Yati (

cyrnelle) wrote in

lj_stylecontest,
2005-04-11 15:42:00

Flexible Squares

Flexible Squares

A help community for the style can now be found at

s2flexisquares.

I started writing an S2 style because I wanted a layout that could be easily modified by using CSS, and I eventually ended up with this. The layout can be changed quite a lot by overriding or extending the stylesheet. I also wanted something that could be easily customised using the wizard as well, especially when it came to colours.

At the moment, there isn't much stuff in the sidebar, but I'm sure those can be added later.

Preview Links
Recent
Friends
Archive
Entry
Layer Info

Themes

Colour schemes for themes number 01 to 11 by

sub_divided; I just turned them into layers.

01. Autumn:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

02. Black and White and Red All Over:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

03. Fresh Paint:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

04. Nautical:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

05. Machine:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

06. Pastel Spring:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

07. Pink Punk:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

08. Purple Periwinkle:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

09. Greys:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

10. Lemon Grapefruit Tangerine:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

11. Tan and Teal:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

12. Gentle Dawn:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

13. Icy Blue:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

14. Chocolate Milkshake:
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

15. Eclipse
recent | friends | year | month | day | entry | reply | archive | layer browser

Customisation Options:

Number of entries on recent entry/friends page
Show userpics with entries
Show sidebar
Set sidebar position
Set page alignment (left/right/centre)
Set journal width

Set background image and all that stuff

Set base/alternate font and font size
Set font and font size for the entry/date/subject---different sizes possible for entry, date and subject
Set font and font size of the sidebar
Set font and font size for header and footer (essentially the navigation links)
Sent font and font size for the title and subtitle of the journal---different sizes possible for the title and subtitle

A lot of colour options, including for the text, links, background and borders

Text --- music, mood, etc.
Blurb title and blurb
Linked list title

Options to use a linked stylesheet and using an external stylesheet URL

Screenshot

The screenshot is of the default style with no customisations. My own journal is currently using the "Fresh Paint" theme, with no other customisations.

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April 11 2005, 16:38:40 UTC 7 years ago

I really really like this. Very nice, very crisp :)

camomiletea

April 11 2005, 16:49:27 UTC 7 years ago

I like this style a lot.

phoenixdreaming

April 11 2005, 17:13:53 UTC 7 years ago

This is lovely. And you have userpic keywords! (I know, a random thing to mention; but so few people put them in, and I like them.)

April 11 2005, 17:18:45 UTC 7 years ago

I completely refused to use the style until I managed to figure out how to include the keywords. I'm glad to see that someone else appreciates that as well. :)

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April 11 2005, 17:29:30 UTC 7 years ago

That's very pretty!

April 11 2005, 17:38:31 UTC 7 years ago

I really like this - nice and simple, very clean lines.

April 11 2005, 17:51:37 UTC 7 years ago

Meep, probably should have asked this earlier, but may I use this?

April 11 2005, 18:00:17 UTC 7 years ago

You're very much welcome to. I'm glad you liked it that much. :)

Just, er, tell me if it acts buggy or something. It hasn't been debugged all that much. ^^;;

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April 11 2005, 17:56:51 UTC 7 years ago

Hey rad, I like this style. :)

April 11 2005, 18:47:12 UTC 7 years ago

Nicely done.

April 11 2005, 18:55:39 UTC 7 years ago

Very nice!

April 11 2005, 20:39:25 UTC 7 years ago

This style is very soothing to me for some reason. I love how you have a lot of different colors but they almost blend together in the boxes. :)

April 12 2005, 16:40:20 UTC 7 years ago

This is a very pretty style, and I really like it. There's a problem, though. You've got your DOCTYPE declaration inside the <head> tag, which is not valid. You're also declaring HTML 4.01 Transitional but then using the HTML 4.01 Loose DTD.

April 12 2005, 17:07:07 UTC 7 years ago

Erk, that's a pretty silly mistake to make, even for me. Thanks for pointing that out. I've fixed the doctype declaration -- it's now HTML 4.01 Transitional. And apparently it's not a valid HTML 4.01 Transitional document either -- I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't try validating it earlier. I'll try looking into it a bit later.

Thanks again.

