Comments on: 3 Gmail Tweaks to Save Time

By: Gmail User

Gmail User — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:11:12 +0000

I agree with V on the attachment tweak gripe given the lost links, and don’t see the nonny’s “9 seconds later” thing happening like it used to. (Maybe it’s just something about using Firefox on a Mac – like the occasional need to “reload” to log in.)

Previously, once the attachment was complete, the doc title became a link after a second or two, and you could open it in a new window/acrobat reader. This was very, very helpful when attaching files with similar names/different file folder origins. Now, there’s no way to do a last minute “safety check” to make sure that you’re attaching the right file. Please, Google – bring the link back!

By: LurkingVariable

LurkingVariable — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:45:02 +0000

The CIA has redacted the third tweak because it was ~way~ too powerful for the general public to handle.

-LV

By: Christine Buske

Christine Buske — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:16:06 +0000

Hi Roy,

Well, when I wrote the article I saw the Gmail unread count as number 1, the multiple attachments at a time as 2, and then the upload status bar for the attachment as 3. Sorry that wasn’t clear, I suppose it is how it made sense to me but I’ll be more sensitive to this in my future articles!

Christine

By: mike_v

mike_v — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:18:35 +0000

love the title bar tweak, but it would be even better if the number were before the “inbox”. for example:

(1) Inbox

instead of

Inbox (1)

Since I usually have many tabs open in Chrome, my (1) still gets cut off.

By: lawrence77

lawrence77 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:49:46 +0000

only 2 tweaks here?

By: nonnynonnymouse

nonnynonnymouse — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:45:26 +0000

you can still view the attachments — once they all upload, the filenames will turn into links about 9 seconds later, when gmail sends the file location information back

By: V

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:28:57 +0000

The attachment tweak isn’t the best. Once the attachment is added, I can’t view it, whereas earlier I could.

Sometimes I like to make sure I’m sending the right resume to a recruiter and like to double check that, which I cant do anymore.

By: aa

aa — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:27:43 +0000

there s no 3 … its only 1 tats y u cant see it !

By: Roy Blumenthal

Roy Blumenthal — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:27:54 +0000

Thanks for this article. The tweak about including the number of new messages in the tab bar is awesome.

But I’m really struggling to find three tweaks in this article.

I’ve only found one.

The attachment tip is really only a piece of information, not a tweak.

And there ISN’T a third item.

Can someone give me a simple list of the three tweaks? Maybe I’m just not seeing them?

Thanks.

Blue skies
love
Roy