General Settings¶
Platforms: Old Reddit and New Reddit · Always on
General Settings holds cross-module preferences that affect the overall Toolbox-NXG experience.
Overview¶
These settings apply globally across all modules. They cover the overall look, notification delivery style, and the behaviour of the context menu that appears when Toolbox shows new activity.
Settings¶
Setting |
Default |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Classic look |
Off |
Make Toolbox look like Toolbox 6.x; see Classic look below |
Native notifications |
On |
Show OS-level notifications instead of in-page banners |
Context menu location |
Left |
Which side of the screen the context menu slides in from |
Context menu attention effect |
Open |
How the context menu signals new items: open automatically, fade in, or no effect |
Context menu click to open |
Off |
Require a click to open the context menu instead of opening on hover |
Classic look¶
For moderators coming from Toolbox 6.x, the classic look restores the familiar appearance:
Square corners on windows, buttons, inputs and popups.
A single small shadow under raised surfaces, in place of the deeper drop shadows.
General buttons with 6.x’s left accent bar, grey text and smaller type.
6.x’s dark mode: when Reddit (or RES night mode, or your operating system) is dark, colors are an inverted version of the light theme, as in 6.x, rather than Toolbox-NXG’s own dark palette.
Removal reasons always open as the popup, as in 6.x; the Drawer display mode is unavailable while the classic look is on (see Removal Reasons).
The colors in light mode are the same either way - Toolbox-NXG’s light palette is 6.x’s. The setting takes effect immediately, on old and new Reddit alike.