SMALL Helvetical update.

Hi all. The new UI refresh of Google Cal is great, they have really done a brilliant job. Yet it hasn’t been too kind on Helvetical, making it unbearable to use. I set about trying to patch up the holes but the nature of a userstyle has made this an ugly and unproductive task. So I feel it is best to start from scratch again and build in some of the feature requests.

In the mean time, I have created a patched up version that makes the userstyle usable yet far from pretty. Download from http://userstyles.org/styles/20669. Obviously the alternative is to disable it for a while.

It would be great if we could use this time to build up a feature list for Helvetical 2. So leave a comment or mail me. BTW, this isn’t some excuse to put the project on the back-burner — I have penciled in the end of the month to complete.

Cheers, Ad

Helvetical pimping up Google Calendar.

I know I am not alone in my love/hate relationship for Google’s apps, the functionality is brilliant but the UI is ugly. Google Calendar is most definitely not the exception to the rule, it hurts my eyes.

Helvetical extends the work done by Jon Hicks on Helvetireader, turning the mayhem of the Google interface into something that doesn’t offend. It was created for use with Fluid.app but I’m sure you can hack the CSS to work for your needs.

Please note that this is an on-going project so things are a bit rough around the edges. I hope to update soon.