Apathy Theme

Perishable – #2

Actually, you are the first person to ask about the new version of the Apathy theme. And, because I told myself that I wasn’t going to worry about packaging the latest version until someone actually requested it, I guess now is the time for the official release!

Although I can’t specify exactly when the new version will be available, I plan to work on it tonight and tomorrow, and then hopefully it will be available by Tuesday or Wednesday..

Stay tuned!

Perishable – #5

Yes, I am working on it and hope to have it online before the end of the day. At the very latest, the theme should be available Wednesday evening. Lord willing, it will be complete this afternoon. — Remember Galatians 5:22-23! :)

Perishable – #7

Your patience has served you well, Rick Beckman! I am pleased to announce the official release of Apathy version 2.7!

The triple loop required some wrangling, but everything now has been generalized and commented with explanations, etc.

Have a look and see how it goes…
– Lord willing, you will be up and running in no time!

Cheers!

Perishable – #10

chris,
Very easy! Open the Apathy theme’s style.css file, locate the div.content selector, and change the current value (333px) of the min-width property to something more appropriate for 800×600 resolutions. Given the dimensions of the two side columns, I would agree that a min-width value of 120px suits you perfectly.. ;) Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Best regards,
Jeff

Perishable – #12

Hmmm… not a bad idea! Perhaps I will look into it.. ;) Thanks, Steve!

Perishable – #14

D. Greene — I see your recent post showing in both side columns. The side columns are meant for unique “side”-content, which is not meant to appear in the center column (unless you want to read it). All of this is explained in the Apathy theme’s information file (“Apathy-v2.7.txt”), which I highly suggest you read. Everything is completely customizable and should work like a champ once configured properly. Let me know if you need any additional help after reading thru the instructions. Good luck!

Perishable – #17

Okay, let’s take care of the post links first. Open the style.css file, scroll down to “/* — LINKS — */”, and add this block of code:

div.target a:link, div.target a:visited {
   text-decoration: none;
   font-weight: bold;
}
div.target a:hover, div.target a:active {
   text-decoration: underline;
   color: #CC0000;
}

This code targets post links specifically, and provides you with full control over link properties such as font-weight, underline, and color.

Drop it in and experiment until something clicks, or simply leave “as-is” for some tasty link styles.

Perishable – #18

Next, let’s show all side posts in the center column as well. This will require several edits, so prepare yourself and make backups if needed ;)

In each of the following files

index.php
page.php
archives.php (if used)

..comment out these two lines

<?php if (in_category('x') && is_home() ) continue; ?>
<?php if (in_category('y') && is_home() ) continue; ?>

..so that they look like this

<?php // if (in_category('x') && is_home() ) continue; ?>
<?php // if (in_category('y') && is_home() ) continue; ?>

..of course, category ('x') and ('y') as seen in the example will represent your two chosen categories.

That should do it. Upload and enjoy!

Perishable – #20

You are most welcome!
Congratulations on the new theme!

Perishable – #22

Hi D. Greene,

I thought it was compatible, yes.. however, if something seems goofy, please send me an email and let me know what’s up. I know you have been using my theme for quite some time, so I will do everything possible to help! ;)

Regards,
Jeff

Perishable – #24

Gentleman Boxer,

I am glad you like the theme! Looking at your site, I noticed that the lower portion of the right-hand sidebar appears beneath the page content. Is this intentional? Otherwise, to include your WordPress blogroll into one of the sidebars, simply open the theme’s index.php and locate either sidebar. The left sidebar begins with <div id="left">, and the right sidebar begins with <div id="right">. Within either of these blocks of code, place your call to the blogroll as follows:

<?php wp_list_bookmarks('arguments'); ?>

For example, a good place for a blogroll is in the left sidebar, immediately before the first <hr class="hr" /> element. Of course, feel free to experiment and decide the location that works best for you. Here is more information about customizing wp_list_bookmarks().

Regards,
Jeff

Perishable – #26

Happy to help, Dave — best of luck to your “Guitar Hero” site ;)