Expressive for Scrapbook

[tinyjo]

OK, the Expressive for Scrapbook layer is now in a state where is is useable, I believe. Under the cut is instructions on how to use it. Any and all comments, requests for features, bug reports or, well, anything related to the style, comment here. If LJ wants to nick this for the site, feel free :) You can find the layer code at http://pics.livejournal.com/manage/styles/advanced/layerbrowse?id=66432. S2 people, do you think this would be suitable for general S2 communities as there don't seem to be any Scrapbook specific ones?

1. Go to http://pics.livejournal.com/manage/styles/advanced/ and, in the Create Style text box, enter a name and click Create
2. On the resulting page, ignore the box for Language. In the box for Layout, select [other]. In the text box which should now appear, enter 66432. Click save changes.
3. Now go to http://pics.livejournal.com/manage/styles/. You should see your newly created style. Click on the Edit link
4. On this page, DO NOT touch anything in the style settings bit, even though you'll see the wrong layer name here. It's a bug. As long as you don't save style settings you'll be fine. Instead, click the Customize (or Edit if you already have customizations) button in the Customize section
5. You're now in the customization wizard. Customize to your hearts content, including choosing your theme (much easier for me to do that this way rather than in theme layers).
6. To actually use the thing on your Scrapbook, go to http://pics.livejournal.com/manage/styles/ and click the radio button next to the name of the style you created

Using this method, you should get any updates I make to the layer automatically, which'll be nice :)

Comments

[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

You should now have the option on the Presentation tab (since I had a free minute or two :) )

[kwsapphire.livejournal.com]

You are AWESOME.

(Just a little background if it matters: my site got hacked, either that or my host lied to me and added code to most of my html pages, despite the fact that they deny having done it. Either way, major suxorz. So I moved all of my html to my journal, and use the expressive layout to create a "site." Without using my frames anymore, it was making my galleries "un-navicable" and was basically "breaking" my "site." So your implementation of expressive into scrapbook is like.. Christmas. Better than Christmas. Thank you SO much.

[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome and it's nice to feel so appreciated!