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Published: 2006-12-30 15:54:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 325656; 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.
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Comments: 1841
gregR In reply to ??? [2007-11-09 06:39:38 +0000 UTC]
What can I say ? It's a great great extension.
And I must say that the attitude "what can I code and share to make dA more usable for me and others..." vs "the new design is crap and admins are dumbs..." as no price. Maybe it's the most valuable part of this deviation.
Note : xpi works like a charm but GM script doesn't
Firefox 2.0.0.8 linux Ubuntu
Greasemonkey 0.7.20070607.0
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BoffinBrain In reply to gregR [2007-11-09 10:17:14 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for that.
Regarding the userscript not working, I had a look and noticed there were discrepancies between my version and the one publicly available, so I have synchronised EVERYTHING. Download it again, and you should be OK.
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ftpaddict In reply to ??? [2007-11-06 11:30:00 +0000 UTC]
Holy shit, I just noticed one of my deviations is in the preview.
Err, I'm using this; just so you know. :B
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frozenpandaman In reply to ??? [2007-11-05 00:21:58 +0000 UTC]
44,968,965 deviations. w00t!
lol
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DreamMedia-UK In reply to ??? [2007-10-31 23:05:03 +0000 UTC]
fantastic work, just installed it and had a good look around, and just come back to show my appreciation, much better than the standard joe bloggs dA very tidy, a great skin. Well done.
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BoffinBrain In reply to DreamMedia-UK [2007-11-01 00:16:50 +0000 UTC]
Hurrah, it feels good to experience a better dA than Joe Bloggs does.
Cheers for returning to comment.
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DreamMedia-UK In reply to BoffinBrain [2007-11-01 00:46:29 +0000 UTC]
your welcome mate. you did a great job
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bryceman111 In reply to ??? [2007-10-31 02:36:18 +0000 UTC]
Hey man...great extension/script, whatever you want to call it. I couldn't get it to work with Greasemonkey for some reason but the extension works like a charm. I only noticed one problem...my "no messages" link is hidden slightly by the "logout" box. Here is what it looks like: -click here- . Hopefully you can help! Keep up the great work!
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BoffinBrain In reply to bryceman111 [2007-10-31 08:02:43 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the support.
Your logout box may be covering the messages link because you have another style or script installed, that is also specifically designed to hide that 'Subscriber' link.
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bryceman111 In reply to BoffinBrain [2007-10-31 19:37:33 +0000 UTC]
Ahh...gotchya. I think I got it fixed...I just edited that part out of the "no devADS" script. Thanks!
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BoffinBrain In reply to bryceman111 [2007-10-31 21:54:47 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad it was simple to fix.
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lassipatanen In reply to ??? [2007-10-30 14:56:19 +0000 UTC]
I've been using this for a while now but I don't think I have ever said how awesome this extension is. Good job mate.
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LOVEtehPoNR In reply to ??? [2007-10-29 15:14:14 +0000 UTC]
Mmmmmm...
I will never, ever forget you.
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BoffinBrain In reply to LOVEtehPoNR [2007-10-30 06:08:07 +0000 UTC]
Thanks. And if you do, then my username is written at the top of the stylesheet.
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kuzuSkot In reply to ??? [2007-10-26 06:16:02 +0000 UTC]
this is pretty cool, i've only had it loaded for 2 days, but i figured i should take a minute to let you know what i think.
first off, it's true to it's name, it does tidy things up and lets you use a smaller window and still see everything you need... however the images/pix next to the section headers like "journal" get lost or cover on the left side... which was the only noticeable flaw/problem... it did soft crash me out of photoshop after i loaded it... which may just be my POS IntelaMacBook.
it runs well if you use foxfire, I use safari and don't really think this, in itself, is enough to get me using foxfire daily but thats nothing against this plug in. we'll see what else i can dig up and load into foxfire, see if it conflicts with anything important.
hope that helps
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BoffinBrain In reply to kuzuSkot [2007-10-28 18:38:21 +0000 UTC]
Haha... It must be your laptop. User styles can't make your computer crash.
If you can send a screenshot of the problem you see on the journal pages, that will be useful.
Also, it's Firefox, not foxfire.
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Sino In reply to ??? [2007-10-25 09:08:31 +0000 UTC]
Just installed and it looks pretty cool! Thanks!
-Sino.
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BoffinBrain In reply to Sino [2007-10-25 15:57:33 +0000 UTC]
No problem. Feedback is always welcome.
