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Request: Bring back some of 1P7's mini options
So I am hoping 1Password will take stronger focus on user facing improvements. It seems like you can read through alot of the questions on the community board. And reading the release notes, which I ...
I'd really suggest you install 1P7 and use the 1P7 Mini vs the 'new' v8.
If you do, you'll see that the 1p7 Mini was extremely convenient for searching and retrieving information from multiple fields.. 1P7 mini is out of the way, properly sized, provides a convenient list of all the things you're searching for and you can quickly pin the window to make it static and grab a bunch of information from it.
So, in 1P7 all I have to do is:
- click in the menu bar, search and click to copy.
That's it. When I have a bunch of server information that's not just a login, it makes it extremely convenient as you can grab multiple entries v quickly. Plus importantly it's position off at the top right of the screen out of the way... Also, the list view is clear and well thought out - and it can be clicked through easily if you have multiple results.
In 1P8 - there's really no point the menu item being in the menu bar as it doesn't do anything. To get data from an item in 1P8, you have to:
Keyboard shortcut to get the Quick access
Search item
Short-cut key cmd+O to open the item
The window opens too small and right in the middle of the screen blocking everything you're doing
You have to resize the window to get the information you need (vs 1P7 Mini - which gave you everything you needed instantly)
You then have to move the 1P8 window to the right hand corner so you can see what you're doing
And only then can you copy the data you need.
Whilst you are doing all that - you have lost the list of search results - whereas in 1P7 mini - you had ALL your search results still there and as you click through the results, you can see the detail on the right hand side.
There was a whole bunch of us last year who tried emphasise that 1p8 was a massive retrograde step in quickly accessing your items, and to be honest, if 1P7 wasn't still available I would have stopped my subscription and moved elsewhere. I have both a business and a family account and none of us have upgraded to 1P8 because of the interface.
