SphereGnome is a theme for the Firefox browser. It was developed for the Phoenix browser (the predescessor of Firefox) by Ken Lynch from original icons by Vadim Plessky. I liked the theme so much that I took over maintaining and developing it when Ken became overwhelmed by other events. If you have any problems with this theme, contact me at edhumeRemoveThisPart@gmail.com

SphereGnome is a cool theme with pleasant colors. The buttons light up when you pass over them, and change color or change picture when you click on them. The icons are 24x22 and 32x32, making the theme usable for higher-resolution displays. It is also scalable, so if you set your system font to 125% or even 200%, SphereGnome will expand with it. To get the history of pages visited, right-click on forward or back arrow.

Install SphereGnome 1.0 here.
SphereGnome 1.0 for Mac OS-X is coming (Mac only. It will cause a browser nonstart with Linux or Windows.)

Right-click to Download  SphereGnome 1.0 here.  See below under Etc. for instructions on installing a theme from disk.

After starting work on SphereGnome, I created three new themes based on the original.  Depending on your screen size, you can now pick from SphereGnome (normal), SphereGnome Big (150% normal), SphereGnome Jumbo (200% normal) and SphereGnome XtraJumbo (300% normal).


SphereGnome Big is aimed at small screens with high resolutions. The button icons are sized at 32x32 and 48x48, with browser icons at 24x24 (Firefox default and regular SphereGnome have 16x16 browser icons). It is aimed at screen resolutions of 1024x768 through 1600x1200. Try this theme with a system font size set at 125% to 150%. To get the history of pages visited, right-click on forward or back arrow.

Install SphereGnome Big 1.0 here.

Version 1.0.1 - More hover states and cleaned-up button icon images. Also, in some versions of Linux, SphereGnome does not skin the whole browser window. Version 1.0.1 fixes that.

Install SphereGnome Big 1.0.1 here.
SphereGnome Big 1.0.2 for Mac OS-X is coming (Mac only. It will cause a browser nonstart with Linux or Windows.)

Right-click to Download  SphereGnome Big 1.0 here. 
Right-click to Download  SphereGnome Big 1.0.1 here.  See below under Etc. for instructions on installing a theme from disk.


SphereGnome Jumbo is designed for high resolutions and small screens, where visibility is a major issue. The button icons are sized at 48x48 and 64x64, with browser icons at 32x32. Try this theme with a screen resolution of 1600x1200 or higher, with a system font size set at 150% to 200%. To get the history of pages visited, right-click on forward or back arrow.

Install SphereGnome Jumbo 1.0 here.

Version 1.0.1 - In some versions of Linux, SphereGnome does not skin the whole browser window. Version 1.0.1 fixes that.

The large icon images in version 1.0 are enlargements of bitmapped images, and look somewhat rough when viewed at normal screen resolutions. For version 1.0.1, I learned how to use Inkscape and sodipodi, which are open-source vector graphics drawing programs, and went back to Vadim Plessky's original SVG (scalable vector graphics) files and build new, clean bitmapped images.

There are also a number of new hover and active states.

Install SphereGnome Jumbo 1.0.1 here
SphereGnome Jumbo 1.0.1 for Mac OS-X is coming (Mac only. It will cause a browser nonstart with Linux or Windows.)

Right-click to Download SphereGnome Jumbo 1.0 here. 
Right-click to Download SphereGnome Jumbo 1.0.1 here See below under Etc. for instructions on installing a theme from disk.




Scribblies Brite is a theme for the Firefox browser. The theme was created by Ken Lynch. I liked it so much that I took over maintaining it when Ken became overwhelmed by other events. To get the history of pages visited, right-click on forward or back arrow.

If you have any problems with this theme, contact me at edhumeRemoveThisPart@gmail.com

Install Scribblies Brite 1.0 here.
Scribblies Brite 1.0 for Mac OS-X is coming (Mac only. It will cause a browser nonstart with Linux or Windows.)

Right-click to Download  Scribblies Brite 1.0 here.  See below under Etc. for instructions on installing a theme from disk.



Scribblies Kids is a theme for the Firefox browser. The theme was created by Ken Lynch. I liked it so much that I took over maintaining it when Ken became overwhelmed by other events. To get the history of pages visited, right-click on forward or back arrow.

If you have any problems with this theme, contact me at edhumeRemoveThisPart@gmail.com

Install Scribblies Kids 1.0 here.
Scribblies Kids 1.0 for Mac OSX is coming (Mac only. It will cause a browser nonstart with Linux or Windows.)

Right-click to Download  Scribblies Kids 1.0 here.  See below under Etc. for instructions on installing a theme from disk.


Scribblies  Plain is a fun theme with a plain background to allow it to work with an older, slower machine. Be sure to watch the juggler juggling his balls while pages load. NOTE: To see the dropdown browser history, right-click on the Forward or Back arrows.

If you have any problems with this theme, contact me at edhumeRemoveThisPart@gmail.com

Install Scribblies Plain 1.0 here.
Scribblies Plain 1.0 for Mac OSX is coming (Mac only. It will cause a browser nonstart with Linux or Windows.)

Right-click to Download  Scribblies Plain 1.0 here.  See below under Etc. for instructions on installing a theme from disk.

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INSTALLING A THEME from disk:

Download a copy of the theme's file (it ends in the extension .jar) to your harddrive. Then open Tools > Themes and drag the jar file to the left pane of the Themes window. Click on Yes, and your copy of the theme will be installed in Firefox.


IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE INSTALLING A THEME:

Make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the theme, and an up-to-date version of Firefox.


IF you have an older version of SphereGnome and are upgrading:

With version 0.9.7.7, I made some changes with the directory SphereGnome is kept in. If you have installed SphereGnome 0.9.7.6 or earlier, uninstall the earlier version before installing the new version.