Somebody created a Facebook like UI for Friendica called Bookface (expand for pics&more info)
Credits go to @Kristi H. for creating this style. It comes in both a light and dark version (check the links for usage instructions).
If you don't want to fiddle with code and stuff, loma.ml has already installed it server-wide*, and should be available straight away for new accounts (If not, go to Settings>Display>General Theme Settings and change it from there. Or follow the guide in any of the links above).
Edit: loma seems to require invites. But, while in german, joinfriendica.de allows you to join without an invite. It also has quite a bunch of add-ons too like bluesky, tumblr, ifttt, markdown, langfilter (filters the languages in posts/comments) and curweather (shows the current weather).
Bookface Light Version 4
This is the 4th revision of my Friendica FB facelift user stylesheet.
How to use:
If you're using the Firefox userContent.css make sure to wrap all of this in @-moz-document domain(friendica.world){...} (or whichever server you're on). Otherwise copy+paste into the Stylus add-on for Firefox or Stylus extension for Chrome or the Userscripts extension for Safari. Then in your Friendica Settings - Display - Theme pick "Frio" and under Settings - Display - Theme Customization either pick "Light" or "Custom." If you choose "Custom" copy+paste this schemestring:
{"nav_bg":"#ffffff","nav_icon_color":"#606637","link_color":"#0866ff","background_color":"#f2f4f7","background_image":"","contentbg_transp":"100"}
What's New?
- Adds “superscript” engagement numbers to mobile Action Buttons.
- Settings “Submit” buttons normalized to right-hand placement.
- “Mention” button and “Compose” buttons sizing is now same.
- Compose Modal/Page and Reply are now styled
- File Attachment button hidden[1] on Compose File Browser
- Adjustment to Event RSVP buttons for both desktop and mobile
- Styling and adjustment to Profile Extra Links
- Changed Network Links from “Link:” text to button style with “>>”
Mattias is adapting these styles to a Friendica Template (Work-In-Progress, not ready for production use).[1] There is no way to manage/delete the uploaded/attached files so I hid the button to do it. If you actually use this partially-implemented/broken feature delete the line that hides it, it’s commented in the stylesheet.
The Code:
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/* BOOKFACE LIGHT VERSION 4 ==================================== This "user styles" stylesheet will override Friendica and style it more like Facebook. Go to Settings - Display - Theme and select "Frio" Under "Theme Customization" select default "Lite" scheme, blue variant -or - Choose "Custom" and paste this schemestring: {"nav_bg":"#ffffff","nav_icon_color":"#606637","link_color":"#0866ff","background_color":"#f2f4f7","background_image":"","contentbg_transp":"100"} Paste the code below into Stylus add-on for Firefox, Stylus Extension for Chrome, or Usercripts extension for Safari. You can also pasted it into a userContent.css file for Firefox, but wrap it in "@-moz-document domain(friendica.instance){...}" (replace with your server) */ body { background-color: #f2f4f7 !important; font-size: 15px !important; padding-top: 125px !important; } #topbar-first .nav > li > a, #topbar-first .nav > li > button, nav.navbar .nav > li > a, nav.navbar .nav > li > button{ color: #65686C !important; } #topbar-first, nav.navbar { background-color: #ffffff !important; color: #65686C !important; } #topbar-first .topbar-nav .nav-segment { margin-right: 10px; } #topbar-first .nav > li > a:hover:not(.selected) { background-color: rgba(128,128,128,.1) !important; border-radius: 8px !important; } .fa-lg { font-size: 24px !important; } #topbar-first .nav > li > a:hover, #topbar-first .nav > li > a:focus, #topbar-first .nav > li > button:not(#main-menu):hover, #topbar-first .nav > li > button:not(#main-menu):focus, nav.navbar .nav > li > a:hover, nav.navbar .nav > li > a:focus, nav.navbar .nav > li > button:hover, nav.navbar .nav > li > button:focus { background-color: rgba(128,128,128,.1) !important; border-radius: 8px !important; } #topbar-first .nav > li > a.selected { border-bottom: 3px solid #0866FF !important; color: #0866FF !important; } #topbar-first .nav > li > a.selected:hover, #topbar-first .nav > li > #main-menu:hover, #topbar-first .nav > li > #main-menu:focus { background-color: transparent !important; border-radius: 0 !important; } ul.tabs li { font-size: 15px !important; margin-left: 10px !important; } ul.tabs li a { margin-top: 8px; } ul.tabs li:hover:not(.active) { border-bottom-width: 0px !important; } ul.tabs li:hover:not(.active) a { background-color: rgba(128,128,128,.1) !important; border-radius: 8px !important; } .dropdown-menu { padding-bottom: 15px !important; } .dropdown-menu li { margin: 10px; width: 92% !important; border-radius: 8px; } .dropdown-menu li:hover { border-color: transparent !important; } header #banner { left: 0 !important; right: auto !important; } header #banner #logo-img, .navbar-brand #logo-img { background-color: #0866FF !important; height: 40px !important; width: 40px !important; } .topbar ul.nav { left: 50% !important; margin-left: -25% !important; position: relative; } #topbar-first .nav > .account img { border-radius: 100% !important; box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1) !important; height: 40px !important; width: 40px !important; } #search-box { position: fixed !important; left: 100px; } #topbar-first #search-box .form-search { height: 40px !important; font-size: 15px; background-position: unset; } #search-box form > div { background-color: #f2f4f7; border-radius: 50px; } #search-box form > div::before { content: '\f002'; font-family: ForkAwesome; position: absolute; left: 10px; top: 8px; } #search-box .form-control.form-search { border-radius: 50px !important; background: transparent !important; width: 100% !important; } #search-box .form-control::placeholder { color: #666 !important; } #topbar-first #search-box .btn { font-size: 0px !important; height: 32px; width: 32px; top: 2px !important; background-color: white !important; margin-top: 2px !important; } #topbar-first #search-box .btn::before { content: '\f061'; font-family: ForkAwesome; font-size: 15px; color: #666; } #nav-user-menu { background-color: #ffffff !important; min-width: 250px !important; } .nav-pills .dropdown-menu li a, .nav-pills .dropdown-menu li .btn-link, .nav-tabs .dropdown-menu li a, .nav-tabs .dropdown-menu li .btn-link, .account .dropdown-menu li a, .account .dropdown-menu li .btn-link, .contact-photo-wrapper .dropdown-menu li a, .contact-photo-wrapper .dropdown-menu li .btn-link { color: #65686C !important; border-color: white !important; } .nav-pills .dropdown-menu li > a:hover, .nav-tabs .dropdown-menu li > a:hover, .account .dropdown-menu li > a:hover, .contact-photo-wrapper .dropdown-menu li > a:hover, .nav-pills .dropdown-menu li.selected a, .nav-tabs .dropdown-menu li.selected a, .account .dropdown-menu li.selected a, .contact-photo-wrapper .dropdown-menu li.selected a { color: #333 !important; background: #f2f2f2 !important; border-radius: 8px; } .nav-pills .dropdown-menu li.divider, .nav-tabs .dropdown-menu li.divider, .account .dropdown-menu li.divider, .contact-photo-wrapper .dropdown-menu li.divider { background-color: #ffffff !important; } #topbar-second { height: 60px !important; } .btn.btn-primary:hover, .btn.btn-primary:focus { border-radius: 8px !important; } #dropdownMenuTools { height: 40px; width: 40px; background-color: rgba(128,128,128,.1) !important; border-radius: 100% !important; margin-top: 5px !important; margin-right: 10px !important; } #dropdownMenuTools:hover, #dropdownMenuTools:focus { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.1) !important; } #jotOpen { border-radius: 8px !important; background-color: #0866FF !important; color: #ffffff !important; } #jotOpen:hover, #jotOpen:focus { box-shadow: inset 0 0 100px rgba(0,0,0,.1) !important; } #jotOpen::before { content: 'Compose'; font-size: 15px; margin-right: 10px; line-height: 32px; position: relative; display: inline; top: -4px; } #jotOpen .fa-pencil-square-o { font-size: 32px !important; position: relative; top: 4px; } #topbar-second #nav-short-info { margin-top: 10px; } /* Make Submit Buttons Pretty */ .settings-submit, button[type="submit"]{ background-color: #0866FF !important; color: white !important; border-radius: 8px !important; } .settings-submit.form-button-search, button[type="submit"].form-button-search { border-radius:50px !important; margin-top:-.5px !important; } .settings-submit:hover, .settings-submit:focus, button[type="submit"]:hover, button[type="submit"]:focus{ box-shadow: inset 0 0 100px rgba(0,0,0,.1) !important; } /* make position of submit buttons in settings consistent */ .panel-footer button[type="submit"]{ float: right !important; } .panel-footer::after{ content: ''; display: block; clear: both; } /* Other people profiles */ #mention-link { background-color: #0866FF !important; color: white !important;; border-radius: 8px !important;; padding: 0 16px !important; } #mention-link:hover, #mention-link:focus { box-shadow: inset 0 0 100px rgba(0,0,0,.1) !important; } #mention-link span:first-of-type { float: right; font-size: 32px; line-height: 45px; top: 4px; } #mention-link span:first-of-type .fa-2x { font-size: inherit !important; } #mention-link span:last-of-type { font-size: 15px; margin-right: 10px; line-height: 32px; top: 6px; position:relative; } #contact-edit-status-wrapper { margin: 15px 0px !important; border-radius: 10px; } #profile-extra-links .btn { border-radius: 8px !important; margin-bottom: 10px !important; } /* sidebar widgets */ aside .widget, .nav-container .widget { background-color: #f2f4f7 !important; -webkit-box-shadow: none !important; -moz-box-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; } .tread-wrapper { box-shadow: 0 0px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.5) !important; border-radius: 10px !important; } .wall-item-container .media { background-color: #ffffff !important; border-radius: 10px !important; } .contact-photo, .contact-photo-xs { border-radius: 100% !important; border: 1px solid #eee !important; } .hover-card-pic img.thumbnail { border-radius: 100% !important; } p.wall-item-announce, .media .time, .media .shared-time, .media .delivery, .media .location, .media .location a { font-size: 13px !important; } .type-link, .type-video { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; background-color: rgb(240, 242, 245) !important; border: 1px solid rgb(208,211,215) !important; } .type-link h4, .type-link blockquote, .type-link sup, .type-video h4, .type-video blockquote, .type-video sup { padding-left: 10px !important; padding-right: 10px !important; } /* ACTION BUTTON LABELS */ .wall-item-actions-row button, .wall-item-actions-right button { position: relative; display: block; white-space: normal !important; margin: 0 auto !important; } .wall-item-actions-row button::after, .wall-item-actions-right button::after { font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif; display: block; margin-top: 2px; } .wall-item-response { position: relative; overflow: visible !important; } .button-comments::after { content: 'Comment'; } .button-announces::after { content: 'Share'; } .share-links .dropdown-toggle::after { content: 'Share'; } .button-votes::after { content: 'Quote'; } .button-likes::after { content: 'Like'; } [id^="dislike-"]::after{ content: 'Dislike'; } .wall-item-actions-right .dropdown-toggle::after, .more-links .dropdown-toggle::after { content: 'More'; } /* engagement counts */ .wall-item-actions-row > button span, .wall-item-response span { position: absolute; text-align: center; display: block; background-color: #0866FF; box-shadow: -1px 1px 1px #fff; border-radius: 4px; color: #fff; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; width: fit-content; padding: 0px 7px; left: 55%; top: 0px; z-index: 1; } /* this is some freaking ALCHEMY! */ .vote-event:not(:has(.wall-item-response:empty)) { padding-bottom: 135px; } .vote-event .wall-item-response { position: absolute; top: 63px; } .vote-event .wall-item-response:empty{ display: none; } .vote-event .wall-item-response:nth-of-type(1){ left: 15px; } .vote-event .wall-item-response:nth-of-type(1) .button-event::after, [id^="attendyes"]::after{ content: 'Going'; } .vote-event .wall-item-response:nth-of-type(2){ left: 105px; } .vote-event .wall-item-response:nth-of-type(2) .button-event::after, [id^="attendno"]::after{ content: 'Can\'t Go'; position: relative; height: 20px; overflow: hidden; /* or skews mobile button layout */ } .vote-event .wall-item-response:nth-of-type(3){ left: 204px; } .vote-event .wall-item-response:nth-of-type(3) .button-event::after, [id^="attendmaybe"]::after{ content: 'Maybe'; } /* END OF ACTION BUTTON LABELS */ /* Compose and Reply */ #jot-modal-content, .wall-item-comment-wrapper { background-color: #fff !important; border-radius: 15px !important; } #jot-modal-content input, #jot-modal-content .friendica-tagsinput { background-color: #fff !important; } #jot-modal-content .fbrowser .folders button { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.1) !important; color: black !important; /*! box-shadow: none !important; */ } #jot-modal-content .fbrowser .folders li:hover, #jot-modal-content .fbraower .folders li:focus { border-color: transparent !important; background-color: transparent !important; } #jot-title { border-radius: 50px !important; background-color: #fff !important; } #profile-jot-text, #profile-jot-wrapper textarea, #jot-location, .wall-item-comment-wrapper textarea { background-color: #fff !important; } #jot-text-wrap, #profile-jot-wrapper .dropzone.dz-clickable, .wall-item-comment-wrapper .dropzone.dz-clickable { background-color: #f2f4f7 !important; } .jot-nav { border: none !important; } .jot-nav a { border: none !important; border-radius: 8px !important; margin-right: 5px; } .jot-nav a:hover, .jot-nav a:focus { background-color: rgba(128,128,128,.2) !important; } .jot-nav .active a { background-color: transparent !important; border-radius: 0 !important; border-bottom: 3px solid #0866FF !important; } .jot-nav .active a:hover, .jot-nav .active a:focus { background-color: transparent !important; } [id^="comment-edit-preview"], .comment-edit-preview { border-radius: 8px !important; box-shadow: none !important; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.1); } [id^="comment-edit-preview"]:hover, [id^="comment-edit-preview"]:focus, .comment-edit-preview:hover, .comment-edit-preview:focus { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.2) !important; } #profile-jot-wrapper .wall-item-container.panel-body.preview { border: 1px solid #666 !important; margin-top:20px !important; border-radius: 8px !important; } /* file browser */ #upload-photo { background-color: #0866FF !important; color: white !important; border-radius: 8px !important; } #upload-photo:hover, #upload-photo:focus { background-color: darkblue !important; } .fbswitcher [data-mode="attachment"] { display: none !important; } /* Profiles */ #profile-photo-wrapper { overflow: visible !important; padding: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 100% } aside .widget li { margin-bottom: 8px; } aside .vcard img.u-photo, aside img.vcard-photo { border-radius: 100% !important; box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.3); border: 3px solid white; } aside .widget h3.p-name { font-size: 32px !important; text-align: center; word-break: break-word; } aside .vcard .p-addr { font-weight: 600; text-align: center; white-space: break-spaces !important; } aside .widget li.selected { background-color:rgba(128,128,128,.1) !important; border-color: transparent !important; border-radius: 8px; } aside .widget li.selected a { font-weight: bold; } aside .widget li:hover { background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1) !important; border-color: transparent !important; border-radius: 8px; } #widget-contacts { background-color: #ffffff !important; border-radius: 8px !important; box-shadow: 0px 1px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) !important; } .contact-block-img { height: 100px !important; width: 100px !important; border-radius: 8px !important; box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2); margin: 5px; } .comment-fake-form { border: none !important; background-color: transparent !important; } .comment-fake-form textarea { border-radius: 50px !important; } .wall-item-actions button { font-size: 24px !important; color: #65686C !important; } .wall-item-actions button:hover { color: #0866FF !important; } .wall-item-actions .checkbox { padding-top: 6px !important; } .comment .media-body { padding: 10px; background-color: #f2f4f7; border-radius: 20px; } .wall-item-actions-row .wall-item-emoji { font-size: 18px; line-height: 40px; } .navicon { font-size: 20px; position: relative; top: 1px; } /* not obviously clickable or intuitive what it does */ .plink.u-url { -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.5); box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.5); border-radius: 100%; position: relative; padding: 6px 4px; height: 35px; width: 35px; display: block; } .plink.u-url:hover { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.1) !important; text-decoration: none !important; } .plink.u-url::after { content: '\f101'; font-family: ForkAwesome; color: #666; } .img-allocated-max-width { margin: 20px auto; } /* Photo Albums */ .photo-album-actions .icon-padding, .photo-edit-link-wrap .icon-padding { margin-left: 10px !important; } .photos-upload-link { font-size: 28px; color: #0866FF !important; opacity: 1 !important; border-radius: 8px; padding: 0px 8px; } #photo-album-link { opacity: 1 !important; } .photos-upload-link i, #photo-album-link i, #photo-edit-link i, #photo-toprofile-link i, #album-edit-link i, #album-drop-link i, .photos-order-link i { font-size: 24px !important; color: #0866FF !important; opacity: 1 !important; border-radius: 100% !important; padding: 8px 11px !important; height: 40px; width: 40px; } #photo-edit-link i.fa-image { padding: 6px 7px !important; } .photos-order-link { margin-top: 5px !important; } .photos-upload-link:hover i, .photos-upload-link:focus i, #photo-album-link:hover i, #photo-album-link:focus i, #photo-edit-link:hover i, #photo-toprofile-link:hover i, #photo-toprofile-link:focus i, #album-edit-link:hover i, #album-edit-link:focus i, #album-drop-link:hover i, #album-drop-link:focus i, .photos-order-link:hover i, .photos-upload-link:hover i, .photos-upload-link:focus i { background-color: rgba(128,128,128,.1) !important; } .photos-content-wrapper .photos-upload-link::before { content: 'Add Photos'; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: middle; margin-top: -10px; display: inline-block; } .justified-gallery { overflow: visible !important; } .justified-gallery > a, .justified-gallery > div, .justified-gallery > figure{ height: 180px !important; width: 180px !important; border: 1px solid #ccc; position: relative !important; top: auto !important; left: auto !important; border-radius: 8px; margin: 4px !important; } .justified-gallery > .jg-entry-visible > img, .justified-gallery > .jg-entry-visible > a > img, .justified-gallery > .jg-entry-visible > svg, .justified-gallery > .jg-entry-visible > a > svg{ width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; margin: 0 !important; top: 0 !important; left: 0 !important; object-fit:cover; object-position: center; } #photo-photo { margin: 0 auto !important; } @media screen and (max-width: 1280px) { #search-box { width: 18% !important; } } @media screen and (max-width: 991px){ #search-box { left: 15%; } #jotOpen::before { content: ''; margin: 0; } #mention-link span:last-of-type { margin-right: 42px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px){ #topbar-first .navbar-toggle[data-target="#search-mobile"]{ position: fixed !important; left: 15%; } #search-mobile { top: 110px !important; } }
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in reply to Cătă • • •Now the hard part is to get Friendica to integrate it in its base code, and somehow prompt users upon sign-up to choose their user interface !
I understand though that friendica devs might be reluctant to integrate it if they can't get assurances that this UI project will be maintained into the future.
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Zero22xx
in reply to maegul (he/they) • • •Maybe I should ask here. The reason I'm here is because I'm looking for answers to this. As far as the integration with Lemmy goes, how does it work? Is there a 'Friendica' instance that anyone using that platform would be posting and interacting from? And in that case, does it play nicely with the other instances?
