Claude Desktop redesign draws flak: prompt suggestions vanish, transcript split into boxes
flutterrausch · ghdev · 2026-10-15
A Claude Desktop (Mac 2.37337.1) user filed a consolidated issue on anthropics/claude-code listing pain points in the redesigned Code mode:
- Prompt suggestions gone: the feature is enabled in settings and still documented, but suggestions no longer appear; it has regressed repeatedly before
- Boxed transcript: work is split into separate cards instead of one continuous, collapsible transcript
- Slower new-session flow: starting in a new folder requires filling the "New environment" form first
- No grouping by working directory in the sidebar; an unhidable top-right box adds clutter; context usage moved away from the composer
The author asks for a "Classic workflow" option and warns against copying Codex's design mistakes. The issue has 6 reactions; several points are reported separately by other users, marking them as regression-class complaints.
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