[2022] Cascading Windows

Spoiler warning: This annoying behavior is in fact being fixed in tomorrow’s update.

We are indeed addressing some of those points in the next update.

Windows in compact mode will be getting their minimize and close buttons visible at the top-level again. We experimented with placing the window controls in a sub-menu in order to give windows such as chat more room for tabs. However, it’s been pretty clear from the feedback that this is detrimental to usability, so we’re reverting back to the old setup.

Scrollbars are getting a visual overhaul as well. They will now have a visible track to better indicate the extent of the scroll area, and the handle no longer expands in a funky way when you hover the mouse over it.

Content area separation is something that we are aware of as in need of some improvement. In the upcoming update we added better feedback when interacting with resize handles, and we added some separation lines in a few places, but it’s something that’s still in on our to-do list to improve further.

Thank you, by the way, for the detailed feedback in your linked posts. This kind of quality feedback really makes an impression and often gets shared directly for discussion within our team.

We’ll be publishing the patch notes with the rest of the changes later today. Until then though, you can check out this blog post that mentions a few more things that are landing in the next update: Improving Photon UI