userscript called “old.reddit” found here: https://github.com/soundjester/lemmy_monkey

  • (recently updated for Lemmy v0.18)

  • original thread link here

  • This is primarily for desktop clients. At the moment, formatting get a little crazy below 1280 px wide. There are ways to address this, but I have not at this time.

  • script will be updated as suggested

    • significant changes have been made to address alignment, spacing, and other format issues. v1.1 will be where I stop for a while.

  • there are two script versions: old.reddit and old.reddit.compact. The primary difference is that the “compact” version greatly reduces thumbnail size and padding space.

  • notice: current script unblurs NSFW

(linked thumbnail shows old.reddit.compact version of the script)

Screenshot of old.reddit script results:

  • mershed_perderdersOPMEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I absolutely agree that a wider, somewhat shorter banner across the top would be best. My current logic is that most mods do not have this userscript and rely on the limits set by the default stylesheet. So they upload images optimized to fill a 730 x 240 space.

    The line that controls this in the script is line 75: GM_addStyle(".position-relative.mb-2 { max-width: 730px; }");

    if you take that out and replace it with: GM_addStyle(".img-fluid { height: 180px; }"); you’ll have something closer to what you want. It’ll still look strange tho (IMO)

    ^^ do not do this ^^ I was wrong

    • starroxEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      I’ve just tested it. the GM_addStyle(“.position-relative.mb-2 { max-width: 730px; }”); is definitive the way to for now. I think you are spot on with the banner size.

      • mershed_perderdersOPMEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        yeah. this also has the happy effect of “correctly” formatting profile banner pics as well…

        • starroxEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          Yes. I’ve also looked around a bit in different subs and many of them dont even have a banner wider than a few pixels. I guess thats as good as it gets as long as there are no specified banner sizes enforced all across the network. And of course not everyone uses your glorious script (but I’ll spread the word, its really really cool!).