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

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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.

[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.

[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.

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

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

[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.