karossii
03-10-2017, 10:34 AM
I have no idea if this is just me, or what, but the GUI on the latest update is in many, many ways just all messed up. I haven't noticed a single improvement to the software, only negatives.
The subtle gray coloring of the application background and toolbars have all changed to a bright stark white, which is not a huge issue, but it is less attractive.
The icons in the toolbars are all overlapping slightly, which makes clicking a drop-down to the right of an icon very difficult. I thought perhaps this is because I use large icons, but no - I switched to small and they still overlap.
The toolbars themselves seem to be difficult to move. As I click and drag them, they disappear and an outline appears in their place. However the outline is nowhere near where the toolbar will be, nowhere near the mouse cursor - it seems to randomly be somewhere near to halfway between where it was and where it will go. But even that is not accurate, as when dragging a toolbar slightly left or right, it will appear completely above or below where it should be.
The font used in the menus seems to have changed, and it is slightly less legible, though not unusable by any stretch.
This feels like I am mostly picking at nits here, being overly critical. But I play in designer every day, sometimes for a few minutes and sometimes for a few hours. And with this latest bout of changes, I find myself not using it nearly as much, and not enjoying creating new projects as much as I typically do. So while seemingly minor, these issues are causing a huge impact on my enjoyment of and the usability of the software.
I am on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. 4k Resolution. Let me know if you need any other info on my setup, as I am sure that has some impact on the GUI I am seeing.
The subtle gray coloring of the application background and toolbars have all changed to a bright stark white, which is not a huge issue, but it is less attractive.
The icons in the toolbars are all overlapping slightly, which makes clicking a drop-down to the right of an icon very difficult. I thought perhaps this is because I use large icons, but no - I switched to small and they still overlap.
The toolbars themselves seem to be difficult to move. As I click and drag them, they disappear and an outline appears in their place. However the outline is nowhere near where the toolbar will be, nowhere near the mouse cursor - it seems to randomly be somewhere near to halfway between where it was and where it will go. But even that is not accurate, as when dragging a toolbar slightly left or right, it will appear completely above or below where it should be.
The font used in the menus seems to have changed, and it is slightly less legible, though not unusable by any stretch.
This feels like I am mostly picking at nits here, being overly critical. But I play in designer every day, sometimes for a few minutes and sometimes for a few hours. And with this latest bout of changes, I find myself not using it nearly as much, and not enjoying creating new projects as much as I typically do. So while seemingly minor, these issues are causing a huge impact on my enjoyment of and the usability of the software.
I am on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. 4k Resolution. Let me know if you need any other info on my setup, as I am sure that has some impact on the GUI I am seeing.