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After the responsive fixes were implemented, and upon discovering that DW can use Material Icons, I was inspired to revisit an old layout. Free Your Mind 2015 was the first layout I ever created, so there were parts of it that I didn't even know of until now. I wouldn't really call this an update, but more an alternative version to an old layout, which is why I changed the images and the fonts. The original should still be usable!

Honestly though I'm not even sure I improved anything, and I'm 100% sure I still missed something. It's been a while. I changed the link colours 3 times after I already took the screenshot.

Free Your Mind is named after "Free Your Mind" by Cut Copy. This was looping while I was messing around haha. (Warning: there's like a bit of nudity in the music video. Arty-farty videos, man.) I copypasted this from the original post if you want to cross-reference tee hee.

ABOUT THE LAYOUT
It's a practical layout, basically for those who want to use as much of the functions Dreamwidth (circa 2019) can offer. SO:
- Mostly Minimalist
- Fluid Width: It works on any sized screen. Because it's--
- Responsive: Including on the phone. I made sure of it. Tablets I'm not sure because I don't own one.
- Custom: Navigation Bar, Comments, Icons, Hover Pop-up thing.
- Custom Header: Of all kinds, baby.
- Material Icons Ready, get crazy.
- Optimal on: Firefox and Chrome (and consequently their forks and Opera). Works on Internet Explorer and Safari too (at least I think so when I clicked around).

WHAT CAN YOU USE THIS FOR?
- Journals (Personal, Fanstuff, Challenges, Roleplay, etc)
- Communities (of any kind)
- Anything that you wouldn't mind using the modules and stuff for.

HOW TO INSTALL
1. Select Five AM: Early Edition. (by [personal profile] winterfish)
2. Customise
2.1 Scroll down and choose a Page Set Up: It has to have sidebars.
--- NOTE: I made this using the sidebar on the left. But I tested it with all sidebars and it should work.
--- NOTE 2: It works with a single column, but it's pretty weird. Use at own risk.

2.2 Custom CSS: Make sure "Use layout's stylesheet(s)" is unchecked.
2.3 Copy and paste the following code into "Use embedded CSS"

3. Modules for your sidebar(s): Choose as you see fit.
4. And just so people can find and use this layout too, credit [community profile] tofuhouse somewhere on your journal or profile page!
--- Helpful code to copy and paste: <a href="http://tofuhouse.dreamwidth.org/5447.html">layout</a> @ <user name="tofuhouse">



OPTIONAL STUFF: As you can see, there's just one image in there. It's the background pattern for the header! You can replace it if you want. Just remember:
- If it's a full image, you need to make sure it "covers" the entire space.
- If it's a pattern, then just make sure repeats.

To replace it, look to the code again, and see near the top how I put in a #header code with a background. Just replace that url with the image you want. I currently am using something that covers. I left instructions, which hopefully make sense.

Meanwhile, the header's background in case you wanna upload it elsewhere and replace the url with your own is here
It's better you do in case it disappears somewhere.

CUSTOM ICON PAGE: Check it out, it's pretty cool. How do you get this thing working? Go to Settings: Display, and make sure you check the box "Show my journal's icons pages in my chosen style instead of the site layout".

While you're there...

CUSTOM COMMENT PAGE: I coded it to work, so it's completely mobile responsive...as far as dreamwidth allows, anyway. It might be better to use it on the phone using the custom comments, and I even changed the min-width for nested comments.

However, if you want to turn it off and use dreamwidth's default look? The comment system and nesting is much more cleaner on the default site skin, that's why. So go to Settings: Display, and make sure you uncheck the box "Show my journal's entry pages in my chosen style instead of the site skin".

And that's pretty much it! (Though I might edit this page to tidy it up.) Have fun with my long time coming masochistic attempt at productivity (⊙◞౪◟⊙)
Date: 2020-03-28 12:49 pm (UTC)

From: [personal profile] alistra
Hiya, this is so neat, thank you for sharing it. Will use and credit you, of course.

Have a nice day!

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Just last night I felt a fright
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I tried to reach for you
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