This Google Black script enhances all Google service pages with an inverted color-scheme for reduced eye fatigue; it also removes ads & clutter and improves page layout and readability by widening search results
Version: 3.0.0
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This Google BLACK Theme script enhances:
"Search"
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Primary Platform: Firefox with Greasemonkey plugin; developed using v2.0.0.20–3.6
(much effort is being put into making all platforms work alike)
Compatible with Google Chrome latest-beta: Easy-install walkthrough animation, alternate
(round-corners & gradients supported; no config or update check, yet)
Compatible with Opera latest-version: Easy-install walkthrough image, alternate
(no round-corners, config or update check, yet)
Google Search Sidebar recommended and compatible with this script
Note: Works best if you install the sidebar [1st] _and then_ this.Script [2nd]
(Shown in screen shot above along right side of Web Search preview)
Favicons for Google Reader also plays nicely with this script & is a good add-on
(Shown in Reader screen shot above)
Screenshots show NASA Night Launch Theme for Firefox (minimalized)
iGoogle: All Themes Supported!
Gmail: basic HTML view enhanced; Themes suitable for Standard view
• Configuration Panel: from a Google site, right-click GM icon & select User Script Commands
• International localities supported; backward-compatible with old versions of Google webware
• Web Results adaptive resolution support from 800x600 to 2560x1600 (see sidebar note above)
Feel free to leave ideas, criticism or ask for help in the Discussion forum or via email (find in script-source); THANX ![]()
Short-link to this page: http://tr.im/sk4s
To Do:
- Work on Firefox 3.6
-moz-linear-gradientsupport (works in Chrome) - Improve cross-browser script functionality, especially with Config. panel
- Expand & improve element-selection in Chome & Opera; notably G.Reader
- Work with Safari; try to add support
- Fix Chrome G.Web Search comment/promote/hide buttons (after txt...)
Change Log:
- Version 3.0.0 - CHANGES: Customization panel, Mega speed optimizations, ultraFast-hosted logos [thanx~bro], Multi-browser rounded corners, Compressed css & js, Optimized search tracking link remover, Secure connection enforcement, Extensive Google Chrome support, css-gradient buttons (chrome,ff3.6coming), More Usable link colors, Google Homepage big logo & also on Directory, Images, Patents, Products, Scholar, Trends. FIXED: Header more-link layer, iGoogle gdocs, babelfish & weather modules, Update header & Add Stuff layout; Add to Google (RSS) layout; Blog Adv Search; Books layout; Calendars layout; Code layout; Dictionary layout; Docs layout; Finance layout; Groups layout & Adv Search; Maps layout; News layout; Patents layout & Adv Search; Products / Shopping layout; Profiles layout; Scholar layout; Support layout & Forum; Traslate layout & toolkit; Trends layout; Video popups; Web Search Results layout, Keyboard Shortcuts Experiment layout, Sidebar headers & Search Options: related searches, wonder wheel & timeline; Web Search Within. NEW-ENHANCED: About Google, Accounts, Alerts, Answers, App Engine, Bookmarks, BSD Search, Checkout, Google Chrome, Contacts, Custom Search Engine, Google Corporate, Dashboard, Directory, Docs'-spreadsheets, Explore Google Search, Insights for Serach, Knol, Linux Search, Mac Search, Make Google Your Homepage, Microsoft Search, More Products, My Accounts, Google Pack, Picasa & Picasa Web Albums, Product Ideas, Google Ratings Surveys, Search Features, Shopping List, Sites, Uncle Sam Search, University Search & Web History [lots'o'luv]
- Version 2.9.9 - Added Search-Tracking Remover (thanx Gringo Guy!) Fixes: Search logo & ad; Images safe search box & adv search; Videos sidebar; Topbar linx; News developing header & adv search logo; Books ads, layout & adv search; Scholar logo & header; Translate layouts; Docs header; Reader menu & manage; Maps layouts; Code layouts
- Version 2.9.8 - Fixed International homepages, Shopping layout, Notebook layout & help, Voice & 404; Removed Change Log & To Do lists
- Version 2.9.7 - Fixed Special Logo; Layout4 Translate, Profiles, Blogs, Trends, Patents, Notebook &more!
- Version 2.9.6 - Fixed Google Docs (thanx2 thadarklord 4insp), Images Adv Search header & Youtube Login
- Version 2.9.5 - Fixed logos; Updated News edit-page panel, more-services layer & [g.Labs-News] FastFlip!
