Hey team, long time no post! This is all because it got WILDLY BUSY in my life and then I forgot how to code (wait).

Anyway, with the latest code push (30 April 2019, or my 1 May 2019), custom styles no longer strip the viewport meta tag, meaning that it's possible to code mobile responsive layouts without need to check the box "Use layout's stylesheet(s)" in custom CSS.

However, any custom layout prior to 30 April 2019 that has the box unchecked still is not mobile responsive if they haven't already coded media CSS into the stylesheets. But! This means that moving forward, everyone can, or those layouts can have code added to them to ensure that they are mobile responsive without need of a full rehaul.

What does this mean for my current layouts, because I use the checkbox hack to get them mobile responsive? At the moment nothing, because I have to do a full rehaul if anything. However, I'll look into a few things to see what I can do, but currently no promises only because of time.

I will be updating Basic Layout Coding Notes to reflect the updates in due time, because I want to mess around with testing the code first.

Meanwhile, some helpful links:
- Mobile responsive base project by solarbird: found here, lend them a hand, it's good.
- Communities that already have mobile responsive layouts:
--- tofuhouse (heh)
--- myrtillenne
--- plainstyles

Also, hope you all enjoy the extra 50 icons, paid accounts! Cos I know I'm GONNA. 😏

PS: I will fix the Tectonic layouts though because of the new fixes, watch this space. Don't use these two layouts until I say so:
- perfect strangers
- blame it on me
Crisis averted! The bugs have been fixed by the team so layouts are usable again.

I'm compiling a list of things I went through, tips, etc for getting started on coding a layout in Dreamwidth. It seems daunting at first, but actually it's not half bad. In fact, it's much easier for me to pick up on than it was while I was back at Livejournal. Whoa! (I was really bad at livejournal layouts, so this is actually saying something.)

This will also help with editing pre-existing custom codes already available for your use (should the original creator allow it) so that the layout will be tailored to you! This also answers one question: why the heck do I always overlap on another stylesheet instead of making one from scratch?

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