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Journal CSS Creator v1.5
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Published: 2015-02-04 16:23:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 78277; Favourites: 2339; Downloads: 0
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Updated file to fix some of the known issuesI was wondering why suddenly there was so many people coming
Thanks so much to Ikue for the Daily Dev! 
Also thanks to everyone for commenting on, faving or using this little thing!
ESPECIALLY the using
I might not reply to all of them but i do look at every journal that's been made with this if i've been tagged in some way. It's very helpful as i can see how you are using it and what errors need to be fixed or what little customisation changes would be helpful for a possible 2.0 
I think i'm done for now thank the lord
HEY KIDS have you ever wanted to make some kinda basic customised journal skin but you suck at coding like a vacuum cleaner?
Or maybe you know how to code but are feeling a bit lazy and would rather have the bulk of it already done for you?
WELL then you have come to the right place *confetti* Welcome to the DA Journal CSS Creator.
See "Known errors" below for issues that have been fixed/are being fixed
Journal CSS is a Premium Member only feature
FAQ #62: How do I use Journal skins?
The Journal CSS Creator is pretty simple to use, it's almost fool proof!
All you have to do is pick a template, plug in your info (correctly) and click the "Get CSS" button! THEN BAM COPY AND PASTE THAT SUCKER INTO YOUR "Edit skin" section and tadah freshly made journal CSS to your liking There are currently three templates to choose from, each with their own little feel to it. You can go nice and simple with the Basic Layer Cake, or perhaps show off a bit more of your characters or something with Picture Ribbon or Footloose ~ ok but i must say i am so proud of picture ribbon cos goddamn taking over that pre-built section was an interesting task |D
You can also save up to THREEEE journal designs to work on later! However as a warning you might lose them whenever i update/edit this file
It really depends on what DA server gets used in these events. RULES
- Free for personal use only! You can also use it to make GIFTS for friends (though you might as well point them here and they can do it themselves lol), but not for commissions or anything where you get paid for it.
- Please leave the credits in place so others know where to find this creator. In the event the credits cannot be seen, i would GREATLY APPRECIATE IT if you credit me for the basic template/link back to this thing somewhere in your journal or in the journal description or something.
- PLEASE ONLY USE IMAGES THAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO USE don't be stealy of other peoples' art even if you think it would make a great journal header.
If you are having issues with your output CSS or want to know how to extend it a little, i'm happy to lend a hand and give some tips
Please read all the inbuilt help files first though because if it's something i've already explained i'm just going to point you in its direction 
Or not answer it because i trust in your intelligence to figure it out. There are also some handy resources linked below.If you come across what might be a bug, leave a comment to let me know por favor ~
Known errors
- Google Chrome not outputting journal correctly for some people -
Possibly caused by a certain extension as vanilla Chrome works fine. Please try using another browser if this happens for you.
- Saved data gets lost when DA Journal CSS Creator gets updated...as i just found out just then |D -
Fixed
- Alternate mood row was outputting same colour as mood row -
FIXED
- Mood boxes do not have padding unless you set a row colour -
- Literature thumbs look odd -
- Also fixed the checkboxes "clearing" when changing template from the dropdown menu.
RESOURCES
- Adobe Kuler (Color) - if you need help figuring out a colour scheme
- Web safe fonts list - what fonts are most common across all computers?
- Google fonts - or you could get a neat font from google fonts
- Tileable patterns - from fellow DA artists (check to see if they're free to use). You can also search DA for some more free patterns or whatever.
- Learn to code your own journal CSS (it's fun!)
- Simplydevious basic journal maker - if you want something like Basic Layer Cake but with more customisable options SimplySilent has your answer
Not a premium member?
Sorry maties but you can't use journal CSS. However that doesn't mean that you have to miss out on all the pretty customisable fun! Consider:
- Uszatyarbuz' Journal "skins" for non PM users (look for the titles)
- HellsPlumber's DA Journal Creator
Journal CSS Creator Β© me [Darqx ]
Thanks also to my lovely betas who helped test this thing so it was more user friendly!
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Comments: 436
Thank you for making this!!! Congratulations on your amazingly deserved DD!!!
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Congratulations on DD and so very cool.Β
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{ great job!
congrats for the DD! }
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And nice journal design! Though you might want to change your body text colour, it is a bit hard to read
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{ you are welcome!
thanks, btw }
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Glad to see this get a much-deserved DD!
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Thank you very much for thinking so! ^^
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Well this is great. I know CSS but always had trouble with DA Journals, probably because I wanna make it more complicated than I should I guess, hahah
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Hey complicated journal skins can be fun! Though personally i am a sucker for really straightforward, clean designs XD
They're just a bit harder to make in DA due to all the CSS restrictions :_D Like i dont think i can even comment out text in the CSS cos of that haha.
