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Published: 2006-12-30 15:54:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 325621; Favourites: 991; Downloads: 4060
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Description


DeviantTidy is currently not Eclipse-ready.

At this time, I'm not sure when or if I'll update it.








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

BoffinBrain In reply to ??? [2009-07-10 22:03:52 +0000 UTC]

What are you trying to show here? You obviously know you have to scroll to see the footer. Look at the deviation to see a screenshot of the footer link.

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Ljserpent In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-07-10 22:17:19 +0000 UTC]

OH, I'm so sorry, I didn't know what you meant by footer ^^'
My mistake, problem solved.

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BoffinBrain In reply to Ljserpent [2009-07-10 23:05:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh dear... Well, at least you know the difference between header and footer now! And enjoy!

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Ljserpent In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-07-11 11:39:22 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, thanks

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DEVILgreen In reply to ??? [2009-06-17 04:51:18 +0000 UTC]

gr8 work.... works really well... saves a lot of space

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dbestarchitect In reply to ??? [2009-06-16 16:24:40 +0000 UTC]

Check this idea out, as a possible upgrade for devianTIDY: [link]

Sounds like a good plan to me.

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Richarmeleon In reply to ??? [2009-06-11 22:50:45 +0000 UTC]

Yes, me again. While the floating comment box is nice, I still have to scroll down below the artist comments and critiques to get to the comment link. Any way we could float the link unobtrusively in the corner?

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BoffinBrain In reply to Richarmeleon [2009-09-12 05:15:48 +0000 UTC]

I gave that some thought, and actually, it's probably best to keep it where it is. Users should, at the very least before leaving a comment, look at the entire deviation and read the description, and once you've done both of those, you've already scrolled far enough to click the link!

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Richarmeleon In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-09-13 03:16:49 +0000 UTC]

That does make sense. To be honest, it's been so long I've forgotten why I wanted it floating.

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Bigpaw In reply to ??? [2009-06-08 13:35:41 +0000 UTC]

This sounds really cool! I'll have to download it when I get home

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Richarmeleon In reply to ??? [2009-06-07 17:25:44 +0000 UTC]

I am loving that floating comment box.

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BoffinBrain In reply to Richarmeleon [2009-06-07 18:33:11 +0000 UTC]

Good to hear you're finding it useful! I certainly am. It's much easier than the old version.

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Richarmeleon In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-06-08 02:53:20 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. What made you think about floating it?

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BoffinBrain In reply to Richarmeleon [2009-06-08 10:00:23 +0000 UTC]

Just a bit of luck, I guess. I was looking for a place to move the comment box and found that there wasn't really a good place to put it where it could always be in view. And 'always being in view' is synonymous with ' position:fixed ' in CSS so I gave it a try. It's definitely something that should be considered for official release.

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Richarmeleon In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-06-08 16:08:26 +0000 UTC]

Like that'll happen. If they made dA more convenient, we'd have no ads and everyone would be required to buy a subscription. I've got some custom ad filters and Greasemonkey scripts running to deal with ads at least.

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rocqua In reply to ??? [2009-06-05 22:06:26 +0000 UTC]

i am having some problems uninstalling. i first deleted teh entire folder in the extensions folder, and now it keeps telling me to instal stylish.

i installed the firefox extension version.

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BoffinBrain In reply to rocqua [2009-06-07 00:31:28 +0000 UTC]

If you have actually gone into your Firefox profile directory and manually deleted stuff, I can't say what will have happened. Just try to uninstall it in the usual way from the Addons window. You shouldn't need to install Stylish to make it work. If you've broken your Firefox profile, Try backing up your bookmarks and make a fresh one (I can give instructions if you want).

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rocqua In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-06-07 09:45:49 +0000 UTC]

i already fixed it, can't remeber how, but i believe i restored the folder, uninstalled manualy, and then installed the stylesheet which i forgot before (didn't see the + )

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BoffinBrain In reply to rocqua [2009-06-07 16:59:36 +0000 UTC]

Alright... Good to hear that's sorted.

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rocqua In reply to rocqua [2009-06-05 22:11:43 +0000 UTC]

never mind, i fixed it.

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anonymous-bot In reply to ??? [2009-06-04 23:56:02 +0000 UTC]

It feels ackward using deviantTIDY after the long absence, but thanks so much for the update.

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BoffinBrain In reply to anonymous-bot [2009-06-05 02:49:20 +0000 UTC]

Hopefully it's worth getting used to, though!

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dbestarchitect In reply to ??? [2009-05-28 18:22:33 +0000 UTC]

Nice, very smooth.

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taisetdanse In reply to ??? [2009-05-27 10:25:21 +0000 UTC]

Oh! I used to use this. Now I use Google Chrome.

