google just got bigger

len56 · 09-09-2009, 08:59 PM

literally.

www.google.com

notice anything?

Wakka · 09-09-2009, 09:10 PM

ooook?

Spec 1 · 09-09-2009, 09:11 PM

No, and I use Google every day.

.:bHd:. · 09-09-2009, 09:13 PM

bro this was such a trip.. I refreshed like twice and it went away and now its back.

jhv · 09-09-2009, 09:38 PM

yeah, i noticed that too

UltimateBMW · 09-10-2009, 09:00 AM

Not an accident.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Goo...page,8628.html

Scorpion · 09-10-2009, 10:10 AM

Now we can search even bigger stuff lol.

solefald · 09-10-2009, 10:21 AM

fuuuuuuuuuck! are you serious????

as soon as i saw this thread i knew EXACTLY what it was about... why?
because i spent alll fucking day yesterday troubleshooting this god damn issue!!!

even made a post on Mozilla forums last night!!!!
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewto...75305#p7475305

this is fucked up!

i found a work-around to this, but why do i only see these changes on 1 computer, while other 3 see everything just fine?

fuck you google. thanks for wasting solid 6 hours of my time...

kyleb350 · 09-10-2009, 11:08 AM

So the buttons are a tad bigger. Did that really ruin your day?

solefald · 09-10-2009, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyleb350

So the buttons are a tad bigger. Did that really ruin your day?

a "tad" bigger? they are RIDICULOUSLY HUGE on a mac.
buttons, search field and suggestions drop downs. they make my eyes hurt.
i am not a senior citizen, i don't need to be forced to use these "crutches". i can see just fine the way it was.

between this and iTunes 9 release, yesterday has been nothing but an assault on my eyes!

if this did not bother me that much, i would not spend nearly 6 hours trying to revert it back to how it was.

NoKids · 09-10-2009, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solefald

fuuuuuuuuuck! are you serious????

as soon as i saw this thread i knew EXACTLY what it was about... why?
because i spent alll fucking day yesterday troubleshooting this god damn issue!!!

even made a post on Mozilla forums last night!!!!
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewto...75305#p7475305

this is fucked up!

i found a work-around to this, but why do i only see these changes on 1 computer, while other 3 see everything just fine?

fuck you google. thanks for wasting solid 6 hours of my time...

hahahahaah; my first reaction to the bigger font was WTF. then i checked my font settings but everything was normal. good thing i didn't waste 6 hours like you did.

Year's_End · 09-10-2009, 11:38 AM

it keeps changing for me.

earlier they got rid of the stupid ass lucky search button, which i've never used, ever.

now it's big, but not annoyingly big. not better anyways...

Spec 1 · 09-10-2009, 12:11 PM

Everything still looks normal to me. Normal font, normal buttons, normal text.

Hawkeye · 09-10-2009, 02:42 PM

Looks normal to me...

Maestro · 09-10-2009, 03:23 PM

I guess google data must have shown that the average age of their users must have gotten older and can not see as well so they had to increase the text size

SpecC · 09-10-2009, 03:40 PM

my life just significantly changed

maybe tomorrow, google can get EVEN BIGGER

solefald · 09-10-2009, 04:32 PM

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/...e-r-sized.html

Quote:

Search, that is. For us, search has always been our focus. And, starting today, you'll notice on our homepage and on our search results pages, our search box is growing in size. Although this is a very simple idea and an even simpler change, we're excited about it — because it symbolizes our focus on search and because it makes our clean, minimalist homepage even easier and more fun to use. The new, larger Google search box features larger text when you type so you can see your query more clearly. It also uses a larger text size for the suggestions below the search box, making it easier to select one of the possible refinements. Over the past 11 years, we've made a number of changes to our homepage. Some are small and some are large. In this case, it's a small change that makes search more prominent.

Google has always been first and foremost about search, and we're committed to building and powering the best search on the web — now available through a supersized search box.

jpsum · 09-10-2009, 04:48 PM

doesn't bother me because I use the google search box built-in to the browser.

