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Better Gmail 2 Summarises Unread Messages By Sender

7:00AM Adam Pash | The latest version of the Better Gmail 2 Firefox add-on boasts a useful new feature: a summary panel of unread email grouped by sender, as shown in the screenshot above. More »

Better Gmail 2 Updated For Gmail’s Label Enhancements

7:30AM Gina Trapani | Firefox only: Google’s recent improvements to Gmail’s labels broke one of Better Gmail 2’s most-loved features: Folders4Gmail. Folders4Gmail displays labels with slashes in them as subfolders of a parent label, and I must say, I’ve missed it a whole lot this week. More »

Better Gmail For Google Chrome

5:00PM Lifehacker US Edition | Windows only: Better Gmail for Google Chrome is a compilation of user scripts designed to enhance your Gmail experience—and to make it easy, we’ve tested and bundled them together in one easy download. More »

Better Gmail 2 Fixes Now Available

4:30AM Gina Trapani | Google rolled out some changes to the HTML that runs Gmail in the last few days that rendered several of Better Gmail 2’s features completely busted. (Yes, that’s the technical term). So I just posted a quick fix-it version 0.7.3.1, which includes changes from the very speedy and helpful Arend von Reinersdorff. (Arend is responsible for Better Gmail 2’s most popular features, Folders4Gmail and Hide Spam Count, and I know-because users flip out the moment they stop working. Thanks, Arend.) Sadly I had to remove several scripts which have not yet been updated to work with Gmail’s new markup, namely Add Row Highlights, Hide Chat, and Hide Invites Box. If you’re a CSS jockey willing to take a look at getting those styles working again, many people would be very grateful. Post a comment if you do. In the meantime, download the new fix-it version 0.7.3.1 from Better Gmail 2’s homepage or just by using the “Find Updates” button on Firefox’s Add-on manager. Thanks for your patience with the broken features the last couple of days. Better Gmail 2 Fixes Now Available [Smarterware] More »

Better Gmail 2 Gets Unread Message Favicon (And Cleaned Up)

9:00AM Adam Pash | I’ve an update to the Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension, adding a few new features and cleaning out the Better Gmail 2 features that have been incorporated into Gmail Labs. More »

Redesigned Skin Graduates From Better Gmail 2 Extension

8:30PM Gina Trapani | Hey, Gmail Redesigned fans! Your favourite skin is no longer included in the latest version of the Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension—to get it, download and install the official Google Redesigned extension instead. It makes more sense to get the goods straight from the horse’s mouth. Special thanks to Redesigned makers Globex Designs for their generosity for letting us keep the style in our extension for this long. Better Gmail users, a new version is now available with updates and fixes and Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 compatibility. Download the latest version of Better Gmail 2 now. More »

Better Gmail Updates, Gets Calendar And Reader Integration

9:15AM Gina Trapani | All platforms with Firefox: Just uploaded a freshly-baked new version of the Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension, which includes several fixes and new user scripts. First, if you Redesigned skin lovers were bogged down by slowness, that’s been fixed. If the Gmail Labs’ Agenda gadget just isn’t enough for your calendar-in-Gmail needs, now you’ll find Michael Balazs’ excellent collapsible Calendar and Reader user script in the extension, as well as the Show Editable Subject script I whipped up last month. Hit the changelog at the extension homepage for a full rundown of what got fixed and updated, and download the new version there. (Note: I’ve submitted the new version to Mozilla Add-ons and await approval now.) Also: Better Gmail 2 turned one year old earlier this month! Thanks for all your support and help making the extension one of Mozilla’s official Recommended Add-ons with over half a million daily users from Mozilla Add-ons alone, but special thanks to the user script developers whose hard work amazes me more with every version. Better Gmail 2 Firefox Extension for New Gmail More »

Better Gmail 2 Gets Agenda Script, Redesigned Update

3:04PM Gina Trapani | Just published an update to the Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension, which adds the excellent GmailAgenda user script (in the General options tab) and updates the Gmail Redesigned style. Download the latest version 0.6.1 here. More »

Better Gmail 2 Updated–Now with Fewer Bugs!

9:00PM Gina Trapani | All platforms with Firefox: Just posted an update to the Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension which upgrades the gorgeous Redesigned skin to its latest version and the Filter Assistant. The add-on’s now meaner and leaner, with a whole new streamlined code base, and no more scripts you don’t need slowing down your Gmail. (For example, the HTML Signatures script—which has grown up into its very own extension, is no longer in Better Gmail, as is the Force Encrypted Connection script which Google’s built into Gmail natively.) Go download version version 0.5.3.2 (yes, we’re getting creative with version numbers here) at the extension’s homepage. Now available on Mozilla Add-ons! Better Gmail 2 Firefox Extension for New Gmail More »