LJ "Classic" Layout

[shadowsong]

Before I try to duplicate Classic as a custom layout on Dreamwidth, I figured I should check to see if it had already been done. The style search turns up nothing - is it here under another name?

If I do need to create it myself, are this tutorial and addendum all I need to accomplish that task?

Comments

Quite OT

[ninetydegrees]

This isn't an answer to your question (sorry about that) but if anyone wants to try and duplicate this style using existing Dreamwidth style I think EasyRead or Transmogrified in one-column mode are good bases. There are plans on making modules more flexible in terms of placement in more styles but for now these two are the closest thing.

Re: Quite OT

[shadowsong]

Thanks for the advice - I'm actually using Transmogrified right now. Unfortunately, the part I like most about Classic is that the user icon is in a left-side box that goes the entire height of the entry, and that's not true of the two you mentioned.

Re: Quite OT

[snakeling]

Try playing with this code:

.entry {
border-left-width: 131px !important;
}

.userpic {
position: absolute;
left: -131px;
top: 75px;
}

.has-userpic .header {
margin: 0;
}

Basically, I widened the left border to look like a solid-coloured column, and absolute-positioned the userpic inside it.

Re: Quite OT

[shadowsong]

ooh, that does help! is there any way to move the username to the left border as well, below the userpic? I poked around the s2 wiki, but wasn't sure which, if any, of the "poster" ids/classes i should be looking at.

Re: Quite OT

[snakeling]

span.ljuser {
display: block;
}

span.poster {
text-align: center;
display: block;
position: absolute;
left: -131px;
top: 130px;
width: 131px;
}

.no-userpic span.poster {
top: 10px;
}

To be honest, this is a bit of a hack, and won't look so good when the username is long :/