09-09-2009, 08:59 PM	#1
len56 Private 353 Rep 85 Posts Drives: like a gentleman Join Date: May 2009 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	google just got bigger literally. www.google.com notice anything? __________________ i love german cars
	Appreciate 0 Tweet Quote

09-09-2009, 09:10 PM	#2
Wakka but no flokka 523 Rep 717 Posts Drives: M2C Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tampa iTrader: (2)	ooook?
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-09-2009, 09:11 PM	#3
Spec 1 Faster in the Corners 52 Rep 1,062 Posts Drives: '91 E30, '05 ZX6-R, '06 300C Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	No, and I use Google every day. __________________ '91 M42 E30 - All sorts of goodies.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-09-2009, 09:13 PM	#4
.:bHd:. Major 341 Rep 1,149 Posts Drives: E92 335i MT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: So Cal iTrader: (0)	bro this was such a trip.. I refreshed like twice and it went away and now its back. __________________
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-09-2009, 09:38 PM	#5
jhv Lieutenant General 1711 Rep 17,304 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	yeah, i noticed that too
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-10-2009, 09:00 AM	#6
UltimateBMW Brigadier General 405 Rep 3,288 Posts Drives: MP4 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South iTrader: (0)	Not an accident. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Goo...page,8628.html __________________
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-10-2009, 10:10 AM	#7
Scorpion Major 164 Rep 1,210 Posts Drives: Nothing Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nowhere iTrader: (0)	Now we can search even bigger stuff lol.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-10-2009, 10:21 AM	#8
solefald Nigerian Prince 389 Rep 2,180 Posts Drives: '11 F25 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List '11 BMW F25 [0.00]	fuuuuuuuuuck! are you serious???? as soon as i saw this thread i knew EXACTLY what it was about... why? because i spent alll fucking day yesterday troubleshooting this god damn issue!!! even made a post on Mozilla forums last night!!!! http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewto...75305#p7475305 this is fucked up! i found a work-around to this, but why do i only see these changes on 1 computer, while other 3 see everything just fine? fuck you google. thanks for wasting solid 6 hours of my time... __________________ http://soundcloud.com/djtchort
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-10-2009, 11:08 AM	#9
kyleb350 Brigadier General 424 Rep 4,709 Posts Drives: '21 X3MC Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milwaukee iTrader: (6)	So the buttons are a tad bigger. Did that really ruin your day?
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-10-2009, 11:38 AM	#12
Year's_End Lieutenant General 1158 Rep 12,445 Posts Drives: 2020 Shelby GT350 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	it keeps changing for me. earlier they got rid of the stupid ass lucky search button, which i've never used, ever. now it's big, but not annoyingly big. not better anyways... __________________ Past: '08 E92 335i\|ZPP\|ZSP\|6AT Past: '15 Mustang GT\|401A\|PP\|6MT Current: '20 Shelby GT350\|6MT
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-10-2009, 12:11 PM	#13
Spec 1 Faster in the Corners 52 Rep 1,062 Posts Drives: '91 E30, '05 ZX6-R, '06 300C Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	Everything still looks normal to me. Normal font, normal buttons, normal text. __________________ '91 M42 E30 - All sorts of goodies.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-10-2009, 02:42 PM	#14
Hawkeye Brigadier General 2070 Rep 4,365 Posts Drives: '07 Z4 Coupe, '21 X3, '16 GMC Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Iowa iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 GMC Sierra SLT [10.00] 2008 Yamaha R6 [9.00]	Looks normal to me... __________________ 2007 Z4 3.0si Coupe • 6 MT • Black Saphire Metallic • PP • SP 2016 GMC Sierra SLT Z71 Premium Plus 4x4 2017 Harley StreetGlide • Denim Black • V&H Tune 2021 BMW x30i • Phytonic Blue Metallic • Fully loaded
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-10-2009, 03:23 PM	#15
Maestro Major 1038 Rep 1,268 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Sedan, 2021 X3 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	I guess google data must have shown that the average age of their users must have gotten older and can not see as well so they had to increase the text size
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-10-2009, 03:40 PM	#16
SpecC Completely obsessed with detailing 299 Rep 15,442 Posts Drives: E90 SG 330i, white Scion tC Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Francisco and Davis iTrader: (4)	my life just significantly changed maybe tomorrow, google can get EVEN BIGGER
	Appreciate 0 Quote

09-10-2009, 04:48 PM	#18
jpsum Major 278 Rep 1,088 Posts Drives: 2010 TSX Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Haven area iTrader: (4)	doesn't bother me because I use the google search box built-in to the browser.
	Appreciate 0 Quote