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Update 11/22: I have yet to receive a response in regards to disappearing images. I’ve actually spent the time to go back and re-upload images in order to insert them into their corresponding posts. Suprisingly, the following day the very same images that I’ve just uploaded have disappeared yet again. This post is a great example. There should be a nice informative image contained within the post which I’ve uploaded and re-uploaded numerous times. Where is it? Gone.
More Wordpress.com kookiness. Images that I’ve uploaded directly into my Wordpress account for posting are disappearing. Using the built in image browser beneath the ‘Write Post’ window I’ve managed to find the titles of the images I’ve uploaded, but the actual files no longer exist. Where oh where have my image disappeared to?! Thankfully I made sure to utilize the alt=”Title” tags for images.
Ugh. Missing images from tutorials are a big inconveniance. I’m hoping that this is a temporary server glitch that will resolve itself by the end of the day. I’m contemplating whether I should rely on my Flickr photostream for hosting blog images.
I’ve also noticed that the number of comments per post fails to display correctly. Check the following post and corresponding screenshot as an example:
No comments? But it looks like there are 30+ comments?
I was sitting on the bus on my way to school and couldn’t help pausing my iPod for this one:
Black man #1: Yo! Whut the fuck are you lookin’ at?!
Black (business suit wearing) man #2: Would it hurt for you to speak respectably to others?
Black man #1: Nigga whut? Are you black? You looks black, but dat must just be black paint on yo skin!
Black (business suit wearing) man #2: Nevermind. I appologize. I’m sorry.
Black man #1: You sorry?! Don’t say sorry to me! Say sorry to yo momma!!! Call her up right now! Say sorry dat you lost yo real color!
Thank god I didn’t turn around smiling. Racial issues should not be laughing matter… I wish I had an iTalk to record the “Say sorry to yo momma!” part though.
This is part three of a series aimed at providing the basic structure for a complete MySpace DIV [profile] overlay. If you are reading this series for the first time, I recommend a quick review of the previous portions of the series here: Part 1: MySpace DIV overlay [The Base] and Part 2: MySpace DIV overlay [Navbar / Content].
My hope / goal is provide the bare bones structure for a complete overlay. Once the framework of the profile is in place, the idea is for each user to utilize basic CSS to style and tweak each profile to suit their own tastes and personality.
As popular as the MySpace comment have become, I’ve become increasingly tiresome of their implementation. For that reason, I’ve decided that best way to work with the comments field is to hide them completely from the main profile. Your comments will still be available for viewing on a seperate page outside of your profile.
This portion of the series addresses the MySpace comments. More specifically, hiding the long winded list of comments [left by other users] and inserting a comment box. Before proceeding, you will need to make note of your unique FriendID. Identify your FriendID by viewing your own profile. Your unique ID will be displayed in your address bar [see image below]. If you do not make note of your correct FriendID, your friends will be unable to leave any comments for you.
We are going to insert a comment box into the sidebar using the same code from Part 2: MySpace DIV overlay [Navbar / Content]. If you’ve been followed the series from Part 2, replace the existing <div class=”sidebar”> section with the following. Make sure to paste your unique FriendID when needed:
<div class="sidebar">
<div class="commentbox">
<center>Add Comment / <a href="http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.homeComments&friendID="InsertFRIENDID">View All</a><br />
<form method="post" action="http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.ConfirmComment">
<input type="hidden" name="friendID" value="InsertFRIENDID">
<textarea name="f_comments" cols="25" rows="5"></textarea><br />
<input type="submit" value="Post">
</form></center></div>
<br />
YOUR SIDEBAR CONTENT
</div>
If you have been following the series from part one, your new profile should look like this:
In order to hide your existing comments from the bottom of your page, drop the following code to the end of your ‘I’d Like to Meet’ section:
<div style="position:relative; height:400px; overflow:hidden; border:0px;"><table><tr><td><table><tr><td>
Users wishing to add a little style to their comment boxes can utilize CSS. In order to stylize the post comment button, add the following within your <style> tags in the ‘About Me’ portion of your profile [edit as needed]:
input{
color:d6d3d3;
background-color:555555;
border:1px solid;
border-color::d6d3d3;
margin-left:6px;
margin-top:4px;
}input:hover{
color:555555;
background-color:999999;
border:1px solid;
border-color::555555;
}input:focus{
color:555555;
border:1px solid;
bord-color:555555;
}
As always, feel free to leave comments concerning any questions or requests.