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Yea. I had an image on mine but ended up having to restrict how wide the journal was because of it. I need to learn more about coding, didn't learn enough in school, but you're creator was a nice guideline and I got a few good tips about trying to make my more complicated ones later, hahah.
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Yeah that happens sometimes if it's a specific width, otherwise you might get a weird tiling effect. Or you could always give it a 100% width to always cover how big the journal would get
I didn't learn any coding in school so we're prob even stevens there lol. I'm happy it could help though!
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This looks really awesome, I'm not a premium member though.
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Well if you ever purchase one, it will always be here!
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Thank you very much, it is very useful and congratulations to the DD you deserve it!Β Β
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about freaking time you made it to the front page! iv been waiting for this for years XD
cognates on finally making it
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You've been waiting years for a css creator or for me to get to the front page? XDDD
but thank you!
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the front page one XD I watched you before I started DA like 6 years ago, still a big fan of yours to this day. never stop drawing
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Holy dooly you are AN OLD TIMER
We could sit on lawn chairs together waving our canes at all those young whippersnappers lmao
(I'm happy you decided to stick around for so long though like jesus wow, that's pretty impressive! Thanks very much, i'll try! ^^)
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Wow, what a great job!
This would have come handy for me if I didnΒ΄t learned HTML/CSS, but oh well.
Still, thatΒ΄s an amazing tool (and best of all, made in ASCIII! *Which is, pretty damn hard).
Congratulations!
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Well it's better to know the html/css, that way you can always extend the code a little! Or pick up on any errors a lot quicker
Hahaha i think you mean Actionscript! 
Thank you very much though! 
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I neeed to try thiiiis. I really don't have the time for it, but this is good for procrastination purposes. And damn my 2am brain, congrats on the DD as well!
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Your 2am brain works far better than mine lmao
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Once, back when I had a Premium Membership, I spent days coding a Journal Skin. So tiring!
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Sometimes i spend hours coding mine, but i suppose the difference there is it's fun for me lol!
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I'm pretty good at coding, just not very quick when I'm doing it.Β
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This is fantastic. 
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That's awesome to know, and that's the hope! At least then people who struggle with the coding will be able to get a bit of a leg up, regardless of whether they end up learning how to code themselves or not
(you have some great art btw!)
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Sadly, CSS is something you either learn fully or not at all. And in my case not at all. ^^' I did try, but didn't get far. Even the simplified dA-Version is not something you can write yourself, if you have only a little knowledge. ^^' The the one I'm using now was created with the help of a generator too, and I was a bit in despair since that generator was taken offline only a short while ago. So, my only way to make a custom journal had gone poof.
Your generator here is a lot more elaborated though, with a massive amount of more options. 
(Thank you very much for the compliment!
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Hey at least you tried
Haha awr i wouldnt consider it with massively more options 
(no prob you deserved it!)
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The one I had used before was just a very basic one. Background colour, text colour, header image or colour, general background image or colour, repeat the image y/n and border. Pretty much that. It was not on dA, but a seperate page which is not online anymore and I have really no idea what the name had been. I'm really sorry about that. ^^' I had stumbled over it when I searched for CSS help on dA.
I like simple designs, so no worries, I won't go overboard with gadgets.
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>.>
<.<
And I really want to toy around with custom stuff in the journal~. No worries, I'll keep those abominations of too-much-in-one-journal for myself. d: *throws word art and sparkles over the whole thing*
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No that's fine! I was just interested in checking it out if you still remembered what it was, to see what people might find useful in a creator
Haha oh no i meant that i didnt think this creator had more options than other creators out there, not that you couldn't go overboard if you wanted to!
ALL THE CUSTOM JOURNAL STUFF
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XD Gods, all those sparkly web pages with glittery titles and blinking buttons... XD They make my brain shy away in epilepsy, just by thinking of them. XD Then again... I know what some of my co workers consider nice looking invitation cards and announcement posters, which are NOT TOO FAR from the old webpages. Just minus the blinking, due to the lack of tech that would make this possible on printed paper (I'm fully convinced they'd add that too, if they could).
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You just wait.
One day they technology will come along to do just that.
AND THEN THE HORRORS WILL START XD
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Sad thing about it?
I FULLY BELIEVE YOU'RE RIGHT! XD
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Amazing! This will come in handy.
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I sure hope so
nice icon by the way
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Great job. I don't have a use for it since I don't have premium but other users might find it useful.
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Thanx
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