PADD for NetNewsWire
If you’re familiar with Star Trek, you’ll know that from *The Next Generation onwards all computer panels on Starfleet ships had a consistent look. In Trek *parlance, that look came from a system called *LCARS *(Library Computer Access/Retrieval System).
A PADD with LCARS
As luck would have it, there’s an amazing website—https://www.thelcars.com—that has recreated LCARS in HTML and CSS. This piqued my curiosity—could it be adapted and used as a NetNewsWire theme?
The answer is, of course, *make it so. *
This makes me smile. You can add PADD to NetNewsWire using the link at the bottom of the article.
A few notes:
- the font is *Antonio *and it’s been Base64 encoded so it can be included with the theme,
- unfortunately, I’ve not (yet) found a way to include the sounds that come with the full LCARS package from thelcars.com,
- navigation buttons are *View Website, View Article, NetNewsWire, *and, if there’s a linked article, Linked Article,
- hiding/showing *Linked Article *requires JavaScript
- there have been a few tweaks to
code,pre,ul, andolelements to improve rendering in NetNewsWire, - any adaptation must follow the EULA,
- this theme is better on a wider screen in dark mode, and,
- it’s an absolute workout for Liquid Glass
The PADD theme is just a lot of fun. 100% credit to thelcars.com!