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Please do not force this new Report Style from the beta on us

  • October 20, 2020
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Guys, this beta update is probably one of the worst UI changes I've ever seen.  Almost no color, no contrast, and the general flow to your eyes is totally disrupted.  All this is going to do it cause a loss of overall speed and productively for no reason.  There is no reason to do this when there are tons of other items that actually need change.  A better form creation UI to name one.

Everything about it just goes against the user:

  1. Color highlighting is basically useless.  If I want light colors, I will code in light colors.  What is the point of this?  I just cannot get my head behind this.  Might as well remove color coding.
  2. The header bar looks horrible.  It's light gray and almost blends into everything.  The strong contrast on the old view makes your eyes snap right to it.  The text is no longer vertically centered in the middle as it should be, and is smaller.  Why?  Again, the loss of contrast cripples things and slows you down.
  3. URL buttons look more like badges than buttons.  Why?  Make a button, look like a button.  The original isn't great, but the new one is just terrible.
  4. Generally vertical column borders help, but in QuickBase you are always thinking in terms of Records.  A row is a record, so it was better to NOT have the vertical borders to help your eyes see each row as a continuous record.  Now it looks like a bunch of separate cells.  Not helpful at all.
  5. The alternating gray highlighting looks alright, but it would be better to have hard solid horizontal borders as well to help keep your eyes in track.  Remove the vertical borders, and add horizontal borders.

The Report UI is the most crucial thing to using QB, the current view is nearly perfect and does NOT need to be overhauled.  Lastly, why are changes like this just forced onto users?  What about users with vision problems who already struggle with contrast? 

How about we have the ability to choose the view or customize the view?  That would be great.

At the BARE MINIMUM, please do NOT remove the current Table UI.

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John Ross
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    • UrsulaLlaveria
    • Quickbase Alumni
    • October 20, 2020
    I have to agree with you. Not to mention that it looks and works AWFUL in Grid Edit.

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    Ursula
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      • RubyKapil2
      • Quickbase Alumni
      • October 26, 2020
      Preference is keep the old style and allow user to use the beta when needed.
      Users like the quick filters on the left hand side in the old style. 
      Speed is very slow on Beta style
      In old style, I could edit column headings or field names to trick the column to a certain width, in new beta style I cannot control column width.

      Is there any way to set this to default as the old way and if someone wants to use the new beta, they can click the new beta?

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      Ruby Kapil
      rubykapil@wi-finity.com
      Wi-Finity, Inc
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        • StevenShweky
        • Quickbase Alumni
        • November 29, 2020
        I agree 100%. How do I stop it from being the default??

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        Steven Shweky
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          • JoeRachel
          • Quickbase Alumni
          • January 21, 2021
          Sorry I have to agree. Yes, it looks modern however I need to do work not have it look good. The old reports work just fine. The filter gives my department head more control over the data being displayed. I and one other user have used the beta for a month and we are both glad to switch back. Quickbase has a wonderful product but beta reports, for me, miss the mark.

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          Joe Rachel
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            AdamKeever1
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            • AdamKeever1
            • Quickbase Alumni
            • February 24, 2021
            I agree with John and everyone else here.

            Think about what makes Excel so attractive to people. It is easy to use and highly customizable. I know Quickbase invests heavily in Brand identity, but this is not the place to do that. People need customization options especially in forms, tables, reports, and dashboards in order to meet the demands and requirements that exist in the working environment.

            Take some of that Brand identity capital and put it toward providing customization in forms, tables, reports, and dashboards please and thank you.

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            Adam Keever
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            Sadly, myself and my company agrees. Just like you, we also cannot submit feedback despite using our correct login credentials. I see the emails that it's being forced permanently and it's very discouraging.

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            Christopher Cusumano
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