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Last updated: July 12, 2006
 
 
06 October 2008 @ 04:23 pm
Replacing Buttons/Icons
I recently updated my layout, replacing some of the standard icons and buttons. Now I have some small problems that I hope you'll be able to solve for me. I have no idea what to do.

1) The little icon that shows I'm linking to a livejournal has disappeared from the subject line. Screenshot )

2) I want the comment bar (I believe that's what the part that has the link to the comments etc. called) to be slightly higher; 'cause right now, my icons are protruding it. (See screenshot above.)

3) My buttons for deleting a comment, freezing it etc. all have tiny grey dots in the left and right upper corners. Why is that? How can I get rid of those dots? (No, they're not in the images I'm using.) Screenshot )

I have a paid account, and my theme layer is here.

Thanks in advance.
 
 
Current Mood: confused
Current Music: Farin Urlaub - Am Strand
 
 
04 October 2008 @ 11:45 pm
comments subject and 'back to top' - SOLVED
I have two questions that I just can't find the answer to, even though I've looked all over the community. (Sorry if I missed something though.)

1) I have a paid community {[info]the_host_novel} and I would like to be able to make just the subject of the comment much larger (much like it is on the default comments page). For example, in this post, I'd like to make the text "Pics for Next Week" 20px or something. I'd also like to remove the IP address if possible. SOLVED

2) I'd like to add a "back to top" link/button at the very bottom of the page. SOLVED

My theme layer is here, but I did most of the editing in CSS which I'll put in a textbox under the cut in case you need it..

my css )

Thank you in advance!
 
 
Current Mood: confused
 
 
24 September 2008 @ 09:46 am
Edit link still a link
Account level: Paid
Theme Layer

Screen Shot of Problem )

Ok, I've used the codes to replace my comment links with images, but the "Edit" link is still text. Can someone please have a look at my code and tell me how to fix it? I've double checked to make sure that all of the "IMAGE URL HERE" stuff was replaced, and I'm sure that this is just a simple little thing to fix, but it's still annoying...
 
 
Current Location: work
Current Mood: annoyed
Current Music: erm...the radio?
 
 
20 September 2008 @ 07:48 pm
Comment box misbehaving, help!
Okay folks! Here's the dealio. I have a paid account of which I have been working with the Stylesheet from here. I've had tons of problems as I've been working on my layout but for the most part I've figured out everything on my own. However, I'm stuck on this blast comment box not cooperating with me.
See here for details ) Now I've tried just tweaking it a bit on my own, messing around with numbers and such, and I've looked through the posts but I just can't seem to find why it is mine won't budge.

All I need to figure out is how to move the:
Anonymous
OpenID
Logged in user:
To be aligned to the left to meet with the radio buttons. I also want to figure out how to adjust the width of the "choose your icon" bar, as it is ridiculously long. I'd also like to figure out how to make the "Post Comment" button and the "Preview" button less wide.

Any help would be MUCH appreciated. For some reason...and it might just be because all I've had for dinner is a poptart....I can't seem to find the answers to the above even when hunting through tags. And the FAQ just doesn't show up.

Thanks in advance!
 
 
 
 
11 September 2008 @ 03:04 pm
Getting rid of the entry comment bar text links
Hello there,

I looked through all the entries with the appropriate tags, but I can't find what I'm looking for.

1. I'm searching for a way to get rid of the (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) (link) text links in the comments.

2. Is there a way to align the comment bar images for screen/freeze/etc. under the userpic by default?

I have a paid account, my theme layer is » Here (The Comment::print_linkbar function is at the very bottom).

Thanks in advance for your help ^^

luv & hugs
The Drow
 
 
Current Mood: curious
Current Music: Three Days Grace ~ Riot
 
 
10 September 2008 @ 04:12 pm
.separator at bottom of comments; img border
1. Not sure if LJ did some tweaking, but this last week I just noticed this bit of weirdness:
Read more... )

Not sure if this oddity has anything to do with me making my comments page look like the entry page? *scratches head*

I would be most appreciative for any help getting rid of that separator graphic below my comments :)

2. I used img {border: 0px; } to get rid of the border around my .leftlinks images. But of course it removed borders on all linked pictures in the metadata. Is there a way around this?

Theme layer
 
 
 
 
10 September 2008 @ 01:43 am
skiplinks
hey i was wondering could anyone please link me or give me the code to achieve this:
as seen at [info]cigarette  and [info]hideyourkeys 



 
 
 
 
05 September 2008 @ 11:03 pm
Quick Reply function no longer working.
Theme Layer

I'm compiling this layer for a friend, and, when I added this code (by [info]kentucka) to replace the comment reply links with images, the Quick Reply function disappeared. I'd like to restore that function and I've looked through the community for a solution, but I haven't found it. Could someone help, please?
 
