I had tried to put that all in the image's alt text, but of course it was way too much! ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Anyway, I loathe this new design so much the more I use it. I hope to god some sanity eventually comes back to the Apple OSs. Please. I want to love using a Mac again!

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Since tool bar buttons no longer fit, there is now a double-arrow icon to reveal the missing buttons. In this case, FIVE buttons do not fit on the screen.

Flexible space is no longer relevant on the buttons, since MOST buttons are now justified to the right.

The View bottom is still on the left, but now shifts around depending on the view. It becomes a button that floats INSIDE the sidebar if the sidebar is visible.

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v15:

The tool bar now shares the same space with the document name and the window traffic light. This means there is a LOT less room for EVERYTHING. The document name is truncated now, and you have to mouse over it to see the full name. The Liquid Glass tool bar buttons are much larger, so less of them can fit in the same space.

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v14.5:

All icons fit across the entire app window because the document name and the window's "traffic light" buttons are above the tool bar (where such items have been since 1984).

Sections of grouped buttons have a flexible space between them, making them a little bit easier to find.

The View button is all the way left, and the Format and Document buttons are all the way to the right.

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Liquid Glass continues to frustrate with its penchant for wasting space. I'm all for negative space in design, but when it bloats your tools, it might not be a good idea!

Here is the toolbar, customized how I like it, in Pages 14.5 and Pages 15.

What I think I hate most is losing the name inside the title bar. Putting it to the left on the same line as the tools is an infuriating choice. It improves NOTHING.

So what's going on here?

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What color is typically the deafult for highlighter markers?

What color do people generally reach for for easy-to-notice highlighting?

What color was a default in the digital realm for highlighting digital text?

What color is no longer a highlight option in Apple Notes?

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The new normal for most of my Mac App Store updates: The never-closing circle of progress. #EverythingIsBroken
1ยฝ. This entire, huge webpage in a Mac browser has only 1ยฝ usable info fields. I count the Preferred Language field as ยฝ usable because it doesn't even show me my choice (which has, in fact, been made already)! The waste of space is nauseating. #EverythingIsBroken

Ankle physio review done. She said I was optimistic if I thought I would be ok after our first visit, since tendons take waaaay longer to recover than muscle. Anyway am now on a side quest to buy recovery slides cos my On running shoes seem to keep the tendon happy (supported, my physio says). Now I need something to wear at home to simulate the same.

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What a start 2026.
Tomorrow: ankle appointment
Thursday: finger appointment
Friday: Fix phone appointment at Samsung
Wednesday next: Fix TV appointment with LG.

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