I’ve done several posts about Thesis headers before: Thesis full-width headers, Full-width headers in Thesis 1.5 and CSS Custom Headers. All of those lead you in the same general direction: a single custom header for your blog. I recently got asked for step-by-step instructions on how to specify different headers on specific pages. So, I’m […]
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What is the Thesis full-width framework?
As promised, here is a screencast demonstrating what the full-width framework in Thesis is (best viewed full-screen). This demonstration assumes some basic XHTML and CSS knowledge. If you’re not familiar with those, I recommend tizag.com and W3Schools. Yeah, I’ve had a bit of a cold, so forgive me for sounding a bit stuffy. 😉
Full-width headers in Thesis 1.5
Update 18 May 2010: Although the title is “in Thesis 1.5” this tutorial is still relevant. I have made a couple of updates since it was first written to accomodate more recent changes in Thesis, but really this tutorial is for Thesis 1.5 and beyond! I previously published a tutorial on full-width headers in the […]
Thesis Nav Menus
Update 28th Sept 2009: All of the info in this post (except the basics of using jQuery) will be obsolete with Thesis 1.6. Nav classes will be different and dropdowns will be built in. There has been quite a lot of requests lately for tutorials regarding Thesis nav menus. So, here’s some info for y’all! […]
How to use Firebug for CSS
Firebug is one of the reasons that I changed to Firefox (from Camino, a faster, less memory intensive browser). It is so handy for checking under the hood of websites and anyone who does anything with CSS should know how to use it!
CSS Custom Headers
I’ve noticed that customising the your blog’s header is one of the best and simplest ways to make your blog unique. I’ve also noticed that folks not too familiar with CSS are are not too sure about the best way to go about it. They find tutorials that sound like what they need, but there […]