Changing layouts--to do or not to do, that is the question

[paragraphs]

I've had this journal layout for quite awhile. Nick made it for me. I love it, love seeing his handwriting in the picture. But, the layout has alot of limits...and isn't working for me the way I want it to work. I want links, I want tags. I want...it to work on this layout. Sigh.

But, it looks like it is time for a change. I know, you're thinking 'it's just a layout, C!' But I am a weirdly sentimental person when it comes to our history together. This is part of that history. It is special!

What to do.

Sigh.

C

Comments

[nocluvok.livejournal.com]

Geez, with all the layouts LJ seems to have, one would think there has to be a way to do and keep the picture. Send out an LJ 911 call. Might be somebody who knows how to do it.

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

link problem solved, woo! And Nick made a suggestion on how to do the tags list, that'll work fine. i don't use tags right now--no real reason to.

[talekyn.livejournal.com]

I agree, there's got to be a way to mess with the code and get what you want done. Someone out there has to have a clue.

And being weirdly sentimental is one of the things I love about you.

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

All happy now. I haz linkz.

no change in layout necessary--yay!

[talekyn.livejournal.com]

To quote those great Hannah-Barbera characters:

Yippee! Yappie!! And Ya-HOO-ie!!!!

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

LOL yeah. Am happy. The links i want to put up are for my own use, really, as I use 3 different computers. I get annoyed when I don't have the link to something I want to see if I'm elsewhere.

Come see me soon. Growl.

[talekyn.livejournal.com]

I need to. I think you should meet me in Nashville tomorrow. You can manage that, I'm sure. *grin*

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

My sister Leslie lives there! I would love to! But I have to work. Sigh.

figures.

[talekyn.livejournal.com]

At least you were excited at the thought of it! *grin*

[demotu.livejournal.com]

You absolutely can have links and tags on this journal layout! Here's how:

Go here (http://www.livejournal.com/customize/options.bml?group=sidebars). See where it has the sidebar ordering stuff? Change them around so you have "tags" and "links" somewhere. And then this (http://www.livejournal.com/customize/options.bml?group=linkslist) is where you add links to the link part.

[nocluvok.livejournal.com]

Oh great, wait till AFTER I dialed 911 to solve the problem. Guess I'll be sharing a cell with the chicken McNugget lady.

[demotu.livejournal.com]

LOL. I heard that story. People are craaaazy.

Glad I could help!

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

Little devil Nick just told me "well I could've told you about the links." THUNK. ARGH! BAD!

So THANK YOU!

He said this style doesn't support tags. It was really the links I wanted for my own use more so that is something I can just live with. :)

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

I mean, it has tags, but you can't list them, this style. LOL. But that is okay. I don't really need them so much as some journals. Geesh.

Slept last night finally, and yet I still feel whacked--just a DIFFERENT kind of whacked. Thanks!

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Maybe you could turn the header image into an icon, too?

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

Problem solved! I can have my links (and eat them too--lol).

Not sure why that popped into my head...

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

Layouts are immensely customisable - you can make notes of all the bits about this one that you like, and incorporate them into your new layout. Paid account users can cusomise their CSS - so I'd say go for it.

Then again, I'm more or less using the layout and colour scheme I started out with, because i liked it, it's a familiar sight, and I don't want it to change at all.

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

This is a paid--and the links were always possible! My little creator just didn't let me know. LOL. (And I am just obviously lazy and didn't look).

So this is staying as is. I am happy. I love the colors. :)