Authentic 26.00: Content page offsets always show despite the settings

[Madrix]

SYSTEM INFORMATION
Version Webmin	2.600
Version Usermin	2.420
Version Virtualmin	7.50.0 GPL
Version Apache	2.4.65

Hi,

The new Webmin design is not very UX/UI friendly. Here are all the issues I encountered today, on my first day using it:

• The sidebar menu on the far left feels awkward — there are three distracting borders.
• The content area to the right of the sidebar seems narrower; the width feels smaller.
• Just now, I wanted to go to the “File Manager” for the first time today. I use it every day, sometimes for up to 4 hours a day. The width has been reduced, and as a result, the tabs at the top for each Linux folder are smaller and more cramped. Everything feels tighter and smaller, and I’ve lost my usual workflow. I feel like I’ll never get used to it since it no longer takes up the full width.

Is there an option to restore the previous design (before November 12, 2025)?

Best regards.

[Ilia]

@Madrix

The sidebar menu on the far left feels awkward — there are three distracting borders.

This can be disabled in theme config.

@Madrix

The width has been reduced, and as a result, the tabs at the top for each Linux folder are smaller and more cramped.

This cannot be right.

@Madrix

I feel like I’ll never get used to it since it no longer takes up the full width.

Could you show a screenshot?

[Madrix]

Hi @Ilia ,

Here’s the screenshot.

Before, the width was larger - I’ve always been used to seeing it in full width, and it was much better that way. The File Manager interface is the most important part for me, since I spend hours working in it.

[Madrix]

@Ilia

This can be disabled in theme config.

Oh yes, I removed the rounded corners through the theme - it’s really cool, I like it.

However, is there a solution for the File Manager and the width?

[jimr1]

@Madrix

Is there an option to restore the previous design (before November 12, 2025)?

For me it’s the colour pallet of the dark theme, I have an eye condition which means high contrast and bright colours are difficult. The previous colour pallet was exactly right for my eye sight issues so if the theme can not be reverted can you advise which classes to add to styles.css to restore the older colour pallet ?

[Ilia]

@Madrix

Before, the width was larger - I’ve always been used to seeing it in full width, and it was much better that way. The File Manager interface is the most important part for me, since I spend hours working in it.

Oh, I see now—that’s a bug. We used to have an option named settings_enable_container_offset, which should be set to false for you, but it’s not working anymore. I’ll fix that. No worries.

Apply this patch to make it working now:

webmin patch https://github.com/webmin/authentic-theme/commit/5873fed
find /usr -name bundle.min.js.gz -delete

Refresh the page, and you’re all set.

[Ilia]

@Madrix

Oh yes, I removed the rounded corners through the theme - it’s really cool, I like it.

This is a perception trick—if you stick with rounded corners for a week, you’ll start feeling that they’re cool too, and the old ones aren’t.

[Madrix]

It works great, thanks! I had to clear the browser cache, because a simple refresh wasn’t enough.

“This is a perception trick—if you stick with rounded corners for a week, you’ll start feeling that they’re cool too, and the old ones aren’t. ”

Yes, I understand - it takes about 7 to 15 days to get used to everything.

[Ilia]

@jimr1

@Madrix

Is there an option to restore the previous design (before November 12, 2025)?

For me it’s the colour pallet of the dark theme, I have an eye condition which means high contrast and bright colours are difficult. The previous colour pallet was exactly right for my eye sight issues so if the theme can not be reverted can you advise which classes to add to styles.css to restore the older colour pallet ?

The new dark color palette follows the best standards. It’s visible in the dark just as well as during the day. The new mode should actually be better for most people, whether you have eyesight problems or not.

However, for your specific case, to soften the contrast and make it smoother, you could use the Authentic theme CSS extension feature and add:

html {
    filter: contrast(0.9) brightness(1.05);
}

If you only want to apply it to dark mode, use:

html[data-night-mode="1"] {
    filter: contrast(0.9) brightness(1.05);
}

[Ilia]

@Madrix

It works great, thanks! I had to clear the browser cache, because a simple refresh wasn’t enough.

I’m thinking maybe that should be the default, like not having a content page offset at all.

[jimr1]

@Ilia

html {
    filter: contrast(0.9) brightness(1.05);
}

Thanks @Ilia that fixed it