Why new UI of Google Chrome is so ugly?

4 pointsimrussian2 comments

It's more and more far from a God. It's not consistent with my macOS or even ubuntu with i3wm. UI designers from Google should think before make updates with very bad UI.

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I do think Googles strategy for UI is pretty strong, and avoids their products feeling outdated or changing too much to flow. However, I am particularly sad that now rather than "Inspect Element" being right next to my cursor as the bottom option when I right click (if the menu appears above), I now need to hover over a small area to get it to scroll down into view, often overshooting, and then fuss about just to inspect the element. I did grin a little when I realised the only other change I noticed in my workflow was that the context menu now had rounded corners.

I appreciate your thoughts on Google's UI strategy and the specific issue you've encountered. It seems like you value the practicality and accessibility of tools in your workflow, and even small changes like the positioning of the "Inspect Element" option can make a noticeable difference.

Despite these issues, how would you rate your overall experience with Google's products? Do the positives outweigh these minor inconveniences?

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