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Google i&Search Dark + Enhancements v1.7.7

Make Google Search & iGoogle Hompage Black/Dark, plus Enhancements

Date 2008-03-20

Screen Shots

iGoogle Homepage Enhancements  Web Search Enhancements  Video Search Enhancements
Image Search Enhancements  News Search Enhancements  Maps Search Enhancements
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iGoogle Classic theme recommended

Here's a general breakdown of what this script changes...

  • General Google Page Enhancements:

    Black Google background; Links light-blue, visited grey-blue; Text color inversion; Logo replacement; Search input & submit enhancement with hover; More linx gray bg; Footer removed; Advanced Search; Footer Tools: Search Within, Language Tools, Search Tips, Quality Form, Try Google Experimental

  • iGoogle Homepage Enhancements:

    Tab rounding; Dialog bg & txt; Module border removed, rounded corners, gray title with dark bg; Add Stuff dark bg & txt; Make your own gadget dark bg & txt; Module-specific requested cleanup: Gmail, YouTube Video

  • Google Search Results Page Enhancements:

    Search header bar rounded; Search results widened; Ads & sponsored linx removed; Results spacing to enhance readability; Footer logo removed

  • Custom Search Results Enhancements:

    Excluded /custom; iFrame-edition inherits original bg & txt colors

  • Images Results Enhancements:

    Header bars rounded; Sizes alert box rounded; Image Labeler bg

  • Video Results Enhancements:

    Search results widened; Header bars rounded; Personalize header bg black, corners rounded

  • News Results Enhancements:

    Left nav bg black, spacing removed; Results txt; Header bars rounded; Personalize header bg black, corners rounded; Results spacing to enhance readability; Image Version item bg; AP/AFP.google News support

  • Maps Enhancements:

    Help & Mapping Tab rounding; Main results & Print-page layout cleanup & black bg; Sponsored linx removed; Send & Link To This Page panel enhancements; My Maps

  • Code Enhancements:

    Rounded black header bars; Project view dark; Docs view dark; Downloads view dark; Organization Information view dark; Grey Collapsible separator; Footer bg removed

  • Experimental Enhancements:

    Rounded black header bars; Experiment description txt color, Footer bg removed

  • Support Enhancements:

    Dark rounded headers; Sidebar header &amp body dark; Bottom tools &amp help box dark

  • Toolbar Enhancements:

    Page title white; Dark Download box; Removed bottom logo(s); API subpages dark

  • Google Firefox Tools Enhancements:

    Page titlebar dark; Dark header bars, Right column block rounded; Install extension rounded; Extension whitelist rounded

  • Notebook Enhancements:

    FAQ pages title block & list txt

  • Firefox Start Enhancements:

    Black page bg; Search Box borders removed; General page cleanup

Change Log:

