You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
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Bring back the green 'synced' checkmark in the system tray.
In my Windows system tray (next to the clock), Dropbox used to show that it was fully synced by showing a green check-mark over the Dropbox icon. This was really helpfull.
If Dropbox was offline, ...
Does the Design team roadtest design changes before implementation?
Its hard to imagine how asking anyone at all would not have flagged the sorts of points people have raised.
A usability engineer (Human Factors) would have identified this issue in a nano-second (and any access implications for visually impaired people).
A marketing professional might have foreseen the negative customer feedback (and its cost).
Having a process to consult either a Human Factors and/or Marketing professional would be of benefit I'd suggest. Like others, I've wasted a pile of time today on this and its my 1st ever post.
