I appreciate Assistant's superior performance compared to other LLM services, but I also believe there's room for improvement in the UI/UX department to make it feel more engaging and polished.
Specific UI elements that could use attention:
- The current grey color palette feels somewhat monotonous
- Text streaming could benefit from smooth fade-in animations (similar to ChatGPT/Deepseek)
- The edit prompt button's vertical centering makes it hard to locate in longer conversations
- Inconsistent horizontal padding on the web access toggle
- The preserve thread icon's design is a bit bizarre and unintuitive
Some recent improvements I've noticed and appreciate:
- Moving custom assistants to the top for less clutter when typing your question
- The spinning fetch animation while the LLM streams aligns well with Kagi's identity
While custom CSS is an option, I believe having built-in UI enhancements would benefit all users and maintain consistency. Some suggestions:
- Subtle UI animations for state changes
- A more dynamic color palette while maintaining professionalism (maybe elegant use of gradients)
- Smoother text generation animations
- More consistent padding and alignment across UI elements
These aesthetic improvements, while not directly impacting functionality, could significantly enhance the overall user experience and make Assistant feel more modern and engaging to use.
