For the Love of God, Just Switch Back to the Classic Interface

sflorack · 30 Oct 2012, 04:53 PM

I appreciate that some people don't like the new interface because of both perceived and actual loss of features. Personally, I think FM was a little hasty to switch interfaces.

You can use the classic interface by:

1) Logging out
2) Re-enter username and password
3) Click "More" on the login screen
4) Check "Use classic interface"
5) Click "Log in"; the classic interface loads

You should still see the classic interface when closing the window and returning to FM. Just make sure that your bookmark is set to "http://www.fastmail.fm" or "https://classic.fastmail.fm/. If you use "http://www.fastmail.fm/mail" it will bring you to the current interface instead.

I respect peoples passion about their (paid!) email provider. I don't agree with how FM has moved forward.. But I still think they're willing to listen. Ranting on the forums without having constructive criticism drowns out the REAL issues that need to be addressed.

NJSS · 30 Oct 2012, 04:58 PM

sflorack

Well said & thank-you, thanks to your assistance I have got back to the Classic UI.

Now, as I have asked elsewhere, how please do I get back to how it looked yesterday.

My stylesheet preferences have been changed, and the old stylesheet I used appears to have disappeared!

NJSS

astrodog73 · 30 Oct 2012, 05:06 PM

+1 - fastmail please return the concise stylesheet.....

too_much_study · 30 Oct 2012, 05:11 PM

+1 - please return the classic UI to the old style sheet options...

labarum · 30 Oct 2012, 06:02 PM

I am very open to developments, and the interface was looking very dated, but to have I did find this morning a rather nasty surprise.

I too would like to see on my screen what I saw yesterday and embrace changes at my leisure and not at a forced pace.

I switched to classic just as soon as I could and will explore the new when I am ready. In the meantime (let me say it again) can my classic view be.what I saw yesterday which is a setup honed by ten years use.

PeterT · 30 Oct 2012, 06:39 PM

"If it ain't broke don't fix it." By all means add further options if required. But these changes without warning are most unwelcome. At least make sure customers know how to revert easily.

sflorack · 30 Oct 2012, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

At least make sure customers know how to revert easily.

Agreed! IMHO, the current interface lacks many of the features that it should have, and distinguish it as a premium service.

Personally, it's a little embarrassing. I've told users here "of course [that feature] doesn't exist yet, it's a beta interface", only to find that it was moved into primetime before it seemed ready.

exactus · 30 Oct 2012, 07:52 PM

What an dreadful looking "Classic" view -- it looks nothing like the old FM I knew and loved.....

lbmh · 30 Oct 2012, 08:13 PM

+1 please return to the full classic UI !

robert@fm · 30 Oct 2012, 08:35 PM

How do I create a pair of bookmarks to log into my two accounts on the new interface? By that I mean bookmarks to take me to the mailbox page, as the old ones did until today, not to the login screen.

brong · 30 Oct 2012, 08:42 PM

Wow - it looks impossible. You have to choose either one or the other.

There is a ?u parameter in your URL. That is enough to take you direct to a saved session, so if you go to https://www.fastmail.fm/?u=xxxx then it will log you straight in.

But you can't save a pair of them, one for each interface, as far as I can see. This may be related to the bug that if you go to classic.fastmail.fm and have an already logged in session, it will prefer the interface in the cookie over the interface in the URL - so hopefully this will be fixed together with that.

mac'd · 30 Oct 2012, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robert@fm

How do I create a pair of bookmarks to log into my two accounts on the new interface? By that I mean bookmarks to take me to the mailbox page, as the old ones did until today, not to the login screen.

i posted a new thread almost 4 hours ago regarding this titled "how to one click login with new interface?" and got *crickets chirping* for a reply from fastmail

BritTim · 30 Oct 2012, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mac'd

i posted a new thread almost 4 hours ago regarding this titled "how to one click login with new interface?" and got *crickets chirping* for a reply from fastmail

While I am absolutely furious at the unannounced and premature changes, I would be willing to cut them some slack at missing a few of the posts here. There have been an awful lot of them and they are actually trying to fix bugs as well as respond to the posts.

