Change the colors

[rosebee]

There have been some posts on how to import custom styles over, but that's too complicated/technical for me.  Just changing the colors from the black/white/gray is all I wanted to do!  I finally stumbled across the method for how to do this, so I thought I'd come here and share:


First go to your LJ (or elsewhere, but these instructions are for LJ):  Click on "Journal" then "Customize Journal Style".  Click on "Style", then you should see all the various colors (and the official computer-speak letters/numbers that tell the computer exactly what color is what).

Now from your DW home page (a new tab makes it easier), Click on "Organize", then "Customize Style".  Click on "Style" on the left-side bar menu.

Now you can take whatever colors you love from your LJ layout and put them into DW!

When you click on Save Changes, the page doesn't go away or anything.  This lets you click on save changes (to apply the changes you just made), then open a new tab to view your journal or reading circle to see how it looks.

ETA: This works for the default Negatives style/theme... not sure if/how it works for other styles.

Comments

[dragonfly]

Thank you very much for this.

[jadesfire]

Thank you so much! That's much easier on my eyes :D

[eeep! Clicked wrong reply - sorry :S]

[carenejeans]

THANK you!

For some reason I thought you couldn't change the colors. *headdesk* Thanks to your hint I changed it to a light color easier on the eyes.

i don't see 'style'

[lomedet]

on the left side menu I only have 'display', 'text', 'misc.' and 'links list'. should there also be a 'style' option in that same list, or are you talking about a 'Style' I can click on somewhere else? *is confused, and hopeful - 'cause I'd like to change the colors!*

Re: i don't see 'style'

[rosebee]

Maybe it's only there for the Negatives style? I see you're using a different layout, so maybe that's the reason you're not seeing it.

And yes, it would be in that list. My list says 'Display' 'Style' 'Modules' 'Text' 'Links List' and 'Custom CSS'.

Re: i don't see 'style'

[lomedet]

ah, that's it. Thank you very much for checking!

[azurehart.insanejournal.com]

Thank you.