new to expressive

[martygreene]

OK- so, I've got a cutom theme started, and managed to get the date to change a bit more how I'd like it.

I'm trying to figure out how to do a few things. I've tried a couple things I've found in this lovely community, but so far no luck.

1. changing links colors (all of them, at least all in the content, header, and all the comment/add to

Comments

[rigel_7]

I can help with a few of these :D

2. The CSS class to change the link colours for comment/add to memories etc is .asset-meta-list

You can style the CSS, and set the hex colors to whatever you like and the text decoration as well.

.asset-meta-list a:link {
color: #7C7171;
text-decoration:none;
}

.asset-meta-list a:hover {
color: #000000;
text-decoration: underline;
}

.asset-meta-list a:visited {
color: #000000;
text-decoration:none;
}

.asset-meta-list a:active {
color: #000000;
text-decoration:underline;
}

3. You can do this through the manage--->customise---->custom options---->text
(where you customise your journal) go to the "text" tab and scroll down, you can edit the wording there.

6. Same place - this time the presentation tab, scroll down until you see "Entry Footer HTML"
you can add your separator here using HTML
ie.

[martygreene]

unfortunately, the manage--> customize--> custom options --> text does not have the ability for me to change the text of the previous entries/newer entries links. Hence my dilemma.

[av8rmike]

In 3. and 4., what do you want to change the text to?

For 6., if you want a divider between an entry and the next entry's title, do what linnet_101 said. If, OTOH, you mean putting a divider within an entry, between an entry's title/date and text, do something like this:

.asset-header {
border-bottom : 1px solid #fff;
}

[martygreene]

for 3: Früher / Nächst

for 4: I'm happy with just a decorative thinger, or something like Keine Thema

[av8rmike]

Add the following to your custom theme source:

set text_skiplinks_back = "Fruher";
set text_skiplinks_forward = "Nachst";
(I'm assuming I have the German right)
"Back to Top" can't be changed with a few variables, nor can forcing "Keine Thema" if there's no subject-- you'll have to edit the print_body() and print_entry() S2 functions, respectively.

[martygreene]

hm... I'm still learning s2... I know that in my previous journal style (opal libra) if there was no title it didn't print anything, but left the date in the date location. In the archive subject view, it just said "keine Thema" for those entries with no title.

I'm ok with editing things... I just don't really know what to edit.

[av8rmike]

OK, [deep breath] Here we go...

Copy and paste the code for the print_entry() function into your custom layer. Look for the section like this:

if ($e.subject != "") {
$subject = striphtml($e.subject);
$datetime = lang_posted_by_date_and_time($e, $showposter, true, true);
} else {
$subject = lang_posted_by_date_and_time($e, $showposter, true, false);
$datetime = lang_posted_by_date_and_time($e, $showposter, false, true);
}

Change the highlighted section to this:

$subject = $*text_nosubject;
$datetime = lang_posted_by_date_and_time($e, $showposter, true, true);

Look for this section:

• $datetime

""";

Above the line that says "asset-content", add whatever custom divider code you want. You can use a straight , but they're hard to customize properly. A custom image may work better.

I miss anything? =)

[martygreene]

I'll have to give this a shot. I'll let you know if it works.

[martygreene]

hm, at first shot it hates me, but I'll poke at it a bit more for a while and see if I can't make it work.

[martygreene]

ok- rather than inserting an HR which has attributes I do not want, I inserted a new div, gave that a border, and that is working. Thanks a ton.

My next issue related to this is the gigantic gap of space between that new div, and the date, and the similarly huge gap title to date.

Any thoughts?

[ignavius]

I'm so confused...

Did you figure out how to change the background colors for expressive? and how to change the header image? and if so how do i do that :(?