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While notifications were down, I ended up messing around with a layout, and it's my very first layout ever so I suck!!! I put more work on it than I thought, so I might as well share it.

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.) That's right, sharing music here!!

ABOUT THE LAYOUT
It's a practical layout, basically for those who want to use as much of the functions Dreamwidth (circa 2015) can offer. SO:
- Mostly Minimalist
- Great for Large Screens (like mine...anyway fonts aren't too small!)
--- Still great for small laptop screens though.
- Fluid Width (until you go too small then it'll just bork, so it's not really that responsive)
- Custom: Navigation Bar, Comments, Icons, Hover Pop-up thing.
- Custom Header: Patterns only.
- Optimal on: Firefox and Chrome. 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 checked.
--- It uses the original Early Edition css. My code just overlaps extra on top of it.
--- This method keeps all these layouts practically mobile responsive. Even though I did this for this layout is cos I'm a beginner.
--- I dare you to uncheck the box. Do it. The layout will look super hideous.

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/557.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:
- It has to be a pattern (any pattern though will be fine).

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.

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, but I'm gonna be honest and say that it's easier 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 first masochistic attempt at productivity (⊙◞౪◟⊙)
Date: 2015-06-29 03:37 pm (UTC)

chimp: (Bianca | PKMN)
From: [personal profile] chimp
I like this! Well done, it's nice and simple which is pretty much what I look for in a layout ;D
Edited Date: 2015-06-29 03:38 pm (UTC)
Date: 2015-06-29 05:23 pm (UTC)

parcequelle: (Default)
From: [personal profile] parcequelle
I've been looking for a clean, pretty, practical layout like this for a long time - just gorgeous, thank you! Have used and credited in my profile. :)
Date: 2015-07-03 03:21 am (UTC)

windhover: (Default)
From: [personal profile] windhover
oh gosh i love this *0* and a custom icon page too!! i've been looking for a new layout for one of my rp journals for ages now and this looks perfect, thank you!
Date: 2015-07-04 04:17 am (UTC)

tunedere: (Default)
From: [personal profile] tunedere
TAKES THIS BECAUSE GOD I NEED A FLUID WIDTH GRIPS THE TABLE
Date: 2015-07-04 07:07 am (UTC)

mitbix: Shiawase Kissa Sanchoume, Uru Takamura (goody goody gosh that's amazing!)
From: [personal profile] mitbix
OMG I'VE BEEN WANTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR AGES thank you
Date: 2015-07-07 10:22 pm (UTC)

missautumn: (Happiness)
From: [personal profile] missautumn
I love this! Thank you for sharing :D
Date: 2015-08-09 05:37 pm (UTC)

outstretched: (PKMN ♥ [green] Laziness of afternoons)
From: [personal profile] outstretched
I love this layout so much. Thank you!
Date: 2015-09-12 10:46 pm (UTC)

aswang: (Default)
From: [personal profile] aswang
amy i'm ditching the sidebar how do i make the journal entries a little less wide

idk
Date: 2015-09-13 01:12 am (UTC)

aswang: (KA KA KA KAWAII.)
From: [personal profile] aswang
thanks gurl now talk gackt with me
Date: 2016-01-29 04:05 am (UTC)

fawna: (Default)
From: [personal profile] fawna
Hello! I'm attempting to change the black to an accent color and round out the icons, and I managed to do so on all but the sidebar. I added icon container codes to the sidebar section and it is still being stubborn! ): Only the icon and its border won't listen to anything. Do you have any ideas? Thank you for your time and the beautiful code!
Date: 2016-01-29 06:15 am (UTC)

fawna: (Default)
From: [personal profile] fawna
That worked perfectly thank you!
Date: 2016-03-21 11:37 am (UTC)

emiri: (Default)
From: [personal profile] emiri
Thank you! This is great. I'm using it for an icon journal :3
Date: 2016-09-16 04:39 pm (UTC)

rosecake: Drawing of a manga-style princess eating a squid. (Default)
From: [personal profile] rosecake
I love this layout, it's so elegant and clean looking! I'm using it in my journal right now, thank you for making it ♥ !
Date: 2017-07-30 11:27 am (UTC)

gemspegasus: (Default)
From: [personal profile] gemspegasus
Thank you, this is a nice layout with large enough font for my bigger computer monitor and font is also good for my mobile phone. My sister just added some color to links, meta data and control strip. I have credited you on the sidebar of my journal. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us.
Date: 2018-12-30 02:43 am (UTC)

From: [personal profile] torncurtain
saved this one to memories <3 will credit if using it
Edited Date: 2018-12-30 05:33 am (UTC)
Date: 2019-05-15 11:04 am (UTC)

originaldoll: (Default)
From: [personal profile] originaldoll
currently using. thank you.

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