Flickr is testing around a new user interface for user’s photo pages.

I am pretty happy with the changes except for one major issue.

Simple tasks now require multiple clicks. Like accessing the different sized versions of a photo. Takes too much effort now.

Flickr developers have been told exactly the same by the beta testers and they admit it. They say:

The downside is that, compared to the old design, many of these actions require an additional click – we have heard you loud and clear on that issue. We are happy, however, with how people are using the Actions menu so far (based on anonymous statistics) and we think usage will continue to grow as we get used to the change.

But looks like they are not going to change it. They are ignoring a very simple thing. When you can avoid multiple clicks for simple tasks, you avoid them. You do not wait for your users to get used to the more complicated method just because you think it is the superior way.

This is actually turning into a very frustrating update for me as a Pro user. Of course, I am still waiting to find a good alternative so that I can move out. Airtel Broadband is one of the reasons I cannot because of their new mantra related to fair usage policies. It would take me months to get all my data off Flickr so that I can migrate to another service.