@anon40284853
I did forget that the description supported markdown, so I have to agree with you that it can be quite small, depending on the amount of markdown it has versus plain text. But that’s really dependent on how much markdown you include in it I guess. I remember when we had Replit talk though, and there wasn’t really a limit to the size of the description (you could make a whole tutorial in it!). So I am upset with this new feature we have for that reason.
The description shortening is a horrible idea. Not only is there zero indication that there’s more text, but the whole point of the sidebar is to focus on the repl info and comments.
@MrVoo1
Actually, there is an indication of more text… but it’s literally just “…” at the end of the description that disappear when you select the description. But the whole shortening description thing is still terrible anyway.
(I used random useless facts as an example (in the above link), I’m not ‘advertising’)
I got an email advertising updates to Replit. Am I the only one who opens websites in a new tab instead of using the cover page? If you want to go to a website, most people go to the website, not use a little embedded version. If websites is their reasoning, then it MUST be undone.
https://blog.replit.com/new-cover-page
I disagree with everything that article says. Especially the “improved social experience”. This RUINS my social experience by making comments so hard to use. They weren’t easy to use in the first place but now they’re just plain hard.
I am writing to express my deep dissatisfaction with the new UI that you have recently implemented. As a longtime user of your platform, I was shocked and dismayed by the changes that were made without any prior warning or consultation.
The new UI is clunky, unintuitive, and difficult to navigate. It has made using your platform a frustrating experience for me and many other users who rely on it for their coding needs.
If this change is not soon repealed, I will unfortunately be forced to leave Replit forever. I simply cannot continue using a service that does not listen to its users’ feedback or take into account their needs when making important decisions like this one.
I urge you to reconsider these changes before it’s too late. Your loyal users deserve better than what they are currently being offered with this new UI update.
I like absolutely none of the changes to the UI. The only things I like about the new UI are those few things that remain from the old one. I have zero positive feedback and 100% negative feedback. Some is personal preference but some is just hard to use.
I have compiled some of the major things from our protest:
The two big things are the side navigation is hidden (and when unhidden looks bad and when refreshed hides again) and that the comments are unusable.