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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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I'm glad you think it's easy. I think part of the confusion is that users from LJ aren't used to the customize categories and don't know where to do what. Just the name 'modules' instead of 'sidebar' had some people think they were stuck sidebar boxes. I think if you take time to explore a little and get used to the new labels, you'll come to wonder how you managed on LJ all these years. ;) (The LJ nav menu has me so confused now!)