New OCUK Dark theme out now, get it while it's hot!

V4NT0M · 26 Mar 2011 at 11:42

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So I've been tinkering around for the last few days sprucing up the old dark theme with some fixes, icons and a spit & polish. If you don't know how to use userstyles with your browser click on the links below to install stylish for firefox/chrome or for the instructions on how to add for Opera/Safari. Sorry nothing on how to do it for IE yet. Now available for Android!

Then get the code here: http://userstyles.org/styles/25712/overclockers-dark-v2-0

Configurable options:

General Icons

Thread Icons

Post Icons

Quote Boxes

If anyone can tell me how these can be used in IE too I'll add it up.

Also don't forget to grab the dark favicon too:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18175959&highlight=dark+theme+username_skyfall

V4NT0M · 26 Mar 2011 at 11:53

For Oera users, you can still use it, check out this guide here: http://www.pallab.net/2009/07/20/stylish-for-opera-and-firefox/

Prety sure it's still similar in Opera 11 but i haven't used Opera for a while.

manbearpig said:
Sorry for the n00b question, but do I have to copy and paste that code from that website somewhere?

Once you have installed stylish, refresh the userstyles page and there should be an install button.

V4NT0M · 26 Mar 2011 at 12:06

Deific said:
I like it except for the thread icons (envelopes), I'll have to use the old ones, you can't tell which threads have new posts in them very clearly from the colour of the envelope any more. Where as before it was a distinct grey/red.

I mainly look at the little orange arrow for new replies

sponge999 said:
How do you remove it?

You can't! MWUHAHAHAHAHAHA

OK, you can, go into the stylish extension and remove it.

V4NT0M · 26 Mar 2011 at 15:35

Tombstone said:
Does this one not work in Opera then?? Because I use opera and am using the "old" dark theme perfectly fine. Surely this one isn't so different that it doesnt work in Opera?

It should work just as well... There's nothing fundamentally different with it.

It's not incompatible, I just don't know how to install it to Opera... Post a guide

Ace Modder said:
Can you redo this with the right side banner being enabled?

I can, is the godfather displeased with the ad hiding?

Edit: Put the advert back in to avoid taking a sleep with the fish.

V4NT0M · 26 Mar 2011 at 15:42

Mirrors up:
Theme: http://chaoticsignal.com/uploads/936678724.txt
Favicon (FF): http://chaoticsignal.com/uploads/491308950.txt

Copy and paste into stylish.

V4NT0M · 26 Mar 2011 at 18:06

Cosmic182 said:
how on earth do I do this? when people say just copy and paste into stylish, where on earth do you paste?

I have stylish and the old dark theme, but i dont see anywhere i can paste it.

Userstyles.org is back up now so you should just be able to click the install button.

V4NT0M · 26 Mar 2011 at 18:14

alexhull24 said:
Before I try this in chrome again, does it have the annoying flash of blue on every page as it loads, before the style is applied? That was a total show-stopper for me last time, was really irritating.

Didn't do it when I was using it on chrome under linux.

V4NT0M · 27 Mar 2011 at 00:22

Thanks for the info for Safari and Opera guys, added to the OP

V4NT0M · 27 Mar 2011 at 13:30

Updated op and added option for square or rounded quote boxes...

Any other feature requests welcome.

V4NT0M · 27 Mar 2011 at 13:47

Broken Hope said:
I just removed and then added the updated style, selected rounded quote boxes but not seeing a difference.

Rounded quote boxes was the default before.

MarcLister said:
Any chances of some screenshots to show the old/new icons and square/rounded quote boxes for a preview?

Will get a preview up for all the configs in a bit.

V4NT0M · 27 Mar 2011 at 14:25

Updated OP with config options images

V4NT0M · 27 Mar 2011 at 18:07

I'll add an option a bit later for the forum link text, also out of interest do you think it's worth changing the link colour in threads to something like orange/red?

Also, for those that like the blue theme I think I might have a little go at sprucing that up a little.

V4NT0M · 28 Mar 2011 at 19:37

marc2003 said:
(i also switched the .alt and .alt2 background colours and a few other minor tweaks)

What were the other minor tweaks?

I've added the changes you made to the version on userstyles now under the subtheme setting

V4NT0M · 28 Mar 2011 at 22:03

EniGmA1981 said:
I meant it... I want this in Maxthon!

Make it so!

please?

I had a look at it the other day, I even installed maxthon but I just don't know how to make filters... Or even how to use them in maxthon 3...

marc2003 said:
on my screenshot earlier on in the thread you'll notice i had red text for both thread starter and last poster in forum view. i also use red for the username in the thread view too. i can see it fine but someone was moaning about it being unreadable.

also, my quote/code boxes have the same solid squared borders but curved "titles".

my hyperlinks have the same hover colour as the original blue forum

i think that's about it really.

Will add those a little later.

V4NT0M · 30 Mar 2011 at 23:14

Skyfall said:
Will add those a little later.

I've added those to the alternate theme now, quote boxes will have to be selected as "alternate theme" to go with your options.

Also tweaked a few things for the Original theme, links are now a little lighter but not full on white, hover colour is now yellow and square quote boxes no longer have dashed outline, also moved the bit that says quote/code to the very left as it should be for square boxes. See OP for new quote box style.

EniGmA1981 said:
Although my quote boxes themselves are dotted lines, not solid boxes like they used to be lol
(even changed between 'alternate theme' and 'original theme' and the boxes are still square )

Option now for the alt quote/code boxes

V4NT0M · 8 Apr 2011 at 21:04

reefoid said:
Liking it, but in Firefox are the quick reply/advanced edit/new thread backgrounds meant to be a light grey? The fonts are white which makes it hard to read.

No, it should have a dark background... Which options did you choose upon installation?

Maybe I left a gap somewhere.

V4NT0M · 8 Apr 2011 at 21:11

Show me what you mean Skeet...

V4NT0M · 9 Apr 2011 at 18:31

reefoid said:
All the new icons, rounded boxes, alternate theme.

I can't seem to recreate that, maybe it's another style you have.

V4NT0M · 6 May 2011 at 02:52

Haha, check it out, dark theme now on Android:

Will post a guide if anyone is interested.

sk82jack said:
One slight problem though, I can't seem to get the rounded quote boxes in chrome which is quite annoying as they look so good! lol

I know what the problem will be there, will fix that tomorrow.

V4NT0M · 6 May 2011 at 03:13

sk82jack said:
Yes please! Is the opera mini? or standard opera? or should it work on both? (I'm using mini atm)

At the moment I can only get it to work with opera mobile as mini does not have the required configuration page.

Will post the guide up tomorrow.