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BoffinBrain In reply to taisetdanse [2009-05-27 16:57:47 +0000 UTC]

See these comments - [link]

He might be able to give you his working copy.

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Solitude12 In reply to ??? [2009-05-27 00:11:28 +0000 UTC]

Yay, an update

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BoffinBrain In reply to Solitude12 [2009-05-27 16:59:41 +0000 UTC]

It feels like a lot more than just an update. It's practically a re-release!

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Traediras In reply to ??? [2009-05-26 21:57:28 +0000 UTC]

You never seem to stop impressing the masses.


Seriously, I don't know why the dA staff just take you on board and have you in charge of their layout, then things will look /much/ better!

And I love how this already works for the Firefox 3.5 beta Cheers.

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BoffinBrain In reply to Traediras [2009-05-27 17:04:52 +0000 UTC]

Well it was considered before, but I was in full-time education at the time. Perhaps we'll look again some time. I know they prefer someone who can actually come into their offices too.

The extension is basically hacked to work for all Firefox versions from 2.0 to 3.* but it could still break if they change something major!

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Traediras In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-05-27 22:00:54 +0000 UTC]

Well, I haven't found any bugs with FF3.5 yet, and hopefully it does stay that way

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BoffinBrain In reply to Traediras [2009-05-27 22:49:01 +0000 UTC]

I expect it will, since it doesn't do anything complicated with the inner workings of Firefox.

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NEOkeitaro In reply to ??? [2009-05-26 20:22:40 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, I think there is a problem: the critique boxes are wide, but has still the original width. I don't think you meant it that way, it looks awful...

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BoffinBrain In reply to NEOkeitaro [2009-05-26 21:26:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for that report. I don't have any critique on my deviations so this was overlooked! Will be fixed very easily.

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NEOkeitaro In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-05-27 17:04:52 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome
Yeah, that's the main problem when a deviation is so popular: no one dares to tell anything negative about it!

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Lythero In reply to ??? [2009-05-26 19:39:56 +0000 UTC]

Fricken SWEET

I've (once again) been missing those comment line indents.

However, I dread to think that they'll probably just change the whole system (once again) soon T_T

Hopefully that won't happen. And your hard codin' work will last in use for the masses for longer this time!

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BoffinBrain In reply to Lythero [2009-05-26 21:28:50 +0000 UTC]

If they change the layout, I'll firstly (and most importantly) scream, and then proceed to update deviantTIDY.

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Lythero In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-05-27 02:31:26 +0000 UTC]

haha, good show!

Hopefully it won't happen anyways 8S

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Meyra In reply to ??? [2009-05-26 18:23:41 +0000 UTC]

good to see it finally updated & you seem very organized nowadays

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BoffinBrain In reply to Meyra [2009-05-26 21:27:26 +0000 UTC]

I merely give the appearance of being organised. However, I am very thorough when I do get things done.

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Pyritie In reply to ??? [2009-05-26 17:06:44 +0000 UTC]

I'll give this a go on greasemetal soon

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BoffinBrain In reply to Pyritie [2009-05-26 17:09:40 +0000 UTC]

Greasemetal doesn't support important GM_* functions! So sorry, but it won't work yet.

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Pyritie In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-05-26 17:13:00 +0000 UTC]

I know. I can take a shot at fixing it, I guess. I did that to one of `electricnet 's scripts yesterday.

All I really had to do was get rid of the prefs thingy and hardcode some of the options.

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BoffinBrain In reply to Pyritie [2009-05-26 17:14:48 +0000 UTC]

Wow... hacking my stuff already? Yes, if you refrain from using load, save, or update (blank them out), you should be OK.

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Pyritie In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-05-26 17:17:18 +0000 UTC]

Gotcha.

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Richarmeleon In reply to ??? [2009-05-26 13:33:17 +0000 UTC]

I had the sudden urge to yell "first" just now.

Congrats on the update. So far everything seems to work right.

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BoffinBrain In reply to Richarmeleon [2009-05-26 17:10:52 +0000 UTC]

Haha... First, after a thousand other comments.

I found a typo already in 4.0.0. Oh well, it's hidden away somewhere.

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Richarmeleon In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-05-26 17:20:35 +0000 UTC]

I was first on this update.

Would that typo be "You version of deviantTIDY is up to date!"?

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BoffinBrain In reply to Richarmeleon [2009-05-26 17:23:07 +0000 UTC]

Yup. Didn't show up in the spell-checker, of course.

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Richarmeleon In reply to BoffinBrain [2009-05-26 17:29:20 +0000 UTC]

And it's people like me who try clicking update as soon as it installs.

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BoffinBrain In reply to Richarmeleon [2009-05-26 17:34:21 +0000 UTC]

Sadly, I didn't have time to test more thoroughly because I had to publish it this morning, before my laptop was taken away for repairs!

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