I always get nervous when a site known for its simplicity decides to spruce
things up.  The new themes are definitely in that vein.  Though pretty, I
find my eyes darting to all the wrong places as some of the themes don't
seem to mesh well with the Google layout (e.g. the Ninja theme).


Robert



On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:40 AM, Ryan O'Malley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> What does everyone think about the new Gmail themes?
>
> Personally I'm not a fan - there's a lot of extra visual noise and the
> contrast is poor on many of them.
>
> It's a shame there's no (working) option to opt out or switch to the old
> version, which I find particularly strange considering it's the primary
> email client for a lot of organisations.
>
> I understand that Google are supposedly trying to shake off Gmail's "nerd"
> image but all of a sudden it feels a little like... MySpace.
>
> R
>
>
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