Making a Default Layout, Step by step Options

[GREASEbaby]

For Myspace 2.0:

Just thought i would share this with all. I requested a tutorial in another forum Myspacemarketplace for a myspace 2.0 tutorial & with many many thanks Nora from SKEEDIO kindly set about & wrote a tutorial . Its easy to follow

Myspace 2.0 tutorial by Nora SKEEDIO

Hope this helps some of you out ;)

Making a Layout 101:


Here's how to make a layout. There's a pinned post with stylesheets that you can also use.

Okay, to make a layout, you need to use a stylesheet, or css.


But what exactly is a stylesheet?

A stylesheet is code that tells your web browser (i.e. internet explorer, mozilla firefox, safari) what the page should look like. It has text commands and table commands that tells the browser what color, size, and style should be for whatever you're specifying.


How do I make a stylesheet?

All stylesheets, whether it's myspace, xanga, or just a website, start out with <style> OR <style type="text/css">. Most commonly, the background information is the first to be specified.

CODE

body {
background-color: ######;
background-image: url('URL HERE');
background-attachment:;
background-repeat: repeat;
background-position:;
}

Then, if you want skinny tables, you can add

CODE

TD TD {text-align: center;}
TD TD TD {text-align: center;}
TD TD TD TD {border-top: 0px solid; width: 1%; text-align:left;}
TD TD TD TD TD {border-top: 0px solid black; text-align:right;}
TD TD TD TD TD TD {border: 0px solid;}
TABLE, TD {padding: 0px; text-transform: none; width:350px;}
TABLE TABLE {padding: 0px; text-transform: none;}
TABLE TABLE TABLE {padding: 0px; text-transform: none;height: .01%; width: 100%;}
TABLE TABLE TABLE TABLE {padding: 0px; text-transform: none;}
TABLE TABLE TABLE TABLE TABLE {padding: 0px; text-transform: none;}
TABLE TABLE TABLE TABLE TABLE TABLE {padding: 0px; text-transform: none;}
table td div div font {visibili-ty:hidden;di-splay:none;}
table table table table {border: 0px; text-align: justify; padding: 0px;}
table table table table table {border: 0px; text-align: justify; padding: 0px;}
table table table table table table {border: 0px; text-align: justify; padding: 0px;}

The text properties:

CODE

font, body, table, td, div, h1, h2, br, a, p {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color: text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.orangetext15 {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.whitetext12 {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.lightbluetext8 {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.text {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.nametext {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.blacktext12 {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.blacktext10 {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.btext {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.redtext {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.redbtext {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}

Then the links:

CODE

a:link, a:active, a.man:link, a.text:link, a.redlink:link, a.redlink:active, a.navbar:link, a.navbar:active {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
a:visited, a.man:visited, a.text:visited, a.redlink:visited, a.navbar:visited {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
a:hover, a.man:hover, a.text:hover, a.redlink:hover, a.navbar:hover {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}

Uhh, this stylesheet makes absolutely no sense.

Okay, then I can explain it.

Background Color: the color for your background. You can put white, black, or a hex code. A hex code is a six digit code consisting of numbers and letters that makes up a color. For example, ff6666 makes a certain shade of pink, while c0c0c0 is a light grey. There is a good hex chart at http://webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/.

Background Image: your background image. If you have it already saved onto your computer, go to tinypic.com or imageshack.us to get the URL for your background. Paste it in place of URL HERE.

Background Attachment: Use "scroll" or "fixed" (without the quotation marks). Scroll will move the background along with your tables. Fixed will keep the background steady and only move the tables (recommended)

Background Repeat: use "repeat" or "no-repeat" (still without the quotation marks). no-repeat will only have your background image appear once on your page, while repeat will have it repeated throughout.

Background Position: Mandatory if you have a no-repeat image. If you don't, still position it, but it doesn't really matter.
You can use:
top left
top center
top right
left
center
right
bottom left
bottom center
bottom right


font, body, table, td, div, h1, h2, br, a, p: the basic font on your page.

Font Family: the font of your page. (Arial, Courier, Georgia, Times New Roman, Small Fonts, Century Gothic, Verdana)

Font Size: the size of your font. use px or pt.
For example:

7px (perfect for small fonts)
8px
9px
10px
21px
64318623816318px (hehe)

You can do just about any size, but the most a size can be is 1002 (trust me! hah.)

Color: use hex code. color for the font.
Background Color: use hex code. background of the font. If not needed, just put "none" (without the quotes)
Text Transform: Make all the text uppercase, lowercase, or normal.
Text Decoration: Put underline if you want it that way. If not, just put none.
Font Weight: makes it bold. If you want it bold, put bold. If you don't, put none.
Orangetext15: About Me and Who I'd Like to Meet text
Whitetext12: Interests, Contacting, Details, and Schools text.

Lightbluetext8: General, Music, Movies, Television, Books, Heroes, Status, Here for, Hometown, Ethnicity, Zodiac Sign, Smoke/Drink, Education, and Occupation

Text: Your headline, Age, that stuff.
Blacktext12: Date on comments
Blacktext10: Extended network text.
Redtext: Amount of friends and number
Redbtext: Has # friends and name's latest blog entry.


