Gmail new version features
Gmail seems to be updating it’s user interface with rich new features, the first I noted today the eligible warning sign from Gmail that using Firebug could be hurting my Gmail performance experience.
Firebug, to those who don’t know, is Javascript debugging plugin for Firefox. It is very helpful for debugging problems, and can trace XMLHTTPRequests. It seems I had it Enabled long time back for some testing and forgot about it. Firebug is one the best plugins I’ve used, and I would say it’s a must for web developers. However for most of the time that you are just browsing, it does eat up your resources for nothing. Disabling it immediately made Gmail a lot faster. So if you are not developing all the time, or like to see which sites has javascript bugs all the time, just disable this plugin and enable once necessary.
Other nice feature I noted was the quick smart HREF linking. Now, if you highlight in an email editor something like blogallalong.com and click the Link button, it will automatically link to that page/url for you and give you the option to edit it. Note that you have to highlight the url part exactly, no extra spaces.
If you highlight any text and try to link it however, you will get this screen to enter URL or email address, and get a Test Link option which simply opens new page for you to verify it.
There seems to be a bit more to explore as they have an option to switch back to older version. I find the smart linking feature for now good, and the warning message is the kind of messages we may love to see. A side from your main use, targeted, no annoying pop-ups or silly assistant characters. And it did work at the end!
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I hate the new version, and want to go back to the old version only. How do I do that. the new version is 100% horrible.
Berry: I’m not sure what’s terribly different with you. As I see it, there are new features to use that otherwise don’t interfere.
Anyways, it’s simply at the top right of your gmail page. Older Version.
If you leave the mouse over an email, it’ll show the sender’s details and not just their icon as it used to be. :)