Less wasted space
Steve Dittmar
I'd like to see a much more "data dense" presentation of the channels and conversations and really everything on the screen. There is far more whitespace than is needed, in my opinion, around everything. For instance, the gaps are massive between each channel in channel list as well as between the app sections in the list on the left and the "gutters" on either side of the chat/discussion within the center content panel of the channels. Compared to Slack, I can see far less on a single screen. This makes it more cumbersome to find things, notice when a channel has new posts, etc.
If not for everyone, then perhaps "modes" where a compact mode is an option like Outlook has.
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Lesly Garreau
Honestly, my biggest problem with HeartBeat... The design really starts to feel unfinished or at least not to the level of the competition, like people quote: Circle. And this has been one of the most voted feedback and not even on the roadmap kinda sucks...
Florence Wlodarski
On desktop version of the app -- Too much wasted space to the left and right of the center content tiles require too much scrolling to read. My members are complaining, and there's plenty of dead space / real estate to expand the center content tiles horizontally.
Natascha Buck
Agree. The UI with courses with the video module it creates a second "box" when additional text is entered - confusing. If this part is short and there are many modules/lessons, the index takes the entire length of the page.
Alex Bos
Yes! This
Tracy Gustilo
Compared with Circle (I'm a member of several communities on there), the layout and use of space on Heartbeat is becoming one of the most noticeable and objectionable differences. Time to work on the aesthetics a bit! Circle communities feel over-designed and rather intimidating and even "dead" to me. I choose Heartbeat because it's lively and friendly. Please keep that vibe. And yet, visuals and efficient use of screen real estate matters a lot to functionality.
Tri Ryuzaki
Agree, the current layout is not good, please look at Skool app for references, much better and intuitive
Natascha Buck
Tri Ryuzaki the exact reason I didn't like Skool :) - imo UI looks cheap
Daniel San
Yes please!
It needs to be as slick to use as WhatsApp is today. There is a reason why all those annoying groups exist there.
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Eduardo Sans
So many issues regarding user experience, readibility, privacy... :S One of the top requests and its almost 2 years old! Come on guys, adding a "hide" option for columns and correcting this massive white space could be done in one/two days top.
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Roanne
Merged in a post:
The ability to hide or remove sidebars
Shauna Renee
I feel like these take up quite a bit of space. It would be nice to have the ability to hide them or remove them altogether.
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Roanne
Merged in a post:
Customization
Kevn Elib
Option to customize column layout/ width from box (compact) to wide
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