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Google redesign? by ddunk on 03-26-2006 at 05:52 AM

[Image: google8ta.jpg]

My search results look like this whether I'm logged in or not :o.


RE: Google redesign? by Patchou on 03-26-2006 at 05:54 AM

The more they add stuff to their interface, the less I like spending time on Google. Google for great for once thing: its extremely simple interface and they're losing it.


RE: Google redesign? by NiteMare on 03-26-2006 at 05:54 AM

i don't have those green bars


RE: Google redesign? by Unwritten Law on 03-26-2006 at 05:55 AM

i like alltheweb better nooffence


RE: Google redesign? by DJeX on 03-26-2006 at 06:04 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Ddunk
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My search results look like this whether I'm logged in or not :o.

Yea I got that for about a week and now there gone.

quote:
Originally posted by Patchou
The more they add stuff to their interface, the less I like spending time on Google. Google for great for once thing: its extremely simple interface and they're losing it.

I agree. I like simple things that work good. And Google is just that but now its getting messy.
RE: Google redesign? by haydos on 03-26-2006 at 06:04 AM

I'm not getting that either. I'm not signed up for anything google though


RE: Google redesign? by Hank on 03-26-2006 at 06:37 AM

im not getting that page at all..


RE: Google redesign? by Discrate on 03-26-2006 at 06:45 AM

Same, maybe its only for selected people that have signed up for an account. Like im signed up but i dont have it. Have any of you gone into google labs and signed up with anything? Because you possibly got it from there.


RE: Google redesign? by Matti on 03-26-2006 at 07:02 AM

I think it's just the fact that it's currently only available on the English version of google.com. When I try on another Google site (like google.be), it still displays in the good old layout. :)


RE: RE: Google redesign? by Discrate on 03-26-2006 at 07:03 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mattike
I think it's just the fact that it's currently only available on the English version of google.com. When I try on another Google site (like google.be), it still displays in the good old layout. :)



I'm using the english one and  so is many other people who have replyed to this topic8-)
RE: Google redesign? by Hank on 03-26-2006 at 07:08 AM

customized ur google page?


RE: Google redesign? by Discrate on 03-26-2006 at 07:13 AM

I have  customized my google page?


RE: Google redesign? by Hank on 03-26-2006 at 07:17 AM

quote:
Originally posted by joelm
I have  customized my google page?

no i was refering to Ddunk
RE: Google redesign? by John Anderton on 03-26-2006 at 07:18 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Patchou
The more they add stuff to their interface, the less I like spending time on Google. Google for great for once thing: its extremely simple interface and they're losing it.
Exactly ... and i hate the chat in gmail :dodgy:

If i wanna chat ill open a god damn messenger client :dodgy:
RE: Google redesign? by -dt- on 03-26-2006 at 07:25 AM

quote:
Originally posted by John Anderton
quote:
Originally posted by Patchou
The more they add stuff to their interface, the less I like spending time on Google. Google for great for once thing: its extremely simple interface and they're losing it.
Exactly ... and i hate the chat in gmail [Image: dodgy.gif][Image: dodgy.gif]

If i wanna chat ill open a god damn messenger client
:dodgy: and people know when your checking your email *looks at ja*
RE: Google redesign? by ddunk on 03-26-2006 at 07:25 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Animal
quote:
Originally posted by joelm
I have  customized my google page?

no i was refering to Ddunk

Nope. No firefox extensions dealing with google or anything.
RE: Google redesign? by John Anderton on 03-26-2006 at 08:28 AM

quote:
Originally posted by -dt-
quote:
Originally posted by John Anderton
quote:
Originally posted by Patchou
The more they add stuff to their interface, the less I like spending time on Google. Google for great for once thing: its extremely simple interface and they're losing it.
Exactly ... and i hate the chat in gmail [Image: dodgy.gif][Image: dodgy.gif]

If i wanna chat ill open a god damn messenger client
:dodgy: and people know when your checking your email *looks at ja*
exactly. Isnt there a way we can tell google that we would rather prefer a simple, clean and fast search engine like the old google with a similar mail service like gmail without the chat. The chatting feature while checking your mail is simply silly :-/
RE: Google redesign? by Hank on 03-26-2006 at 08:44 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Ddunk

Nope. No firefox extensions dealing with google or anything.
odd coz the google page i use is www.google.com.au an its still the same old page,

quote:
Originally posted by John Anderton
The chatting feature while checking your mail is simply silly
i agree with that. it is silly
RE: Google redesign? by aNILEator on 03-26-2006 at 09:19 AM

this is where they can fall back on 'its just a beta' :P

[advertising]Well i'm not really that bothered, i use the googlepreview extension to add little thumbnails of each website to the search, but then i like the interface on www.foxsearch.tk [/advertising]

:P


RE: Google redesign? by user35870 on 03-26-2006 at 09:30 AM

its a random thing with a cookie. You can try and make it use the new page by trying this: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2006/03/24/try-out-googles-new-interface/ (need firefox).


