smooth sailing: the end is nigh
Yes, this is the old community layout, which I'm throwing up for the 1000 watchers thing. I've fixed it up to make it better for public consumption, but there is one important thing I want to emphasize.
Do not use this unless you're willing to follow the instructions to the letter. Because this layout was designed for a community, I made it so I could customize all of the links and text via the sidebar. Setting this layout up might be confusing unless you're accustomed to using the Smooth Sailing sidebar settings.
Just a warning so I don't get 2394824 poorly written comments asking about a messed up layout. :D
And yes I have recently been reading a lot of Watchmen.
EDIT: Tiny icons for news, partner comms, RSS, etc. did not match userinfo and community icons. Fixed.
Do not use this unless you're willing to follow the instructions to the letter. Because this layout was designed for a community, I made it so I could customize all of the links and text via the sidebar. Setting this layout up might be confusing unless you're accustomed to using the Smooth Sailing sidebar settings.
Just a warning so I don't get 2394824 poorly written comments asking about a messed up layout. :D
EDIT: Tiny icons for news, partner comms, RSS, etc. did not match userinfo and community icons. Fixed.
layout notes |
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account types |
Basic, Plus, Paid |
compatible browsers |
Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari, Google Chrome |
minimum resolution |
800x600 |
comment pages |
Yes |
navstrip |
Currently needs the Navstrip to display properly, this will be fixed eventually. |
disabled |
• Default navigation (Recent, Friends, Archive, etc.) |
css stylesheet |
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stylesheet |
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how to install |
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| Apply any Smooth Sailing theme. | |
1. Set these drop down boxes to the following:
2. Find Links Sidebox Title and Free Text Sidebox #3 Title and delete the text. Make sure something is entered for Free Text Sidebox Title and Free Text Sidebox #2 Title, as the layout is dependent on these. If you don't want titles for the topbar boxes, go down to Other Instructions. 3. Enter your free text in Free Text Sidebox Text. 4. Enter your additional links in Free Text Sidebox #2 Text. You can use the template below: 5. If you have the bottommost links enabled, enter these into Free Text Sidebox #3 Text. You can use the template below: | |
| Define your links. These are the large links at the top of the layout. | |
| Make sure any drop-down boxes are set to No, paste the code into the box, and click Save Changes. | |
optional |
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upload images |
http://i39.tinypic.com/2vhw66g.jpg Upload the images to a site like Tinypic or Photobucket, then replace the old URLs. |
entry date format | Go to Entry Text » Page » Format for Date and Time (Recent/Friends/Entry/Reply page) and paste in the following: |
disable the topbar titles | Find .sideboxTitle and add display:none;. Then find .sidebox #freetext and .sidebox #freetext2. For each, change padding:0 14px 14px; to padding:14px;. |
appendix |
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credit and comment |
• Please credit  spire somewhere public. (Profile, Links List, Friends Only post, etc.)• Comments aren't required, but are appreciated! |
resources |
• Background by  mixremix.• Icon by strzyga. |
| read the layout faq before asking questions! | |