# SDMB Tweaker 2 (includes avatar sliding option)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-tweaker-2-includes-avatar-sliding-option/956193
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [December 17, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-tweaker-2-includes-avatar-sliding-option/956193 "2021-12-17T01:13:52Z")
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### Author:  [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-tweaker-2-includes-avatar-sliding-option/956193/1 "2021-12-17T01:13:52Z")
An all new forum means all new tweaks. I have a few I’ve been using for a while, and I asked [if anyone wanted them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sliding-avatars/954796/20), and got the go-ahead. I have a few more ideas planned, but I’ve been delayed long enough in posting this.
To install the UserScript, you’ll need to install **[TamperMonkey](https://www.tampermonkey.net/)**\* for your web browser (if you haven’t already), then go the to following link and click the Install button.
> ⚙🖌 [SDMB Tweaker 2 – OpenUserJS](https://openuserjs.org/scripts/BigTSDMB/SDMB_Tweaker_2)
>
> Adds some quality of life improvements to the Discourse powered version of the Straight Dope Message Board.
#### List of additions:
1. Underlines links in posts.
2. Indicates visited links in posts.
3. Underlines all other links on hover (except in menus).
4. Removes the space before the badge that shows number of clicks on a link.
5. Makes small sans-serif MathJax use the same sans-serif font as posts.
6. **Ads an option to remove the sliding avatars.** (Go to your User Preferences \> Interface to turn them back on.)
On the Straight Dope Light theme I also
1. Change the link color to be brighter to better contrast with the regular text.
2. Change the visited color above to the purple you may be used to.
I can add such features to other themes, but I’ll need suggestions from those who use them. I’m open to making certain specific tweaks optional. And I’m open to suggestions on what else I can tweak—though note that many changes are more complicated on Discourse than they were on the simpler vBulletin, and so I may be more limited in what I can reasonably do.
\*GreaseMonkey should also work if you have it, but it hasn’t been tested.
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### Author:  [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-tweaker-2-includes-avatar-sliding-option/956193/2 "2021-12-17T23:59:16Z")
Optional italics (or something?) instead of bold for unread ~~topics~~ threads?
Last 'puter and my 46" monitor? Fine. New 'puter, same motitor? Can’t tell the difference. Very annoying!
SD Light
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### Author:  [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-tweaker-2-includes-avatar-sliding-option/956193/3 "2021-12-18T04:30:31Z")
Interesting idea. I have a possible tweak that I’ll add if it works for you:
Open up a page with thread titles on it, e.g. [u][https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15[/u]](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15%5B/u%5D). Then press F12 to open the console. Make sure the Console tab is selected. And then copy and paste the following into the console:
```auto
document.querySelectorAll('.topic-list .main-link a.title').forEach(e=>e.style.fontWeight = 'bold');
document.querySelectorAll('.visited .main-link a.title').forEach(e=>e.style.fontWeight = 'normal')
```
What you describe is exactly why I started underlining links and making them brighter. I and other posters have clearly not noticed links. (It’s why I always underline them.)
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### Author:  [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-tweaker-2-includes-avatar-sliding-option/956193/4 "2021-12-18T04:43:05Z")
Made thread titles bolder but after I want to the thread and then back to Cafe Society everything was the back to not being bold (which I think is what was supposed to happen?).
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### Author:  [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2021, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-tweaker-2-includes-avatar-sliding-option/956193/5 "2021-12-18T04:45:40Z")
Yes. It was just a test. Stuff you type in the console disappears if you go to a new page or reload.
What I was wondering is if that is a good solution for you, or if I should try something else.
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### Author:  [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-tweaker-2-includes-avatar-sliding-option/956193/6 "2021-12-18T04:46:28Z")
It worked, that’s all I need it to do!
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### Author:  [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2021, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-tweaker-2-includes-avatar-sliding-option/956193/7 "2021-12-18T07:53:32Z")
Should be live now. You’ll need to go to your Preferences \> User Interface to turn it on.