Fix New Facebook

By jamiew — Last update Jul 24, 2008 — Installed 1,196 times. Daily Installs: 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0 
// ==UserScript==
// @name           Fix New Facebook
// @namespace      http://tramchase.com/
// @description    Swap columns, hide ads, and fix tiny fonts in the new Facebook design (July 2008) 
// @include        http://www.new.facebook.com/*
// @author         Jamie Wilkinson <jamie@tramchase.com>
// ==/UserScript==

// from diveintogreasemonkey.com -- thanks
function addGlobalStyle(css) {
    var head, style;
    head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
    if (!head) { return; }
    style = document.createElement('style');
    style.type = 'text/css';
    style.innerHTML = css;
    head.appendChild(style);
}

// the magic
addGlobalStyle(

  // swap home screen columns
  '#home_sidebar { float: left !important; }'
  +'#home_main { float: right !important; }'

  // fix the menubar's tiny font size per Greg, http://halvfet.com
  +"#dropmenu_container div, #fb_menubar { font-size: 12px; }"

  // and remove "social ads" in newsfeeds, sidebar "sponsors", and the entire ad column
  +".social_ad, .sponsor, .adcolumn { display: none !important; }"
  
);

/* TODO:
* - fix newsfeed comment styling (what's with those backgrounds? FriendFeed got it right)
* - rename "boxes" to "apps"
* - add some more spacing, some breathing room pls, geeze dudes
*/