I’m running Windows XP with Internet Explorer 8. I’ve had a Yahoo email account for oh, ever since I got my first PC. Lately, there’s been an “upgrade” option: I tried it once, then went back to Classic layout.
Now, however, “they” have decided that I *must* use the new layout – even though I can’t.
I’m visually impaired, and have the screen resolution set to the lowest, for the largest display;’ even so, I need around 150% zoom.
With the “smart” new layout, I can’t see who emails are from, I only get two or three letters in the subject, which is very useful. I could reduce the zoom to get more, but what’s the point of that when it’s then too small for me to read? And the “smart” new banner takes up half the screen, so I have a window about three inches square to try to read emails in two- or three-word segments.
I have another link for Yahoo mail, and I tried the one that wasn’t in Internet Options. That opened to the Classic view, but once I’d read an email and tried to answer it, it flipped back to the useless one. Reloading the same link just cuts straight to the new layout. So I suppose I’d have to restart the PC every time I’ve read or answered an email to get the Classic layout back
I tried “contact Yahoo”, for all the good that did; just got into an endless loop of “help” which didn’t live up to its name in the slightest.
Then tried Googling “make Yahoo Classic the default” – I found some articles: I don’t know what version of IE they’re using, but I didn’t recognise any of it, and certainly can’t find a “no Java” option.
Apart from the considerable practical difficulties of trying to read and write emails through a keyhole, I resent being forced to change something which, so far as I was concerned, didn’t need changing at all. I mean, what difference can it make TO THEM what system I use to read my emails? So long as I can read them?? But THEY decided that I MUST “upgrade” whether I like it or not. Not!
And to cap it all, I’m currently involved in negotiating a house move. Now I can’t email the agents (trying to write emails is just as hard as trying to read them), I can’t read any emails they might send me, and if the move comes off, I’ll need to email people to change account details ??? they *would* have to force this “upgrade” at the worst possible moment.
I wish I could post pics, I’ve taken a screenshot of how useful the new layout is(n’t).
If I can’t get Classic back, I’ll have to find another email provider. What would people advise as being simple, clear, easy to use and easy to see?
Thanks
Frances
