The Morning After… New theme afterthoughts


I’m going to stick with it.
The old posts are no longer being brought into the homepage, which is good as things speed up without waiting for the million-or-so previous posts that I have written to load. The only down side here at the minute is that I can’t seem to be able to mark any previous post as a ‘sticky’ to get any of them to appear; its gone from all to nothing. I’ve added a link to the site archives, so the previous posts are accessible at least. (Up there, top right!)

The old-fashioned way
This new theme doesn’t seem to want to work with Windows Live Writer properly at present… or Live Writer doesn’t want to work with it – one way or the other. So, any new posts will have to be written in the tried and tested traditional method through the Dashboard. I can type my post in Live Writer and upload it, but the fonts go haywire! Large and small, up and down, it’s like being on a letter roller-coaster ride. I’m sure this problem will be ironed out too. Even pioneers had to try something new!

I’ll keep on trying Live Writer though. I couldn’t change the font style last night, but I can this morning. It doesn’t work, but I can change it! Every silver cloud and all that.

A bit of colour
Adding the colour to the titles to these little paragraphs is a nightmare! They appear in red in parts, and black in others. Hopefully, they’ll appear in red in the finished product. If not, they’ll stay as they are. However, this has more to do with me, rather than the new theme…

A new day
It’s Saturday! The weekend! And I’m up at 8.20 messing with my blog. I have actually been up since 6.30ish – that shows commitment. I haven’t managed to get any changes made (apart from the archive link) but hey, Rome wasn’t built in a day. (Oh, I didn’t get up extra early to mess with the blog – I’m not that sad – I couldn’t sleep!)

Randomness
I love the word randomness! I’m experiencing that feeling right now! Haphazard happenings and random occurrences with whatever I choose to do! It’s so fun – never a dull moment! I have a tick box that says “This post is super-awesome” that doesn’t seem to do anything as yet. I’ve ticked it whilst writing this post, but please don’t blame me if the post starts a-flashing and those ants start a-marchin’ around. Not that I’m expecting that to happen, of course.

Looking forward
Things can only get better. If not, things will have to change. Either way is a change for the better. Changes for the better are always good! So no complaints from me!

Eyesight
If the font-size is a little on the small size, I’d like to mention that a brand new range of contact lenses are due to be launched onto the marketplace in the very near future, at exceptionally reasonable prices, if I do say so myself. Twilight Vision not only enhance the way you look out onto the world, but they also enhance the way the world sees you! However, I will try to increase the font-size as contact lenses aren’t everyone’s cup of tea.

That’s it for now
Just thought I’d provide a quick update… let’s see what happens! 😀

10 responses to “The Morning After… New theme afterthoughts”

  1. shreejacob avatar

    Oooh..it looks like you had to work really hard on this theme!! I felt my inner sloth cringe!

    It looks good though..I just clicked on the archives to get to this post!

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    1. aquatom1968 avatar

      I think I’ve made folk’s inner sloths everywhere cringe, Shree, I’m sorry about that! I only want to blog!

      I’m also sorry that you had to go all around the houses to get to the post that was on the home page!

      Things will be running smoothly soon – I guarantee it…

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  2. Emily avatar
    Emily

    Wow. You have commitment. Probably now I’d be throwing my laptop at the wall…
    😛

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    1. aquatom1968 avatar

      I’ve managed to resist that temptation, Emily. I’ve gone for long walks, had lies down, breathed deeply and then returned for one more tweak.
      I really shouldn’t have to do this much work on a weekend!!!

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  3. Laura avatar

    To make a post sticky, edit the post. Near the upper right-hand corner of the edit window, you should see a line that looks like:

    Visibility: Public (edit)

    If you click the “edit” link, you’ll see a box you can check that says something like “stick this post to the front page”. If you check that box and hit the “update” button, the post should become sticky.

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    1. aquatom1968 avatar

      Many thanks, Laura, I’ll have a look at that right now. 😀

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  4. Trevor avatar
    Trevor

    WOW, I like this even better! You’ve got me thinking about changing the look and appearance of my blog now 😉
    I need binoculars to read anything anyway, so font size is no problem for me, I just wish I could use my favorite font but hey ho, we can’t have everything can we 😀

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    1. aquatom1968 avatar

      Thanks, Trevor. There’s always something that isn’t quite as we’d like it, well for me there is anyway! I quite like this theme, but there are still things to learn… and I will change the font size…

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  5. penpusherpen avatar

    It’s ok Sir Aquatom,I’ve got a Magnifying Glass, … int’ technology a right pain in the bum sometimes? Just when you think you’ve cracked it,, it …um…cracks! xx

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Aye, it does! Gives a topic to moan about, so I can’t complain…! 😉

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