Ask HN: Can someone please write a Chrome Extension to kill new Gmail Compose?

Can you be more specific as to how you want it to work compared to how it works now? (It would be useful feedback for somebody building a browser extension or to those at Google.)

gruseom2• 13 years ago

The biggest annoyance I have is that there is no way to do that for Reply. Why should Reply be different from Compose? They're both just sending an email.

The whole thing is poorly thought through. Countless details seem off.

cprncus• 13 years ago

I'm thinking of going back to Thunderbird and using that for the client (while keeping the Gmail account as the server). Much saner experience. I agree the new compose is all kinds of wrong.

ananth99• 13 years ago

I had the same problem. Shifted to Thunderbird. Works like a charm. :)

brianchu• 13 years ago

On it.

neethupriya• 13 years ago

switch back to old version, old is gold

seltzered_• 13 years ago

Merlin Mann made his own 'compose email' app using automator: http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/45763194525/compose-gmail-m... .

Basically you launch it, it jumps straight to the blank compose window (nothing else), and closes when you hit send. That's it.

I try use it for the times when I don't want to see my email, but need to email something.

andrewhillman5• 13 years ago

Depressing. Only 14 people agree with me. I still hope someone builds an extension. Fingers crossed. This isn't just about the new compose. As @gruseom said... countless details seem off.

aakashbarot• 13 years ago

Share what precisely you find disturbing in the new interface and what would you want it to be instead.

eliot_sykes• 13 years ago

It has become harder to edit the subject when replying or forwarding. It'd be nice if this was easy like it was before the change.

andrewhillman5• 13 years ago

Someone built it - free.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-style-compose/...

andrewhillman5• 13 years ago

Above extension was removed by author but someone else released extension that does the same.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fix-gmail-compose-...

Ask HN: Can someone please write a Chrome Extension to kill new Gmail Compose?

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