Minggu, 24 Juli 2011

Revert / Bring Back the Old Facebook Chat Interface [How to]

Tired and disappointed with the new changes rolled in Facebook chat interface recently? Well, so am I.



The good thing though, particularly in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, there’s the Greasemonkey scripts which can customize web pages and some functionalities of web applications to meet the requirements of the users. Being said that, bringing back the old chat interface in Facebook is possible.



I reverted already the old Facebook chat interface in my personal Facebook account, and I thought some of you may also want to do the same. If so, just follow the steps below on how to get back the old Facebook chat interface.



Note: This trick will only work in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.



1. First, download Greasemonkey extension. For Google Chrome users, you don’t need to download Greasemonkey since the Chrome browser natively supports the extension. Firefox users need to install Greasemonkey add-on and you can get it here.



2. Install Chrome / Firefox Facebook Sidebar Chat Reversion user script from here.

That’s it. You’re already done. Just refresh your browser to see the changes in Facebook interface.



Optional:



In Google Chrome, if you want to get back the old Facebook chat interface while in Incognito Mode, just tick the box that says “Allow in Incognito” under “Facebook Sidebar Chat Reversion” in Extensions (Settings > Tools > Extensions).

Bonus:



The old Facebook chat pop-out mode is still live. If you want to use it instead of modifying the new Facebook design with Greasemonkey script, just click on this link.



Here’s the screenshot of my Facebook profile with the new chat interface untouched.




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And here’s the new one after installing Facebook Sidebar Chat Reversion user script. It’s the old Facebook chat interface you'll see in the lower-right.




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It’s cool, isn’t it?



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