Creating A Mood Theme

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:34:37 GMT

This is a quick and dirty tutorial, I'll make it nicer when I am awake. I wrote this because I am slow when reading directions and I learn better by doing. I know how to do this from my Livejournal but this tutorial is for application to an Insanejournal account.

Variation #1 Using IJ Administration Console (easier for me)

One.
Your IJ account has to be either:
1. A Early Inmate
2. Self-committed [paid]
3. Permanently Insane

Figure out which account you have? "Free" doesn't get to create.

Two.
1. Pick a subject for your moods.
2. Get your images
3. Find a image editor (I use Photoshop)
4. Crop them all to the same dimensions.
5. Find a place to upload the images. Try Photobucket.

Three.
Did you know that you only need 15 base moods?

Four.
1. Now go to the Admin Console and you will see a link for the reference section. You'll find the one for moodtheme_create < name > < desc >. Basically it's saying we are going to create a mood theme but you need to tell what's the name and the description of the mood theme.

2. I am creating a Ray Vecchio mood theme from Due South, so at Admin Console I enter:
moodtheme_create "Scotchsour's Ray Vecchio" "The Man behind the Armani."

3. Press execute.

Five.
1. You should receive a successful execution and it should look similar to this:

moodtheme_create

Scotchsour's Ray Vecchio

The Man behind the Armani

2. You should also receive a new moodthemeid = ### in green. (This will be a real number so write it down. You'll need it later. For tutorial purposes only, I'll use 534 as example.)

Six.
1. Now you'll need to assign those mood images you made to good use but first back to the reference section and you'll find the one for:
moodtheme_setpic < themeid > < moodid > < picurl > < width >
It means simply: We're going to set the picture to the mood but you need to tell us moodthemeid (the one I told you to write down), the mood number (the numbers in parentheses on moodlists) Look below for the moodlists, the full URL to the image, the exact width of the image and the exact height of the image in pixels.

Example: My moodthemeid is 534 and the image I created is angry.gif which according to the moodlist is (#2) and the dimensions of my mood is 100px/70px.

In the Admin Console I would type:

2. moodtheme_setpic 534 2 http://www.yoursite.com/angry.gif 100 70

The reason I like this way because you can execute many images to moods quickly and efficiently, but that's just me.

Seven.
Remember I say you need only fifteen base moods. Well yeah. In total there are 132 moods you could create but if you are in a hurry you can create the basic 15 that will represent the total of moods. They are:

2 angry.gif
87 awake.gif
6 confused.gif
45 determined.gif
130 devious.gif

11 energetic.gif
13 enthralled.gif
15 happy.gif
48 indescribable.gif
102 nerdy.gif

61 okay.gif
25 sad.gif
46 scared.gif
30 thoughtful.gif
88 working.gif

Once you execute these 15 moods, go to modify journal and select your theme. Go to the "Look and Feel" tab and at the bottom check the dropdown menu until you see your mood theme. Choose and save the changes. Voila! You're done. Post tio your journal and go to the dropdown list in "options" and see your moods.

From site: When you have finished creating your mood theme, you can view it at [http://www.insanejournal.com/moodlist.bml?moodtheme=THEMEID&ownerid=OWNERID], replacing THEMEID with your mood theme ID number and OWNERID with your user ID number. Your user ID number can be found on your userinfo page [http://www.insanejournal.com/userinfo.bml], right beside your username.

Eight.
If you use this method of using the Admin Console, you cannot delete the custom mood theme. However, the only way to remove it is by the Custom Mood Theme Editor.

Nine.
The List
* - represents the base 15
o - represents the secondary moods that can be utilize by the 15
+ - represents the tertiary moods that is nested to the its secondary mood
# - represents the nested moods to the its tertiary mood

Moods (its number)

* angry (#2)
o aggravated (#1)
o annoyed (#3)
o bitchy (#110)
o cranky (#8)
o cynical (#104)
o enraged (#12)
o frustrated (#47)
o grumpy (#95)
o infuriated (#19)
o irate (#20)
o irritated (#112)
o moody (#23)
o pissed off (#24)
o stressed (#28)
+ rushed (#100)
* awake (#87)
* confused (#6)
o curious (#56)
* determined (#45)
o predatory (#118)
* devious (#130)
* energetic (#11)
o bouncy (#59)
o hyper (#52)
* enthralled (#13)
* happy (#15)
o amused (#44)
o cheerful (#125)
o chipper (#99)
o ecstatic (#98)
o excited (#41)
+ high (#16)
+ horny (#17)
o good (#126)
o grateful (#132)
o impressed (#116)
o jubilant (#21)
o loved (#86)
o optimistic (#70)
+ hopeful (#43)
o pleased (#109)
o refreshed (#69)

+ rejuvenated (#62)
o relaxed (#53)
+ calm (#68)
+ mellow (#57)
+ peaceful (#58)
+ recumbent (#77)
+ satisfied (#26)
# content (#64)
* complacent (#63)
* indifferent (#65)
# full (#93)
# relieved (#42)
o silly (#66)
+ crazy (#106)
+ ditzy (#35)
+ flirty (#67)
+ giddy (#120)
+ giggly (#72)
+ mischievous (#36)
# naughty (#117)
+ quixotic (#105)
+ weird (#96)
o surprised (#121)
+ shocked (#122)
o thankful (#131)
o touched (#32)
* indescribable (#48)
* nerdy (#102)
o dorky (#115)
o geeky (#103)
* okay (#61)
o blah (#92)
o lazy (#33)
+ exanimate (#78)
# apathetic (#114)
# blank (#113)
+ lethargic (#75)
+ listless (#76)
* sad (#25)
o bored (#5)
o crappy (#7)
o crushed (#129)
o depressed (#9)
o disappointed (#55)
o discontent (#10)

+ envious (#80)
o gloomy (#38)
+ pessimistic (#71)
o jealous (#133)
o lonely (#22)
o melancholy (#39)
o morose (#37)
o numb (#124)
o rejected (#123)
o sympathetic (#81)
o uncomfortable (#74)
+ cold (#84)
+ dirty (#119)
+ drunk (#34)
+ exhausted (#14)
# drained (#40)
# tired (#31)
* groggy (#51)
* sleepy (#49)
+ guilty (#111)
+ hot (#83)
+ hungry (#18)
+ restless (#54)
+ sick (#82)
# nauseated (#97)
+ sore (#27)
+ thirsty (#29)
o worried (#85)
* scared (#46)
o anxious (#4)
+ distressed (#127)
o embarrassed (#79)
o intimidated (#128)
o nervous (#134)
* thoughtful (#30)
o contemplative (#101)
o nostalgic (#60)
o pensive (#73)
* working (#88)
o accomplished (#90)
o artistic (#108)
o busy (#91)
o creative (#107)
o productive (#89)

ScotchBonnet

Creating A Mood Theme