  • Version 1.0.0 - Initial Release
  • Version 1.0.1 - Added Enhancements for Gm-Script Google Search Sidebar
  • Version 1.1.0 - Fixed Google News Search Results
  • Version 1.1.1 - Logo fixes for Google News; iGoogle module header enhancements
  • Version 1.1.2 - Added support for Gm-Script User Script Updates
  • Version 1.1.3 - Fixed color scheme on Google News Homepage; Rearranged functions
  • Version 1.1.4 - Added Removal Of Right Side Ads; Fixed Search Results no match response
  • Version 1.2.0 - Added Video Results Enhancements; Rounded News left headline; Fixed nav bar
  • Version 1.2.1 - Updated iGoogle I'm Feeling Lucky & Cancel buttons, Module Settings updates
  • Version 1.2.2 - Fixed Google Home & Images logos; Fixed Video bg, time txt; Fixed News logo
  • Version 1.2.3 - Fixed iGoogle Home logo; Setup block; Search linx position, Settings txt
  • Version 1.2.4 - Fixed iGoogle skins box; News spacing, Headers, Show morefewer linx, Alerts txt
  • Version 1.2.5 - Fixed Google Search & Image Home non-search logos; Fixed Preferences
  • Version 1.2.6 - Fixed Search more pop layer; Fixed iGoogle module inner detail txt
  • Version 1.2.7 - Fixed iGoogle Dialogs; Module selection page & delete confirmation box
  • Version 1.3.0 - Major Code Optimization & a few minor txt fixes
  • Version 1.4.0 - Added Maps Enhancements
  • Version 1.4.1 - Fixed iGoogle txt & skin box; Video filter txt; News Image Version & AFP.google
  • Version 1.4.2 - Changed visited link color to be grey-blue; Fixed iGoogle module bg
  • Version 1.4.3 - Moved black Google logo into script-code (only 3.8k)
  • Version 1.5.0 - Major Code Optimization & a few minor bg fixes
  • Version 1.5.1 - Refixed iGoogle Add Stuff (old disabled); Fixed more linx; Images size alert
  • Version 1.5.2 - Fixed iGoogle Make your own gadget pages, Add Stuff search results
  • Version 1.6.0 - Added Code Enhancements; Fixed Maps popup txt & removed Sponsored Linx
  • Version 1.6.1 - Refixed AP/AFP.google News
  • Version 1.6.2 - Changed Maps results color to be visible if also selected, My Maps fixes
  • Version 1.6.3 - Removed Google Search Sponsored Linx!
  • Version 1.7.0 - Added Support Enhancements; Toolbar Enhancements; Firefox Tools Enhancements +
  • Version 1.7.1 - Updated txt-field color; Updated Maps highlight colors & Print-page layout
  • Version 1.7.2 - Fixed iGoogle modules: Gmail linx & txt, YouTube bg; Excluded /custom
  • Version 1.7.3 - Fixed iGoogle add tab dialog & new tab txt, Add Stuff menu headers & added msg
  • Version 1.7.4 - Fixed Google Search Result descriptive txt, Image Labeler bg, News Results txt
  • Version 1.7.5 - Fixed iGoogle header bar bg
  • Version 1.7.6 - Fixed Google Result txt, Advanced Search & Footer Tools; Experimental Enhancements
  • Version 1.7.7 - Added Firefox Start Enhancements

To Do:

  • !!! Add Groups support
  • !! Add Trends support
  • ! Add Labs support
  • Add Shopping/Products/Froogle support
  • Add to Support Enhancements
  • Add to Help Central Enhancements
  • Add to Code Enhancements
  • Add to Notebook Enhancements
  • Add to Experimental Enhancements
  • Add Blogs support
  • Add Books support
  • Add Translation support
  • Add Patents support
  • Add Scholar support
  • Add Earth support
  • Add User Script Command to turn On/Off 3.14 Hack

  • Feel free to leave suggestions/criticism on the UserScript Page or via email (find in script-source); THANX

Comments




May 1, 2008
simon! Scriptwright

very cool!

thanks again.
 
Apr 22, 2008
gabedibble Script's author

bsee08; voltastic; simon; molok; Tieso; lewdev; LilJonny53; JR*CE,

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions! I'm on it and hopefully will have some updates just for you!

Best regards, GD
 
Apr 17, 2008
JR*CE User

I really like this, but on ig, would you be able to clean up the facebook addon?
also, im not a big fan of the white border for the search bar and the buttons..
one more thing, I liked the regular white google logo for ig better would you be able to make it an option to change the logo to the colored one?

thanks a bunch!
~Jillian
 
Apr 5, 2008
lewdev User

This works awesomely with:
http://userstyles.org/styles/5630

Basically, they cover what each other lacks. I was also having problems seeing the description text in my search results and the above fixes it for me.
 
Apr 1, 2008
LilJonny53 User

nice idea; could use some work though. Button reshaping and alignment/spacing seems off and Google logo seems too small
 
Apr 1, 2008
`Mods Scriptwright

I don't like it much. =p
The color scheme I mean~
 
Mar 24, 2008
lewdev User

I know this is a Google thing but for the heck of it, why not have it support Userscripts.org and have every page like this one?
 
Mar 16, 2008
gabedibble Script's author

Just made an update to fix the Google Search Results text color, News Results text color and Images bg colors. Just a few minor enhancements, but I'll have more for you soon! Lots of big updates for Groups and more... Stay tuned!
 
