Forum Re-style for Firefox/Chrome (Formerly the malarky thread)

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Mike D88
Mike D88 Tampa Posts: 765
edited April 2014 in The Porch
UPDATE 4/29: With recent updates to the board resolving some complaints, I'm no longer recommending anyone use these scripts. If you do use them, the board will not render correctly.

While 10C works on getting the new forums configured, here's an alternative to the current design that should improve the experience. This only works on Chrome and Firefox.

I don't guarantee this will solve all your problems (or that it won't create new ones), but I hope it helps.

FIREFOX INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Install GreaseMonkey if you don't have it yet. This extension allows you to run custom scripts that change the appearance and behavior of websites in your browser.
2) Install using one of the links below.

CHROME INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Install using one of the links below.

All these scripts do is modify the appearance of the forum. They do not affect the data stored on your computer or on 10C's servers.
Explanation for the technically inclined: This user script uses JavaScript functions to insert overriding CSS into the page head and to insert objects into the page body (The participated discussions link and the status icons). The source is available for review.

Keep in mind that when/if the 10C updates the forum, you'll want to uninstall this script.

I'm open to feedback.

Legacy Style

This is meant to closely resemble the previous forum.
INSTALL HERE
Screenshots:
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Previous Versions

Expanded (White)
INSTALL HERE
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Expanded (Black)
INSTALL HERE
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  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 15,950
    That's pretty cool - nice job! I would love it if they changed the forum to look exactly like your version.
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  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    Wow. nice job. it works great
  • JKestle
    JKestle Posts: 65
    Works great! thank-you!

    Two suggestions:

    - can you change the light blue lettering to a darker blue like google uses on search results?
    - it would be helpful to make the forum titles ("The Porch", "Given to Fly (live)" etc..) a different color to help separate the categories.

    Not sure if this is possible, but it would solve this whole forum design problem as far as I'm concerned.

    Again, great work :)
  • ckravitz
    ckravitz NJ Posts: 1,668
    Wow, this works unbelievably well. Hopefully you arent emptying my bank account and applying for credit cards using my SSN! Haha.

    Actually, I read the script and can say with certainty that it is 100% safe as it is literally just using html embedded in a js function.
  • ckravitz
    ckravitz NJ Posts: 1,668
    P.S. It took me all of four mouse clicks to get GreaseMonkey installed and this script activated. It is literally more keystrokes to log in than it is to install this.
  • Mike D88
    Mike D88 Tampa Posts: 765
    JKestle said:

    Works great! thank-you!

    Two suggestions:

    - can you change the light blue lettering to a darker blue like google uses on search results?
    - it would be helpful to make the forum titles ("The Porch", "Given to Fly (live)" etc..) a different color to help separate the categories.

    Not sure if this is possible, but it would solve this whole forum design problem as far as I'm concerned.

    Again, great work :)

    Added these changes. Also fixed some stuff in profiles, messages and preferences that I broke.
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    Audioslave 2005 MSG
  • Longueuil
    Longueuil Posts: 2,224
    edited January 2014
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    Thank you Mike!!! You're the man

    OMG! I CAN EDIT. YEAH!
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  • ckravitz
    ckravitz NJ Posts: 1,668
    Yes, thank you (I forgot that before! )
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,218
    No more "Popular Tags" & "Who's Online" icons clogging up the left side of my wall.

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  • Christel
    Christel Posts: 50
    This is brilliant. Thank you very much!!
  • BeerBaron
    BeerBaron Toronto-ish Posts: 4,100
    THANK YOU!!!!!
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  • arq
    arq Posts: 8,101
    It looks like more modern version of the old one! very very very nice job!
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  • JKestle
    JKestle Posts: 65
    Perfect! You're a gentleman and a scholar.
  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,441
    edited January 2014
    Thank you! That works fantastically :D
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  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,441
    Only one thng ... The "participated" button is not there anymore, also not on my profile. How can I keep track on where I posted?
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


  • nothinasitseems
    nothinasitseems New Jersey Posts: 1,516
    Looks great!
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  • emjot
    emjot Posts: 2,722
    Oh my god, this is fantastic, I will actually start to use Firefox again, just so I can read and post on the forum. My eyes are grateful! Thank you so much!
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  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,441
    Another thing ... When you are in the categories section, the numbers on the bottom right to mark what site you are on at the moment, are always the same colour. I always forget what site I was on image Is it possible to have the numbers in different colours? If not, that is fine too. Thanks so much!
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


  • JKestle
    JKestle Posts: 65
    The grey boxes differentiating the categories on the home page is a nice touch
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,489
    This is MUCH better! Thanks!
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