 
Current Mood: tired
 
 
03 September 2008 @ 09:51 pm
Three questions.
I need help with a few issues (I have a paid account):

1. Is it possible to modify the buttons at the bottom of the comments that link to the delete and tag functions, etc.? I think they're kind of ugly and would like to replace them with at least text. SOLVED

2. Can you modify the "Post a new comment" text, such as making it all uppercase? I know that the "text-transform: uppercase" would do it if only I could find the correct place to put it. I've searched but haven't been able to find any posts addressing this issue either. SOLVED

3. For some reason there is a large gap between my tags and my current music/mood, which you can see here. I can't find any padding commands that could be causing this, but my theme layer is here if you need a look. SOLVED

I'd greatly appreciate any help you can offer! And if I've left some important information out please do notify me/whap me over the head.
 
 
 
 
30 August 2008 @ 12:21 pm
huge gap - solved!
Hi again. I stumbled across another problem...

There is this huge gap between my posts and my comments because of the length of my sidebar (it's pretty big). I went over old posts on this comm and found posts that dealt with this problem, but my layout is different and I don't know where to look.

It should be fixed by changing clear: left to clear:right in the .box section, but that particular line is absent in the layout that I'm using.

Can anyone help? I could add the entire section from my layout that deals with the comments if that's any help.
 
 
 
 
29 August 2008 @ 01:59 pm
replacing links with images
okay, so, i successfully found a link with codes to add the "add to memories" and "edit entry" links to the comments part of my entries, but i'd like to replace the links with images.

any help is appreciated, thank you!
 
 
 
 
20 August 2008 @ 02:01 pm
Layout issues - SOLVED!
Account: [info]tyffi
Account type: paid

Hi!
I have a sudden problem with my layout (My layer). Or, rather problems

1.) For some reason those additional links on the entry comment bar are suddenly all on the right side, but I used to have them separated. I.e. Link/Mem/Edit on the left, comments on the right.
I don't know what happened, I haven't touched my code - at least not that part.

2.) I've customized the LJ user icons, but they don't show anymore. Instead I get those ugly LJ default icons. Again, I haven't touched the code for those.

3.) On my comment page the Flexible Squares default layout is shining through - dunno how else to describe - also I've overwritten it. Again, I haven't touched that code, either.

I can't see the mistake(s). I did some adjustments on my layer, but I haven't really touched those parts that now don't show properly.

Any help?


ETA: Solved! I've simply re-written the whole CSS code. *lol* Apparently, there had been a glitch in the old one.
 
 
Current Mood: confused
 
 
20 August 2008 @ 02:14 am
Pages comments
Hello people! My comments look like this - example of my journal - but I want to change something like this:

*Sorry my bad english! xD!
 
 
 
 
16 August 2008 @ 08:09 pm
comments
How can I change the background color of a screened comment so that it's different from an unscreened comment?
 
 
Tags: comments
 
 
04 August 2008 @ 09:30 pm
Userpics on reply page stretched
1) On my reply page, the border that's around my userpic repeats itself and stretches to the left like this, and I'm not sure how to fix it. It only happens on my reply page, not on the individual entries or anywhere else. This is what it looks like on the entry page. - SOLVED!

2) I was also wondering if there was a way to change the properties of just the subject in the comments on the comments page, without affecting the date.

I have a paid account and my theme layer is here, although I'm guessing it's more of a CSS issue.

Thanks in advance!
 
 
 
 
23 July 2008 @ 06:48 pm
flabbergasted...
Edit: (Earlier) problem with css solved.
 
 
 
 
18 July 2008 @ 12:05 am
individual entry pages - comments clearing sidebar?
On my individual entries pages (example) the comments on that entry aren't appearing until after the end of the sidebar, so there's a huge blank space between the entry and the comments on short entries.  Is there a way to fix this?

I don't  think it's my code, because all I really changed was fonts and colors.
 
 
 
 
17 July 2008 @ 10:16 pm
position of comments- solved
I'm back again already....^_^;

journal: </a></b></a>[info]squid_stick
account: plus
my CSS sheet

Two problems
1- solved
2- solved

 
 
Tags: comments
 
 
10 July 2008 @ 03:02 pm
comment pages, sidebar help
hi guys, i have a few (or more) questions:
my journal is [info]beea, and i have a plus account.

my problems )

thanks for your help! i would appreciate it very much!
i hope i did this entry right :/
 
 
 
 
06 July 2008 @ 10:01 am
Username link/Quick reply box.
Hihi, everyone.
I have three questions:

01. On the friend's page, how do you change the color of the usernames/community names?

02. My entry page, how do you change the color of my username, or get rid of it entirely?
Example.

03. In the quick reply comment box, how do you get rid of the black border around the comment?
Example.


The journal I'm using this on is [info]perimortem, and it's a Plus account.