Update: @[email protected] has been kind enough to add Rediggit as a native theme to the lemmy.ca instance. You can now access it from your account settings page, without the need of another browser add-on.

Just posting an update on my Rediggit theme, in case anyone else prefers a reddit/digg-style interface for the desktop.

Highlights include:

  • Flexible full-width layout, with fixed width for vote buttons and thumbnail columns
  • Strong focus on content and discussion (improved comment legibility)
  • Decreased font size throughout
  • Increased post list density
  • No user or community circle-icons
  • No community banners or logos
  • Few rounded buttons or boxes
  • Re-sizable comment box
  • kiaEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Amazing theme! Any way to also get a dark version of the full-width style?

    Also, it’s somewhat broken on mobile.

    • thayerOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Thanks! It isn’t really meant for mobile, since there are plenty of apps already which provide a superior UI. I do plan to do a dark version of Rediggit eventually but it’s not there yet.

      Lemmy’s frontend templating keeps changing with every release, which is expected but also presents a challenge to keep the themes working. For example, there are currently three different versions of lemmy-ui in use across the most popular instances, each requiring slightly different tweaks. Hopefully, things will stabilize a bit in the near future.

      • kiaEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Ah, that makes sense. I can’t stand the narrow width of the default lemmy theme.