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Published: 2006-12-30 15:54:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 325649; Favourites: 991; Downloads: 4060
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Description
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DeviantTidy is currently not Eclipse-ready.
At this time, I'm not sure when or if I'll update it.
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Download the Greasemonkey Script from Greasy Fork
View the project on GitHub
What's New
version 4.7.9 (2017-08-13)
For full details on what has changed, see the Full Version History .
About DeviantTidy
DeviantTidy is a set of styles and scripts to improve the layout and usability of deviantART.
Ever since dAv5, many users have been unhappy with various aspects of dA's layout and design. Some decisions on font size, margins and spacing had clearly been neglected.
And so DeviantTidy was written, to claim back much of that wasted space! Inspired by some of janvanlysebettens 's CSS mods for Firefox, DeviantTidy was a very lightweight modification to fix comment boxes and various other assets on dA pages, to make things clearer and more streamlined. Since then, it's expanded to cover lots of other annoyances, big and small, to improve the look and usability of the site, and with a JavaScript interface, it's fully customizable too.
Features
- More efficient Comment Boxes: DeviantTidy reduces the minimum height and margins on comment boxes, and further reduces the size of signatures, so you can see more comments at once. You can also add scrollbars to really long comments.
- Hide and collapse elements: Hide social sharing buttons, 'More Like This' mini-galleries and other bloat from deviantART pages so you can focus on your task.
- Indent guides: A problem that has been around as long as nested comments is the difficulty you face in working out who replied to who in long and complex discussions. With DeviantTidy, just point at a comment to see guide-lines in the left margin, showing you the exact nest level the comment is on.
- Cleaner Forum threads: Thread listings are now easier to browse, with all unnecessary icons removed, and shorter table rows (one line high instead of two, doubling the number of threads you can see per screen).
- Floating comment box: If you want to be able to type your comment on a deviation or journal while looking at the original, without having to constantly scroll up and down the page, this feature allows you to make the reply box float above the page content, following you wherever you scroll. Press ALT+SHIFT+C to activate it.
- Hide thumbnails in deviation sidebar: Reduce distractions by hiding 'more from this artist' and 'more like this' mini thumbnails when viewing art.
- Hide the orange Upgrade to CORE ad in the page header (turned off by default).
- ...and many more!
Installation
In order to use Greasemonkey scripts, you need to install Greasemonkey for Mozilla Firefox, or Tampermonkey for Google Chrome.
FAQ
How can I check that DeviantTidy is working?
When you first install DeviantTidy (or the script component), a dialog will appear when you visit any DA page to let you know that it was successfully installed. You should also see a 'DeviantTidy Options' link under the user menu on the header navigation when you are logged in.
Can I use DeviantTidy with [insert your favourite skin or script here]?
DeviantTidy can be used safely in combination with other custom deviant skins and scripts because it does the very minimum amount of changes required to get the desired effect. In the rare event of clashes in styles or broken functionality, tell me about the issue, and include info about the other mods you are using.
Related content
Comments: 1841
BoffinBrain In reply to ??? [2008-02-05 11:39:29 +0000 UTC]
When you click the 'Download the add-on for Firefox' link, you should get the file. Or, if you get a warning from Firefox, try saving the link directly.
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MissingHorcrux In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-02-05 16:57:15 +0000 UTC]
Right, that's what I'm saying. When I go to your deviantTIDY page on dA, I try and just click on the link and it gives me the popup:
www.doc.ic.ac.uk uses an invalid security certificate.
The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown.
(Error code: sec_error_unknown_issuer)
... and when I try to save the link directly to my computer, it gives me the popup:
C:\Documents and Settings\Kelly\My Documents\deviantTIDY.xpi could not be saved, because the source file could not be read.
Try again later, or contact the server administrator. /
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BoffinBrain In reply to MissingHorcrux [2008-02-05 17:30:33 +0000 UTC]
Are you not able to proceed, regardless of the bad security certificate? i.e. 'accept the certificate for this session only'
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MissingHorcrux In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-02-05 17:48:18 +0000 UTC]
It doesn't give me an option to override, no.
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BoffinBrain In reply to MissingHorcrux [2008-02-05 20:43:56 +0000 UTC]
OK...
What the hell have Firefox done...
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MissingHorcrux In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-02-05 20:50:22 +0000 UTC]
Just a clarifying group of screencaps, in case it'll help: [link]
And lol, I have no idea. It's nice to know Firefox is getting more secure, but seriously. XD;
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BoffinBrain In reply to MissingHorcrux [2008-02-05 22:06:07 +0000 UTC]
Sadly, I don't have any other place where I can host secure files for the moment. I'll have to ask around. But really, my department should update their certificate.
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MissingHorcrux In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-02-05 22:52:46 +0000 UTC]
Couldn't you make it available to download via deviantART? I noticed the Download option is disabled on the deviantTIDY page...
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BoffinBrain In reply to MissingHorcrux [2008-02-05 22:57:52 +0000 UTC]
That wouldn't help the secure updates, though. And anyway, deviantART is now being stupid with filetypes. When I uploaded an XPI file, it changed the extension to .zip, and it changed .css into a literature deviation!
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MissingHorcrux In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-02-05 23:18:28 +0000 UTC]
Well, that's weird.
You know, I'm starting to wonder whether it's a problem with Greasemonkey... Because really, when I click on "Download extension for Firefox" link, it's loading your .xpi with Greasemonkey - not Firefox, right? Maybe I should take it up with the Greasemonkey crew.