- Version 2.9.4 - Removed ads; Fixed Calendar (thanx RoyK&Paul 4inspratn), Gmail [basic HTML] & VidAdvSrch
- Version 2.9.3 - Fixed Ff-logos/Reader bugs and Shopping, Finance, Blogs, Groups, Scholar, Books & Logins
- Version 2.9.2 - Fixed Voice & News layouts, iGoogle Themes site AND Gmail login & basic HTML view!
- Version 2.9.1 - Fixed Reader for R0bert & iGoogle Themed BG support; New G-logo (only 2.2Kb; saved 621b)
- Version 2.9.0 - Enhanced Scholar; Enhanced Blogs; Fixed Code layout & Experimental Keyboard Shortcuts
- Version 2.8.0 - Enhanced Books; Fixed News layout
- Version 2.7.3 - Removed Images Ad Bar!
- Version 2.7.2 - Fixed Web Search layout, Videos selection, Maps layout, Shopping layout & News AdvSearch
- Version 2.7.1 - Fixed Finance, Products, Groups & g.Homepage Logos; Added Adaptive Resolution Support
- Version 2.7.0 - Enhanced Finance; Fixed Images Options & Advanced Image Search; Updated News & Support
- Version 2.6.1 - Updated Groups and Support; Fixed Code, Web Advanced Search and g.Toolbar site
- Version 2.6.0 - Enhanced Dictionary; Enhanced Calendar; Updated Voice Logo & VM; Updated Support
- Version 2.5.1 - Updated for Google Chrome support; Enhanced Add to Google (RSS); Fixed FF3.0.12 G-logo
- Version 2.5.0 - Enhanced Reader; Enhanced Profiles; Fixed Support; Fixed password field bg; BF optimiz.
- Version 2.4.1 - Improved G-logo; Fixed Images txt & Shopping grid view price; Updated News AP layout
- Version 2.4.0 - Enhanced Labs; Disabled update-check in Opera; Optimized Brute Force functionality
- Version 2.3.0 - Enhanced Trends; Optimized Brute Force globals; Updated Voice
- Version 2.2.2 - Updated Videos; Fixed Images logo; News logo & top ads; Updated Confucius Quotes module
- Version 2.2.1 - Fixed Patents search results; Fixed Web Advanced Search
- Version 2.2.0 - Enhanced Patents; Fixed Logo & Experimental keyboard >; Fixed Translate txt; Voice @inc
- Version 2.1.9 - Fixed Logos, iGoogle & Web header-linx, iG Create box & Weather module
- Version 2.1.8 - Fixed iGoogle Login, iGoogle header-link per international domains; Videos headers
- Version 2.1.7 - Enhanced Translate; Updated Google Web Search Language Tools, Search Within & Feedback
- Version 2.1.6 - Enhanced Google Login pages; Updated Search Suggest bg
- Version 2.1.5 - Improved Google Voice all thanks to godsyn
- Version 2.1.4 - Optimized Brute Force CSS-override fucntionality: faster & lighter; Updated Experimental
- Version 2.1.3 - Fixed Experimental; Improved Intl. support: Fixed UK Google homepage & search results
- Version 2.1.2 - Fixed Images logo, Img Size Indicator & Alert; Minor update to Firefox start-page
- Version 2.1.1 - Improved international logo support
- Version 2.1.0 - Added some Google Voice Enhancements; Fixed Google international site logos
- Version 2.0.9 - Fixed Images safe search dropdown menu; Fixed News left-menu & right-side video headers
- Version 2.0.8 - Improved Search Suggest bgs; Fixed Video header & footer; Google Search Sidebar headers
- Version 2.0.7 - Fixed Logos; Search Suggest, Results & Footer, Pref-txt; Shopping desc; iG txt & icon
- Version 2.0.6 - Fixed Web search result txt (thanks Makarielis & Justini) and News/Video headers
- Version 2.0.5 - Fixed News head link positioning
- Version 2.0.4 - Tightened up header elements on Web, Images, News & Video search; Fixed News logo & form
- Version 2.0.3 - Fixed search results width (expansion), News And Video fixes & updates
- Version 2.0.2 - Fixed News menu and other layout elements (thanks Dan!)
- Version 2.0.1 - Fixed Web Advanced Search page and iGoogle Add Stuff directory, module page & Create
- Version 2.0.0 - Added some Groups Enhancements; fixed Google Preferences layout
- Version 1.9.1 - Improved runtime to enhance Google first, then check for script-updates [&updatedName!]
