Questions about the interactions of "theme" and "user" layers seem to crop up all the time, as well as "where do I put my CSS changes", so I thought I'd write a tutorial on how to consolidate things.
UPDATE (11/05/07): This tutorial has been updated and expanded to reflect the changes to the Customize Journal section and include directions on
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A new blank layer will appear in the boxes at the top of the page, listed as "Child of layer 7176168: Expressive" and with (None) as the name. Click on Edit next to this name
What are you supposed to do when there is no edit box next to it?
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I have gone back, and followed the steps closely a few times now, but it is always the same.
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http://www.livejournal.com/customize/advanced/layerbrowse.bml?expand=7462687
And I'm using Mixit Bookworm Blue without the Base CSS, so shouldn't I choose a Mixit Unstyled option (which doesn't seem to exist) to create my custom theme layer?
I'm nervous about doing this wrong because a lot of people see this blog - can you please set me straight?
edit Just to update you, I wanted to add a second custom text box for my handy-dandy search widget. I tried adding a theme layer using "set base them as none" and this is what I got ( ... )
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