Probably everyone, including me, likes Helvetireader and the new kid on the block, Helvetical. My despair with Twitter website as well as standalone clients, made me create a minimalist twitter client, using custom CSS and Fluid.
Please click the icon to go to special Helvetwitter subpage.
This blogpost is mainly a support for Helvetwitter. If you are having some problems making it work, please check also my older blog posts here and here.
If you still have any problem, please leave a comment under this blogpost. Thank you!
Tags: helvetical, helvetireader, helvetwitter, twitter
I lie it, but it’s a little too simplified for me. I’m forever clicking on the “@binkythedoormat” link in the right-hand column to check responses to tweets, and I like to access direct messages and follow lists too.
Otherwise, looks v pretty!
I see. I never use those features, so I didn’t try to “implement” them. I focused only on the core functionality to make it as easy to use as possible. I am actually thinking of removing even the ‘reply’ and ‘star’ icons as I rarely use them
Need this as an iPhone app!! Live helvetica
Doesnt work using Chrome Developer Edition. Click on “Update” getting ignored
Thanks for sharing your greasemonkey script, it’s a great idea. The bird icon you shared resembled a document more than an app, to me, so I’m sharing an alternate icon I just made that echoes the clean type used in your userscript. Possibly someone will find it useful if they feel the same way.
link: Helvetwitter icon – http://jm3.net/images/helvetwitter-jm3-period-table.png
Best
ooh oohh, please please release Helvetimail
This would complete the set and just generally make my life worth living!
I was just thinking that having a Helvetica version of Gmail would complete the Helvetica lineup. Would love to grab it from you if you post it up.
Hi, will try this or next week how to make it work in Chrome. Thanks
possible to tweak and add the twitter search box?
loving all the helveti-stuff – looking for helvetimail!
+1 Helvetimail. Would complete the google set. Thanks so much.
want Helvetimail!!!
helvetimail looks awesome
Gmail please! Great stuff
I would also love the Helvetica gmail theme. Looks ace.
I’ll third the helvetimail, for sure.
Helvetimail being released?… Yes, please.
I find web based software, like google useful, but the interface is usually awful. I’ve applied Helvetica to google’s rss reader, calendar and today, using your code, to my twitter feed. It would great if the same could be done to gmail.
Cheers
Lee
Helvetimail would be great! Thank you.
+1 helvetimail. amazing!
Looks awesome!
Would love love love helvetimail.
Please do Helvetimail! Then all my three important Webapps would have the same design.
Thank you so much for your work.
Helvetimail for the win!
Helvetimail FTW. Looks so fancy, wow!
Please make Helvetimail!
I was looking for a helvetimail to complete my minimalist collection… please please please…
+100 Helvetimail
looks great, but too many features are missing to keep this installed; @username and direct messages mostly, but access to ‘following’ and ‘followers’ would also be nice. they would work nicely as small buttons, like those used in helvetireader for ‘share’, ‘email’ etc.
love helvetimail.
@beachjustice thanks for the tip, will think about it. The idea behind Helvetwitter is to remove everything that’s not necessary and keep the functional core only.
Twitter is having ever more users and like most applications in this stage, they are tempted to add features to please everyone. My minimalist mindset revolts to it, so I went the opposite way.
I like, but it would be nice if it has Stylish userstyle file. More options… can choose Greasemonkey or Stylish. What do you think?
@replies and direct messages ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY for anyone who seriously uses Twitter. Following/Followers are needed too.
A quick fix to the lag would be to switch it to a Stylish userfile… the Greasemonkey script waits for Twitter to load and THEN applies the style overrides (I believe, I’m not sure), but Stylish just loads specific CSS attributes to instantly override their counterpart. Don’t quote me on this, I’m probably being an idiot.
Although, I looked at the CSS file for Helvetwitter, and it’s hellishly long…
@spookyET not sure these are absolutely necessary, but will think of it. There’s still the option to open twitter in browser in single click when you need there advanced features.
@brandon I think Stylish works exactly the same way as my userscript – once the DOM is loaded, it swaps the css files. yes, the css is hellishly long, because it’s basically the original twitter css with overrides applied. not the cleanest solution, as you have to load a huge css file twice. once I have a bit more free time, I’ll try to convert it to patch-only css file.
“In newly opened window with some basic code, locate line with ‘// da yer thing’. Copy-paste everything from helvetwitter.user.js under this line.”
Can’t get it to work. The window which opens will not let me paste anything into it.
“In newly opened window with some basic code, locate line with ‘// da yer thing’. Copy-paste everything from helvetwitter.user.js under this line.”
Can’t get past this step. The window which opens is un-editable. Cannot paste, cannot copy… nothing.
@brian try to save it as it is. then open the script menu in the browser (top menu bar in safari or monkey icon in bottom right corner in firefox). in safari, select ‘open scripts folder’ and try to edit helvetimail.user.js from there. in firefox, select ‘manage scripts’, then select helvetimail.user.js and edit.
@Josef Fluid allows me to Open Scripts Folder (in the Finder) or Manage User Scripts. No editing functionality. What version of Fluid are you using? I’m surprised it doesn’t work anything like your instructions indicate.