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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 som

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.

__float 8y ago
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.
- andrew_ 8y ago
  I've uploaded a screenshot here: https://imgur.com/VaNpYhq 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.
  - tyingq 8y ago
    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 https://github.com/tyingq/gmail-classic All yours if you want it.
    - andrew_ 8y ago
      Really appreciate it! I'll definitely use that. Will get that up on the Chrome Web Store this evening.
    - cimmanom 8y ago
      Oh, man, I want this for Firefox.
      - tyingq 8y ago
        It may just work. The differences in extensions are pretty minor: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Porting_a_Google_Chrome_extension https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/Web...
    - andrew_ 8y ago
      Extension has been published. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gmail-classic-theme/cokholnilkppcchlfepienmlbafkjplj https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gmail-classic-them.... Cheers!

__float 8y ago

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.

andrew_ 8y ago
I've uploaded a screenshot here: https://imgur.com/VaNpYhq 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.
- tyingq 8y ago
  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 https://github.com/tyingq/gmail-classic All yours if you want it.
  - andrew_ 8y ago
    Really appreciate it! I'll definitely use that. Will get that up on the Chrome Web Store this evening.
  - cimmanom 8y ago
    Oh, man, I want this for Firefox.
    - tyingq 8y ago
      It may just work. The differences in extensions are pretty minor: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Porting_a_Google_Chrome_extension https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/Web...
  - andrew_ 8y ago
    Extension has been published. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gmail-classic-theme/cokholnilkppcchlfepienmlbafkjplj https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gmail-classic-them.... Cheers!