Would you mind telling me which browser/OS combination you're seeing this on?
Thanks for noting this. I've raised it with our UI guy, and hopefully we'll get that fixed soon.
Sorry! There were a fair number of people who liked the beta, and we were bummed to disappoint them.
I'm not sure what the plans are for the mini-Hall-of-Fame star. I'll bring it up with the development team on Monday. I'd sure like to keep it around, too.
Thanks for the note -- that's definitely on our list.
I think one of the biggest fallacies that developers make is forgetting that vertical real estate is far more precious than horizontal real estate. Even now on a 27" screen, I've got two inches of vertical real estate eaten up by browser menus, tabs, and headers. I've got perhaps ten inches of horizontal real estate that serves no purpose other than to brighten my room. Needless to say, I'm not a huge fan of the changes, but I understand you have a larger market to serve. I am obviously not part of that market, and that's why these changes make me sad...
I'm not sure what you mean here, could you clarify?
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