Geocaching Hide Nav Bars

By Lil Devil on July 26, 2010 – 9:30pm

Are you using a small screen and find the navigation bar on the left and right sides of a geocaching.com page takes up too much space?

With this script you can hide or show the navigation bars quickly and easily, freeing up valuable space for actual content.

Install Install or update the script

Click the left arrow button to hide the Nav Bar.

Click again on the right arrow button to show the Nav Bar.

The script will remember which nav bars are hidden, and re-hide them next time you open the page.

Much more content is shown when the navigation is hidden. Each pair of pictures below are exactly the same size.

The same functionality is also available on the cache page and Your Profile page.

This script was originally going to be part of my Geocaching Google Map Enhancements script, but I realized this feature is quite useful on the entire geocaching.com site.



Compatibility Matrix
This Script is compatible with... Mozilla FirefoxGreasemonkey Mozilla Seamonkey Opera Google Chrome (Windows only) Microsoft Internet Explorer Apple Safari
Windows Fully supported ? Fully supported Fully supported ? ?
Linux ? ? ? ? ?
Macintosh ? ? ? ? ?
Hover your mouse over the icons above for an explanation of what they mean. I have attempted to write this script to be platform-independent. If you find that this script works, or doesn't work, in another OS/browser combination, please email me.

Version History

2.0 - 2010/07/25

  • Don't add a button to hide the left Nav Bar unless there really is a left Nav Bar.
  • Better compatibility with FastGCUserMenu user script.
  • Better positioning of the arrow buttons.
  • Remember the previous state of each nav bar and re-hide if previously hidden.
  • Added support for Google Chrome and Opera browsers.

1.0 - 2010/03/26

  • Initial release.

Default?

First, Really nice script. Really like it.

Any chance to get default states added. For example always hide the left bar as default or to remember the last state used on startup?

Skarek – April 18, 2010 – 3:55pm

Due out soon.

Already implemented. I just need to finish some testing.

Lil Devil – April 19, 2010 – 10:30am

Your the man! (or woman if

Your the man! (or woman if you happen to female) wink
Many thanks for REALLY good work!

Skarek – April 25, 2010 – 10:58am