PitchDark
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| PitchDark for FX 3.6.1 adds full compatibility with Firefox 3.6 and has been uploaded to Mozilla addons. Feel free to install the experimental addon – otherwise it may take some time for Mozilla to complete testing and approve.
PitchDark for TB 3.0.0 version for Thunderbird 3.0 has been released. Feel free to install the experimental addon – otherwise it may take some time for Mozilla to complete testing and approve. |
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Upcoming Changes
Firefox
- New icon set
- Addition of Aero styling ( OS themes )
- Flock compatibility
- K-Meleon compatibility
- Addon fixes
- MR Tech Toolkit(error console)
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Thunderbird
- Color adjustment to make unread folders and items stick out more
- Addon fixes
- Thundernote
- Xnote compatibility font color
- MR Tech Toolkit (options menu and error console) colors
- ESET Security Toolbar
- Move extensions chrome up to xpi_skins folder
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About
PitchDark is a dark theme set for Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird aimed at users who prefer the negative color scheme (light text on dark background). While it is a dark theme it is designed with visibility, usability, and maximum screen real estate in mind. My inspiration was the Phoenity Dark themes (by Lim Chee Aun and Tom Wilson), which are currently outdated.
PitchDark project
Design Considerations
PitchDark is meant to maintain the light text on dark background look, but instead uses dark harmonious natural tones, with black as accents. I like grays and blacks, but most dark themes take it to an extreme. The “birch” colored dark brown was chosen specifically to avoid blending in or detracting from fresh website designs that use black and gray for webpage backgrounds.
To reduce the amount of image work required, I’ve moved to the standard icon sets for Firefox and Thunderbird. Future versions may make use of the Tango icon set or have custom icons.
Download
The lastest builds and previous versions can be found at the Mozilla Addons site:
Donate
I’m a proponent of free software, but members of the community sometimes ask for a way to show their support. If you happen to be in a giving mood, please consider donating (securely) to me via paypal. Thanks!
Awards and Recognition
Changelog
Firefox
Version 3.6.1
- Change Chrome registration (rdf to chrome.manifest)
- Fix for RSS button in address bar
- Moved extensions chrome up to xpi_skins folder
Version 3.6.0
- Firefox 3.6 compatibility
- Fix for new tab button and scrollbar-button arrows
- Color fix on Untrusted Connection page (AboutCertError)
- Improved hover color for active menubar menu items
- Fix for toolbarbutton border color – hover/click (pop vs. punch)
- Slightly lightened up the inactive tabs color
- Updated options icons
- Enabled rating view in extensions window
- Fix for image shift on unified key (Large back/forward) button
- Fix for groupbox titles
- Addon fixes
- Facebook Toolbar
- Google Toolbar (v6)
- Live Http Headers
- ReminderFox
- Update Notifier
- Addon Tests (no code added, but verified compatibility)
- Feed Sidebar
- FootieFox
- Fox Clocks
- OpenBook
- Speed Dial
- WizzRSS (being retired anyway)
Version 3.5.0
- Firefox 3.5 compatibility
Version 3.0.4
- Fix for larger height menu items introduced in last version (now condensed again)
- KwiClick compatibility
Version 3.0.3
- Firefox 3.1 compatibility
- aboutCertError, aboutPrivacyBrowsing, aboutSessionRestore
- Color fix on “about:robots” page
- Color fix on combined back/forward button
- Lightened throbber color
- Fix for Large back/forward button (image shift)
- Sidebar text color
- Sidebar close button color
- Searchbar engine button fix (too rounded)
- Tab bar/tab contrast adjustment
- Tab icon / loading icon image change
- White areas in the configuration dialogs/richlistboxs
- Dropdown arrows on the navigation bar seem very small
- Dropdown padding fix (main bar and bookmarks)
- Changed inactive tab/textbox color to gray instead of white
- Enforced 16×16 favicon for bookmarks
- Changes for All in One Sidebar
- DOM Inspector fixes
- GoogleToolbar fixes
Version 3.0.2
- Code sync and graphic update with the RC1 release
- Removed unused graphics
Version 3.0.1
- Fix for toolbar colors in Linux/OS X
Version 3.0.0
- Complete recode from Firefox 3.0 classic theme.
- Customize toolbar fix
- Graphics inherited from classic theme
- notification/progress bar fix
- tab improvements
- import screen fix
- proper handling for DOM inspector
- netError styling
Version 2.0.2
- Code sync (communicator, global, mozapps folders) with PitchDark for TB
- improved tab handling
Version 2.0.0
- Compatibility fix for Firefox 2.0
- Options Menu changes
- Addons Menu changes
- Tab bar changes
Version 1.5.6
- fixed annoying pixel jump in toolbarbuttons (caused by disabled buttons having borders)
- Console spacing changes
Version 1.5.5
- HelpfileLayout.css added
- NetError.css added
- synchronized code to latest classic.jar
- end of lines changed to just line feeds
- all images re-exported to decrease theme size
- small visibility changes
Version 1.5.4 – DROPPED
- decreased tabbox size
- modified splitter borders
- separator size/color changes
- added netError.css
- small visibility changes
Version 1.5.3
- extension compatibility – mininova menu, forecastfox, wellrounded, search bar style extensions
- download manager visibility issues
- menulist and searchbar fixes
- help toolbar fixed
- chevron color change
- tab loading throbber color change
Version 1.5.2
- numerous changes for compatibility with extensions
- improves menulist borders
- fixes searchbox for OSX users
Version 1.5.1
- improves visibility for fonts and icons and fixes glitches with menulists
Version 1.5.0
- PitchDark has been approved!
