Custom, easy-reading themes for CF (New Color - GRAY!)

[Brent W]

Our second theme should be up tomorrow hopefully. Looking forward to getting feedback on it.

 

[paul1149]

Cool, TA. Thanks.

 

[paul1149]

Hello folks. A couple of changes today, one big, one small. I've colored the User ExtraInfoBox a light gray, which looks a lot better. This is the user info box that sits on the right over each post.

Secondly, instead of creating a new style and copying and pasting all the code, all you have to do now is

1. install the Stylish extension,
2. open CF in a tab
3. click on "Find a new style sheet for www.CF.com".
4. This will take you to UserStyles.org and you will see my style sheet, "christianforums.com - easy read". Click Install and you should be done.
5. This will also make updating easier, as you can do it from the Manage Installed Styles menu item of the Stylish toolbar icon.

Blessings,
Paul

 

[Avid]

Thanks, Paul,
I installed the pone you suggested back early in the Big Change. I made minor adjustments, but do not see the text for the latest STYLE you mention. I'd like to hide extra lines, and give the idea a try!

 

[paul1149]

Hi Avid,

I've made the process much simpler for newcomers. To update all your installed styles, click on the Stylish icon in the toolbar. Click Manage Installed Styles. Click on Update Styles.

To update just the CF style, go to the style's page and copy the Code, or the parts of the code you want (The new hide elements code is at the end of everything else).. Now click on the Stylish icon, click Edit under the CF style, and paste the new code into the Code box.

 

[paul1149]

Added ability to remove Blessings count, Political affiliation, Married status and Likes count from the UserExtraInfo box at the top of each post.

This saves a lot of vertical screen space, and I was finding the Likes count a distraction.

To edit these fields, go to the Code of this theme in Stylish, and Unquote the lines at the bottom. That means to simply remove the /* and */ that wrap the elements you want to hide.

Unfortunately I can no longer edit the OP of this thread, so I'm announcing the changes here.

 

[Tishri1]

Would you all like me to stick this thread?

 

[Avid]

If that means make it more accessible by putting it at the head of one of the lists, it is a good idea!

 

[paul1149]

If it pleases you. Initial response was great, but I lost a lot of takers because they had to create the style sheet from scratch and manually paste in the code. Now they simply install the css from userstyles.org, but the initial surge is over and response has been lax. In addition, I would change the title to something like A custom easy-reading theme for CF, so people aren't scared off.

 

[Avid]

I found this easy, using Paul's instructions.

 

[Tishri1]

We also have CF how to forum....How bout I move it and stick it there?
ETA Oh wait we are going to have a CF how to forum but its not set yet.....soon....

 

[paul1149]

That sounds like a better place for it in the long run.

 

[Tishri1]

Ill work on getting that forum up and running....

 

[paul1149]

Thanks, Tishri.

 

[paul1149]

11/13/2015: restored right sidebar with most recent global threads on forum pages

 

[Tishri1]

Hi Paul, how are you?
I have been working on so many projects , did this one get addressed fully yet?

 

[paul1149]

I'm hanging tight, Tishri. Hope you are well. Not sure what you mean by "addressed". I update the css on occasion when I get inspiration or the need arises.

BW

 

[Tishri1]

Oh good!!! I have been in and out lately and just didn't want to leave anything hanging for you!

 

[paul1149]

I am adding a second style sheet for use with the "Modern" theme. All it does at this point is narrow the thread width, to make for shorter line lengths for easier reading. More changes may come later, so it may pay to check back here occasionally. Use same instructions in post #1 for the original theme to install this theme in your browser.

Here is a before:


And here is an after:


Download link for Modern theme:
https://userstyles.org/styles/122692/christianforums-modern-theme

 

[paul1149]

CSS that goes with the Modern theme:
2/4/2016: made sticky topic listings gray to set them apart