***Because of recent changes on the YouTube video page, this script does not work***

Makes YouTube videos look more like Google Videos. Basically, it puts the comments in a new tab on the side bar, and expands the video frame to take up as much space as possible, just like Google Video.

For those who prefer not to stare into a light bulb while viewing videos, grab the YouTube Grayer Googler userstyle from here: http://userstyles.org/styles/1782

This:

To this:

Update: Added another subtle "minimize/maximize" button to the top right corner of the web page. Clicking on this makes the video take up the entire web page, with other page elements disappearing to make room. Click on it again and everything is back to normal. Kinda like normal fullscreen, but quicker.

*Update* Fixed the script to account for recent changes on YouTube.

Update: For ultimate YouTube minimalism, added yet another "minimize/maximize" button to the top left corner of the page. Clicking on this removes everything besides the video, the search box, and the side bar. In this mode, when you submit a search, the results are displayed on the sidebar, without going to a new page. The script remembers this setting, so if you activate it for one video, it will stay activated for other videos until you turn it off.

Minimal YouTube Example:

Update 06/17/2007:

Updated to account for recent changes at YouTube. I can't wait for the massive amount of modification this script will need once YouTube decides to unleash their new beta video page (I was hoping this new version would take after YouTubes parent companies video site, but alas, no. It's all the crapiness of the old page, slightly reorganized.)

Update 07/19/2007 to account for even more changes on YouTube. Fun.

07/24/2007 Yay more updates!! I swear YouTube is conspiring against me by constantly changing trivial things on their page that seem to serve no purpose other than to break this script.

Update 08/01/2007 Misc stuff. You can now use the new YouTube players fullscreen mode, or the old button that makes the video its original size. The Show Stats button has been moved to the bottom left corner of the screen, and behaves like all the other corner buttons. Those buttons have also changed in appearance slightly. It looks...better. And the problem that thatguy mentioned is fixed too.

Update 08/27/2007 Fixed stuff, see comments.

Update 09/03/2007 Bug fixes. "See all comments" still broke though...

Update 09/19/2007 Finally fixed "See all comments" and related bugs