Google Reader usability complaint

[rhu]

I love Google Reader. But I never use the set of controls in the upper left blue box. And on my new netbook, that box takes up about half the vertical space on the screen. I wish there were some setting that would make it go away, or at least a way to collapse it to a single line.

And I can't find a feedback link in Reader. Golly, I wish someone from Google read this blog and could forward my complaint to the appropriate people there.

Comments

[introverte.livejournal.com]

And in my iGoogle Google Reader box, the "Refresh" and "Mark All as Read" links overlap, making it impossible to refresh.

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

Hey, this is my backchannel bug report!

[ertchin.livejournal.com]

I presume that you're wanting a way to collapse that part without also collapsing the feed lists on the left?

[crs.livejournal.com]

I'll see what I can do...

[crs.livejournal.com]

Also, I should point out that I do share items from Google Reader, and if you friend me (first initial, last name, at gmail.com) you, too, can get my shared links up in that part of your screen...

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

Hey, my feature request is there now! Thanks!

[crs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I saw that a few hours ago and said to myself, "I'm totally taking credit for that." :)