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getting_started2010-09-08 02:55 pm
blackmare) wrote in getting_started2010-09-08 02:55 pm
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Layout help for the utterly clueless?
I know there are plenty of custom layouts available for DW, but it's like pressing my nose against the candy shop window and knowing I can't have any, while the other kids are in there getting toffee and chocolates.
You see, none of the instructions I have found even make sense to me. I'm not literate with coding and I don't even know what most of the references are to layers, etc., so I seem to be stuck. I need someone to actually walk me through this. I tried once on my own and the results were awful.
Please, is there a Guide for The First-Timer? Preferably with visuals, so that "Enter X code in Y layer" translates to "Type this code into this field right here on this page, see?"
If there is, it'll help drive a lot more users here, IMO. The two biggest obstacles I'm seeing at LJ are "none of my friends are moving" and "I would move but I hate DW's styles."
For what it's worth, I've already moved, and paid, because my privacy is more important than my layout, but I feel the frustration all the same.
You see, none of the instructions I have found even make sense to me. I'm not literate with coding and I don't even know what most of the references are to layers, etc., so I seem to be stuck. I need someone to actually walk me through this. I tried once on my own and the results were awful.
Please, is there a Guide for The First-Timer? Preferably with visuals, so that "Enter X code in Y layer" translates to "Type this code into this field right here on this page, see?"
If there is, it'll help drive a lot more users here, IMO. The two biggest obstacles I'm seeing at LJ are "none of my friends are moving" and "I would move but I hate DW's styles."
For what it's worth, I've already moved, and paid, because my privacy is more important than my layout, but I feel the frustration all the same.
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So ... what I have to do is host the header image elsewhere and then put the image URL in the header image field on this page? That's what it looks like to me. I, um, did mention I was new at this, yes?
What I don't see is whether there are specs for the pixel size of the header. As in -- if it's over X wide by Y high, it's going to be cropped or cause the layout to go wonky. How do I know how large in pixels to make the image I'm going to use?