- Update for Firefox 1.5
- minor visibility improvements
Version 1.0
- Original port from Phoenity Dark for Phoenix/Firebird(Pre-Firefox 0.7)
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Thunderbird
Version 3.0.0
- Thunderbird 3.0 compatibility
- Significant number of updates for tabbed messages and other changes
- Visibility improvements via color fixes for many icons on compose screen and message list
- Various other bug fixes/color modifications
- Addon fixes
- MR Tech Toolkit
- Facebook Toolbar
- Google Toolbar (v6)
- Live Http Headers
- ReminderFox
- Update Notifier
Version 2.0.3
- Lightning Compatibility
- Visibility improvements via color fixes for many icons on compose screen and message list
- Returned to default error console icon set
- Various other bug fixes/color modifications
Version 2.0.2
- Fixed header background color bug
- Re-added collapse-able header functionality
- Fixed background color on address book cards
- Fixed throbber code
- Re-added text only and icon only options in customize toolbar window
Version 2.0.1
- code trims
- bug/error fixes
Version 2.0.0
- full sync to TB2.0 default theme code
- more visibility improvements
- code trims
Version 1.5.6
- fixed annoying pixel jump in toolbarbuttons (caused by disabled buttons having borders)
- Console spacing changes
- visibility improvements for small column icons
Version 1.5.5
- icons are default/phoenity for now
- more small changes all around
- fixed group by sort headers
Version 1.5.4 – DROPPED
- ported from firefox
- fixed all major visibility issues
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July 1, 2009 - 7:51 am
It’s a great theme. I’m waiting for update for FF 3.5
July 1, 2009 - 1:12 pm
Just open the .jar archive and edit the install.rdf file:
3.5
Works well for me.
July 7, 2009 - 4:51 pm
I love this theme, and I’m really looking forward to the update for Tb 3.0!
July 9, 2009 - 4:43 am
Hi, very nice theme but, i it doesn’t work with thundernote (version 3.1): toolbarbutton with orient=”vertical” not visible.
Could you compatible with thundernote?
Thanks.
July 9, 2009 - 7:11 am
Th@nX a million for updating the theme, I could hardly browse since FF updated and this wouldn’t work.
Appreciate it a lot!
July 9, 2009 - 9:15 am
Would it be spossible to change the background color for the Googlebar search drop down box?
July 10, 2009 - 5:00 am
Hi, I love this theme too, but I don’t see the color of the inactive tab (FFX 3.5). Waiting for the full update…When, when
Thanks
July 11, 2009 - 6:17 am
I love this theme – looking forward to the FF 3.5 final update.
July 11, 2009 - 7:17 am
Thank you muchly for quickly updating PitchDark for Firefox 3.5. I was hoping you could give us a rough ETA though on a full version release for it without any missing icons (ie, the new tab icon is currently MIA with Firefox 3.5). I am highly appreciative of your work and do not want to seem ungrateful in any way! It’s just that your theme is the only one I like using, since it doesn’t conflict with ColorfulTabs like other dark themes do, so I am over-eager to see a full release.
July 19, 2009 - 10:09 pm
I have to say this is still the most fantastic dark theme I’ve used. I just thought to give this a try again today when I saw it in somebody’s collection (I like darker themes for working in the evening, less glare). The thing that just about made me do a backflip was compatibility with Personas, not sure if that was intentional or not, but I installed the Personas extension in this same Firefox customizing run, and Pitchdark handles it perfectly, while still keeping the darker menus and white text. I LOVE IT!
August 11, 2009 - 3:38 am
I am using PitchDark for Thunderbird, and the white text hurts my eyes. As there are likely other users who choose your product (and dark themes in general) because standard color schemes are painful to look at, I would like to suggest that future updates enable us to choose our own text colors, or at least offer something less blinding that white. Thanks for your time.
August 12, 2009 - 7:16 pm
Hi
I love this theme.
I have just switched to latest firefox 3.5.2
The thing is, i have tabmix plus installed, with an option to add a button(to create a new tab) on the far left of the tabbar.
The thing is, with this theme, the button is just a little square(it is there disguised as brown) but no icon with proper size.
Is there a way to you(or I) to add an icon over there? like it was back in ff3.0
Thanks
August 13, 2009 - 11:28 am
Fixed by adding the addon: Menu Icons Plus
THX!
