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Wide-screen mode for Lemmy on desktop?

Is there a way to have Lemmy instances render in wide-screen mode (sort of like old reddit or older themes of Wikipedia)? I really dislike the default look of everything being in the center with tons of blank space on both sides (I use 1440p monitors).

For what it's worth, I came up with the following Stylus css script to work on the lemmy.ml (also works on github.com for what it's worth if you so choose):

.container,
.container-lg,
.container-md,
.container-sm,
.container-xl {
    max-width: 2560px !important;
}

.col-md-8 {
    flex: 0 0 85% !important;
    max-width: 85% !important;
}

.col-md-4 {
    flex: 0 0 15% !important;
    max-width: 15% !important;
}

Can just adjust max-width under the .container* options to whatever you want (I chose to set it to my monitor's width). The col-md-8 and col-md-4 are for the main content and sidebar respectively, so I have main content at 85% of the width and sidebar at 15% of the width. Result looks similar to this: https://i.imgur.com/FMAZYbh.png

Published my style here for use on Stylus: https://userstyles.world/style/10168/1440p-lemmy

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  • The devs weren't really open for that idea but if more people nag them, we might get it :D. Alternatively, you could use a plugin like Greasemonkey and write a script that changes the sizes of the content.

    • Man I hope so. I detest the modern web "design" of squishing everything to the center. The whole reason I use wide-screen monitors is to make use of that horizontal space. and I like to full screen my browser and most programs too. I'll take a look at writing a Greasemonkey script in the meantime.

      • There's good reason for setting a maximum bound on the width though. It's much harder on the eyes to read long lines of text. That said, I do think Lemmy goes a bit overboard, and I would really like to see all of the non-post content on the right side anchored to the right edge rather than centered.

      • I can see your point but I also don't like having to move my head by 45° from right to left everytime a line wraps.

        Would be cool if you'd share the script 😄

  • I've seen two major items on Reddit that are annoying redditors from switching over. First is an old-reddit style wide mode (this could be a toggle in the settings, compact or wide mode). Second is user signup. While we here know that users should spread out, most users find that confusing and just walk away from it. Lemmy should follow the mastadon approach and decide on a simple to use portal to guide users in.

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