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[SingerHilary17]

Hey everyone... I am a graphic desinger and I have made xanga skins... one problem... I don't know how to code. If anyone would like to kind of team up with me and I'll amke the skins, and u can code them that would be greatly appreciated. and u will be credited too for all of the work and stuff, dont worry. leave me a message if anyones interested.

[lovescream]

go here
It will tell you everything you need for how to make a xanga layout for the first time

[shortvi3tlaydee]

or you can go to this tutorial

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34220

if you run into a problem feel free to pm me

[SingerHilary17]

actually Ive read throug both, I even tried that second one and I dont know what goes wrong but it just doesn't work which sucks cuz I have a really cool skin (the layout part). I'm not sure what goes wrong when I try to do it, it just doesn't work.

[lovescream]

Hmm, can you show me the code, and try putting it on your xanga and let me see what it turns out like? O__O you can pm me or ask me on aim

[SingerHilary17]

when i tried coding and stuff it turned out like this:
http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=skin_maker

heres the code i used...

<center><img src="http://www.runawayelf.com/images/images/wanting%20to%20let%20go.gif">
<style type="text/css">
/* ..I can't let go Stylesheet */
/* by Ecca (xanga.com/squeakyglassgoat) */
/* <a href='http://blogring' target='_blank'>http://blogring</a> */
body { background-color: #000000;
scrollbar-arrow-color: #ffffff;
scrollbar-track-color: #000000;
scrollbar-shadow-color: #999999;
scrollbar-face-color: #000000;
scrollbar-highlight-color: #999999;
scrollbar-darkshadow-color: #000000;
scrollbar-3dlight-color: #000000;cursor:crosshair;
}

.left, .blogbody, table.footer, .standard, .leftmodulefontcolor, td, p {
/* edits main text */
font:normal 12px Arial;
line-height:14px;
color: #999999;
letter-spacing:0px;
text-align:Left;
}

.blogbody b, .standard b, p b, strong {
/* edits bolded text in your entry */
font-weight: normal;
color: #FFFFFF;
}

table.footer TD {
/* this makes the footer at the bottom centered */
/* leave it alone unless you know what to do*/
text-align: center;
}

div.blogheader, .caption {
/* edits the dates */
font-family: Brush Script MT;
text-transform: lowercase;
font-size:35px;
font-weight: normal;
line-height: 24px;
color: #FFFFFF;
letter-spacing: 1px;
background-color: #000000;
text-align: right;
border: 2px dashed #999999;
letter-spacing:-3px;
border-width: 1px 1px 0px 1px;
padding-right: 3px;
}

a:link, .footernav.link, a.footernav:link, a.footernav:active {
/* edits all links */
color: #999999;
font:normal 11px arial;line-height:10px;
text-decoration: none;
}

a:visited, a.footernav:visited, {
/* edits the links that the user has visited */
color: #999999;
font:normal 11px arial;
line-height:10px;
text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
/* edits when user mouseovers the links */
color: #999999;
font:normal 11px arial;
line-height:10px;
text-decoration:none;cursor:crosshair;
}

input, select, textarea, .textfield, .button {
/* this edits the buttons, dropdowns, etc. */
border: 1px solid #999999;
font:normal 11px arial;
background-color: #000000;
letter-spacing:0px;
color: #666666;

}

table.left {
/* this edits the menu module */
border: 2px dashed #999999;
width:160px;
background-color: #000000;
}

table.blogbody {
/* this edits the other the place where the blog is */
border: 0px solid #999999;
background-color: #000000;
width:400px;
border: 1px solid #999999;
border-width: 0px 1px 1px 1px;
}

table.left th {
/* on your menu module, this edits the title part of it */
/* like BLOGRINGS, POSTING CALENDAR, etc */
background-color: #000000;
font: bold 11px arial;
text-transform: lowercase;
color: #999999;
border: none;
letter-spacing: 0px;
text-align: center;
}
table.left TD {
/* on your menu module, this edits the body part of it */
background-image: url (http://url.com/to/the/site/image.gif);
background-color: #000000;
border: none;
}

table.search TD, table.search, table.announcements {
/* border of search bar (if you have it) */
background-color: #000000;
border: 2px dashed #999999;
}
table.search TD, table.announcements TH {
/* this should be left alone */
/* unless you know what to do */
border: 0px solid #999999;
}
table.navigation, table.main, table.footer {
/* the width of your blog with modules */
width: 500px;
}
hr {
/* horizontal divider */
border: 1px solid #999999;
}

</style>

[sweetdreamsx3]

Errr, what kind of layout are you trying to do? Simple or DIV? or a Frame kind?

And you need to upload your image...and put it in that place

CODE

<!-- begin code provided by createblog.com -->
<IMG SRC='URLgoesHERE' border=0 width=423 height=952 USEMAP='#imgmap'>
<!-- end code provided by createblog.com -->

[SingerHilary17]

well since i have no clue what DIV is... im guessing simple. I have my background uploaded to photo bucket, and I had it image mapped. This makes me sound really dumb I bet... I'm just not cut out for coding.

[Azn_Pryde06]

well since i have no clue what DIV is... im guessing simple. I have my background uploaded to photo bucket, and I had it image mapped. This makes me sound really dumb I bet... I'm just not cut out for coding.

hey, I can help you....I'll code your layout, you give the url of your IMAGE..the coords and url of your navigation areas...and that's pretty much it...but you have to sign my guestbook in my xanga though....

[layourfeavergurl]

can somyoune help me on how to make a layout? or teach me? .. and can comeyoune tell me wat program u can code with? plz and thx! also Hillary person .. lol can u make a layout for me? plz thx!

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[Azn_Pryde06]

hello hilary, thanx for signing and giving me some props...your coded layout, is done. I've sent it to your pm... ayt..



payce!

[SingerHilary17]

omg thanx it looks so cool!!

[sweetdreamsx3]

can somyoune help me on how to make a layout? or teach me? .. and can comeyoune tell me wat program u can code with? plz and thx! also Hillary person .. lol can u make a layout for me? plz thx!

Look in the tutorial of how to make a xanga skin. You can use any program. Yes, paint included. I use Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and ImageReady. You can also use Animation Shop and Paint Shop Pro, depending on what helps you or what's easier.

No asking for requests in cB.

[layourfeavergurl]

hey hill .. . can u AIM me bk ... also did u get the layout done? :) ... but yea,... thx ! .. for some reason ... the Adobe Photoshop did not download .. it said it timed out .. wat does that mean?? .. also im soo happy our HIGH SKOOL WON THE Natioal District champions!!!!! YAYYAYYA Edsion eagles!