Complete Style

This is the FAQ for Complete Style. If you think there is a question that should be answered here and isn't, please comment on this entry.

Why can't I change the colors?

Complete Style is designed to be a CSS based style, like Bloggish/Style Contest or Expressive. This means that the themes come "as is". The colors and backgrounds can only be changed by adding custom CSS, and some familiarity with CSS is helpful if you want to try that. If you prefer a style that allows you to choose colors in the Custom Options via a color-picker box, you may prefer a journal style like Digital Multiplex or Flexible Squares.

What is CSS?

CSS is a cousin of HTML. It allows you to define how all the code bits on a page, like links and divs and tables and so on, should be displayed. Newcomers to CSS may find this page helpful.

Can I make a new layout for Complete Style?

Please do! This style is made to lend itself to as many sorts of layouts as possible, and new themes are always welcome. If you want to offer your layout for individuals to load via the Custom Stylesheets option, feel free to post it here. Complete Style has a sidebar module for giving designer credit, so be sure to specify what name you wish to be credited under. If you wish to offer your layout to be adopted as a new official theme for the style, that's great too! Be sure to read the guidelines for designers.

What is the "Layout Credit" sidebar module?

That module was included so that, if you are using a layout that is not one of the official themes, you can give appropriate credit to the designer right on the journal. If it it is not filled in via Custom Options, it will show the name of the theme designer for whatever theme you have set.

I selected Travel/Modish and there aren't any journal links in the header. Where did they go?

All themes have nav links (Friends, Archive, etc.) available as a sidebar module. Some themes are specifically designed to work with that sidebar module and do not show those links in the header. To get those links in your sidebar, go to Customize Journal > Custom Options > Sidebars and make sure that one of your modules is set to "Nav Links".

Why does the header of a tags page look so weird? There are plus signs in it!

Yes, there are, and there's no way to get rid of them. That header isn't generated natively anywhere in the S2 core, so it has to be finagled out of the URL for the page's RSS. Because it is a URL, spaces are represented with specific characters, in this case a +. It's only thanks to Afuna and Camomiletea that we have a header at all. If it gets too much on your nerves and you want to just get rid of it entirely, put #tagpage-header { display: none } in your Custom CSS.

Why is there a link to some other site in my sidebar profile?

That module shows a link to the website you have listed (if any) in your IJ account profile information, along with your userpic, your account name and your user name. All of these are set to display by default, but you can turn any or all of them off. You can select the contents of the profile module in the Sidebar section of the Custom Options tab in the Customize Journal area.