Edit: Bug is Chrome related. Use Internet Explorer as a Workaround
Not sure when this started, but it seems that when trying to organize the photos in an album from the Share dialogue, or even just within the album itself, the images are no longer visible – the look like these boxes.
Impossible to see your images to 'organize' them.
Please fix!
(If you want to report feedback on an issue, hit Shift and @ sign and then the report feedback dialogue will come up.)
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+Brian White thank you for an interesting and complete reply.
I like your explanation of basic and social use. Perhaps one day there could be such an option to select the form of usage? I'd gladly pay for basic or professional use.
I work in AT, thus my main concerns are usability and accessibility. I do understand the challenges to mix IT and social use with other issues. Will be watching.
+Brian White Beautifully said 🙂
+BJ Bolender, you said, "It is annoying that Google+ made these changes on purpose. Another development issue to drive more traffic to Google products." And then you claim, "I was not saying there are purposeful breaks"?
Google strives to make great products. That does involve a certain amount of integration. Features, even YouTube comment changes, are done because the people doing them are honestly trying to improve things for the majority of users. Not everybody agrees and there is always room for improvement. Yes, we show ads to cover the "free" services, but we do try to make them unobtrusive and useful. Photo editing, as I recall, depends on NaCl which, sadly, only Chrome supports.
G+ signin is because there are two levels of Google account: basic & social. In my personal opinion, it probably would have been easier to have only one level but that would have violated previous expectations. The "+" in "Google+" just means "more". plus.google.com is actually part of the "+" but people often see it the other way around.
As for accessibility, the same-named team at Google does a huge amount of work on that front but the vast majority of it goes unnoticed because it just works (color schemes for eyesight, screen-reader compatibility, etc.). It's a very tough problem but gets a lot of attention internally. "Universally accessible" is part of Google's core mission.
+Ellie Kennard Well said, that is all I was getting to BJ too
Just because Google responded to this – does not mean it is a "Platform" now, to air the dirty laundry list of everything you want fixed
They are on this, leave it at this
Yes, still there, but I am working with it until it is fixed. At least they respond. There are networks where you can't even contact the staff on a personal level. +Gord Birch – and +BJ Bolender – one bug at a time. I am just a user who reported a bug. I don't think that Google staff follow my posts, so this is probably not the best place to air your concerns and they are unlikely to be read by those who can address them.
+Ellie Kennard FYI – I saw a new version come through but this issue is still prevalent, so they must still be working it
Great to hear!
+BJ Bolender Yes, I would prefer you not mention concerns, did you see the plus I got? you complained, I did not call you a wingnut, haha, but your response to me, might help seal that deal
Peace
+Gord Birch furor? Really? From stating any concerns I have about the trend of services and features of Google+ you have deduced that I am some kind of wingnut? Srsly?
BTW, for the record, I would be very glad to be a paid subscriber to Google services should any opportunity for customized user experience be made available. Perhaps I should have added a few more concerns to my list as posted, just in case there are Google staff listening in. Accessibility for those who have disabilities and need to use AT with the Google services. Gotten so much more difficult to use in the last two years.
Bashing Google? C'mon. Stating my user experience, well you apparently prefer that I not even mention any concerns?
From a nice mention of a bug, to bashing Google? +BJ Bolender please, come on
This is a great place, I don't share your furor
Brian, I was not saying there are purposeful breaks. I am stating that there is a steady march by Google to keep users inside Google products. There are reasons the Reader, iGoogle and other products were eliminated. The ads in gmail are annoying because you can't even click them off. The search has been returning primarily shopping, ads, and posts from inside Google+. The youtube comment sharing with Google+ means I no longer comment in youtube lest my profile in Google+ is breached for my privacy. There is a reason that Chrome is the only browser to allow you to edit photos inside Google+. There is a reason Google has gone to the "convenient" "one-click" for "all of Google".
The more the restrictions, no matter how wonderful the Google experience is purported to be, there is less freedom in many ways. Now, when I use any google product, I am far more thoughtful about what I am doing. I won't deny I am a big user of Google products, but I am a less-frequent user over the last few years.
But, all this said, I do appreciate your comments.
