Google’s new fade-in homepage has garnered mixed reactions. If the mouse-over action turns you off, you can get rid of it with a simple user script.
As Google Operating System points out, you can also disable the effect by turning off Javascript, but that will ruin the rest of your net-surfing experience. Hit the link for full details of the script and how to enable it in different browsers.
Disable Google Fade-In [userscripts.org via Google Operating System
Daniel
Monday, December 7, 2009 at 2:35 PMBut do people still use the mail Google home page? I would do maybe 40 searches a day at least, but they’re all through the default Firefox homepage or the search bar in Firefox.
Anthony
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 4:17 AMI would die without that amazing search bar in Firefox…
t
Monday, December 7, 2009 at 7:54 PMSTUPID FADE IN
Charles Kane
Monday, December 7, 2009 at 10:49 PMYou guys kill me! A SCRIPT to stop something which does NOTHING! It doesn’t even get in the way, just gives you what you already have!
Can’t say it’s an issue anyway as like Daniel I have to make a special effort to get to that Google homepage – especially so, being a long time Googlebar lover.
Doc
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 10:19 AMThank you for this script. I use the Google homepage news, video, image and gmail links daily. I thought the new “improvement” was, at best, stupid and annoying.
I’m quite happy with the old and unimproved. . .
Helen
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 8:15 PMThis fade in is really annoying. On my Netbook with mobile internet it is also slowing and I dont know if its loaded until moving cursor (sometimes its not loaded and nothing fades in).
After using google.com as my startpage for as long as it existed I have now blank instead and will not install scripts or other nonsens. Will not use google again until there is a page without fadein.