Jan 28, 2008
Tieso Scriptwright

Awesome tool! Thank u soo much.

Can u do compatible your script with this? http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/16998

Thx.
 
Dec 8, 2007
simon! Scriptwright

Thank you, take your time and...

Happy Holidays to you too gabedibble!
 
Dec 7, 2007
gabedibble Script's author

Hey friends, thanx for your patience. I'm still working on Google Groups---which is a huge undertaking but will hopefully be done soon.

molok: I'll do my best to get Google Reader support added asap.

simon: I've also seen the Firefox start page and will certainly add that for you!

Happy Holidays everyone!
 
Dec 6, 2007
simon! Scriptwright

About http://www.google.com/firefox ...
It's my home page and it look kinda odd, can you please do something about it?

Here: http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3075/ffug4.png

Regards.
Simon
 
Dec 5, 2007
molok User

I love it!
Google Reader support would be awesome :)
 
Nov 16, 2007
simon! Scriptwright

RE: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/8753#commen...

LOL :D, BTW I'm sorry if I offended you, in this way or other, (but I'm sure that it's o.K.)

I see that you are like "my" mp3 player script (not really mine as you can see... CopyCat!) and I need your help or someone else in this topic.

If you know how to do it, post this script and I'll delete mine (I think this script will be in a good hands!)

Regards.
Simon

oh oops! btw, I love your script!!
 
Nov 11, 2007
gabedibble Script's author

kdavid: thanx bro =)
voltastic: got that worked out; thanx for the heads up!
bsee08: didn't notice the calendar issue [please email me a link]; if by 'Google Customize' you mean the Ff-Extension-I do not support that-however if you meant Google Custom Seach (as in google.com/custom or the iFrame version) then that was fixed [it was on my list for a while so i cleared it for you); I'm working on an update to address auto-updates, please be patient
 
Nov 10, 2007
simon! Scriptwright

aaaaaaahhhhhhh mommy!! I'm afraid of the dark

aaaaaaahhhhhh wtf is this place?!!
 
Nov 10, 2007
bsee08 User

-On the iGoogle page, the Google calendar widget is all blacked out
--Also on iGoogle, in the Gmail preview widget, the "Inbox" link is whited out. The link is still there, but you can't see it.
---It doesn't seem to like "Customize Google". It blacks out the numbered search results and the words "Try your search on".
----My script didn't update automatically(Not quite sure why) Thje last improvements were great once I got the latest version.
 
Nov 6, 2007
voltastic User

One issue that I have noticed with it is that when I have an unread message it shifts the subject head over to the right. When marked as read the subject title moves back over to where it should be.
 
Nov 5, 2007
kdavid User

Great scripting! Google needs to get you on their team.
 
Nov 4, 2007
gabedibble Script's author

Awesome - feedback! If anyone finds an unreadable Google page, please post them here and I'll get to them before I fix other pages on my own list. This is all about the community of users, so please let me know what you think and what needs work. Thanks!

bsee08, I enhanced Google Support and the Toolbars sections, including many of the child-pages and support documents. I'll try to do Google Trends and Labs for you and Groups for my other friend ASAP.
 
Nov 3, 2007
bsee08 User

Didn't know where else to leave issues. I love the extension, but there are a few sites that are demolished when using it. Here's a few. Looks like they're mostly Google support pages.

http://www.google.com/support/firefox/bin/answe...
http://www.google.com/support/firefox/bin/stati...
http://www.google.com/trends/music
http://labs.google.com/?tab=wz&hl=en

The more pages this works on, the better I like it. You previously said to email you with issues, but could you make your email easier to find? Thanks
 
Oct 22, 2007
public-image... User

Very good.

I like it!
 
Oct 12, 2007
gabedibble Script's author

I recommend the following script, which plays nicely with this^one:
Google Search Sidebar (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/11888)
 
Oct 12, 2007
gabedibble Script's author

linkback http://digg.com/mods/Cool_Google_Dark_Theme_for...
 
Oct 10, 2007
gabedibble Script's author

Supports User Script Updates (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/2296)

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