User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Global Navigation Update/@comment-769857-20141203145944

I have a few things to note:

Overall, I don't mind having a new bar. Even if the new bar contains exactly the same text as this one. Just put usability ahead of potential advertising revenue and all will be fine.
 * I would much prefer to see a way in which we could choose which version to display on our wikis – I myself would like Version 2 on mine (The Formula 1 Wiki) but we are currently stuck with Version 1.
 * Also, will Version 2 hide itself when not scrolling?
 * The colour needs to be adjustable to each wiki, or if that is not possible, at least making it semi-transparent would make it look at better. I understand that is meant to be visible, but right now it stands out TOO strongly on our grey wiki.
 * Though were you to do that, the pieces of text that say "this wikia" and "Start a wikia" really need to be stronger. In fact, that really should happen anyway.
 * Like everyone says, it is too large. I can easily handle the bottom toolbar.  I only changed to the current look because I had to know what my readers were seeing, despite that the thin width makes creating tables awkward and difficult.  But to remove the top of the page in this manner really makes reading my wiki difficult, especially as some tables are longer than the screen was already.
 * This size reduction is really needed on the editing page. I know some wikis have very little space in which to edit and this makes it worse.