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Show HN: Gmail Classic – CSS for Reverting Gmail's New Look

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Re: Show HN: Gmail Classic – CSS for Reverting Gmail's New Look

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Post by andrew_ »

I present an Open Source, versioned, linted set of CSS rules for reverting Gmail to the theme that was so forcefully taken away from us. Change is hard, and sometimes change rubs like coarse sandpaper. I wasn't and still am not a fan of the new design, so I put this together after not finding a well-rounded complete solution. And that's what this aims to be. There are surely quirks that haven't been adjusted, and if you see some, please open an Issue (preferably with a screenshot) so this can be improved.

Re: Show HN: Gmail Classic – CSS for Reverting Gmail's New Look

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Post by __float »

andrew_ wrote: post #2

I present an Open Source, versioned, linted set of CSS rules for reverting Gmail to the theme that was so forcefully taken away from us. Change is hard, and sometimes change rubs like coarse sandpaper. I wasn't and still am not a fan of the new design, so I put this together after not finding a well-rounded complete solution. And that's what this aims to be. There are surely quirks that haven't been adjusted, and if…

Do you have a screenshot?

There's a fair bit of obscure CSS here; how long has it been working for? I would guess the autogenerated class names change from time to time.

Re: Show HN: Gmail Classic – CSS for Reverting Gmail's New Look

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Post by andrew_ »

__float wrote: post #4
andrew_ wrote: post #2

I present an Open Source, versioned, linted set of CSS rules for reverting Gmail to the theme that was so forcefully taken away from us. Change is hard, and sometimes change rubs like coarse sandpaper. I wasn't and still am not a fan of the new design, so I put this together after not finding a well-rounded complete solution. And that's what this aims to be. There are surely quirks that haven't been adjusted, and if…

Do you have a screenshot? There's a fair bit of obscure CSS here; how long has it been working for? I would guess the autogenerated class names change from time to time.

I've uploaded a screenshot here: https://imgur.com/VaNpYhq. And I'll be updating the README in a few with a screenshot.

I've been plugging at this set of CSS for about a month now. And you'd think the classNames would change, but they're nearly identical to the old. Very few changes between the old look and the new. Speculating, I'd say that Google killed the old, classic theme so they didn't have to maintain CSS for new features.

Re: Show HN: Gmail Classic – CSS for Reverting Gmail's New Look

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Post by tyingq »

andrew_ wrote: post #5
__float wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have a screenshot? There's a fair bit of obscure CSS here; how long has it been working for? I would guess the autogenerated class names change from time to time.

I've uploaded a screenshot here: https://imgur.com/VaNpYhq . And I'll be updating the README in a few with a screenshot. I've been plugging at this set of CSS for about a month now. And you'd think the classNames would change, but they're nearly identical to the old. Very few changes between the old look and the new. Speculating, I'd say that Google killed the old, classic theme so they didn't have to maintain CSS fo…

Making it a standalone chrome extension might be helpful, then your css changes over time will auto-update.

Edit: I went ahead and made one, did a quick test by loading it unpacked, seems to work. https://github.com/tyingq/gmail-classic All yours if you want it.

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