I'm pretty new here, probably moving to another instance at some point anyway. And I've been thinking of looking into these multi purpose platforms that play nicely with others. Because why not have more features and tools to play with, even if I don't use half of them. It might also fill in nicely for features that are missing here like multicommunities and posting to your own profile.
Also heard of mbin, although an in app search for something like "mbin" seems pretty useless here.
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Cătă
in reply to Zero22xx • • •There are multiple Friendica instances. You can check them in the Friendica Directory (in the servers section. Friendica has groups too, but besides the !helpers@forum.friendi.ca (or probably even the !fediversenews@venera.social one) they're pretty much lacking activity (you're still free to post anyway, there are plenty of them).
If you need some help, you can also post on the former one by creating a regular post and mentioning the group with "!" or "@". I have also created a megathread with various resources and a small Q&A (it's actually vice-versa tbh, since the Q&A took the most space on it, but I digress) in order to get yourself started: libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-2…
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... show moreThere are multiple Friendica instances. You can check them in the Friendica Directory (in the servers section. Friendica has groups too, but besides the !helpers@forum.friendi.ca (or probably even the !fediversenews@venera.social one) they're pretty much lacking activity (you're still free to post anyway, there are plenty of them).
If you need some help, you can also post on the former one by creating a regular post and mentioning the group with "!" or "@". I have also created a megathread with various resources and a small Q&A (it's actually vice-versa tbh, since the Q&A took the most space on it, but I digress) in order to get yourself started: libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-2…
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2025-01-11 17:50:24
Cătă
in reply to Zero22xx • • •There are multiple Friendica instances. You can check them in the Friendica Directory (in the servers section) or other more global lists of Fediverse servers like the-federation.info, FediDB etc. Friendica has groups too, but besides the !helpers@forum.friendi.ca (or probably even the !fediversenews@venera.social one) they're pretty much lacking activity (you're still free to post anyway, there are plenty of them).
If you need some help, you can also post on the former one by creating a regular post and mentioning the group with "!" or "@". I have also created a megathread with various resources and a small Q&A (it's actually vice-versa tbh, since the Q&A took the most space on it, but I digress) in order to get yourself started: libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-2…
... show moreThere are multiple Friendica instances. You can check them in the Friendica Directory (in the servers section) or other more global lists of Fediverse servers like the-federation.info, FediDB etc. Friendica has groups too, but besides the !helpers@forum.friendi.ca (or probably even the !fediversenews@venera.social one) they're pretty much lacking activity (you're still free to post anyway, there are plenty of them).
If you need some help, you can also post on the former one by creating a regular post and mentioning the group with "!" or "@". I have also created a megathread with various resources and a small Q&A (it's actually vice-versa tbh, since the Q&A took the most space on it, but I digress) in order to get yourself started: libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-2…
@maegul
Friendica Directory
dir.friendica.socialCătă
2025-01-11 17:50:24
Cătă
in reply to Zero22xx • • •There are multiple Friendica instances. You can check them in the Friendica Directory (in the servers section) or other more global lists of Fediverse servers like the-federation.info, FediDB etc. Friendica has groups too, but besides the !helpers@forum.friendi.ca (or probably even the !fediversenews@venera.social one) they're pretty much lacking activity (you're still free to post anyway, there are plenty of them).
If you need some help, you can also post on the former one by creating a regular post and mentioning the group with "!" or "@". I have also created a megathread with various resources and a small Q&A (it's actually vice-versa tbh, since the Q&A took the most space on it, but I digress) in order to get yourself started: libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-2…
... show moreThere are multiple Friendica instances. You can check them in the Friendica Directory (in the servers section) or other more global lists of Fediverse servers like the-federation.info, FediDB etc. Friendica has groups too, but besides the !helpers@forum.friendi.ca (or probably even the !fediversenews@venera.social one) they're pretty much lacking activity (you're still free to post anyway, there are plenty of them).
