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New Label action in Gmail -Is this new??

mbegin [PersonRank 10]

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
16 years ago4,119 views

If you're using IE and the new version of Gmail, when you click the "More Actions" drop-down, then "New label" -it now pops up the new label box in an Ajax-like floating box.

No more scripted window alert!!

I noticed this a couple days ago...Is this new? I know it wasn't doing this when I first started using the new version I Gmail because I tested this.

Wouter Schut [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Whoaaaa, I see it too!!!

It's amazing! Totally awesome :D

No, seriously...you are right. It's a small step for Ajax but a huge step for modal dialogboxes!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_window

Martin Porcheron [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

I'm positive this wasn't here two days ago (all I can say is, finally).

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

I don't have IE7..
Screenshot maybe?

Thanks.. :)

(I tend to ask a lot of screenshots lately.. :P)

Martin Porcheron [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Its the same on FF (that's where I checked first)

mbegin [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Yeah that "scripted window alert" in IE was really annoying and now it's a little bit quicker to create a label :)

mbegin [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Yes, it's the same Ajax-like floating box that you'll see with Firefox now.

The only reason I said IE is because IE used to give you an annoying scripted window alert when you create a new label – and FF never did that to begin with.

Ionut Alex. Chitu [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

It's so great that it doesn't react when you press Enter.

Philipp Lenssen [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

They still need to replace the Google Docs document renaming popup if they want to be consistent, it also triggers an IE7 scripting alert...

Luka [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

I have an option I don't understand : What is the "Mute" thing in the "More Action" menu ?

Haochi [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

[put at-character here]Luka
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=47787

Basically it's used to stop messages (like mailing lists) from going back to inbox after you archive it or put it in trash.

Danny [PersonRank 0]

16 years ago #

This is so awesome!!

Keith Chan [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Great they use AJAX now .. the Popup script is often blocked in computers at school by default and you will have to reload the page before you can enable it.

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