Your problem is that you have two lines of bookmarks all of the time? Your problem is that you don't auto-hide your taskbar? Your problem is that your version of Firefox shows a menu bar all the time for no reason? =)
Or is your problem that you've never clicked on the drop-down at the top left of your reply, and clicked, "Pop out reply"?
You probably just didn't know about that last one, which is understandable - it's a bit hidden. But I think it solves easily half of your complaint.
As to the editing quoted text, another HN'er responded adequately to that point.
Google engineers do use Firefox, and they do pay attention to people without large screens. Your assertions otherwise are baseless.
You don't wait for "Undo Send." The server politely waits a few seconds for you - you're free to do whatever you want.
I was just curious if you were using some ancient Internet Explorer.
As for my browser, it isn't 2 lines of bookmarks. It's one line of bookmarks and Web Developer Toolbar is the second line. As for the menu bar, and this is the way Linux version of Firefox works, although I would probably turn it on even if it was hidden because I use History, Tools and Bookmarks menus all the time (like 20+ times a day)
I don't want to auto-hide the taskbar, I like to see which applications are running all the time. Not all people use the computer the same way, and I surely wouldn't change my usage pattern of desktop environment just to please one web application.
"Pop out reply" and Shift+Ctrl+End help, and GMail is now usable. So thanks again. :)
BTW, I did try to pop out the message and then reply but, when it pops, it opens a 800x540 window which still has text box with 7 lines of text. Even if I maximize that window, the reply box is still 7 lines and I got half of screen filled with blank white space. I missed that there is a second way to pop it out. One could argue that even HN's default textarea is a better textbox than GMail's.
Or is your problem that you've never clicked on the drop-down at the top left of your reply, and clicked, "Pop out reply"?
You probably just didn't know about that last one, which is understandable - it's a bit hidden. But I think it solves easily half of your complaint.
As to the editing quoted text, another HN'er responded adequately to that point.
Google engineers do use Firefox, and they do pay attention to people without large screens. Your assertions otherwise are baseless.
You don't wait for "Undo Send." The server politely waits a few seconds for you - you're free to do whatever you want.
I was just curious if you were using some ancient Internet Explorer.