The following DPCmods are designed to improve your DPChallenge.com experience
using the GreaseMonkey Extension to the FireFox browser or the Turnabout extension to the Internet Explorer browser. Carefully read the compatibility notes on each listing below!
1. Click the Turnabout link above and download the program. Make sure to download the advanced version!
2. Install Turnabout - you may have to restart Internet Explorer
3. Open Internet Explorer. You should now have "Turnabout Options" under your tools menu, and a "Reify" button on your tab.
4. You probably want to disable all the dumb scripts that come with Turnabout. Select Turnabout Options from the tools menu, or if it's grayed out, select Options from under the Reify menu. A list of scripts is on the left - uncheck them all.
5. To install new scripts, right-click the Install link and choose "Save target as" and save them to My Documents, or anywhere. Then, under Turnabout options, select "Install new feature". It will give you a security warning. Click OK, then select the script file you saved in My Documents, or where ever you saved it.
6. In the options screen, a new script should show up with a checkmark next to it.
Note on upgrading in FireFox:
Before installing the same script again (for an upgrade), you should uninstall the old version of the script:
New in version 1.6: Updated image location (per Langdon's updates), fixed image size preference (wasn't saving)
New in version 1.5: Added photos to image comments view
New in version 1.4: Centering options for the image and username
New in version 1.3: Date/time/quote cell is forced to be small (was expanding due to added images)
New in version 1.2: Profile image is clickable
New in version 1.1: Allows you to customize the display size of the profile image.
Click to Install
Compatibility:
New in version 1.4: Now highlights new favorites, courtesy of Chimericvisions
New in version 1.3: Added text in title bars to let you know if there is a new comment.
New in version 1.2: Updated because of a change in the DPC website.
New in version 1.1: Fixed a bug which caused your Portfolio Collection links to point to the wrong URL (it only affected your view of your profile, but a bug nonetheless)
Click to Install
Compatibility:
New in version 1.3: Works with new voting layout (numbers at the top)
New in version 1.2: Alt-key is now not needed when using the number pad (only for the number keys along the top).
New in version 1.1: If first keystroke is not a number, you will start a comment, and you must use Alt-number to vote.
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Compatibility: Requires Windows Vista - does NOT require greasemonkey or trixie
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Internet Explorer Usage Instructions:
To use the scripts listed below in Internet Explorer:1. Click the Turnabout link above and download the program. Make sure to download the advanced version!
2. Install Turnabout - you may have to restart Internet Explorer
3. Open Internet Explorer. You should now have "Turnabout Options" under your tools menu, and a "Reify" button on your tab.
4. You probably want to disable all the dumb scripts that come with Turnabout. Select Turnabout Options from the tools menu, or if it's grayed out, select Options from under the Reify menu. A list of scripts is on the left - uncheck them all.
5. To install new scripts, right-click the Install link and choose "Save target as" and save them to My Documents, or anywhere. Then, under Turnabout options, select "Install new feature". It will give you a security warning. Click OK, then select the script file you saved in My Documents, or where ever you saved it.
6. In the options screen, a new script should show up with a checkmark next to it.
FireFox Usage Instructions:
To use the scripts listed below in FireFox, first click
the GreaseMonkey link above and install the
extension. You must restart FireFox for the install to take effect. Then you may install the scripts
below.Note on upgrading in FireFox:
Before installing the same script again (for an upgrade), you should uninstall the old version of the script:
1. Tools -> GreaseMonkey -> Manage User Scripts
2. Select the script you will later re-download on the left
3. Click "uninstall" on the bottom.
2. Select the script you will later re-download on the left
3. Click "uninstall" on the bottom.
DPC Profile Images in Forum Threads v1.7 (Jan 21, 2010)
Adds a checkbox to your preferences page allowing you to optionally show
people's profile images under their name while viewing the DPC forums.
New in version 1.7: Moved image above 'report as spam' link, removed whitespace
New in version 1.6: Updated image location (per Langdon's updates), fixed image size preference (wasn't saving)
New in version 1.5: Added photos to image comments view
New in version 1.4: Centering options for the image and username
New in version 1.3: Date/time/quote cell is forced to be small (was expanding due to added images)
New in version 1.2: Profile image is clickable
New in version 1.1: Allows you to customize the display size of the profile image.
