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Screenshots of the UI changes on the Mac - in my opinion it is now just wasting a lot of screen estate for zero benefit.

On non-Macs they're adding an extra usability issue by hiding the top menu bar. I've gove back to 2.7.4 for now - fortunately I had my configuration in git.

Up to 2.7.4:

2.8.4:

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Takes up more space without any benefit. this version looks "modern" but from a usability standpoint, it is worse.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

And CLion's new UI.. and Cura slicer.. and discord with default settings.. and most websites.. it seems to be a cornerstone of "modern" UI design, and personally I hate it too.