Re:Anxiety over the new Gmail Compose
by znowi on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @08:00AM
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The new Google Maps on Android is disappointing. I can appreciate the clean, minimal interface, but with it are gone:
1. Zoom buttons. Now I have to hold the phone in one hand while pinch in and out with another, instead of a tap with one finger.
2. Offline maps. I suppose it's part of the "cloud strategy".
3. Secondary streets at common zoom level. Now I have to really zoom in to see them. A tad out and they're gone. Sometimes it shows them just fine, though. Perhaps, it's a bug.
Re:Anxiety over the new Gmail Compose
by coldpie on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @09:15AM
(#6327306)
It's not intuitive at all, but for zooming, you can double-tap-and-hold, then move your finger up and down to zoom in and out (or is it out and in?). That way you don't need two hands to zoom.
1. Zoom buttons. Now I have to hold the phone in one hand while pinch in and out with another, instead of a tap with one finger.
2. Offline maps. I suppose it's part of the "cloud strategy".
3. Secondary streets at common zoom level. Now I have to really zoom in to see them. A tad out and they're gone. Sometimes it shows them just fine, though. Perhaps, it's a bug.