Why is the new Mastodon web interface obsessed with showing me a blank column on the right? My four column layout is now a six column layout that doesn't fit in the window and also two of them are blank! This is horrible.
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@jwz I have always gone with a single column and a side bar; sometimes not even the sidebar, but I like having "search" and "new post" there. I set to white page because black page does something to my astigmatism; and I set imagery to not flash, jiggle or honk at me without permission because a little but ADHD and a little bit dementia.
@jwz with apologies if that was a rhetorical question: they claim they have purposely left empty space in order to avoid moving more elements around in the future as they make some additional changes. (I make no comment on whether that’s the best approach — I myself have long used only a third-party client — but that’s the stated reason.)
@andrewabernathy There was nothing rhetorical about "this sucks and is bullshit." Did I stutter?
It's a bit daft.
They've spent a lot of effort and assumedly some money refactoring it, but have introduced more bugs than they've fixed.
It reeks of vibe coding.
@jwz I have been wondering the same thing. Also, I think your assessment is far too mild.
@lisamelton @jwz It is the dumbest shit that *wasn't even a problem* until the 'UX focussed redesign'. This is 101 shit they just get absolutely wrong.
@jwz there is a lot of wasted space, the contents of both sides would fit in either, here.
@jwz agree it kind of stinks; I just opted to ignore it with uBlock and https://mastodon.social/@jgilbert/117499845909450316 which I hope is available to your setup
It's not empty, it has a search box, so it is needed for the search box.
Because the search box can't be on the header. Or in the footer. Or in the first column.
It has to have a dedicated column, because nobody anywhere does it, and no user anywhere would think it is a good idea.
@jwz Yeah, I'm on the app because web is annoying. I'd rather have "the" column than this mess
@jwz Yuck! So glad it doesn't look like that for me.