Sticky: FAQs & Resources [Updated 3/20]

[Swamp-Nuts]

I've been having these weird thoughts lately...

1. Browser: Fire Fox
   
2. Operating System: Windows XP Home
   
3. Profile System: Old School
   
4. Problem: Can't move about section while trying to add additional area. When I have anything but position: absolute then I can't seem to move the about section at all. However when I take out margin-left, I cannot add the extra 'shop' section.
   
5. CSS Code (optional):
   #about{overflow:auto; overflow-x:hidden; overflow-y:auto; width: 298px; height: 476px; position: margin-left; top: 170px; left: 35px; color:#C9CDF0; font-family:Arial; font-size:10px; font-weight: ; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: right;
   scrollbar-arrow-color: #771C2C;
   scrollbar-track-color: #771C2C;
   scrollbar-face-color: #A1273C;
   scrollbar-highlight-color: #771C2C;
   scrollbar-3dlight-color: #771C2C;
   scrollbar-darkshadow-color: #771C2C;
   scrollbar-shadow-color: #771C2C;}
   #about font{font-size: 10px;}
   #about a:hover{color: #181A2B!important;}
   
   #about ol{overflow:auto; overflow-x:hidden; overflow-y:auto; width: 298px; height: 200px; position: absolute; top: 542px; left: 35px; color:#C9CDF0; font-family:Arial; font-size:10px; font-weight: ; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: right;
   scrollbar-arrow-color: #771C2C;
   scrollbar-track-color: #771C2C;
   scrollbar-face-color: #A1273C;
   scrollbar-highlight-color: #771C2C;
   scrollbar-3dlight-color: #771C2C;
   scrollbar-darkshadow-color: #771C2C;
   scrollbar-shadow-color: #771C2C;}
   #about font{font-size: 10px;}
   #about a:hover{color: #181A2B!important;}
   
   
6. Screenshot (optional):Screen Shot

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/128/dialoguekeyanimation1yo4.gif

....like is any of this for real or not?

[milkyol]

okay... i put a tektek profile in the "theme override" box, but it told me that i did not have permission to edit it. Why?

[Etoile.Heureuse]

Swamp-Nuts

I've been having these weird thoughts lately...

1. Browser: Fire Fox
   
2. Operating System: Windows XP Home
   
3. Profile System: Old School
   
4. Problem: Can't move about section while trying to add additional area. When I have anything but position: absolute then I can't seem to move the about section at all. However when I take out margin-left, I cannot add the extra 'shop' section.
   
5. CSS Code (optional):-cut-
   
6. Screenshot (optional):Screen Shot

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/128/dialoguekeyanimation1yo4.gif

....like is any of this for real or not?

The reason why the about ol section won't leave the About Me section is because you have a scrollbar for #about. [that code is the overflow such; just put #about {height: __px; width: __px;} instead.]

[Etoile.Heureuse]

1. Browser: Firefox
   
2. Operating System: Windows
   
3. Profile System: Old School
   
4. Problem: My comments are messed up. o_O; They're all stuck together towards the bottom, and the text doesn't stay in #comments .caption2 and passes the borders.
   
5. CSS Code (optional): This is my coding for comment .caption and #comments .caption2:
   /*comments*/
   #comments .caption{border-bottom: 0px;}
   #comments .caption2{border-bottom: 0px;}
   #comments .caption{border-right: 8px double #ffdf00;}
   #comments .caption2{border-right: 8px double #ffdf00;}
   #comments .caption{border-left: 3px solid #1a8e9f;}
   #comments .caption2{border-left: 3px solid #ffdf00;}
   #comments .caption{border-top: 3px solid #1a8e9f;}
   #comments .caption2{border-top: 3px solid #1a8e9f;}
   
   #comments .caption{left: 1001px; width: 140px; top: 280px;background: transparent;}
   #comments .caption2{left: 1000px; width: 140px; top: 280px;background: transparent;}
   
   #comments {overflow:scroll; overflow-x:hidden; overflow-y:auto; height: 250px; width: 125px;}
   #comments {position: absolute; top: 124px; left: 615px;}
   
   #comments .caption {position: relative; top: 50px; margin-left: -1004px;}
   #comments .caption2 {position: relative; top: -140px; margin-left: -1003px;}
   
   #comments .message {font-family: lucida sans; font-size: 9px; text-align:justify; color: #c9c8c8; height: 140px;}
   #comments .caption {height:140px;}
   #comments .caption2 {height: 0px;}
   #comments {color: #909090;}
   #comments .caption2 {width: 121px;}
   #comments .caption {width: 121px;}
   
6. Screenshot (optional):

[PirateXxEsque]

1. Browser: IE (but it does the same thing in Firefox)
   
2. Operating System: Windows XP
   
3. Profile System: Old School
   
4. Problem: The trade, add, ignore and message buttons are being really dodgy. I want the entire button to be a linking area (not just the top corner) and to change when I hover over the top, and also not to move the scrollbars weirdly when I roll over them.
   
