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how to make last.fm not so fucking shitty

19 Jul 2008, 11:47

if you follow the steps you will start with
this and end up with this

step 1 - install firefox if you haven't already

step 2 - install Stylish

step 3 - go here and press the "load into stylish" button (and then "save")

edit: if you get the "Bandwidth Limit Exceeded" error you can find instructions how to complete the step here

now your profile page (all profile pages actually) should look like this

if you're happy with it,you can leave it this way
but if you want to get rid of some useless shit...

step 3 - install Remove It Permanently

step 4 - install Aardvark

you need to restart firefox before the next step

step 5 - go to your profile page and right click anywhere
press "start aardvark"
now,simply put your mouse like this and press k to remove the stupid fucking library

(another way to remove the library: tools->add-ons->extensions tab->double click on "Stylish"-> double click on "Last.fm Paint It Black, v.2 Mod Dark-Grey/Olive" and add the following at the end-> #taste { display:none; } )

using the same technique remove all the useless shit you want
(like the flash player for example - you will need to press k two times - the first one to remove the player itself and the second one to remove the empty space left)

when you're done,press q

you can make these changes to affect all the profile pages in last.fm,not just yours,by tweaking the Remove It Permanently options (right click anywhere -> RIP advanced) before step 5

step 6 - expand your top artist list to include 50 artists
simply press this button -> settings -> number of artists 50 -> make it so

do the same for the top tracks chart,if you want


hope this was helpful

Comments

  • Gowienczyk

    I highly recommend this.

    19 Jul 2008, 11:54
  • coelacanths

    i have macbook... any ideas??

    19 Jul 2008, 12:07
  • spessartyt

    thanks a lot , now it looks better :-)

    19 Jul 2008, 12:14
  • minttunator

    Good tutorial, just a note to all Adblock users - if you already have Adblock, there's no need for steps 3-5, just add a filter along the lines of #*(id*=taste) and the library disappears.

    19 Jul 2008, 12:15
  • DrGonzo85

    that's great ... now i can live with it. thx!

    19 Jul 2008, 12:23
  • antiselfdual

    Or alternatively if you're using stylish just add #taste { display:none; } to a stylesheet for lastfm to get rid of the library.

    19 Jul 2008, 12:24
  • coffee_au_lait

    thanks for it :)

    19 Jul 2008, 12:24
  • heminder

    coelacanths, install this www.ubuntu.com first :P

    19 Jul 2008, 12:27
  • feeding

    Great tutorial. Thanks a lot. :)

    19 Jul 2008, 12:41
  • Babs_05

    my eyes thank you. all the white has been killer! greyscale rules. :)

    19 Jul 2008, 12:46
  • Antares_27

    Huge props.

    19 Jul 2008, 12:53
  • BoobtuberFM

    I don't even use Firefox and I don't want to either. Can't they just make this an official color choice, since this seems to be an issue with so many people?...

    19 Jul 2008, 13:00
  • Babs_05

    just wondering - how do you undo things, if you change your mind or mess up?

    19 Jul 2008, 13:12
  • raboof

    The announcement on blog.last.fm announced the 'paint it black' will return.

    19 Jul 2008, 13:12
  • Kordian459

    Great work dude, but for italian Last.FM I had to add another domain (lastfm.it) in order to use your re-style. I'll explain in Italian how to use your re-style... Ragazzi, seguite la guida di zelenzaek qua sopra, installate tutto quello che v'ha detto di installare. Poi andate su Firefox e in alto sulla finestra nella voce "Strumenti" scegliete "Componenti aggiuntivi" , selezionate "opzioni" nella voce "Stylish". A questo punto selezione la voce "Last.FM paint it black ecc..." e cliccate su "modifica". A questo punto vi apparirà una finestra e nella voce "@-moz-document domain(beta.last.fm), domain(last.fm)" aggiungete ", domain(lastfm.it)" (occhio alla virgola!!!) in modo che vi appaia così: http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8720/screenpe1.jpg

    19 Jul 2008, 13:17
  • sh0kr0k

    great! Thank you! Worked perfectly! Two questions: I can't seem to highlight the right area for the player only. It either a.) removes one of my menu bars, b.) removes the entire left column including About Me, or c.) if I just click on the player I get the Java menu (zoom in, play, loop, etc) So where exactly do I click to remove the player but keep my About Me info? Is it possible? Also, I got rid of the library but I didn't mind it too much. The thing I hated about it was the pictures were not centered in it's box. Is there a script/way to change the width of the margins for just that box? I could live with the ill-placed library since I can trim it down to a nice 4 artists, but the extra-wide right margin gives me a seizure. Please help! THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS! You may have just saved last.fm for me!

    19 Jul 2008, 13:20
  • sh0kr0k

    Oh yeah, also any adjustments/add-ons where I can something similar to an album cover quilt for recently played tracks again? I like this modification but do miss having the album quilt pictures. THANKS!

    19 Jul 2008, 13:24
  • elhnz0

    This is really great. Hopefully they take some ideas from this over the next couple of weeks.

    19 Jul 2008, 13:27
  • XmizanthropeX

    thanx

    19 Jul 2008, 13:28
  • Utrolia

    thank you so much, I did everything in the tutorial and now I can live with the new layout..I guess!

    19 Jul 2008, 13:30
  • Babs_05

    one problem - how do you send someone a message?

    19 Jul 2008, 13:32
  • destard

    it doesn't work right, the library disappears on my profile, but on others it's still there. when i delete it there, on my profile the TOP ARTISTS disappear!! also when I log out the library is still there... ???

    19 Jul 2008, 13:44
  • SomeVelvetMorn

    ...mhmm. but too bad that we can't bring the shoutbox back to the right side as before:( too bad...

    19 Jul 2008, 13:48
  • Nakkikala

    Thank you this is great.

    19 Jul 2008, 13:50
  • LilTheater

    "Stylish" looks boring as shit.

    19 Jul 2008, 13:56
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