Hope this helps!<3

edit//
edited skinny code. this one is more fuctional and doesn't mess up your friends/contact table. :]

CODE

<style type="text/css">
b {background-color: a23b66;
     color: cccccc;
     font-family:Georgia;
     font-size:8pt;
     letter-spacing:0pt;
     font-weight:bold; }
i,em{
    background-color: a29ed3;
     color: a23b66;
     font-family:Georgia;
     font-size:8pt;
     letter-spacing:0pt;
     font-weight:normal;  }
u{
     background-color: e18b76;
     color: cccccc;
     font-family:Georgia;
     font-size:8pt;
     letter-spacing:0pt;
     font-weight:normal; }
</style>

This is to edit your underline, bold, and italics text.
B to edit your bold text.
I to edit your italics text.
u to edit your underlined text.


Added by GrrDesign Putting a Banner above your page

CODE

<style type="text/css">
body { margin-top:400px; }
.topban { width:800px; height:400px; position:absolute; top:0; left:50%; margin:0 0 0 -400px; }
</style>
<div class="topban"><img src="IMAGE LINK" /></div>

similar, to put a banner below the myspace advertisement, above your profile:

CODE

<style type="text/css">
body table { margin-top:400px; }
body div table, body table table { margin-top:0; }
.topban { width:800px; height:400px; position:absolute; top:0; left:50%; margin:135px 0 0 -400px; }
</style>
<div class="topban"><img src="IMAGE LINK" /></div>

subsequently, you can put whatever you want within the div. images, text, links, whatever. it's like a div layout sitting above a standard layout.

the rest of that layout is simply made by using images within the already applied tables that myspace provides. (they just removed to contact table and header text and put their own header images and information.)

This post has been edited by karmakiller: Nov 24 2008, 12:00 AM

[andyisasian]

umm is there a way to have two images in one?
like when u move ur mouse over the piture it would change to a diff one?
u know wht i mean?

[freeflow]

^Image rollovers. Check scripts.

[andyisasian]

hmm okey thnak you :]

^Image rollovers. Check scripts.

i checked the scirpts but i didnt find wht i was thinking of im not tryitng to be bother some but
idk

i am lookin for a hover effect but not a blur or anyhtign like tht
just where if u roll over it u can view a differnt image instead of the one already there

[freeflow]

As I already said its image rollovers.
http://www.createblog.com/scripts/download.php?id=325

[stephx13]

k, so how do you actually make a "default" layout. like me make ?? :S

[*digital.fragrance*]

^ Follow this tutorial step-by-step. You aren't making a "DEFAULT" layout (as in one with no editting), but rather a modified default layout with all of the font and colors of your choice.

[andyisasian]

is there a code to remove the ad space above ur profile?

[freeflow]

^ We do not support ad removal.

[andyisasian]

oh okey :] nvmt lol

[moninja]

does anyone have the code to hide the orange text? (about me, who i'd like ot meet)

[ladycrusader.14]

CODE

<style>.orangetext15{display:none;}</style>

[chloe_rawr]

ah! You're a life saver!
This helps so much! Thank you!!!

[andyisasian]

is there a code to change the background color of everything in the interest section?

[freeflow]

is there a code to change the background color of everything in the interest section?

Its all tables or nothing.

[andyisasian]

mmhmm :3

[miszxjojo]

CODE

font, body, table, td, div, h1, h2, br, a, p {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color: text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.orangetext15 {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.whitetext12 {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.lightbluetext8 {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.text {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.nametext {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.blacktext12 {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.blacktext10 {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.btext {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.redtext {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}
.redbtext {font-family:; font-size:; color:; background-color:;text-transform:; text-decoration:; font-weight:;}

ok, for all the 'font-family:; font-size:; etc'
do i replace it ? like.. 'arial:;9px:;000000:;none:;normal:;none:;none' ?

and btw, i dont know why this post is so big ?

[freeflow]

Don't replace anything. For font family add the font name after the : before the ;
Everything you add should be after the : and before the ";"

[miszxjojo]

haha, thanksss<3
i would've never figured it out lol

[AthenatheGrate]

very nice and thurough

[heatherliis]

Is there anyway to move your headline quote around or put it in a div layer? I got the default picture to move around and the default name to move. I just can't get the headline quote and the age, location, and last login to move. It wants to move my whole layout when I mess with the .text classification.

I'm making this layout for someone else and he still wants some control over it without me having to update his quote manually every time he wants to change it.

Thank you,
Heather

[jay-f-baybe]

that creates a regular layout
do you know how to make a default layout?

[fcukxl0ve]

name goes here's Latest Blog Entry
name goes here has *** friends.

do you have a code to change the colors of that text in the layout? i used the same codes in the beginn. but i can`t figure out why that text is black; when for all the text colors i put grey ..am i doin something wrong?

[fcukxl0ve]

uhm the one like four pages back..i just changed the colors like it sed to do..

[xbellaxbellax]

im having some trouble with the bottom links. it stretches on the whole bottom rather then being in the middle with the tables.
do u understand what im sayingg ?
sry haha its rly hard to explain

[*karmakiller*]

^ Would you mind sharing your link?