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How to Use Recent Posts From This Journal

Jul 07, 2015 19:00

Account Status: All
Theme: Flexible Squares, Minimalism, Expressive, Air, Chameleon +
Actions: Using Recent Posts From This Journal

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katiesangels July 8 2015, 15:09:39 UTC

I really like the idea of this feature. Can definitely see the advantages of it. It sure comes in handy for fanfiction and the like. I really hope they're going to make it avaiable to communities some time; it would be awesome for icons and such.

I have yet to try this out though. But I was curious and - using Flexible Squares - it's just like you showed it for me. I did have an embarassing moment and wondered why the tags option was greyed out. I figured it out quickly, luckily. Enter tags first. Oopsie. :D

sireesanwar July 8 2015, 22:08:12 UTC

It really would. I think that would be rather neat. Plus it lets other see posts you've made that relate to why they've come to your journal. I love that.

I've starting using it and did make the same mistake you did. It is just a new thing to learn and no need to be embarrassed.

kseenaa July 10 2015, 20:27:59 UTC

I got a bit curious when I started seeing it on your LJ. I'm not sure I'll be using it much, but I can see the use for it sure! It definitly have advantages and possibilities. :-)

So, question. Using two of your layouts. Will you recode your layouts so you can use it? Or do we have to add a fix to our layouts?

/KSena

sireesanwar July 14 2015, 21:01:11 UTC

Yeah. And the beauty of it is you don't have to use it. I like that. I mean there are somethings I want it used on but somethings I likely won't. It is great.

So updated things like this you'd be adding. I mean if you were to need help... just ask me but in general I try not to go back a recode things I've done unless it is something major.

josephinestone February 22 2016, 02:18:49 UTC

I didn't even notice this new option . . . obviously, as I'm here months after the fact.

Mine are stacking on top of each other instead of being next to each other in a square shape like yours. Is do you have an idea what is causing that?

sireesanwar February 22 2016, 22:29:29 UTC

It is usually that there is not enough room for them to be side by side but when I look at your journal they all appear side by side. Sets of three.

josephinestone February 23 2016, 03:52:24 UTC

Oh, sorry, I should have edited my comment. I changed my layout again and after I did that they were side by side.

Thank you for looking!

sireesanwar March 10 2016, 23:17:16 UTC

No problem.

cutler_legacy August 7 2016, 20:16:48 UTC

I realize this post is over a year old but I'll ask anyway.

No matter what custom theme I use, the related entries do not show up in line as shown unless I select yes to use the original stylesheet, which of course destroys your lovely themes. And when I say they don't show in line, I mean that the thumbnail is a TINY little square to the left of the header link and snippet of the entry. You can see what I mean here: http://bit.ly/2aEnZQG

I was able to modify it to look sort of correct but the link and excerpt will not move to the left. It doesn't look right in IE (looks like a regular bulleted list with no images or text) so who knows about Safari or other browsers I don't have access to... which really makes me not to want to keep it.

I don't understand why they wouldn't appear correctly when it certainly does for you. I reinstalled several themes multiples times, double checking the instructions just to be absolutely sure. Is there something I might not be considering?

sireesanwar August 11 2016, 18:26:00 UTC

Hmmm. Let me tinker with it a bit and see. I do know that when a journal is a smaller width they tend to be responsive and move into a list view but you are right about being able to control them to some extent. I'll tinker and like you know.

sireesanwar October 17 2016, 18:32:05 UTC

I have gone over this and over this and the only times I can recreate it is when I change the zoom of my page. So I do wonder if you need to reset your theme. When you go into the customization process there is a reset to default button next to the save changes button. I've had to do this before because I couldn't get something to work.

You just reset and then re-set up everything. It isn't a fun prospect but I can't seem to figure out what the deal is here.

This is what I have with a resolution of 1600x900 and the zoom in my browser at true to resolution.

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