Tell HN: You Can Revert Your Slack UI

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Post by apimade » Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 6:44 AM UTC

Firefox addon is awaiting approval. However in the meantime, open up console and type this in - then hit refresh:

    localStorage.setItem("localConfig_v2", localStorage.getItem("localConfig_v2").replace(/\"is_unified_user_client_enabled\":true/g, '\"is_unified_user_client_enabled\":false'))

Addon will be available here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/slackrevert/

If you're on Chrome: sorry. I'm not paying the developer fee.

Re: Tell HN: You Can Revert Your Slack UI

#2

Post by Raed667 » Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 1:56 PM UTC

I guess this will work until they remove the feature flag.

If you have a chrome build I can publish it for you. My email is in my profile.

Re: Tell HN: You Can Revert Your Slack UI

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Post by gabrielsroka » Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 3:37 PM UTC

  localStorage.setItem('localConfig_v2', localStorage.getItem('localConfig_v2').replace(/"is_unified_user_client_enabled":true/g, '"is_unified_user_client_enabled":false'))

For folks who might be wondering, the fee to publish in the Chrome store is $5 one time. Safari I believe is $100 a year. Firefox is free.

Re: Tell HN: You Can Revert Your Slack UI

#4

Post by IdiranVibe » Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 4:13 PM UTC

Any way to do this in the desktop app?

Re: Tell HN: You Can Revert Your Slack UI

#5

Post by darksoulranger » Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 5:20 PM UTC

For mac you can get dev tools by either launching slack with

    export SLACK_DEVELOPER_MENU=true; open -a /Applications/Slack.app

to make this persistent you can use.

    launchctl setenv SLACK_DEVELOPER_MENU true

and then right click and inspect element and add the scripts

Re: Tell HN: You Can Revert Your Slack UI

#6

Post by tra3 » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 3:10 AM UTC

Is there anyway to automate slack without going the api route (since it requires workspace admin approval)?

I want to start by having a global shortcut in macOS that sets me away and disables notifications. I don’t want to click anywhere.

Re: Tell HN: You Can Revert Your Slack UI

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Post by BWStearns » Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 4:45 PM UTC

darksoulranger wrote: post #5

For mac you can get dev tools by either launching slack with export SLACK_DEVELOPER_MENU=true; open -a /Applications/Slack.app to make this persistent you can use. launchctl setenv SLACK_DEVELOPER_MENU true and then right click and inspect element and add the scripts

THANK YOU! This is amazing.

Re: Tell HN: You Can Revert Your Slack UI

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Post by wlonkly » Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 4:29 PM UTC

tra3 wrote: post #6

Is there anyway to automate slack without going the api route (since it requires workspace admin approval)? I want to start by having a global shortcut in macOS that sets me away and disables notifications. I don’t want to click anywhere.

I haven't tried it myself, but you can use AppleScript and System Events to foreground an app and send it keystrokes, find UI elements, and click things. It might be a little bit tricky because of the Electron part, but I think that will amount to inconvenience rather than blocking you outright.

Re: Tell HN: You Can Revert Your Slack UI

#9

Post by Pro4TLZZ » Tue, Sep 19, 2023, 9:04 AM UTC

javascript:(async function () { localStorage.setItem("localConfig_v2", localStorage.getItem("localConfig_v2").replace(/\"is_unified_user_client_enabled\":true/g, '\"is_unified_user_client_enabled\":false')); location.refresh(); }) ();

Copy this to a bookmark and then press it whilst you're on Slack web

Re: Tell HN: You Can Revert Your Slack UI

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Post by Pro4TLZZ » Tue, Sep 19, 2023, 1:03 PM UTC

Pro4TLZZ wrote: post #9

javascript:(async function () { localStorage.setItem("localConfig_v2", localStorage.getItem("localConfig_v2").replace(/\"is_unified_user_client_enabled\":true/g, '\"is_unified_user_client_enabled\":false')); location.refresh(); }) (); Copy this to a bookmark and then press it whilst you're on Slack web

change .refresh to .reload