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idk, cause the one-click install is easier to distribute than telling people to install a generic plugin they might only use for this 1 mod anyways.
by carlosdp 9y ago
idk, cause the one-click install is easier to distribute than telling people to install a generic plugin they might only use for this 1 mod anyways.
- reificator 9y agoBut on the other hand a user who is already interested in overriding the styling for one site is a likely candidate for wanting to install more. Furthermore, having one extension to trust for security's sake is much nicer than having one for each and every site you want to custom theme. Especially since the general theme is going to want to build up a library of themes and requires user trust to do so, phoning home secret information would eventually destroy that trust. But an extension that only themes Google.com is a more likely candidate for harvesting credentials, for instance. Creating an extension is also a browser specific process. If there's one browser extension for all sites backed by a repository of plain CSS themes, then users on multiple browsers can benefit from theming with minimal porting effort on the part of the theme author.
- Woberto 9y agoI had no idea it was possible to override site stylings, and though I may look into it, I may not do anything more about it and just keep on accepting sites as they come, even if they're unappealing. So this is a great option - I can change HN to a more pleasant appearance without having to know about the details. Those are good ideas for improvements, but I'm glad just to have the possibility for change, even if the first draft isn't perfect.
- reificator 9y agoI don't have any issues with that. But if you do want to learn more, https://userstyles.org https://userstyles.org is the place to go.