Layout Related!

[fairytalewishes]

I know people here are posting about layouts a good bit, so I thought I'd post something for people who are annoyed at having two memory links on their menubar, that is if you're using a LJ layout. :)

If you're using Smooth Sailing, just go to Customize Style > Menu. Then click on the 'options' tab and uncheck the box for your memories to be shown. Now you'll only have one memories link. I don't know if there's a menu option for Flexible Squares or not, seeing as I can only use one type of layout at a time on a free account.  Hopefully, there is an option somewhere for that type of layout to not show the memories link. :)

Hope this helps someone! :)

-Merry

Problem with Flexible Squares

[lirren]

One more fleeing from LJ over privacy concerns. One of my biggest frustrations with DW, though, is that things are just different enough that I'm having to relearn a lot of things, and that I can't just very simply import my LJ life. The posts and comments, sure, but I've been struggling for days to get my layout working the same way it did on LJ. I've finally got most of the bugs worked out, but I can't seem to get the entries to show the "link", "memory" and "edit" links down at the bottom where the "comments" and "leave a comment" links are. I tried just moving the theme layer over here and that didn't work. Does anyone know how to fix that?

Barring that, does anyone have a suggestion for a base style that can have a customized header easily added that's already here on DW? One of the reasons I originally used FS is because it was so easy for me to change out my headers when I got bored with them without having to know a huge amount of coding.

Any help or suggestions would be gratefully received.

Fandom-y question

[jynx]

I think the biggest thing that most people fleeing LJ are looking for on DW is an equal fandom presence, or at least a place to start looking. A place to pimp out comms that are created to try and replace the LJ ones.

Any ideas, fellow refugees?

Edit: Holy crap you all are fantastic!!! :D

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[ex_sunshiny116]

Hey guys, I know this is not a layout community but I was wondering if anybody knows what's up with profile codes not working here? Is it just different from LJ? It says I can insert html in the bio part, which I do, but it shows up all messed up. So I'm guessing the coding is different but if it's html how different can it be? I'm really not an expert on these things so please excuse my ignorance.

I've got nowhere else to ask because most of the layout communities here seem to be inactive and those that are active don't have any profile codes.

On OpenID and locked posts

[beatrice_otter]

One of the great things about DW is the way it handles OpenID: if you have imported comments from your LJ, you now have the comments in OpenID so the original posters can come in and have the same control as if they were posted from a DW account.  And I'm sure you have friends at LJ who may not have transferred over, nor have any plans to do so.  With OpenID, they can still comment on your posts without being anonymous: great!  OpenIDs can even have a reading list (check out the OpenID faqs for more details)

However, if you wish your friends still on LJ to be able to use OpenID to comment on your locked posts (or even see them), you will need to add their OpenIDs to your access list.  To do this: go to the Organize menu on the main menu bar (which you can find on any of the site scheme pages--the posting interface, your profile, etc.) and select "Manage Circle."  It will take you to a page with three lists: every person in your circle, every community in your circle, and finally every feed.  (Remember that the circle is the DW equivalent of friends list, except it differentiates between "subscribing" (i.e. reading their stuff) and "granting access" i.e. permission to read locked stuff.)  At the bottom is a form that says "Add Relationships."  In the column marked "Account name or OpenID URL" you can put the OpenID of people you wish to grant access to (remember to do it in the form "example.livejournal.com," so if you wanted to add my LJ persona it would be beatrice_otter.livejournal.com).  Check the "give access?" ticky box.  Since an OpenID account can post comments but not posts of their own, there's nothing to give access to.  If you want to change the foreground/background colors for that account when they post comments on your journal, you can do so.  Then scroll down and click "Add/Save."

(I've been here a year, and I only just realized I needed to do this.)

I'm here!

[thenewchristina]

I have an LJ account, same name.  It's actually a permanent paid account, so I've been cross-posting to it, from here.  I'm just now trying this import thing.  Not sure how it'll work.  Will I be able to read my friends' journals from LJ on this site or not?  Just curious.  Thanks!