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Why has the format changed?

RMC1008
RMC1008 ✭✭
November 1, 2022 in General Questions

It looks like some sort of cluster and too overwhelming to adjust to. Please put it back.

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  • Chas Howell
    Chas Howell ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 1, 2022 Answer ✓

    If you are talking about the New Person Page changes then you will be interested in joining the New Person Page Group at https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/316-new-person-page

    Upcoming changes are reviewed, commented on and vetted by users during development. Suggestions can be make there.

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  • C_Geek
    C_Geek ✭
    November 1, 2022

    It's exhausting, not fully updated. They left on the details for everything. Why is everything larger? If I wanted the font larger, I could have made it that way. But the bright colors are actually hurting my eyes. It was nice before.

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  • RMC1008
    RMC1008 ✭✭
    November 1, 2022

    Maybe ask for input from participants before changing everything. It wasn't broken so there was nothing to fix.

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  • RogerJenkins
    RogerJenkins ✭
    November 1, 2022

    The new format is horrible.

    The screen is too cluttered with information that I could go find if I wanted it, but don't need it to be there all day every time.

    The process of editing the indexing (the indexer has made an error that needs to be corrected) is cumbersome and adds 1 or 2 steps to the correction process, besides making it much more difficult to monitor and keep track of what comes next.

    It is much more difficult for a high-volume user to navigate because there is so much clutter.

    When a hint comes up that a person might already be in FamilySearch (I attach a lot of records and see this a lot), because of all the clutter, it is much more difficult to determine of the hint is for a person of interest or not. My initial reaction is that the number of duplicates will multiply because the new format is so hard to work with. The process of examining a record hint to see if it is a person of interest now has more steps that before.

    Yes, we could learn to use the new format. But we seem to have taken a giant step backward. I agree that we need to go back to what we had.

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  • Chas Howell
    Chas Howell ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 1, 2022 edited November 1, 2022

    @RogerJenkins, just a suggestion, you should join the New Person Page group I cited above. It is a much more effective place to post New Person Page comments than to the General Question category where you can help improve things.

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  • RMC1008
    RMC1008 ✭✭
    November 1, 2022

    On the right hand column within a file, there is a tool section. If you select my layout settings, it lets you select single rather than double and it helps a lot.

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  • Amy Archibald
    Amy Archibald mod
    November 1, 2022

    The toggle back to the older version is now available again on the website.

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  • RMC1008
    RMC1008 ✭✭
    November 1, 2022

    Hi Amy, can't seem to locate that toggle.

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  • Chas Howell
    Chas Howell ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 1, 2022 edited November 1, 2022

    Using the website. See where it says, "Use Previous Version"

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  • RMC1008
    RMC1008 ✭✭
    November 1, 2022

    Oh sweet thanks!!

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  • Loretta Nixon1
    Loretta Nixon1 ✭
    November 4, 2022

    I agree with previous comments . If something works , as the old version did, why does it have to be changed to something more complicated.

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  • Chas Howell
    Chas Howell ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 4, 2022 edited November 4, 2022

    @Loretta Nixon1, you may be interested in joining the New Person Page Group at:

     https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/316-new-person-page

    Upcoming changes are reviewed, commented on and vetted by users during development. Suggestions can be make there. The New Person Page Group is the best place to post If you want your concerns heard.

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  • Loretta Nixon1
    Loretta Nixon1 ✭
    November 4, 2022

    I believe memories is not nearly as easy to use as before the change. It is hard to believe that those who tested these new changes gave positive feed back.

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  • Chas Howell
    Chas Howell ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 4, 2022

    Really, join the group, read the comments, help the process along. This is a great opportunity!

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