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SmallringFX DARKBlue is a slick, dark Firefox 3.6 theme
Just because we're all agog over the new Firefox 4.0, that doesn't mean there's a lack of action on the 3.6 front. In fact, SmallringFX DARKBlue is a dark, sexy theme that was updated just yesterday.
Personally, I like my Firefox as "chromeless" as possible (see what I did there?). But seriously, I hide the menu bar, the bookmarks toolbar, and any other toolbars that I happen to have lurking around. However, if you like your toolbars, SmallringFX DARKBlue is a very nice, comprehensive theme. I tested it with the Delicious and Diigo toolbars, and the icons looked just fine on the dark background.
One slight problem is that some of the status bar icons look pretty bad. For instance, Video DownloadHelper looks awful on a dark background, but that's not the theme's fault. (Video DownloadHelper guys, are you listening?) Another small glitch is that, on my system, the context menus appear to be gray on gray -- so all of the entries seem as though they're disabled. I'm not sure if it's just me or a general issue (I think it may be Windows-related).
Read It Later's sidebar, on the other hand, looks wonderful with this theme. Another thing I like is how tall the status bar is; it's really nice and roomy. If you like dark themes, don't miss out on this one!
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Subscribe to commentsishidaSep 8th 2010 12:49PM
I tried the theme, and I didn't like it, and I usually like dark themes. The tabs (especially those I have as App tabs) disappear when the theme's invoked. I had to go to a persona, then uninstall the theme, because of that.
WayneSep 9th 2010 8:03PM
I use Midnightfoxy. I've tried a few black themes and ALWAYS come back to this one.
Use small icons and the bars are thin. No wasted space.
Inside the address and search box on this one it's bright white. Inside the boxes on midnightfoxy they're dark.
I also have autohide menu bar that opens up space (tap-alt) and all my icons on the address bar.
Looks good, compact, matches the black windows theme.