I have absolutely no use for the drag and drop, but my labels won't fit on the left side.
Most of my labels are populated by filters, which add label & archive (skip inbox).
With labels on the right, I could have them all displayed, and easily see which have unread mail.
Now I either have to scroll down all the bl**dy time to "poll" for new mail, or hide some of the lesser-used labels, but then I will never notice then I get new mail for them.
If there were a setting to auto-show hidden labels when they have unread mail, then I could live with this change, but as it is, I'm struggling to see how I can manage my email now.
Boo!!
Content Writer
· 5 months ago
When I checked my gmail today I thought it has been goofed up due to some firefox problem. Then I checked with gmail blog and realized whether it was only me who liked the right side labels. Probably because it was easy to access my frequently used labels from right side. Now After checking the comments here It seems many people like me loved right side labels. Too bad google has scraped this lab feature . Now I am wondering what other lab features are used by me on daily basis which I considered to be the best features in gmail?? Would they be scrapped too!!
Joanna
· 5 months ago
I logged in today and it really annoyed me that the right-side labels has been taken away from me. It was useful as I saw everything without scrolling up and down. I had the tasks and docs and calendar on the left and the chat and labels on the right with the inbox in the middle. Really annoyed.
Roxanne
· 5 months ago
I wish Google would allow movement of any box to the right side, so users can rearrange Gmail as they like. Maybe someday...
mlewis106
· 5 months ago
RIP Right side labels. How I will miss thee, but I know you'll be back again someday so I'll keep looking to the right for your glorious return!
asdf
· 5 months ago
or you can go to the gmail labs group and help vent and bring them back like other loyal gmail users are doing!
itsme
· 5 months ago
i like having some things on the right side column. google could at least have given us some warning so that those people who are used to working with things in the right column could do some rearranging. being forced to have everything on the left makes things feel cramped. i have a long list of labels, and a calendar, and i like having my labels list and calendar visible all the time. now i have to scroll all the way down the list of labels just to view the calendar. instead of making things easier, google has added a mouse click or two each time i use the list or calendar, as well as some scrolling up and down, which takes up quite a bit of time. this makes me VERY unhappy, google. =(
When is all this going to happen, does anyone know? I am still waiting for a customizable signature option for email.
Andrew
· 5 months ago
It's actually the second labs feature they've killed, though it's the first they probably don't intend to bring back. They also axed the SMS Text Chat lab feature last week. Apparently it was acting up.
duka
· 5 months ago
At least the third: they also deleted the "default to Reply to All" feature. I was so used to it that now I always reply only to the sender.
r0cketman22
· 5 months ago
I wish MobileMe mail wasn't so slow and meh. Oh well, you get what you pay f--wait, that doesn't make sense here.
SpyBlogger
· 5 months ago
wow i like the new feature...was really troubled applying labels on random emails via drop-down!!!
Jason Yu
· 5 months ago
Didn't really care for the side labels, but drag and drop how awesome since all I work with is Apple and touch screen devices! I heart Gmail!
originalp
· 5 months ago
I used right side labels! They were perfect along right-side chat! :(
AiT
· 5 months ago
DAMN IT...I NEED right side Labels! So much nicer on a hidef screen to have everything laid out nicely....rather than having to scroll down to get to labels, chats, docs, quick links, calendar, search, etc...
Andrew
· 5 months ago
Uh OH! My office is revolting against me. Just when I thought I had my employees loving Google Apps, I get this change. Oh NO!
jgf
· 5 months ago
Bleh, I was sooo happy when this feature was added and now it sucks to have it removed. Give it back please!
rightsidelabeluser
· 5 months ago
SONUVAB!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHY THE F WOULD YOU FORCE ME TO PUT LABELS ON THE LEFT!?!?!?!?!
NouveauLibrarian
· 5 months ago
has anyone been able to drag a message to a label? I'm not having any luck
Andrew
· 5 months ago
I don't mind the "Drop and Drag". In fact, I think it's a great idea to have drop and drag for all sidebars VS individual "Right side <sidebar name>" Google Labs. However the Drop and Drag won't let me drop anything over the right.
Google, come on!
jaime
· 5 months ago
i can't figure out how to use the drag and drop feature. anyone?
maya
· 5 months ago
yep, and I don't like it at all. I much preferred to have it on a right side :-(
J.R. Gutierrez
· 5 months ago
Actually, the first feature Labs killed was Location in Signature.
Sorry to hear that Mike. I did use right side labels for a short time but I had a problem of some kind and discontinued the use of them. The drag and drop feature sounds useful.
Andy
· 5 months ago
This sucks, I much preferred right side labels. But, looking forward, all side windows should be draggable anyway, the interface is a bit behind other web apps in that respect. Everyone should be able to drap and customize their windows as they want.