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Sino In reply to BoffinBrain [2007-10-25 17:36:57 +0000 UTC]
Featured it in my journal. It does help deviantART look a hell of a lot smoother!
-Sino.
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BoffinBrain In reply to KampfVerein [2007-10-23 02:01:24 +0000 UTC]
Glad to hear it makes things better for you.
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Dshark In reply to ??? [2007-10-22 05:55:35 +0000 UTC]
Dude, this is freakin genius. If you hadn't dropped by my page I would never have seen this! Thanx and thanx!
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BoffinBrain In reply to Dshark [2007-10-23 00:25:15 +0000 UTC]
Well, glad to help you find it!
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umei In reply to ??? [2007-10-20 10:33:16 +0000 UTC]
Hey I really love this!
Been using it with round corners , and I'm just smitten. Really makes use of my 1280x1024 resolution. :3
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BoffinBrain In reply to umei [2007-10-21 00:11:48 +0000 UTC]
The bigger the screen, the better it gets.
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Note-in-the-Water In reply to ??? [2007-10-19 19:00:29 +0000 UTC]
I love this! I just installed it and so far I love it! I think that the sidebar on the main page should be optional to be shown because I use it a lot and I find it useful
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BoffinBrain In reply to Note-in-the-Water [2007-10-19 23:14:13 +0000 UTC]
Yes, that particular feature may be used by some novices, but once you get used to using the dA menu in the top-left, which appears on every page, then you don't need it any more.
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Note-in-the-Water In reply to BoffinBrain [2007-10-20 00:11:48 +0000 UTC]
oh! I just noticed that XD And I've been on this sight since February
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Note-in-the-Water In reply to BoffinBrain [2007-10-20 01:10:19 +0000 UTC]
Eek, darn you and your vision for deviant art amazing-ness! Now all I can think about is how cool it would be for all this to happen. expecially those changed smile and sad emotes...
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BoffinBrain In reply to Note-in-the-Water [2007-10-21 21:54:40 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, and yeah, I think the same too. With both this and the literature tags getting DDs, it shows that people like the new designs, so I'm not really sure what to do next.
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Note-in-the-Water In reply to BoffinBrain [2007-10-21 22:18:32 +0000 UTC]
I've got it! Become an admin and so then you can edit all of the website stuff and everyone will be all "Thank you BoffinbraiN!" and all the people who don't like change will start conspiracy theories about you ^^
Or we could all protest and say "You. Listen to BoffinbraiN who uses odd capitilization.
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BoffinBrain In reply to Note-in-the-Water [2007-10-21 22:45:17 +0000 UTC]
People will plot conspiracy theories about all staff members regardless, so I'm up for that.
Odd capitalization is devious.
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Note-in-the-Water In reply to BoffinBrain [2007-10-21 23:29:16 +0000 UTC]
Eek... I want a new smiling emote. or at least have the keyboard shortcut not be = D because I like = D much better
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Note-in-the-Water In reply to ??? [2007-10-19 18:42:38 +0000 UTC]
I can't figure out how to download this whenever I do the downloads window pops up and when I try to open it, it can't open it... help?
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LeonaWindrider In reply to ??? [2007-10-18 04:44:25 +0000 UTC]
I am...completely shocked after restarting Firefox. It's actually better than I thought it would be -- I never realized just how much space was taken up before this. It's so pretty....*gazes wistfully at the comment boxes all in neat arrangement*
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BoffinBrain In reply to LeonaWindrider [2007-10-19 00:21:11 +0000 UTC]
I always think the same whenever I turn it on and off. Thanks for commenting.
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burroughs688 In reply to ??? [2007-10-16 10:10:38 +0000 UTC]
i love this. im sick of all the crap everywhere
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BoffinBrain In reply to burroughs688 [2007-10-16 12:29:01 +0000 UTC]
Indeed. What annoys you the most about the standard dA layout?
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burroughs688 In reply to BoffinBrain [2007-10-16 22:20:02 +0000 UTC]
the side thing on the home page, mainly
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BoffinBrain In reply to burroughs688 [2007-10-16 23:42:20 +0000 UTC]
Yeah. Lots of useless stuff there. And on the right-hand menu on your userpage.
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gnulinuxman In reply to ??? [2007-10-16 06:03:38 +0000 UTC]
The latest version gives me a new look to the mood button's scrollbar problems in Konqueror: [link]
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BoffinBrain In reply to gnulinuxman [2007-10-16 22:25:56 +0000 UTC]
Same in O. I'll keep trying, but I can't spend ages on it, as I'll lose all my sleep.
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