Well hey there-

[winneganfake]

So, given the loads of people dropping like flies off of my friendslist on LJ and coming over to DW, I've decided to go ahead and fully invest myself here.

Much as I'd like to just drop-kick LJ completely, I can't, as I've still got a good number of readers over there that I wouldn't want to do without. It sucks, but well, there you have it.

So, who am I?

I'm an artist- I work primarily in leather, doing masks and other accessory bits, but I also do digital artwork. hell, while we're at it, here- have a couple of samples:

   

Anyways, more importantly by far is what I'm looking for- namely help finding some things, not to mention potentially some new friends.

Like for starters, a good way to solve my problem- is there some decent way to get both Dreamwidth and LJ combined into a single reading page? Including locked/filtered entries I'd normally have access to on each individual page?

Also, I'm used to using Semagic for posting- any good similar client out there for DW?

Comments

[rydra_wong]

Like for starters, a good way to solve my problem- is there some decent way to get both Dreamwidth and LJ combined into a single reading page? Including locked/filtered entries I'd normally have access to on each individual page?

Not yet (not with locked/filtered entries), but apparently it's in the works.

[winneganfake]

Really? Is that a dreamwidth plan in the works, or something else?

[rydra_wong]

Dreamwidth.

ETA: As mentioned below, state of play is that they know how to do it, in technical terms, but want to be able to implement it in ways that are non-evil and don't get LJ banning them for making too many demands on LJ's servers.

[ninetydegrees]

Yes it is and if I'm not mistaken work has already been done towards implementing it.

[foxfirefey]

If you can find an RSS or Atom reader you like that supports auth digest, yes, actually! Like this one:

http://www.rssowl.org/

[covenmouse]

Loving that mask! It's got an interesting feel to it... almost Henson-like, if you don't mind the comparison

[winneganfake]

Thanks! And I certainly don't mind the comparison. There's also a somewhat larger view available on the ordering page, if you follow the link on that pic.

[beatrice_otter]

I don't bother with a posting client, since we can crosspost to other journals such as LJ directly from the DW posting interface.

You can add LJ journals to your reading list as a feed, but it won't pick up locked posts. They'd like to pick up locked posts as well for those who have access to them, but not until they find a non-evil/non-privacy-borking way to do it.

[ninetydegrees]

You can use Semagic to post to DW too. Just make sure you select the correct server in File/server settings (this is in the login box).

The Dreamwidth Wiki also links to a tutorial on how to Crosspost to both LJ and DW. And I've just realized they explain how to set up a DW account on Semagic (with screencaps even!).

[winneganfake]

So I noticed- and thanks.

Now I just need to figure out a way to get Semagic to crosspost it automatically, and to have it follow filters properly, since those are identical across both journals. But still, it's a good start- thanks!

[angrboda]

I haven't been able to find a way to make it crosspost automatically, but if you click file and choose post to multiple, you can tick the accounts you want to post to, and it'll remember your choice. It's a few extra clicks, but it works okay for me. (Especially because sometimes I don't want to crosspost)

[arethinn]

It's easy to get it to post to multiple journals at once, but my experience is that Semagic has no idea what to do with the access/subscription split. Unless it's been updated since I was messing about with it last year, you cannot manage your circle with Semagic and the posts to DW are not properly filtered (if you chose to filter them). Also, it can't read/use all the post metadata that DW uses (and sometimes this behaved in odd ways, like, I couldn't even pick a mood, which is common, unlike the adult-flagging which obviously works differently on DW vs LJ).

I gave up Semagic and I haven't been pleased with any of the minimal (IMO) efforts towards clients that some DW users have made. I just got used to the web interface from DW, even though usually I prefer client-type programs for this purpose.

[alyse]

If you set up your DW account to crosspost automatically, you only need to post to DW via semagic.

Otherwise, you have to remember to crosspost each entry in semagic by choosing the Journal > Post to Multiple Journals option. I don't think that part can be automated.

If you have DW to crosspost and you use the post to multiple journals option on semagic, you'll end up with duplicate entries for those journals where DW crossposts (i.e. you have IJ and LJ set up on the DW site, and you choose to crosspost to DW and LJ via semagic, you'll end up with two copies of your post on LJ - the one semagic sends and the one DW sends - but only one copy on DW and IJ). I discovered this when they changed the settings on DW and all of a sudden I was getting multiple posts on LJ and IJ.

[ex_bel786]

Welcome to DW. Your artwork is awesome! I'm subscribing to you.

[winneganfake]

Thanks! Always glad to start showing stuff to new folks!

[glymr]

What a lovely mask!

As was said above, you can post to DW with Semagic. I thought that it would crosspost automatically when you posted from Semagic to DW, if you have crossposting set to default? Is this not the case?

You should know that Dreamwidth has been working on a new posting interface all summer. I think they're getting close to going live with it - it looks pretty awesome.

[denise]

Oh, wow, I love your artwork. If you'd ever like to let us use some of it for official DW layouts or anything, check out dreamscapes for layout designers who are looking for artwork -- in particular I know branchandroot often is looking for header artwork!

[winneganfake]

Y'know, so long as stuff was properly credited, I totally would not mind doing artwork for a DW layout. dreamscapes seems a bit on the too-highly technical side for me to be regularly reading it look for art requests, though.

I definitely will take a look at this branchandroot in the meantime however.

Thanks!