I'm working on adding a third column to my blog, where I hope to feature a reading list. I've spent several hours already buried in HTML code, attempting to make some sense out of its (to me) foreignness. I'm close (I can get a third column to show up) but still without the proverbial cigar (with that third column in place, I can't yet get all the pretty dots to line up; plus, I get a weird dotted line all the way across my screen; it's not awful, but I'm more than a bit picky about such things). If anyone has a good grip on HTML and can tell me what to do, let me know! Until I sort things out, you may see a right-hand column popping in and out with various configurations. You're not going crazy; I am.
In the meantime, entertain yourselves by brainstorming names for our new chipmunk friend. A few weeks after the sad disappearance of Thelonius, a smaller and so far less mischievous chipmunk moved into the vicinity of our patio. We've thought of possible names like Francis, Aloysius, etc. - playing more on the monastery monk kind of theme, but we're not stuck on that. Leave your votes and suggestions in the comments to help us find a moniker for our neighborly chipmunk!
*CMN=ChipMunk Name
(UPDATE 10/7/07) Great galloping gargoyles, I think I figured out the whole 3-column thing! Let me know if it looks funny on your screen, but it's all aligned pretty well on mine.
8 comments:
CMN idea: 'Patty' -- alluding to your name, and becaue it's living around your patio. :)
Good luck. I had a considerable amount of difficulty adding a third column on one of my earlier blog set-ups. You may just have to change templates...
It is nice that blogger lets you modify the templates (wordpress doesn't - at least not for free) but it's so hard to modify them and make them look good. At least that was my experience.
Hmm- have you checked into updating the blogger version you're using? They have some new templates and allow you to do some new columns, etc. Very cool.
Adam, does Wordpress offer free 3-column blog templates?
glouise, do you mean updating my template, or switching to a different version of blogger altogether? I didn't see any 3-column templates...
Thanks for the help!
yes, wordpress has free three column templates.
you should start a wordpress blog and play around with it a bit. in some ways it is better, in others it is worse. but i thought the advantages were worth the switch. i tried it out for awhile before switching though - nothing to lose in doing that.
Oooh. I'm seeing three lovely columns.
And, I personally like Aloysius.
hey! these columns look great! I love it. I also like that I now won't have to ask you AGAIN what is the name of that author you have been reading. :)
and I think I may be able to adapt the pumpkin bars to our newly allergen-free menu...hmmm...I'll let you know if I succeed.
CMN: Theophilus comes to mind. Though that may be too confusing in relation to the previous "tenant." How about something truly grand, like Agamemnon? Or Artaxerxes. :) I'm having fun now.
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