elisi: Edwin holding a tiny snowman (Pimp!Spike by kathyh)
elisi ([personal profile] elisi) wrote2006-01-13 09:47 am
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I'm not here...

Very quickly:

Go vote for Spike in this poll! (which is just for fun!)

ETA: Also go vote in [livejournal.com profile] st_salieri's fandom poll.

I posted Part 3 of my S/D stories the other day, just in case someone missed it...

I am so glad it's friday!
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[personal profile] gillo 2006-01-13 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
We love you and want you around and you're busy and fraught so why not?

So, no worries about banners? I just wish I understood how to do such stuff myself...
elisi: Edwin holding a tiny snowman (a little comfort by awmp.)

[personal profile] elisi 2006-01-13 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
You make me feel like I'm all wrapped up in cotton wool! :)

No worries at all... and there are tutorials on how to put up these things that I could link you to. Or you could let some clever person do it for you? (Not me - I'm hopeless.)
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[personal profile] gillo 2006-01-13 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Clever persons sound good... I know I must know some, but I'm a bit timid about asking.

Everyone needs to feel coddled from time to time, anyway.

elisi: Edwin holding a tiny snowman (Black Books by treacle_a)

[personal profile] elisi 2006-01-13 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I know the feeling - I nagged Darcy into it in the end. Although some layouts are a lot easier than others (see these posts - 'Tranquility II seems very easy indeed f.ex.).

My layout is of course one of the awkward ones, but I like it too much to change...
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[personal profile] gillo 2006-01-13 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Help., my brain hurts just reading that. What is CSS? I'm feeling very moronic here...
elisi: Edwin holding a tiny snowman (Effulgent-FFL by andemaiar)

[personal profile] elisi 2006-01-14 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
Having read through it (the Tranquility II one), I'm actually confident that I can do that! Seriously. And I'm a HTML moron. I would love to help you (- I can feel smart! *g*), so go looking for a banner that you like (I know that [livejournal.com profile] amavel_bel has made around a hundred, have a look in her memories) and I can walk you through it! I suppose you have a photobucket account or similar?
elisi: Edwin holding a tiny snowman (Fantastic by pindara)

[personal profile] elisi 2006-01-14 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Right, I had some time whilst feeding the baby. This should all make sense, if not just ask! :)

First upload the banner to photobucket (or similar). Once uploaded you can click on the picture and it will show you the full size. Underneath will be the measurements (something like 750x440). Write these down.

Then go to Manage - customize (http://www.livejournal.com/customize/) and change your layout to Tranquility II. You can try out the different themes (colourschemes) if you like - something to match the banner maybe? Just remember to press 'save'...

Once you like the colours (which you can always change anyway), click on the button that says 'Edit Customizations'. Then choose 'Presentation'.

Right at the bottom is a box labelled 'include any CSS here to override the default CSS'. (I have no idea what it means either, btw.) Check the box and an oblong box will appear with lots of html in.

Now (as it says here: http://www.livejournal.com/community/s2howto/32657.html ) get your banner's URL code and paste in where it says 'http://www.example.com/header.jpg' (deleting that first of course). Actually the tutorial is very good using different colours and everything so you might be better of reading that! Anyhoo - get your size measurements and put them in where it says width and height (instead of the 100's).

Then press 'save' and voila! One header! :)
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