Involuntary Makeover

[dolorous_ett]

Checked my journal this morning, and it's gone from tasetful white with grey trimmings to horrid grey boxes.

I've not been near the page where you modify this thing - I'm not even sure which page it is or how it's done. I certainly wouldn't have done it on purpose. It's drab and ugly this way, and I don't like it. I feel like Trinny and Susannah

Comments

[krisomniac]

The modify page is acually quite user-friendly.

Go to the top menu bar: manage: customize.

Make sure you're in S2 (it's a whole lot easier to manage)

Then you have a series of drop-down menus. You can test those out and stop when you find a comination of layout and colour scheme you like.

If you want more, like "this layout is pretty except I wish the font was purple not blue" you can go to: edit customizations at the bottom of the page, and pick the colour tab. Then there's a list of attributes with colours next to them. Pick one and change it to whatever you like.

hth

[krisomniac]

The other option is to give someone else your password and have them do all the layouts for you. Then change the password, unless you really trust them.

[dolorous_ett]

Thank you - that's really helpful!

I've visited "manage" - and you're right - it really isn't rocket science. I'll switch things back soon - and go on to play with the fancy bits at the weekend. Though somehow I think I'll stick with a variation on the old layout, which was simple and elegant - I don't have anything to prove in the graphical line - for me, words are the important thing.

I'm sure I can manage myself - I don't think I'm up for letting anyone else near the business end of my journal. Though normally laid back, I guard my privacy like a tigress with toothache guards her young!

[dolorous_ett]

Thank you - that's most helpful!

I'm off now to tinker...

[the_reda]

... but mauve is so you ...
*runs for cover*

[dolorous_ett]

*gibbers with rage and hurls rotten fruit at you*

[the_reda]

*ducks*
wow that was one hell of a throw.
ALl the way to China!

[snorkackcatcher]

The reason why it happened can be found here for the record.

I like the new layout, although I can't remember what the old one was like (I normally read flist entries on the friends page, which is where the link above popped up).

[dolorous_ett]

The old one was just your bog-standard default layout, but in shades of grey instead of the usual LJ blue and mauve.

I'd have changed right back to how it was, but they've subtly changed the colours on offer so that the grey one now has a royal blue border - which is absolutely not the way things should be.

Anyway, glad you approve. And thanks for the link - all is now explained, and I can stop grousing!