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Inspired Mod (inspiredmod) wrote in rp_tutorials,
@ 2011-09-21 15:45:00

Entry tags:

html, layout

html/coding/layouts
Hi! I really need some help with layouts, particularly with this one and this one. The second link doesn't have anything posted in it yet, but it's the same format as the first. The problems I'm having are:

1. I need a tags list to show up, and everyone that's a member of the community needs to be able to create/use tags for their characters.
2. All the info is on the bottom of the post (see this) and I think it just doesn't look very good.

Should I just use a different layout? Or can I keep this one?

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	musesandicons 2011-09-21 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	No advice there, but I am interested in the answers. I bypass layouts for communities many times because it doesn't have a built in link list. I really wanted to comment to say how gorgeous the layout is! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-21 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	Here's the original post I got the layout from! I'm awful at coding, so my friend helped me tweak it, but now I have no idea how to tweak it again, and she's too busy to help :( Thanks for the compliment! This is my first game so I'm nervous about how everything looks/comes across. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musesandicons 2011-09-21 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! I think the game actually looks pretty amazing! Also, I know it is not ideal, but you can always create the tags/allow players to create them and then just make a link that always stays on top of the journal for easy access. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-21 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	No problem :) I love finding awesome layouts and then sharing them! I have a whole bunch of them bookmarked on my computer. Thank you! You're welcome to join :D lol! How would I create a link like that? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	musesandicons 2011-09-21 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	Journal > manage tags Once you complete the settings, simply make a link as usual: < a href="YOUR LINK">TEXT </a> (No spaces, but I had to do it that way so it showed up) It should look like: LINK HERE (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-21 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	OH! I think I understand now. Would I have to create all the tags myself? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	musesandicons 2011-09-21 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	Nope! In the manage tags section, you can allow others the right. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-21 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	You actually just helped me solve my problem! I had the tag settings so that only a maintainer could add/edit tags! Once I changed that to members only, it's doing exactly what I wanted it to! Thank you! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	wastintime 2011-09-24 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	So, are you wanting to change the text on the links at the bottom of the post or are you wanting to get rid of them all together? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	wastintime 2011-09-24 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	Because you can change the text to pictures, but changing the text to other text only works in certain browsers. However, you can make the text not show up at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-24 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	It looks very busy and crowded to me, and I just want it to look cleaner. I'm not sure I like the date/time on the bottom like that, and again, it looks crowded. I'm not sure which links to remove or even how to go about doing it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wastintime 2011-09-24 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	Well, removing the links is pretty easy. It just takes some changes in the stylesheet (what the layout creator is calling overrides). Getting rid off, drastically moving, or reformatting the date would, unfortunately, require a paid account and changes to Bloggish itself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wastintime 2011-09-24 07:51 pm UTC (link)
	Errr. And by "reformatting the date" I meant changing what's displayed. Changing the colors, padding, etc. is possible. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-24 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	I am woefully uneducated when it comes to coding in any way shape or form. It took me a whole week to figure out how to set up the tables and format my posts. I had a friend tweak the layout I chose, but she does more aesthetics. Would it make sense to just leave the date/time, link, # of comments links? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wastintime 2011-09-24 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	Oh wait, I think I just found a CSS trick that you can get rid of the date! :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	wastintime 2011-09-24 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	And you CAN change the text on the links and have it work in all browsers. Ha. Didn't realize that either. I love CSS tricks. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	wastintime 2011-09-24 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	So, basically, what do you want to show up and what do you want it to look like and I'll hammer out the code you need to insert into the stylesheet. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	wastintime 2011-09-24 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	And you change the text on the "leave a comment" and "# comments" on the journal style page. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-25 02:48 am UTC (link)
	Hokay...here's the visual. Basically, I just want the 'Month Day, Year', 'link', '# Comments', and then the edit entry/tags ones. Is that something you can do? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wastintime 2011-09-25 03:36 am UTC (link)
	Unfortunately, there's no possible way to remove the "posted on" but keep the date in this case. Everything else is doable in CSS, though. I just made a tutorial for it: http://asylums.insanejournal.com/rp_tutorials/206462.html :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-25 03:54 am UTC (link)
	I'm afraid that's completely beyond what I can comprehend. I'll have to see if I have a friend who can simply fix it for me. Thank you for your attempt to help! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wastintime 2011-09-25 04:11 am UTC (link)
	Okay. Well, I can give you the code. Do you want the "posted on date" or no? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-25 04:16 am UTC (link)
	Is it possible to just have it say 'September 24, 2011' as opposed to 'posted on September 24, 2011'? I do appreciate it! My friend and I don't really know how to tweak it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wastintime 2011-09-25 04:50 am UTC (link)
	Unfortunately, no. :( (Reply to this) (Parent)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-25 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Or, can you move the date on top of the entry, and then if multiple entries are made on the same day, they only list the times individually? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wastintime 2011-09-25 04:51 am UTC (link)
	I think I can move the date because it's turned off somewhere in your code. What I can't do is do the group by date because that's in the raw layout code which isn't accessible on free accounts. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-25 04:33 am UTC (link)
	Like this except with the layout I already have? Minus all the extra stuff that isn't strictly necessary. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wastintime 2011-09-25 04:53 am UTC (link)
	I'll need to see your style code (the stuff in the "custom stylesheet" box on the Journal Style "Look & Feel" page) to fix the dates in the headers, but the footer code I can do really quick and you'll just need to tack it onto the end of the style. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-25 04:56 am UTC (link)
	My code doesn't fit in the comment box. So I posted it here. I hope that helps! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wastintime 2011-09-25 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry that this took so long. The spacing wasn't coming out right and I had to look up some CSS references to fix it. Let me know if there's anything you want to change or add! Oh, and good news! The default for Bloggish is to group things by day so the day should only being showing up once. :) http://wastintime.insanejournal.com/262757.html (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	inspiredmod 2011-09-26 12:34 am UTC (link)
	THANK YOU!!!! You're absolutely fantastic! It looks PERFECT <3 If I could, I would make you brownies :D (Reply to this) (Parent)