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Google changes buttons and search bar size - was Weird UI bug
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I noticed the change this morning as well. Works for me!
Not like they need to shrink the font to get everything to fit on the page!
Not like they need to shrink the font to get everything to fit on the page!
it has been a long time since i typed in 'google.com'. i use the built-in search field in safari and firefox...
+1 But I do miss those themed days where they decorate the logo.
IIRC, they did one for Charles Darwin's b-day. Of course, the religious types went nuts. They claimed that Google was trying to promote an atheist point of view by celebrating Darwin's b-day.
If you succeed, I would appreciate if you could share this with us.
Hate the text size.
It is a "feature". They announced it the other day and sad they were so excited to launch it. I despise it.
No it isn't. This is google providing its own buttons. If you read the google blog post Google wanted the buttons to be the same across all platforms.
I noticed it right after I installed Snow Leopard so I thought it screwed up my fonts somehow. But I guess that large font shows for everyone. And no, I don't really like it that large but it doesn't annoy me either.
I'm thinking maybe they did it for all these new 7-10" netbook owners (including myself).
I'm thinking maybe they did it for all these new 7-10" netbook owners (including myself).
Same thing here, Thought I screwed something up. Still debating whether or not I like it or not.
No it isn't. This is google providing its own buttons. If you read the google blog post Google wanted the buttons to be the same across all platforms.
lol, check before making that statement. see my pics. Safari is not drawing buttons using cocoa style, it is not a secret, why even question it? its not like this is first time anybody said it?
on the other hand, that button looks exactly the same when you zoom in the page with firefox 3.5, before this change from google.
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I still don't get it. Google themselves said they changed the buttons to look the same on all platforms. To me that says Safari doesn't have a choice on how it draws the buttons.
Im a little confused. Safari and Firefox both have the same buttons on a Mac, so why is this a Safari problem?
See Screenshots below. I did load it on a PC and it looked like your screenshot, but I guess Macs just render them differently.
And I don't quite understand your comment about zooming? What are you trying to say?
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Its a bit complicated, I have to say, and you might need to search cocoa at this forum to get more context of this discussion.
I still don't get it. Google themselves said they changed the buttons to look the same on all platforms. To me that says Safari doesn't have a choice on how it draws the buttons.
i dont know why google said that, since it obviously looks different on different platforms.
What Im saying, is that, safari doesn't use cocoa style buttons, which is absolutely not questionable, for a good reason: website buttons need to be flexible and can be defined by CSS, so to use a mandated cocoa style button would break most related CSS style.
So why are you kicking Safari in the teeth when your beloved Firefox does the same thing?
You're better at Firefox troubleshooting with newbies than you are at forming an argument. Why don't you just stick to your strengths?
of course not, Im just being reminded that numerous people, in the past year after firefox 3.0 was released, still bashing firefox "not cocoa" and using "buttons" as an example, or excuses.
forgive me being vengeful, but I just can't resist the opportunity here.
About what I should say, and what I should not say, sorry, thats not really an issue in discussion here and should never be.
there is one thing i have learned. don't bother having a conversation about firefox and safari on MR. it is the new Mac vs. PC thread. especially with certain users
Google has made a change
It's like that on my Mac as well. Google have just made Google look a bit better =)
It's like that on my Mac as well. Google have just made Google look a bit better =)