It would be great if this minimalist version almost without CSS always would be an option. Also, it would be cool if it was really easy to not only switch between provided themes, but also to add your own CSS code just as easily.
I'm aiming for the style to be akin to Hacker News, which is still fairly minimal. If enough comes up to make such a distinction meaningful, I would look into splitting them
As for custom themes, that seems like the responsibility of browser extensions. I've never seen a website offer that, but I guess it could be implemented
rsolva 3 years ago
I was mostly thinking about a way to provide custom CSS in the settings, either copy/paste or upload a file. If those style rules was loaded at the end of the cascade, it would make it easy to "hack" together your own styling that would be persistent across browsers and devices, easy to share, and could be changed on the fly.
I would prefer not to use add-ons for styling. It is possible (quite easy in fact) to write custom CSS for a domain with Firefox. The problem is that these changes would be limited to that browser.
It is a great idea to make the UI as minimal (and functional) as possible, akin to HackerNews! Sane defaults and simple html structure lends itself well to (optional) personal customization. I know this has been a big thing for many subreddit's, where every sub can load their own css.