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 70The 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 15o - 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)
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+ 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)
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+ 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)
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