My OperaNew Look
Friday, April 4, 2008 2:02:18 PM
Welcome to a New Look. While visiting Cookie's web-page (She's the chick being attacked by the fuzzy pink heart in my friends list) I found I really admired her page design (I also really admire the artsy way she uses all elements available to her). Happily, it wasn't a custom job (Far too many people around here know CSS. Show-offs.) so I was able to apply the same to my own little page.
It's a bit 'Mac' for my tastes but as the glossy Opera 2.0 web-style was most likely put together with Apple's celebrated design aethetic in mind I guess I can't say I'm too shocked. I am, however, finding myself surprisingly pleased with the crisp lines, use of space, carefully selected fonts and delicate colours. I've lost my header image, but I was growing less happy by the day with the one I'd settled on so I guess I'll live.
Based on an article I'd read on Lifehacker, I'd started to consider moving to dark themes on all my PC environments; Linux had been there for a while, based on the beautiful 'Flow', but my Windows workspace was a bright shiny silvered tribute to this wonderful R2D2 wallpaper. Sadly, using it at night was starting to give me serious eyestrain, not helped by being post-contact-lens-removal. Having my Blog become dark too was therefore an idea with some appeal.
Unfortunately, the small list of default themes didn't have anything I was looking for. The best I could find was Future City, which was fairly easy on the eye, but it looked horribly clunky compared to this one and I don't know enough (read: any) CSS to attempt to adjust colours and proportions to suit what I wanted. If only there existed an elegantly dark version of this particular theme...(he says, hinting heavily at all CSS Show-offs out there)
Still, I'm pleased with what I've got. And fiddling and tweaking it all has used up a chunk of time at work where I'd otherwise have been tearing out my cuticles to aleviate the boredom, so it's all good. As usual, there are spaces left open below, deliberately - provocatively, some might say - for the purpose of allowing visitors to make their opinions known. Speak and be welcomed, all.
It's a bit 'Mac' for my tastes but as the glossy Opera 2.0 web-style was most likely put together with Apple's celebrated design aethetic in mind I guess I can't say I'm too shocked. I am, however, finding myself surprisingly pleased with the crisp lines, use of space, carefully selected fonts and delicate colours. I've lost my header image, but I was growing less happy by the day with the one I'd settled on so I guess I'll live.
Based on an article I'd read on Lifehacker, I'd started to consider moving to dark themes on all my PC environments; Linux had been there for a while, based on the beautiful 'Flow', but my Windows workspace was a bright shiny silvered tribute to this wonderful R2D2 wallpaper. Sadly, using it at night was starting to give me serious eyestrain, not helped by being post-contact-lens-removal. Having my Blog become dark too was therefore an idea with some appeal.
Unfortunately, the small list of default themes didn't have anything I was looking for. The best I could find was Future City, which was fairly easy on the eye, but it looked horribly clunky compared to this one and I don't know enough (read: any) CSS to attempt to adjust colours and proportions to suit what I wanted. If only there existed an elegantly dark version of this particular theme...(he says, hinting heavily at all CSS Show-offs out there)
Still, I'm pleased with what I've got. And fiddling and tweaking it all has used up a chunk of time at work where I'd otherwise have been tearing out my cuticles to aleviate the boredom, so it's all good. As usual, there are spaces left open below, deliberately - provocatively, some might say - for the purpose of allowing visitors to make their opinions known. Speak and be welcomed, all.
antigirl.cookie. # Saturday, April 5, 2008 11:29:20 AM
GrantTLC # Saturday, April 5, 2008 11:35:45 AM
Unregistered user # Tuesday, April 8, 2008 5:24:47 PM
OdessaGoldBug # Tuesday, April 8, 2008 6:28:00 PM
OdessaGoldBug # Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:46:39 PM
GrantTLC # Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:06:36 PM
OdessaGoldBug # Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:06:56 PM
GrantTLC # Friday, April 11, 2008 8:46:18 AM
Did M.Ryan have bionic bo....no, no, that's too childish.
Unregistered user # Friday, April 11, 2008 10:16:33 AM
GrantTLC # Friday, April 11, 2008 12:28:36 PM
antigirl.cookie. # Friday, April 11, 2008 3:30:24 PM
I have no idea who´s michelle ryan
GrantTLC # Friday, April 11, 2008 3:46:34 PM
Don't worry, she was a minor character in a minor Soap opera we have over here: Eastenders. God, it's a miserable programme!
khushikhushi1811 # Saturday, April 12, 2008 6:41:33 AM
daxonmacs # Saturday, April 12, 2008 12:17:49 PM
http://my.opera.com/community/css/themes/mobile01.css
http://my.opera.com/community/css/users/128/main.css
http://my.opera.com/community/css/themes/common-1.css
The above four are links to style sheets used on your theme.
I think those are the main four which you can try adapting on your custom css in /account/design to change the look, colour fonts etc on your block.
If things don't work out, you can just erase the custom css and get back to this style.
A perfect occupation when the wife has a headache and the lawn is already mowed
But this theme is cool, clear and good use of space as you mentioned.
GrantTLC # Saturday, April 12, 2008 2:32:31 PM
I shall have a play with these when I find a moment! Thanks, Daxon!