If you need some help, you can also post on the former one by creating a regular post and mentioning the group with "!" or "@". I have also created a megathread with various resources and a small Q&A (it's actually vice-versa tbh, since the Q&A took the most space on it, but I digress) in order to get yourself started: libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-2…
@maegul
Friendica Directory
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2025-01-11 17:50:24
Zero22xx
in reply to Cătă • • •Made a quick account there to check things out and not sure if it's entirely the right fit for the particular use case I had in mind. It's very much inspired by Facebook obviously, which I was expecting but from what I can tell from a quick look, not the kind of Lemmy integration I was hoping for or imagining.
I'm going to keep an eye on this place though, so that I can start encouraging friends and family to join once it's easy and attractive (in terms of content) for anyone to join.
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in reply to Zero22xx • • •Zero22xx
in reply to Cătă • • •Basically I would be spending much more time in Lemmy communities, and I thought Friendica could be something extra on top to supplement it.
So I would like to be able to browse instances and communities and choose what I want to see and participate in. Either by subscribing or curating a feed or two. I don't see an obvious way to do this from Friendica yet. It seems like here I need to scroll through a pre existing feed and curate it from there.
But please bear in mind, I haven't explored extensively yet or read the link you shared earlier, although I have saved that post so that I can get back to it later in my day.
And another small thing for me (that can be easily fixed by styles and apps) is no apparent dark mode.
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in reply to Zero22xx • • •Friendica is more personal so to say... idk how to put it. It is more like Facebook 😁 You'll likely find your way.
Go to Settings>Display>Custom theme settings, then click the drop-down on appearance (should be the second item).
If you're using the Vier theme instead of Frio, scroll down to Theme settings and select the drop down next to "set style".
Zero22xx
in reply to Cătă • • •Apologies for the second reply. Just wanted to say that I checked out mbin and it's probably more up my alley personally.
But, I still have a barely used Facebook account because a lot of people in my country are still on it. And I'm going to see if the rumours are true and try to spread the news about Friendica there, hopefully without my post getting removed or account being banned.
And if / when people from there give Friendica a shot, then I'll give it a proper shot too with them. It'll just be used for different things than what I use Lemmy for.
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in reply to Zero22xx • • •No worries! Whatever fits you best! 😁 I'm happy you found a place around here!
Hope Zuck doesn't create another streisand with this one, like he did with Pixelfed (or maybe I hope he does, idk)
I'll have a shot with you too. Or maybe two shots. Or maybe whatever gets me to hospital in coma (jk).
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NeatoBuilds
in reply to Zero22xx • • •I think lemmy is a bit of the odd one out, so far i can interact between mastodon and pixelfed ok, and I can post from mastodon to lemmy, but in lemmy I can't really interact with mastodon or pixelfed.
If you want a lot more in on profile I'd check out mastodon, I just don't really get the Twitter style so I never know how to really use it for memes
Jumuta
in reply to maegul (he/they) • • •yeah, looking at the federation systems it supports is insane and I really want to try it out honestly
from Wikipedia:
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morrowind
in reply to Cătă • • •Time to switch Grandma?
She'll probably miss her friends though
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Ulrich
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Zagorath
in reply to Cătă • • •Google+ was better. The concept of "circles" being the primary way of interacting with people was ingenious and far better represents how real people interact. My fencing friends are not the same as my RPG friends who are not the same as my family.
Facebook adopted this with "lists", but they're not treated as the core part of the experience that G+'s Circles were, so they don't get used.
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jqubed
in reply to Zagorath • • •theangryseal
in reply to jqubed • • •Damn. I can’t imagine having enough people in my life to make lists.
There’s something wrong with me though. I’ve spent most of my life alone and my biggest fear has always been centered around being asked to leave my space.
Of course when you get older that gets harder. I’m lucky at the moment. I’m a stay at home dad who goes to spend time working on various projects with my uncle when I’m free.
If he died tonight I’d have no social life at all.
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jqubed
in reply to theangryseal • • •Some of the lists are very small. It was very much inspired by Google+ and I did it so I could easily post things relevant only to certain groups that might not be relevant to others or that I wouldn’t want others to see.
