Google introduced a different way of viewing messages in Gmail. Instead of clicking on the email subject and see the conversation (thread, the terminology in English) to take over the page, the user gets the option to view the listing and e-mail message currently open on the same screen. The feature was released through Gmail Labs, the area of experiments designed to webmail (look for Preview Pane).
Those readers who have used Tecnoblog Outlook know what I'm talking about. With the preview pane horizontally, usually the area where Gmail has a list of messages is divided into two. At the top of the list of messages keeps popping up as before. At the bottom, the contents of the selected email is displayed. If more than one email on that thread, all are displayed.
A vertical pane view reminded me of the Hotmail interface in its latest - another Microsoft product, such as Outlook. In this viewing mode, the Gmail screen is divided vertically into three tracks: the first with the traditional menu, the second with the messages, and the third displaying the contents of the selected email (from left to right).
Gmail: preview pane vertically remember Hotmail | Click for larger view
The vertical viewing should be more interested who has a monitor with higher resolution. The messages are scattered on the screen, satisfying a user who has invested in equipment with widescreen aspect ratio.
Both views show the People widget on the right side, with contact information and involved in the thread (of course) a space for advertising text.
Once you enable the preview pane, the area of your Gmail settings presents an item with options to mark a message read after a certain period of time. "After 3 seconds" is marked for everyone, but the user can switch to "immediately", "after 1 second" or "never."
Although accustomed to the standard Gmail interface, I think to give a chance to display horizontal panel. It is an interesting way of displaying my Inbox, even for personal email, which does not receive a flood of new posts every day (unlike corporate email).
Those readers who have used Tecnoblog Outlook know what I'm talking about. With the preview pane horizontally, usually the area where Gmail has a list of messages is divided into two. At the top of the list of messages keeps popping up as before. At the bottom, the contents of the selected email is displayed. If more than one email on that thread, all are displayed.
A vertical pane view reminded me of the Hotmail interface in its latest - another Microsoft product, such as Outlook. In this viewing mode, the Gmail screen is divided vertically into three tracks: the first with the traditional menu, the second with the messages, and the third displaying the contents of the selected email (from left to right).
Gmail: preview pane vertically remember Hotmail | Click for larger view
The vertical viewing should be more interested who has a monitor with higher resolution. The messages are scattered on the screen, satisfying a user who has invested in equipment with widescreen aspect ratio.
Both views show the People widget on the right side, with contact information and involved in the thread (of course) a space for advertising text.
Once you enable the preview pane, the area of your Gmail settings presents an item with options to mark a message read after a certain period of time. "After 3 seconds" is marked for everyone, but the user can switch to "immediately", "after 1 second" or "never."
Although accustomed to the standard Gmail interface, I think to give a chance to display horizontal panel. It is an interesting way of displaying my Inbox, even for personal email, which does not receive a flood of new posts every day (unlike corporate email).
