Thanks for all the emails and comments you’ve left about the new control panel, released in Beta a few weeks ago.  We’ve used those to help get rid of any bugs and problems. And the good news is: the updated version is  now live!

Here’s what it looks like:

You might want to know what has changed! Y’ere tis:

• CTRL key now works!
• Keyboard shortcuts function normally again
• backspace and @ symbol now work in Google Chrome
• ‘-1′ error (and ‘404′ on Macs) for large file uploads is all fixed
• In Firefox the keyboard nudge, enter, tab keys and cursor will work normally again
• ‘Delete this page’ option has been restored to the ‘Pages’ menu
• Domains module now loads in the edit environment (doesn’t go back to webeden.co.uk)
• Loading has been optimised for quicker download and more feedback
• Sidebar panels now animate to add a bit of fuhzazz!

You can navigated to the new Toolbar in the same way (’View’ -> ‘New Toolbar’), or if you’re already using it you get the updates automatically.

These are the best bits about the new Toolbar (we think)
The main reason to make these changes were to reorganise all the features into a more logical order, and to build a structure that meant it was easier to add new stuff in the future. Previously when we added new features we placed them where we could find space. Now the most important stuff is the easiest to find.

This is what we like:

• Use the full screen browser for editing - you can move edit tools outside the boundary of your site
• Zoom in/out while editing - you make your site bigger/smaller to help you ’see’ it in full glory
• Sticky edit tools - the Toolbar remains at the top and the Editor will remain on screen as you scroll up and down
• Show off-screen objects - if you drag something off your site (outside the boundary), you can choose to hide or display off screen objects while in Edit mode (new under ‘view’)
• Detailed insert menu - more objects can be added in one click, including some new HTML snippets (’Insert’ menu)
• Quick pages menu - includes quicker ways to add pages, copy pages and change page length, plus edit meta data (for search engines) more quickly (see ‘Pages’ menu)
• Links to other services - Google Analytics, Webmaster Tools, AdSense can all be viewed without leaving your site (new ‘Services’ menu)
• Copy site/transfer site feature - allows you to create copies of your site as the basis for a new site (not for backup)
• HTML widget - add any HTML snippet to your site using our HTML widget snippet (e.g. Google Gadgets, all Widgetbox widgets, all Amazon widgets and more).

That’s about it. What do you think? Leave us a comment below.