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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Creating A Floating Background, Nether The Posts

This spider web log started out using a Layout template, advert "Minima". When I applied a Designer template, I selected the Designer equivalent of "Minima", advert "Simple".

Long ago, I picked a template background - which looked slightly improve than wearisome - for this blog. The spider web log looked fairly decent amongst the content text floating over the background, when viewed using a high resolution, amount coloring cloth ("32 bit" palette) display.

Unfortunately, non everybody who views this spider web log uses a high resolution, 32 flake coloring cloth palette. During the by twosome years, I bring observed diverse comments published here, from people who did non divulge it tardily reading the text, floating over the naked spider web log background.

Applying a floating content background, which you lot may run into looking similar a whitish haze floating simply beneath this text, was non hard - though it took or in addition to then experimentation.

The "Picture Window" template includes a floating background, standard. The Designer template, advert "Picture Window", comes touchstone amongst this floating content background - though theirs is opaque, behind the posts (and somewhat wearisome looking).

Using "Picture Window" every bit a guide, I flora the necessary code.

Looking at an existing spider web log which used the "Picture Window" template, I flora the relevant CSS rule. As always, or in addition to then of the code below contains gratuitous draw of piece of job breaks, which you lot volition desire to remove.
.main-outer { background: transparent url(http://www.blogblog.com/1kt/transparent/white80.png) repeat scroll meridian left; } 

I wanted a picayune flake of command over the score of transparency. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 flake of searching the W3Schools website, in addition to I flora the correct tutorial.
The CSS3 holding for transparency is opacity.

And an event inwards the tutorial,
img { opacity:0.4; filter:alpha(opacity=40); /* For IE8 in addition to before */ } 

Combining the 2 rules, in addition to I before long had
.main-outer { background: transparent url(http://www.blogblog.com/1kt/transparent/white80.png) repeat scroll meridian left;  opacity:0.40; filter:alpha(opacity=40); /* For IE8 in addition to before * } 

Adding the code is non difficult.

Adding the code to the template was tardily plenty - using the "Add CSS" card option inwards Blogger Template Designer.

After a flake of experimentation amongst this spider web log background, I decided that 75% opacity looks best, for this blog. I may modify my mind, from fourth dimension to time, however.
.main-outer { background: transparent url(http://www.blogblog.com/1kt/transparent/white80.png) repeat scroll meridian left;  opacity:0.75; filter:alpha(opacity=75); /* For IE8 in addition to before * } 

And, for 2/19/2016, I flora a simpler equivalent.
.main-outer { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.60); } 

Depending upon your spider web log background, in addition to your text colours, you lot may similar to a greater extent than or less opacity. Other than the opacity decision, you'll divulge this tweak to last fairly straightforward.

You tin laissez passer on notice add together the background nether unlike template sections.

Instead of adding a background nether "main-outer", you lot could selectively add together a background nether whatever of the iii sections of "main".

  • column-center-outer (only the posts).
  • column-left-outer (only the left sidebar).
  • column-right-outer (only the correct sidebar).

These are the container names used inwards touchstone Blogger templates. If you lot are using a custom template, you lot may divulge other containers to specify.

Your spider web log is your alternative - in addition to this technique offers diverse choices.

Monday, November 18, 2019

Add A Uncomplicated Recent Comments / Recent Posts Gadget To Your Blog

The lately observed problems amongst to a greater extent than or less 3rd political party gadgets, previously added past times many weblog owners to their blogs, leaves these blogs lacking diverse accessories.

One of the gadgets identified is the "Recent Comments" / "Recent Posts" gadget pair. For many weblog owners, this gadget is non impossible to replace.

Blogger provides us amongst a native accessory, called a "Blog Feed" gadget, which volition render acceptable "Recent Comments" as well as "Recent Posts" functionality, for many weblog owners.

Look at the sidebar of this blog, for " - Comments", as well as " - Posts". Those are "Recent Comments" as well as "Recent Posts" gadgets, which are based on the Blogger supplied "Feed" gadget - which is non a 3rd political party accessory, as well as is non dependent champaign to hereafter 3rd political party peccadilloes.

To brand your novel gadget, outset amongst the URL of the weblog feed desired.

Add a Blogger supplied Feed gadget, using the "Add a gadget" wizard, inwards the dashboard Layout display.

This is the URL of this blog.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net

This is the URL of the weblog comments feed.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/feeds/comments/default

This is the URL of the weblog posts feed.
http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/feeds/posts/default

Setting upwardly a "Blog Feed" gadget is uncomplicated enough.

  1. Add a "Feed" gadget (Only guide the "Feed" gadget, "By Blogger"!!!), using the "Add a gadget" wizard.
  2. Plug inwards the Feed URL (see my examples above), as well as Continue.
  3. Review / alter the options offered, as well as Save.
  4. Test your novel weblog accessory - provided past times Blogger - amongst no hereafter hacking activeness anticipated.

Avoid whatever similarly named gadget non "By Blogger" - distributed from "Add a Gadget", or from a someone weblog or non Google website.

And, you're done. Wasn't that simple?