- Version 1.9.0 - Auto-update added: THANX Mindeye! Thanx to Margot&Psidre for inspiration to fix layout =)
- Version 1.8.9 - Fixed iGoogle page layout & color scheme
- Version 1.8.8 - Resolved iGoogle & Sign in linx layout between FF2 & FF3
- Version 1.8.7 - Improved added iGoogle & Sign in linx with conditional logic
- Version 1.8.6 - Added iGoogle & Sign in link to header-bar; Fixed News & Shopping logos; Updated sidebar
- Version 1.8.5 - Fixed visited linx; Updated Google Preferences & Support; Hid iGoogle CQ-modl ads
- Version 1.8.4 - Enhanced News quote box; Updated Search paging & Shopping txt color
- Version 1.8.3 - Enhanced top menu, results link colors & changed font to Trebuchet MS; MonkeyBarrel moved
- Version 1.8.2 - ReEnhanced Firefox Start, fixed Google Search & Intnl logo, Widened search results
- Version 1.8.1 - Removed Google Search, Maps & Shopping Sponsored Links; fixed Shopping logo
- Version 1.8.0 - Quick update for Google Updates; Added Products; Minor fixes for Experimental/Maps
- Version 1.7.7 - Added Firefox Start Enhancements
- Version 1.7.6 - Fixed Google Result txt, Advanced Search & Footer Tools; Experimental Enhancements
- Version 1.7.5 - Fixed iGoogle header bar bg
- Version 1.7.4 - Fixed Google Search Result descriptive txt, Image Labeler bg, News Results txt
- Version 1.7.3 - Fixed iGoogle add tab dialog & new tab txt, Add Stuff menu headers & added msg
- Version 1.7.2 - Fixed iGoogle modules: Gmail linx & txt, YouTube bg; Excluded /custom
- Version 1.7.1 - Updated txt-field color; Updated Maps highlight colors & Print-page layout
- Version 1.7.0 - Added Support Enhancements; Toolbar Enhancements; Firefox Tools Enhancements +
- Version 1.6.3 - Removed Google Search Sponsored Linx!
- Version 1.6.2 - Changed Maps results color to be visible if also selected, My Maps fixes
- Version 1.6.1 - Refixed AP/AFP.google News
- Version 1.6.0 - Added Code Enhancements; Fixed Maps popup txt & removed Sponsored Linx
- Version 1.5.2 - Fixed iGoogle Make your own gadget pages, Add Stuff search results
- Version 1.5.1 - Refixed iGoogle Add Stuff (old disabled); Fixed more linx; Images size alert
- Version 1.5.0 - Major Code Optimization & a few minor bg fixes
- Version 1.4.3 - Moved black Google logo into script-code (only 3.8k)
- Version 1.4.2 - Changed visited link color to be grey-blue; Fixed iGoogle module bg
- Version 1.4.1 - Fixed iGoogle txt & skin box; Video filter txt; News Image Version & AFP.google
- Version 1.4.0 - Added Maps Enhancements
- Version 1.3.0 - Major Code Optimization & a few minor txt fixes
- Version 1.2.7 - Fixed iGoogle Dialogs; Module selection page & delete confirmation box
- Version 1.2.6 - Fixed Search more pop layer; Fixed iGoogle module inner detail txt
- Version 1.2.5 - Fixed Google Search & Image Home non-search logos; Fixed Preferences
- Version 1.2.4 - Fixed iGoogle skins box; News spacing, Headers, Show morefewer linx, Alerts txt
- Version 1.2.3 - Fixed iGoogle Home logo; Setup block; Search linx position, Settings txt
- Version 1.2.2 - Fixed Google Home & Images logos; Fixed Video bg, time txt; Fixed News logo
- Version 1.2.1 - Updated iGoogle I'm Feeling Lucky & Cancel buttons, Module Settings updates
- Version 1.2.0 - Added Video Results Enhancements; Rounded News left headline; Fixed nav bar
- Version 1.1.4 - Added Removal Of Right Side Ads; Fixed Search Results no match response
- Version 1.1.3 - Fixed color scheme on Google News Homepage; Rearranged functions
- Version 1.1.2 - Added support for Gm-Script User Script Updates [removed as of v1.9.0]
- Version 1.1.1 - Logo fixes for Google News; iGoogle module header enhancements
- Version 1.1.0 - Fixed Google News Search Results
- Version 1.0.1 - Added Enhancements for Gm-Script Google Search Sidebar
- Version 1.0.0 - Initial Release supporting iGoogle, Web, Images & News Search Results
Much respect to userscripts.org and the development teams of all the browsers & add-ons herein mentioned






