Experiment #4 – New interface in 1Password.com’s vault view

I like the fact that the new look more closely matches the look of the 1Password application (at least the Mac version). However, it introduces the possibility for the same confusion that exists in the Mac app.

The original, web-based UI lists all the major "views", ie "All Items", "Favorites", "Categories", etc., on the left, and only 1 can be selected at a time. As a consequence, you can't inadvertently filter your view by, say, "Favorites", and then choose a category that filters just the items in "Favorites". I made this mistake recently with the Mac app, when my view was filtered by "Favorites", and I created a new item that didn't show up in my view. It took my quite a while to figure out why new items weren't showing up.

On the other hand, I can also see the potential benefit of being able to sub-filter e.g. just the credit cards in "Favorites". Personally, I don't have many favorites. So, the potential for confusion outweighs the potential benefits of sub-filtering.