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April 14 2005, 12:13:34 UTC 7 years ago

This style is so lovely that I dug through the FAQ to find out how I could use it. Heh. I think I might have gotten it wrong, as I did the whole Download/Copy/Create New Layer Over and Over thing, and there might be an easier way to do it. But in any case, this is absolutely gorgeous, and I hope you don't mind my using it as well. If you do, feel free to let me know, and I'd be perfectly willing to take it down, as the style is yours, after all.

Thanks so much. You did a great job with it.

April 14 2005, 12:24:37 UTC 7 years ago

Hmmm, no idea if it's just my browser being buggy, but I'm on IE6, and when I changed the font to Trebuchet MS and scrolled down, I'd get these horizontal lines across the entry boxes that are the same colour as the "Background color for box containing the main contents of the page." They would only disappear if I switched to another window, then returned. Could be just me (I changed back to Verdana and the problem is gone), but I thought I'd mention it anyway. It happened on both my recent entries and my friends pages.

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April 14 2005, 15:17:41 UTC 7 years ago

I love this style so much. Thank you!

April 14 2005, 20:34:52 UTC 7 years ago

I'm using it now, too. Thank you for creating it, it's lovely.

moondroplette

April 15 2005, 01:16:59 UTC 7 years ago

Oh wow, this looks so lovely. I'm totally using it now, lol.

One little question -- is there any difference between the Fresh Paint and Icy Blue themes? I can't seem to see any.

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blkrose2004

April 15 2005, 01:34:12 UTC 7 years ago

I REALLY like this one! However, I just have one wish.. I wish it was a 3 column design. Very nice though!

anachronism

April 15 2005, 01:44:27 UTC 7 years ago

I just wanted to let you know that I LOVE this layout and I'm using it right now. :D I abandoned the layout that I've had since 2002 (an S1 layout at that) to use yours, so that should tell you how much I adore it. :D

I just have one question. Is there any way to turn OFF the sidebar feature? Since I've been using my customized layout for so long, I'm not accusomed to having anything on the side and I'm not sure how much I like it.

April 15 2005, 01:50:17 UTC 7 years ago

Go to the "Presentation" tab in the wizard, and for "Show the sidebar?" override the default and select "No". :)

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April 15 2005, 01:46:07 UTC 7 years ago

i like this a lot, but in my opera browser the entry box shows up on top (in front) of the userpic. (ie, you can only see the upper third and a small bit of the left side of the icon.)

April 15 2005, 02:18:09 UTC 7 years ago

You mean the userpic of the poster, not the one on the sidebar, right? I'm sorry; the layout was optimised for Firefox and I did try to make sure things were working in IE, but that was as far as I got --- I didn't check how it displays in other browsers. *hangs head in shame*

Thanks for telling me about it. I'll try to fix it once I get to a computer with Opera. It probably will take some time, though.

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April 15 2005, 01:55:32 UTC 7 years ago

This layout is gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. I'll definitely be using it either now or in the future. Nice work!

If I can figure out how to stick a header image up top I'd be in heaven right now. I cannot live without my header ;)

April 15 2005, 02:44:40 UTC 7 years ago

This is a really nice layout - well done you! I'd like to use it even if the votes don't go your way, but I'm a bit of a dunderhead about that kind of thing, so will wait and see if you win first :-)

geneticlemon

April 15 2005, 02:52:55 UTC 7 years ago

Great layout. Great use of layers and boxes -- especially the user icon. One problem I have on my browser (Mozilla): the user pic is covering the title and the date ... it might just be me.

April 15 2005, 03:09:30 UTC 7 years ago

Ooh, I like this layout... well done. *votes*

hopefulnebula

April 15 2005, 03:21:34 UTC 7 years ago

Oooh, may I please use Eclipse?

April 15 2005, 06:45:53 UTC 7 years ago

Yes, and you're much welcome to. :)

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lady_night5

April 15 2005, 03:37:15 UTC 7 years ago

I'm definitely voting for this one!! :)

nightsongws

April 15 2005, 06:01:08 UTC 7 years ago

Eureka!

I love this style and its versatality. I was just playing with my LiveJournal to try and find the right layout for it -- and now I find out the perfect one has already been made! May I use this style as well?

April 15 2005, 06:48:49 UTC 7 years ago

Re: Eureka!

Yes, of course you can use it. And everyone else can too, if they really, really want to. There's no need to ask for my permission, really. :)

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