Tutorial Index

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Welcome to the Tutorial Index for s2smoothsailing! In this list you will find:

• tutorials that will guide you through advanced customizations through theme layers and function overrides.
• tutorials that will guide you through CSS overrides using the Custom Options part of the Customize page.
• links to questions asked by users that have informative answers in the comments. You may have to look through the comments to find the proper answer.
• links to Smooth Sailing resources on other communities like s2layers, s2howto, and lj_style.

Notes on symbols:

• Any link below with a * is a tutorial for Paid users only as they require layers to be made through the Advanced Customization area.
• Any link below with a @ is a tutorial from other communities but deal specifically with Smooth Sailing or can be used in any public layout.
• Any link below with a # is not a tutorial - it is a resource to use when researching customizations or posting questions.

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TUTORIAL INDEX - last updated October 14th 2006.

Introduction to s2smoothsailing

• Rules and Tips
• Request/Change Log
• # Smooth Sailing source code
• # HTML-for-LiveJournal Modification Tool

The Basics

• * Intro to Layers / HTML in Free Text Boxes
• Intro to CSS / Applying CSS Overrides
• Breakdown of the SS Style Sheet
• What is the "Guestbook"?

Header

• Adding a Header Image
• Percentage Width Header
• @* Random Header Image
• * Modifying the Page Header

Background

• Fixed and Visible Background Image

Sidebar (general)

• * HTML in Free Text Boxes
• * Hiding/Showing Sideboxes on specific pages
• @* Random Userpic in Profile

Tags Sidebox

• Tags List in Scroll Box
• * Drop-Down Tags Sidebox
• @* Bi-level Tags List
• * Tag Cloud Sidebox

Page Body

• Shrinking and Centering the layout
• * Welcome Note / Static Message
• @* Reversing the order of entries on Recent Page
• @ Transparency and Opacity

Date/Subject Bar

• * Fancy Date Formatting
• * Changing Colors Based on Security Level
• * Modifying the Date/Subject bar (including custom security icons)

MetaData (Mood, Music, Location, Tags)

• Adding space between mood text and mood image
• * Reordering metadata elements (including mood image)
• @* Moving the mood icon to the left of all the Metadata

Entry/Comment Linkbars

• * Modifying Linkbars to use Images

Userinfo Icons

• @* Changing the default user/community/etc. icons

Tags Page

• @* Tag Cloud on Tags Page

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If you can think of any additional links which should be here, please comment with the link and I will add it in.