5. CSS Code (optional):
   
   #bar #addButton {background: transparent url(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/sananeth/v5/2drkadd.png) no-repeat; text-indent: -4000px; position: absolute; top: 280px; left: 634px; width:90px; height:45px;}
   #bar #addButton a:hover {background: transparent url(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/sananeth/v5/2add.png) no-repeat; position: absolute; top: 445px; left: 634px; width:90px; height:45px;}
   
   #bar #msgButton {background: transparent url(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/sananeth/v5/2drkpm.png) no-repeat; text-indent: -4000px; position: absolute; top:335px; left: 634px; width:90px; height:45px;}
   #bar #msgButton a:hover {background: transparent url(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/sananeth/v5/2pm.png) no-repeat; position: absolute; top: 445px; left: 634px; width:90px; height:45px;}
   
   #bar #tradeButton {background: transparent url(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/sananeth/v5/2drktrade.png) no-repeat; text-indent: -4000px; position: absolute; top: 390px; left: 634px; width:90px; height:45px;}
   #bar #tradeButton a:hover {background: transparent url(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/sananeth/v5/2trade.png) no-repeat; position: absolute; top: 445px; left: 634px; width:90px; height:45px;}
   
   #bar #ignoreButton {background: transparent url(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/sananeth/v5/2drkignore.png) no-repeat; position: absolute; top: 445px; left: 634px; width:90px; height:45px;}
   #bar #ignoreButton a:hover {background: transparent url(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/sananeth/v5/2ignore.png) no-repeat; position: absolute; top: 445px; left: 634px; width:90px; height:45px;}
   
   
6. Screenshot (optional): It's right there on my profile... <<''
   More of a try it to see what I mean sort of thing.

[fuzic]

I don't have a problem, but I do have several questions.

1. Can I put Javascript in the profile?
2. How many flash things can I put in? does it have to be just one?
3. Do drop down menus work in the profiles?? AS well as several other flash applications..??

[Kayley FC]

fuzic

I don't have a problem, but I do have several questions.

1. Can I put Javascript in the profile?
2. How many flash things can I put in? does it have to be just one?
3. Do drop down menus work in the profiles?? AS well as several other flash applications..??

I'm not too well-versed in flash because I don't have the application, but I know that to use flash you would put the .swf file in your Multimedia slot. Therefore, you can only have one flash file on a Classic profile. I'm not sure how well flash files work on Current profiles. If you code a drop-down menu in the flash file, you should be able to use it.

Here are a few profiles done in flash as examples of what can be done with Gaia's system:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/p/2769438
http://www.gaiaonline.com/p/4739038
http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/1230231/

[fuzic]

Thanks,
those profiles their entire thing is a flash file, I don't want all of it to be flash, i just have like certain things that I wanna put in there, so the V2 version will work just fine right? seeing as you can put more than one multimedia. :3

Thanks,
i think those are the questions i have.. hmm, and for Javascript?? and ways to protect your coding..

[xcrimsonlegendx]

Browser: Firefox

Operating System: Windows XP

Profile System: Classic

Problem: See below

Hello, I was wondering if you could help me find a way to get a midi music file to work
on my old school profile theme?

I want to do a midi file because I'm on dial-up and they load much easier for me.
If I convert the file to flash or wav the file size goes from 14KB to over 1.5MB and
that kind of defeats the purpose I was gunning for.

Thank,
Crimson

[Singer_Actor]

Is there any New Version Profile code help threads set up?

[SuckMyKiki]

o neat!

[Ciel Rose]

Thank's for setting up this sticky. It helped me more on the New and old profiles

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[vjksvbajsfbvkasb]

ty for makeing this FAQ it helps alot :] now i can finaly get spotligth n.n