Click to Install
Compatibility:
GreaseMonkey in Firefox 1.5 and 2.0
Turnabout in IE7 (IE6 unknown)
Turnabout in IE7 (IE6 unknown)
DPC New Comments/Favorites Highlighter v1.5
Adds highlights to new comments on your profile page. The first time it is used, it will remember
the number of comments received on all your images. Thereafter, if the numbers are updated, it will
add a highlight and a link to the new comments.
New in version 1.5: Now highlights the total comments received fieldNew in version 1.4: Now highlights new favorites, courtesy of Chimericvisions
New in version 1.3: Added text in title bars to let you know if there is a new comment.
New in version 1.2: Updated because of a change in the DPC website.
New in version 1.1: Fixed a bug which caused your Portfolio Collection links to point to the wrong URL (it only affected your view of your profile, but a bug nonetheless)
Click to Install
Compatibility:
GreaseMonkey in Firefox 1.5 and 2.0
Turnabout in IE7 (IE6 unknown)
Turnabout in IE7 (IE6 unknown)
DPC Keyboard Voting v1.3
Allows you to vote in DPC using only your keyboard. On page load, you can start typing comments, or you can score using the number or number
pad keys. If you start typing a comment, you must then use Alt-number to register a vote (so that you can type numbers in your comments without
accidentally submitting a score.)
Original code by James Lee Smith, modified by me (Jeff Ward).
NOTE:: The site now has keyboard voting built in - find it under your preferencesNew in version 1.3: Works with new voting layout (numbers at the top)
New in version 1.2: Alt-key is now not needed when using the number pad (only for the number keys along the top).
New in version 1.1: If first keystroke is not a number, you will start a comment, and you must use Alt-number to vote.
Click to Install
Compatibility:
GreaseMonkey in Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 only
(Currently does not work in Turnabout for IE)
(Currently does not work in Turnabout for IE)
DPC Results Slideshow v1.1
Adds a slideshow feature to the "View Challenge Results" page.
New in version 1.1: Added slideshow speed, black/white background, pause, play, forward, and reverse controls.
Click to Install
Compatibility:
GreaseMonkey in Firefox 1.5 and 2.0
(Currently does not work in Turnabout for IE)
(Currently does not work in Turnabout for IE)
DPC Custom Quicklinks in the 'My Home' Menu
Allows users to define quicklins in the My Home menu.
New in version 1.1: Fixed the bug of disappearing menus when not logged in.
Click to Install
Compatibility:
GreaseMonkey in Firefox 1.5 and 2.0
Semi-broken in Turnabout - you can add links but you can't delete them at this time.
Semi-broken in Turnabout - you can add links but you can't delete them at this time.
DPC Custom Icons
Customize the icon next to your username in the forums. To set your icon, send me a PM specifying the location (url) of your desired icon. The text of your PM should be:
Of course, if you're worried that Site Council won't stand out anymore, I put a little red TM by their names. =)
DPC_ICON=http://www.somewhere.com/my_folder/my_icon.gifYour icon should be a n image file (preferrably gif) at 14x16 pixels.
Of course, if you're worried that Site Council won't stand out anymore, I put a little red TM by their names. =)
Click to Install
Compatibility:
GreaseMonkey in Firefox 1.5 and 2.0
(Currently does not work in Turnabout for IE)
(Currently does not work in Turnabout for IE)
DPC www link correction
Fix the log-out problem caused by links to both www.dpchallenge.com and dpchallenge.com.
Click to Install
Compatibility:
GreaseMonkey in Firefox 1.5 and 2.0
(Currently does not work in Turnabout for IE)
(Currently does not work in Turnabout for IE)
Windows Vista DPChallenge Gadget v0.2
Here's the first release on my DPC Gadget for Windows Vista. Keep track of your DPC scores conveniently in the sidebar!
New in version 0.2: Fixed the clipping problem, removed some excess code.Click to Install
Compatibility: Requires Windows Vista - does NOT require greasemonkey or trixie
DPC Voting Enhancements v1.0
Scrolls screen to image and preloads next image, making voting even easier with less waiting.
Click to Install
Compatibility:
GreaseMonkey, Reify
DPC Image Thread Search Link v1.0
Adds a link when viewing an image to Google search for threads which contain the image.
Click to Install
Compatibility:
GreaseMonkey, Reify
Disclaimer: Use these plugins at your own risk. They execute on your browser and only
modify how the DPChallenge.com website looks to you. No warranty or guarantee is expressed
or implied. Use this software at your own risk. They may stop working at any time due to changes in the DPC website.