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DeviantART - Random Love
Published: 2006-01-15 17:02:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 24544; Favourites: 195; Downloads: 5637
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Description
Have you spread some Random Love today?TMNOTE!
This Greasemonkey Script is Obsolete as of deviantART v6's Release
You can now use deviantART's native Random Love-ish buttons using the following steps:
DescriptionThis script adds two buttons to the Main Toolbar. One which directs you to a Random Deviant and the other to a Random Deviation (using the inbuilt dA Random Link as shown at FAQ #535: Can I search for a random Deviant/Deviation? ).
TRY AND MAKE deviantART A BETTER PLACE
I have added a thread in the Suggestion Forum here to try and appeal to the powers-that-be to consider incorporating user creations, like this script, into the deviantART website itself, rather than relying on userscripts. Please visit the thread and lend your voice to this appeal.
Share The Love! - Get outside your comfort zone, find new friends, discover new art, explore the dA Community.
Want to Discover Unknown & Unrecognised Artists? - Check out DeviouslyArtistic.com a dA-related project by °jark and a number of other dedicated deviants.
Version History0.2 - Now dAv5-friendly!
0.1 - Initial Release
InstructionsIf you are experienced at all this, then just access the version you want from the links above in the "Version History" Section.
- Get Firefox (If you haven't got it already)
- Install it, of course.
- Get the GreaseMonkey Extension
- Restart Firefox (to Initialise the Extension)
- Click HERE and select "Install"
- Enjoy!
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Comments: 325
Cool.
Be aware that dA's Version 6 layout will make this script obsolete, but until then, Happy Random Loving.
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OK. But surelly you'll do a new script xD
C'ya ^^
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Nah - No new script, won't be needed as this functionality will be part of the new DeviantART Layout in v6.
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Very cool. The icons really look like they belong!
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Thank you for your comment. Happy to hear you like.
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yeah i love this, i use it for my random deviantions of the week feature on my profile.
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Happy to hear it's not only providing a direct benefit to yourself, but a flow-on benefit to your watchers. Always nice to hear!
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Happy to hear you like it.
Hope you enjoy spreading some Random Love around dA.
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And I am sure it loves you too...
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Thanks for this!
I just found out about the random deviant and random deviation buttons yesterday, and was annoyed that I had to scroll down to get to them.
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Welcome.
Always happy to hear when these scripts help out fellow deviants.
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hello!
make more things like this, as much as possible! WE WANT MORE! ...at least I do... ...?
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Hello!
Well, let me know any interesting and widely wanted additions and I will see what I can do.
Thanks
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I'm trying to code something very similar to this, except to put an Help & FAQ icon at the end of the top menu. Could you help me with this at all?
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Your wish, my command.
DeviantART - FAQ On Top
Enjoy.
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I Love the Random Dviant button. But I just wish there wasn't so many people who think that any textbook anime doodle counts as art. I've literally trawled through pages and pages of anime crap trying to find good random deviants.(and I dont just mean in my opinion, I mean they have no talent and upload bad quality scans and photographs which show felt pen doodles they did at the back of math class and then ate lunch off of).But Ifound a few really great undiscovered people. It was especially great when I was new and didnt know how to navigate the site so well. But the simple volume of people who will post any old rubbish really puts me off now Im afraid. But Ill do some now justfor you!
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Well, thank you for your efforts in seeking out new deviants.
I agree that it would be terrific to add some kind of filtering option to the Random Deviant/Deviation feature, as just as I, personally, don't really get alot of the anime stuff, I am equally sure that some people don't like the photography I enjoy.
Oh well, one can only hope for the future.
Thanks again.
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and poetry. Theres a lot of random rambling poetry that only means something to whoever wrote it... >.<
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I like this a lot... however, is there a way to add the Random Deviant/Deviation buttons at the end (after Forum) rather than at the beginning? Just wondering, my knowledge of JS is limited >.>
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The buttons can basically be positioned anywhere along that line quite easily.
I might look at changing that in the next release - what you see here is a replication of how the script worked in the dAv4 days, so for alot of the older users, this is what they are used to.
Happy to hear it helps make your dA experience better.
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Yeah, I remember (I've been here since '05!) I was merely wondering. I still use this more than the other buttons though
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Thanks for your kind words.
Make sure you check back after dAv5 is released, as (if they don't include a Random button in their layout) I will be updating these scripts for the new layout.
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Ok i sure will!
and thats exactly why I added it to my faves!
so i can go back to it, JUST in case
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Good implementation! A while back I made my own little random interface in my journal for visitors to use, but this takes it to the next level.
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Thanks!
Happy to hear it's going to a good home.
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very good idea! Bravo! You clever person!
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Thank you for the Fave and the Flattery!
Hope you enjoy spreading a bit of Random Love around dA.
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This Random Love script is excellent!
However, I think the two little graphics for both the Random Deviant and the Random Deviation could be done a little better. I think some nice pixeling would finish this off nicely. I'd be happy to give it ago if your interested.
Either way, this is really handy! Good job!
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Great job!
The deviantArt community needs more people like you! 
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Thank you for your kind comment.
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WOW! This is great! I absolutely love using random deviant, and now I don't have to click.... wait.... look... go back.... look for link... click.... rinse... repeat... This is great! Definitely a fave, no doubt.
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Thank you very much for your comment and fave.
As the salespeople always say "Tell your friends", and enjoy spreading a bit of that Random Love around.
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I shall! Just so you know, in my two days thus far of using this, I must say, I'm liking this. I always enjoy checking out new artists, and this is a nice, convienient way of doing so without being obtrusive. Brilliant and, as many brilliant things are, simple. 
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Thanks for your comment.
It would be a nice addition, as would some of the othee functions provided by the hard work of other deviants who have created GreaseMonkey Scripts.
I created a forum thread HERE to try and garner support for a suggestion that deviantART start looking at some of the more popular user creations like these and incorporate them into the site design. If you would like to lend your voice to that thread, it would be appreciated.
But, regardless, I hope you enjoy the Random Love script.
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Great thing, this is going to replace my bookmark buttons in firefox soon I guess 
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Hahaha...
Keep those bookmarks handy though - when they switch deviantART over to the new layout I'll need to recode these scripts to ensure that they behave.
But, until that day comes, enjoy!
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I heard it used to be part of the standard interface.
At the moment it's hidden out the back of the Message Centre.
This script remedies that.
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Yes I know, but when trying earlier today it didn't work at all. Got a page not found.
It works now though, great addition!
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Sometimes that will happen.
It's normally because you have been randomly redirected to a deviation which has been deleted from the system.
You can tell that by the URL - if it's something like http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/0 then that's the cause.
Not a problem with the script, just a small issue with the way that the site redirects you to random pages...
If, however, the symptoms are different, let me know and I'll see what I can do.
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Actually, the URL turned out something like [link] (got it set to skip deviation and go into view directly). Though it seems to work perfectly know, guess it was just temporary.
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Wow, this is an awesome extension, I never would have decided to get firefox before this. ^^
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It's just the tip of the iceberg my friend...
Check out =Mozilla for a list of alot more extensions and scripts to make dA a little more deviant-friendly.
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