HalfEmptyWallet
· 5 months ago
LOVE IT!
adamhirsch
· 5 months ago
Something tells me Gmail is getting ready to be the official Microsoft Outlook and Exchange competitor. They are "close" but not there yet. I'm still waiting... semi-patiently ;)
mesuth
· 5 months ago
There must be an option to show labels with unread messages before the remaining labels.
蚂蚁，以用户为中心的设计
· 5 months ago
很强...沙发。。。做下
Anderson Oliveira
· 5 months ago
I like it.
yangfei
· 5 months ago
i love yahoo mail,no gmail,no hotmail
xoxoxox
giacomo
· 5 months ago
Sometimes I really think that google people are quite stupid.
They said that the search wiki would have taken the place of google notebook functionalities. It didn't. Now they say that the hide feature will take the place of the right sidebar. It will not. For a very simple reason: people put labels on the right side not in order to hide them, but TO SEE THEM better!!!
darrick
· 5 months ago
YES! This from an avid Gmail user! i was completely suprized and like most folks, dont know now if i like it or not, but in a few months will understand why and LOVE the fact that they removed the labels!
AAAAAHHHHHHHGGGGGG!!!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!! Please bring the Right side labels back!!!
Julia Ault
· 5 months ago
This is a classic example of the 'experimental' feature being much better than the final release! Many of us feel that the new drag and drop feature is an unnecessary extra because efficient use of filters drops the mail into the right boxes anyway. I really loathe having to scroll all the way down the screen for my Google Docs, Calendar and Twitter Gadget becuse you cant even move them over to the right to compensate! and hiding the labels is not cool either! Please reinstate some form of user choice, Google.. I have also added my comments to the Gmail Users Group btw :-)
Chuck
· 5 months ago
Nooooooooooooooo!! I luved having the labels already expanded and fully available on the right hand side. Now, I've got to click on the "expand" on the left side of the screen, move the mouse over to the right side and scroll down, and move the mouse back over to the left side to click on the label that I want. Before, I could just scroll the page down with the wheel and click on the label. This sucks.
Thom
· 5 months ago
I have 200+ users at my company - all of whom I have absolutely no chance in hell in getting them to use Gmail now. Thx Google for killing my Google Apps Campaign.
Daniel
· 5 months ago
... and after 5 years i say goodbye to Gmail...
ScottytheMenace
· 5 months ago
Absolutely horrible.
I now see less of my labels at one time yet they take up gobs of left nav space, pushing my calendar widget and Contacts and Tasks links past the scroll and leaving a gaping hole of unused space in the right nav. Yeah. Really useful.
Google is now officially Microsoft: completely ignoring user needs and eliminating widely loved and well-used features for fancy but ultimately gimmicky flash.
Then again we're all just peons to these massive companies and have absolutely no say in the development of the applications that are now essential to our lives.
Maria Pergolino
· 4 months ago
I really liked the right side labels. I wish it was still an option. I hope Google returns it.
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Most of my labels are populated by filters, which add label & archive (skip inbox).
With labels on the right, I could have them all displayed, and easily see which have unread mail.
Now I either have to scroll down all the bl**dy time to "poll" for new mail, or hide some of the lesser-used labels, but then I will never notice then I get new mail for them.
If there were a setting to auto-show hidden labels when they have unread mail, then I could live with this change, but as it is, I'm struggling to see how I can manage my email now.
Boo!!
Too bad google has scraped this lab feature . Now I am wondering what other lab features are used by me on daily basis which I considered to be the best features in gmail??
Would they be scrapped too!!
It was useful as I saw everything without scrolling up and down. I had the tasks and docs and calendar on the left and the chat and labels on the right with the inbox in the middle.
Really annoyed.
http://tekunik.blogspot.com
WHY THE F WOULD YOU FORCE ME TO PUT LABELS ON THE LEFT!?!?!?!?!
Google, come on!
http://tr.im/qwTf
xoxoxox
They said that the search wiki would have taken the place of google notebook functionalities. It didn't.
Now they say that the hide feature will take the place of the right sidebar. It will not. For a very simple reason: people put labels on the right side not in order to hide them, but TO SEE THEM better!!!
deadly!
dbax
darrick glen baxter
Winnipeg,
darrickbaxter@gmail.com
http://www.therunningback.com
I now see less of my labels at one time yet they take up gobs of left nav space, pushing my calendar widget and Contacts and Tasks links past the scroll and leaving a gaping hole of unused space in the right nav. Yeah. Really useful.
Google is now officially Microsoft: completely ignoring user needs and eliminating widely loved and well-used features for fancy but ultimately gimmicky flash.
Then again we're all just peons to these massive companies and have absolutely no say in the development of the applications that are now essential to our lives.