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BoffinBrain In reply to MissingHorcrux [2008-02-06 08:53:26 +0000 UTC]
It is? Well yeah, try disabling it.
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MissingHorcrux In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-02-06 16:19:04 +0000 UTC]
Meh. I disabled Greasemonkey, and I'm still getting the same errors.
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BoffinBrain In reply to MissingHorcrux [2008-02-06 16:27:10 +0000 UTC]
I'll have to talk to $dancewiththesky about it - he knows a good amount about Firefox add-ons, as he made it in the first place.
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MissingHorcrux In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-02-06 16:31:25 +0000 UTC]
Okay! I hope you guys figure something out! I miss deviantTIDY something fierce. DX
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BoffinBrain In reply to MissingHorcrux [2008-02-06 19:22:54 +0000 UTC]
If Greasemonkey already works for FF3 then you can download the GM component of deviantTIDY separately. From your screenshot, it looks like Stylish isn't updated yet, which is a shame, since it's the CSS that does all the good stuff.
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MissingHorcrux In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-02-07 00:43:08 +0000 UTC]
Ah! WOO. At least the signatures look a little less ugly. But you're right - since the CSS can't be installed (and I tried - it doesn't like me ) then the comment boxes are still honkin' huge, and the activity/pageviews/etc bit on my front page isn't tidy, yet.
Ah well. Stylish's been updated to incorporate the alpha version of FF3, so maybe they'll make another update. We'll see.
In the meantime, if you guys come up with anything, please let me know!
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BoffinBrain In reply to MissingHorcrux [2008-02-08 12:41:14 +0000 UTC]
Have you tried downloading the Stylish XPI and hacking the maxversion to see if it works?
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MissingHorcrux In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-02-08 22:33:30 +0000 UTC]
Uh, how would I do that?
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BoffinBrain In reply to MissingHorcrux [2008-02-10 14:49:42 +0000 UTC]
I've had to tell a few people about how to do this over time, so I'll make a journal entry about it.
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BoffinBrain In reply to MissingHorcrux [2008-02-12 18:26:28 +0000 UTC]
Alrighty; the journal is published. Let me know how things go!
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MissingHorcrux In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-02-12 23:14:03 +0000 UTC]
YES! YES!
why was my life so dependent on that.
THANK YOU! It works, now! Yay!
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forgetclosure In reply to ??? [2008-01-25 19:32:51 +0000 UTC]
WOW i just installed it and this is ten times nicer than regular deviantART
GOOD JOB
You deserve some MAJOR kudos
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forgetclosure In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-01-25 22:30:51 +0000 UTC]
no problem
this truly is very useful i love it
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k1k0r0 In reply to ??? [2008-01-07 00:40:47 +0000 UTC]
Thanks to your visit I stumbled upon your awesome extension, I downloaded it immediately and I must say that the changes are subtle and very nice! If dA was a damp little room I'd say this let's in the air! They should pay you
Thanks.
regards, Cat.
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BoffinBrain In reply to k1k0r0 [2008-01-07 12:27:44 +0000 UTC]
Mmm... Buy new deviantTIDY Air Freshener. Cheers!
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Jayau In reply to ??? [2008-01-01 08:40:08 +0000 UTC]
Despite having used this since near enough the beginning of last year, I've only just realised I've forgotten to favorite it. Silly me
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BackFlash69 In reply to ??? [2007-12-27 09:16:05 +0000 UTC]
Wow I had no idea you could do all that with CSS. Good work.
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BoffinBrain In reply to BackFlash69 [2007-12-28 01:46:43 +0000 UTC]
Neither did I, a year ago, but it's a lot more powerful than I thought!
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acydjay In reply to ??? [2007-12-27 05:28:37 +0000 UTC]
I love this. Great, and very convenient. I'm glad to see you made it so that the message centre link shows the contents again.
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Solitude12 In reply to ??? [2007-12-27 03:36:57 +0000 UTC]
Recomendation: Couldja make it so on the Deviation Submission page, the #scroller has overflow:auto. Sometimes I submit many files at once, and so the scroller actually needs to scroll. But instead it doesnt, and the extra deviations are basically hidden from view.
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Solitude12 In reply to Solitude12 [2007-12-27 03:37:16 +0000 UTC]
Yes I spelled recommendation wrong
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hiwitori In reply to ??? [2007-12-26 08:05:24 +0000 UTC]
Hey, bud. Great addon. I miss it when I'm at work (not allowed to install anything there >_<.
I've just updated firefox to the new beta and tried to install your script, but it won't work. An error message comes up saying that it cannot be installed because it does not provide secure updates.
Is this going to be developed for the firefox beta, or are you going to wait for the proper release?
Thanks and Happy Holidays.
Does not provide secure updates.
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BoffinBrain In reply to hiwitori [2008-01-02 20:18:27 +0000 UTC]
If the new FF3 requires secure connections for extension updates, then that shouldn't be a problem.
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hiwitori In reply to BoffinBrain [2008-01-06 18:25:33 +0000 UTC]
Fantastic. Thanks for the reply. (:
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Solitude12 In reply to ??? [2007-12-25 22:48:47 +0000 UTC]
Bug :\
When you write in journal entries and such, they fade out, prob because signatures are made small, and are faded out and such. Couldja fix it?
[link] see? (I'm not advertising the content of the journal, but the bug found in it)
But the bug makes journals look cool!
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