RE: Google redesign? by user27089 on 03-26-2006 at 09:31 AM

I don't see it.


RE: Google redesign? by Pyroteq on 03-26-2006 at 09:33 AM

google.com and google.com.au appear exactly the same as always for me.


RE: Google redesign? by Dane on 03-26-2006 at 09:58 AM

Copy the code below into your browsers address bar and you'll see the new google for the rest of your session in the browser.

code:

javascript:alert(document.cookie="PREF=ID=fb7740f107311e46:TM=1142683332:LM=1142683332:S=fNSw6ljXTzvL3dWu;path=/;domain=.google.com")


RE: Google redesign? by Rik on 03-26-2006 at 10:49 AM

i only see it some times, and i don't like it


RE: Google redesign? by Plik on 03-26-2006 at 11:22 AM

* Plik doesn't really like it
I got used to the old one :(
But the google redux script makes the main page look sexeh :p


RE: Google redesign? by tony on 03-26-2006 at 04:06 PM

its the same google for me here, i dont see any changes :|


RE: RE: Google redesign? by Matti on 03-26-2006 at 04:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dane
Copy the code below into your browsers address bar and you'll see the new google for the rest of your session in the browser.

code:

javascript:alert(document.cookie="PREF=ID=fb7740f107311e46:TM=1142683332:LM=1142683332:S=fNSw6ljXTzvL3dWu;path=/;domain=.google.com")


That seems to work quite good! I tried it on Google Belgium (google.be) and it showed up immediatly. Thnx for that, Dane! :)
RE: Google redesign? by Lou on 03-26-2006 at 05:28 PM

and now we all have ddunk's gmail address. My results here in canada are the same as before:s


RE: Google redesign? by Plik on 03-26-2006 at 05:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by lou_habs
and now we all have ddunk's gmail address. My results here in canada are the same as before:s
Have you used the thing dane posted and reloaded the page?
RE: Google redesign? by Lou on 03-26-2006 at 05:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Plik
quote:
Originally posted by lou_habs
and now we all have ddunk's gmail address. My results here in canada are the same as before:s
Have you used the thing dane posted and reloaded the page?
It's okay I'd rather keep my normal results. I don't like a page full of stuff like that anyway:P
RE: Google redesign? by ThunderStorm on 03-26-2006 at 08:04 PM

I don't like it.
Google is nou very fast, and with that crap becomes Google very slow!


RE: Google redesign? by absorbation on 03-26-2006 at 09:02 PM

I don't like it, maybe if the new side bar was on the right, it would look better :P


RE: Google redesign? by RebelSean on 03-26-2006 at 09:21 PM

I don't like it either, I like there very simplistic/minimalistic design like they have now :^).


RE: Google redesign? by Kryptonate on 03-26-2006 at 09:39 PM

Google is playing with the interface for quite some time now. People were just randomly chosen for checking the new one. So one time you could have it, the other time it could be the old one again. You can check the new one for yourself by going to google.com and adding this in the address bar: javascript:alert(document.cookie="PREF=ID=fb7740f107311e46:TM=1142683332:LM=1142683332:S=fNSw6ljXTzvL3dWu;path=/;domain=.google.com"). 
If you want to try it on local Google sites just change the domain at the end to the one you use (like google.be or google.co.uk, ...). Press enter so you get an alert box. Press ok and type in a search in Google.

Personally I prefer the old interface.


RE: Google redesign? by Chris4 on 03-26-2006 at 10:38 PM

For some reason won't work when I put that javascript code in the address bar, think I'm doing it wrong. I used the Firefox extension and got it working.

Don't like it at all. Hopefully from all the negatives they get, they might change it back!


RE: Google redesign? by paperless on 03-26-2006 at 10:56 PM

I posted a topic in their groups with this screenshot.. well it was the fastest way i found to send my feedback.

I just hope you dont bother i used your screenshot.


RE: Google redesign? by brian on 03-27-2006 at 01:45 AM

It sucks.

Google has always been referred for it's simplicity, now they have just ruined it.  It's like the change from Office '03 layout to the new Office '07 one.  It's looks to be much "advanced" and "good" looking, when the old has nothing wrong with it & everyone is used to it.  By tht I mean, the Images/News buttons on top of the search box, etc.


If anyone is stuck with it by using the small code that sets cookies, here is a simple way to remove it (Firefox 1.5):

1.  Go to your Firefox options by Tools > Options
2.  Click on the Privacy tab from the top.
3.  Click on the View cookies button.
4.  Type google in the search box at the top.
5.  Scroll down till you find a Cookie with the name PREF assigned to any of the google domains, select it.
6.  After you've selected it, click on the Delete cookie button.

Close the options and you should have gotten rid of the supposingly called "new" layout.