+BJ Bolender, nobody here at Google would ever purposely break something on a competing product. Such an activity would be viewed so negatively it would likely get you stoned (the old-fashioned meaning). If a bug does slip by that affects only FireFox then it's something not in the automated tests. Chrome is tested more thoroughly than other browsers only because that's what most people here use for their day-to-day work and so benefits from more non-automated-test-case exposure.
Hurting competing products and/or "slinging mud" is something other companies engage in but at Google we prefer to just make, and keep, our products better than the competition. 🙂
+Gord Birch is right, of course. You guys are terrific to have responded to this so quickly. Thank you all +Chandrashekar Raghavan and the others.
thanks +Gord Birch ! I think we have identified the issue; we're working to fix it.
+Chandrashekar Raghavan I should tell you this
I have had this issue, quite some time now, but in Beta I don't report
It only recently has come into the regular stream, that could even help more in 'debugging'
+Chandrashekar Raghavan 😀 This I knew would happen 🙂 you all are the best! Happens on beta and normal
thanks for the report – we're looking into this.
Thank you for the heads up +Ellie Kennard!
I'll share this.
Bug is browser related. Using Internet Explorer it works pretty much as expected. Chrome has it and it appears FF has had it for a while.
+Shimrit Ben-Yair – is there someone else who should know this latest finding?
You are referring to reorganizing the photos within an album, I assume, +Mike Carraher – and from the "Share' album dialogue then Organize?
I'm sure your feedback will be helpful if so. Thanks.
In the FWIW department … I just reorganized a folder without any problems. I'm using IE 11 and Windows 7. Don't know if that helps or hurts …
You're right, +Christi Nielsen – technically it is organizing photos within an album. I will amend the post.
Well, since I spoke up from my own experience, I surely was not trying to say that this is not a problem. Just gave the tip that worked for me. And I do have the latest FF and latest Chrome. So I still think it is not hitting everyone. Best wishes to you all!
+BJ Bolender You use FF, very likely you use an old version of Chrome
Regardless, others have it, so it exists, eh?
Perhaps one of the infamous "roll out" issues with changes in Google+ coding? Funny I had no problems at all. I'd be surprised if I was the only one not have problems with this. I usually find these issues often and then have to start searching with a hashtag on a term before I can find anyone else having a similar problem. Enough folks report and use good hashtag labels and I bet there will be a resolution quicker.
I'm having the same issue. Although technically I wasn't organizing albums, I was organizing photos within an album. But yeah, same issue. I'm using Chrome on a mac.
A friend of mine in a different part of the country (also using Chrome) asked me what was going on. She was having this issue. I tried it out and found the same.
+BJ Bolender
If I create an Album in Chrome – it is there
If I share (but want to edit) an album in Chrome, it is there
No matter what, if I go to that screen in Chrome it is there
Not affecting everyone, then. In FF this morning, I got what is shown. I switched to Chrome right afterwards and had no issues and I did the sharing and organizing just this morning a few hours ago.
Hmmm +Gord Birch – I am now wondering if perhaps the issue is related to an update with Chrome that you were having in the Beta?
+Jon Emerson NOT a FF bug
I think a lot of people don't share albums and so this might have gone unnoticed. I have only had it happen starting today. An album I shared the other day did not have this issue. +Gord Birch
If you want to report feedback on an issue, hit Shift and @ sign and then the report feedback dialogue will come up.
+Ezequiel Cura Can you file a bug for this? +BJ Bolender I assure you it'd not deliberate. We just use Chrome here at work so we don't catch Firefox bugs as quickly.
Thank you for reporting this, it is AWFUL, happening for me for a VERY Long time, and I thought it might be cause i had 'beta' – now it turns out it is not, THANK YOU
Got it in Chrome myself +BJ Bolender – don't use Firefox
No WRONG, I get this in CHROME
This happens when you are using FF instead of Chrome to add photos or organize. Switch your browser and it will work fine. It is annoying that Google+ made these changes on purpose. Another development issue to drive more traffic to Google products.
I have also submitted feedback. Thank you +Shimrit Ben-Yair
Thanks for reporting. +Sophi Newman +Chandrashekar Raghavan