brong · 30 Oct 2012, 09:02 PM

It's just me right now! It's night time in Australia. I'm debugging the insecure. login issue, since that's a showstopper for people who can't get SSL for whatever reason.

mac'd · 30 Oct 2012, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brong

It's just me right now! It's night time in Australia. I'm debugging the insecure. login issue, since that's a showstopper for people who can't get SSL for whatever reason.

the fact that it's "just me right now" after the biggest fm "upgrade" (ahem) i've witnessed in my 10 years subscribing is mind boggling and disturbing

30 Oct 2012, 04:53 PM	#1
sflorack The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,937	For the Love of God, Just Switch Back to the Classic Interface I appreciate that some people don't like the new interface because of both perceived and actual loss of features. Personally, I think FM was a little hasty to switch interfaces. You can use the classic interface by: 1) Logging out 2) Re-enter username and password 3) Click "More" on the login screen 4) Check "Use classic interface" 5) Click "Log in"; the classic interface loads You should still see the classic interface when closing the window and returning to FM. Just make sure that your bookmark is set to "http://www.fastmail.fm" or "https://classic.fastmail.fm/. If you use "http://www.fastmail.fm/mail" it will bring you to the current interface instead. I respect peoples passion about their (paid!) email provider. I don't agree with how FM has moved forward.. But I still think they're willing to listen. Ranting on the forums without having constructive criticism drowns out the REAL issues that need to be addressed.

30 Oct 2012, 06:39 PM	#6
PeterT Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 1	Agreed Please make it easy & possible to revert "If it ain't broke don't fix it." By all means add further options if required. But these changes without warning are most unwelcome. At least make sure customers know how to revert easily.

30 Oct 2012, 07:52 PM	#8
exactus Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 120	Classic looks dreadful.... What an dreadful looking "Classic" view -- it looks nothing like the old FM I knew and loved.....

30 Oct 2012, 04:58 PM	#2
NJSS Master of the @ Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,238	sflorack Well said & thank-you, thanks to your assistance I have got back to the Classic UI. Now, as I have asked elsewhere, how please do I get back to how it looked yesterday. My stylesheet preferences have been changed, and the old stylesheet I used appears to have disappeared! NJSS

30 Oct 2012, 05:06 PM	#3
astrodog73 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 150	+1 - fastmail please return the concise stylesheet.....

30 Oct 2012, 05:11 PM	#4
too_much_study Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 19	+1 - please return the classic UI to the old style sheet options...

30 Oct 2012, 06:02 PM	#5
labarum Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK and Cyprus Posts: 399	I am very open to developments, and the interface was looking very dated, but to have I did find this morning a rather nasty surprise. I too would like to see on my screen what I saw yesterday and embrace changes at my leisure and not at a forced pace. I switched to classic just as soon as I could and will explore the new when I am ready. In the meantime (let me say it again) can my classic view be.what I saw yesterday which is a setup honed by ten years use.

30 Oct 2012, 08:13 PM	#9
lbmh Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Paris Posts: 15	+1 please return to the full classic UI !

30 Oct 2012, 08:35 PM	#10
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	How do I create a pair of bookmarks to log into my two accounts on the new interface? By that I mean bookmarks to take me to the mailbox page, as the old ones did until today, not to the login screen.

30 Oct 2012, 08:42 PM	#11
brong The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,696 Representative of: Fastmail.fm	Wow - it looks impossible. You have to choose either one or the other. There is a ?u parameter in your URL. That is enough to take you direct to a saved session, so if you go to https://www.fastmail.fm/?u=xxxx then it will log you straight in. But you can't save a pair of them, one for each interface, as far as I can see. This may be related to the bug that if you go to classic.fastmail.fm and have an already logged in session, it will prefer the interface in the cookie over the interface in the URL - so hopefully this will be fixed together with that.

30 Oct 2012, 09:02 PM	#14
brong The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,696 Representative of: Fastmail.fm	It's just me right now! It's night time in Australia. I'm debugging the insecure. login issue, since that's a showstopper for people who can't get SSL for whatever reason.