I suppose I do have a lot of “friends” on Facebook, but I’ve also been on the platform for 20 years as of this month or next. I joined back when it was less than a year old and you had to be a university student, and back then you had to be at a university that was supported by the platform. You could list what dorm you were in and your class schedule, which made it easy to find other students in your class, helpful if you’d missed a class or something. It was actually really useful in an era when college classes were just starting to make more use of online tools. In that era it made sense to add a lot of people.
I’ve purged the list a few times, and I could probably go through it again. The vast majority I haven’t seen in years, and there are plenty I’d probably never spend time with socially. Very few
... show moreSome of the lists are very small. It was very much inspired by Google+ and I did it so I could easily post things relevant only to certain groups that might not be relevant to others or that I wouldn’t want others to see.
I suppose I do have a lot of “friends” on Facebook, but I’ve also been on the platform for 20 years as of this month or next. I joined back when it was less than a year old and you had to be a university student, and back then you had to be at a university that was supported by the platform. You could list what dorm you were in and your class schedule, which made it easy to find other students in your class, helpful if you’d missed a class or something. It was actually really useful in an era when college classes were just starting to make more use of online tools. In that era it made sense to add a lot of people.
I’ve purged the list a few times, and I could probably go through it again. The vast majority I haven’t seen in years, and there are plenty I’d probably never spend time with socially. Very few are probably truly “friends” in a deep sense of the word. On the other hand, there have been a few times I’ve looked to see what somebody was up to and discovered they’d deleted me, which was occasionally disappointing. Of course, I’m also not really on there anymore like I used to be, so it might not even matter.
I don’t know how much I’d say something’s really wrong with you. It’s hard to me to say having no friends is better or worse than someone who has hundreds or thousands of “friends.” I think it’s hard to have more than a handful of real friends. It’s also hard as a parent to have time for other friends.
I hope your uncle gets to enjoy a long life in good health, and you’re able to branch out your circle even just a little.
Blackmist
in reply to morrowind • • •theangryseal
in reply to Blackmist • • •Remember when America was white except for the hood that we didn’t drive through.
Minion farm remembers.
I can’t believe that gif exists. I expected to find more cheesy confederate minion pics though.
Edit:
Oh my God I need to make a bunch of crazy dumb minion memes centered around the Pepperidge farm meme and see if people post them unironically. You know they will.
JaggedRobotPubes
in reply to morrowind • • •Anybody who gives a rat's ass about grandma wants to see her hanging out in places that aren't actively hostile to her, and will at least consider switching.
If they insist on keeping her in places that want to see her come to a bad end just to make a buck, then we can safely stop calling or thinking of those people as friends.
unexposedhazard
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in reply to the_boxhead • • •My Social Portal / Relatica · GitLab
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in reply to Fitik • • •Sunshine (she/her)
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ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝
in reply to the_boxhead • • •It's compatible with the Mastodon API, so some of the apps work for it. I was talking to the developer of an iOS Mastodon the other day and they are off checking compatibility at the moment.
edit: I also started a thread on people's experience with apps on !friendica@lemmy.ca.
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Scrubbles
in reply to Holler Pixie • • •caos (moved to Sharkey) 🚀
in reply to Scrubbles • • •What do you see as the advantages of an app over a web app?
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Holler Pixie
in reply to caos (moved to Sharkey) 🚀 • • •Scrubbles
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Cas
in reply to Holler Pixie • • •There’s an in-dev app called Relatica for iOS that you can get TestFlight access to. It’s quite good!
gitlab.com/mysocialportal/rela…
My Social Portal / Relatica · GitLab
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in reply to Cas • • •Ulrich
in reply to Cătă • • •I can't see anything without an account and I can't create an account without an invitation code.
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Cătă
in reply to HootinNHollerin • • •@HootinNHollerin I just noticed. Bummer. It's still cool to see it as a proof of concept, though (loma is one of the instances that have been online for a long time, so it's great they are also working on it). They also shared it on GitHub: github.com/loma-one/friendica_…
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friendica_Template/bookface at main · loma-one/friendica_Template
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