August 15, 2009 - 6:49 am
Hi
Very nice theme! Good work ! Only one small problem for me is that when bookmarking a page in FF 3.5, the text is the same colour as the background. Once you lose the highlighting you can’t read it when editing. Is there a way of changing this at all ? Thanks
August 19, 2009 - 10:23 am
COOL THEMES
I LOVE IT…
PEACE AND OUT!
September 7, 2009 - 9:05 am
I really do like PitchDark for TB. I use PitchDark for Firefox all the time. However, PitchDark for TB causes a problem with my second Toolbar. ESET security adds an Antispam Toolbar with several buttons on it. PitchDark for TB does not handle this properly and there are buttons missing. (All but one) Hopefully this can be fixed then this theme would become my all time favorite. Thanks for the effort. I am currently testing Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 on Windows 7 Ultimate.
September 13, 2009 - 6:25 am
I like this theme. It’s clean and nice. Is it possible to make a version with blacks and greys instead of brown colour scheme?
September 16, 2009 - 3:14 am
Thanks for the author of this theme – great peace or masterwork. One bug that I noticed is that text is black on the black background (and therefore it is impossible to read) when Firefox (version 3.5.2 on Win XP Pro) informs about untrusted connection. I can send the screen prints. Author if you need them – contact me via e-mail.
September 19, 2009 - 12:17 pm
One more nore. Is it possible to make Bookmarks pop up window wider?? Thanks.
September 25, 2009 - 12:14 pm
# Neziniux Says:
September 16th, 2009 at 3:14 am
Thanks for the author of this theme – great peace or masterwork. One bug that I noticed is that text is black on the black background (and therefore it is impossible to read) when Firefox (version 3.5.2 on Win XP Pro) informs about untrusted connection. I can send the screen prints. Author if you need them – contact me via e-mail.
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Same thing on Firefox 3.5.3 on Win XP
September 28, 2009 - 2:37 pm
Under Latest News & Upcoming Changes you mention the Facebook toolbar notifications. I take it this is an upcoming change, because I’m still seeing blue text on the brown background which is impossible to read. If this has been fixed, then something else is causing this problem.
October 11, 2009 - 8:20 pm
Using Pitch Dark 3.5.0 on Firefox 3.5.3 and getting white text on a white background in the location bar. Impossible to see. The problem does not exist in any other theme that I have. Hope to see it fixed soon. This is my preferred theme for Firefox.
December 10, 2009 - 3:10 am
I love this theme and I’m using it on Thunderbird. I have low vision and this theme is perfect for me. All I have to do is adjust the fots sizes and I’m set. Although I’ve tried like the dickens to change the blue links. Sigh. I can’t see them very well. But everything else is fantastic. I’m waiting for this theme to be udated to Th 3 before I download and install the new version. If I don’t I won’t be able to see my folders. Thank you for such a great theme. I wosh they would do an anycolors for Thunderbird like they did for Firefox. That one theme in Firfox sol;ve a lot of my web page viewing problems. Along with NoSquint:) Thank yoiu again and I’ll be waiting for the updated vesion.
December 11, 2009 - 8:43 pm
Hey I love this application! I was wondering if you could make it thunderbird 3.0 compatible? I won’t lie now that I don’t have it I actually hate my email, it annoys me. I have pitch dark for thunderbird and firefox and I can’t use the computer without it
PLEASE…
December 19, 2009 - 4:02 am
i use this theme for both firefox as well as thunderbird, really love it but can u update it for the new thunderbird release as it doesnt seem to work with it
December 20, 2009 - 6:06 am
Le seul thème vraiment sombre, un must! Vivement la version pour Thunderbird 3!
January 2, 2010 - 11:37 am
wow! this is a great project!
January 9, 2010 - 2:05 pm
Having trouble installing this theme on Portable Thunderbird. If there is a place I can edit the install location, I’ll be glad to do that. Can extract the .jar file.
Thanks,
Kate
January 13, 2010 - 2:55 pm
The “untrusted connection” screen for bad SSL certificates renders as black on black
January 21, 2010 - 2:11 pm
PitchDark for FX 3.6 is not working with the public release of FireFox 3.6.
PitchDark for TB 3.0 seems to work perfect with ThunderBird 3.0.
January 21, 2010 - 4:38 pm
The RSS feed icon at the end of address bar is invisible for 3.6
January 21, 2010 - 5:25 pm
The new version, 3.6.0, will not work with Firefox 3.6 on Mac OS or Windows. I have no idea why. The install.rdf file looks fine. I really like this theme. I would like it to work with the new version of Firefox.
January 22, 2010 - 4:17 am
wonderful theme, but doesnt work with firefox 3.6
January 22, 2010 - 5:45 am
Bonjour,
The RSS icon doesn’t appear at the end of the adress bar ?
February 5, 2010 - 11:05 am
ummmm…it downloads but it doesn’t work…:(
February 7, 2010 - 4:36 am
Where do I download Pitchdark 3.6.1
February 7, 2010 - 7:47 am