a Greasemonkey userscript you can use that makes the side tabs collapsible with a toggle switch and/or a user-defined keyboard shortcut.

I don't mind it so much (I switched to the new version a couple of months back when I first heard about it), but then again, I rarely use iGoogle.

wunderbar

Yea, but it's only a matter of time till they switch it for all domains. I'm in Canada but just used the google.com/ig address. Have it set for google.ca/ig now. Hopefully they dont' change it for a looooong time. the new version sucks.

YesNoMu

Hey, I think they changed it back, at least partially. The little pluses are back, which is the only thing I missed.