Well, I’ve got the blog working in both browsers now. The basics are done, I think. I’m still working on it though. Still need to finish tweaking the comment display, but at least they’re working now. Today they were pretty much hosed while I was working on that part of the wordpress theme.
I did figure out how to get rounded corners in both IE and Firefox. The Firefox fix should work in some other browsers. For the IE version I have to thank Zach Beane for the work he did on Cornershop. That’s where I started on the new layout. I’ll probably be using it a bit more.
I hope to get this done soon so I can get back to talking about the trivial stuff. 
The small amount of tweaking I started on the site has turned into a redesign. I’m doin’ my best with it. It’s still unfinished, but it looks ok in IE. Firefox doesn’t agree. Ugh. I’m tempted to just slap a banner on it that says “Site viewed best in Internet Explorer”, but I just can’t do it.
Anyone got any tips for matching Firefox’s display to IE?
Thanks to a few suggestions I’m trying to tweak the site design. I’m trying to add a bit more color. I’m also trying to make a few other adjustments.
If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment. I’d really appreciate it.
Please, let me know what you think about the adjustments.
Ok, I saw this and had to post it. I love this. I’m gonna have to see if they ship to the States. They have lots of Doctor Who stuff as well as other geeky interests.
Dalek bath & shower gel. Wow, the only way that could be any cooler would be if it was a pump bottle with gel squirting out of one of the weapon/antennae things.
They also have a Cyberman voice changer helmet, a radio controlled talking K-9 and of course, a sonic screwdriver.
I’d love to get that Cyberman helmet. Those are my favorite Whoborgs. Yeah, I know Daleks are cool too. What can I say? I like the Cybermen.
Yeah, sounds kinda weird huh? I think it’s a great idea though. Pick your fandom, anime, comics, games or books. They’re all expensive. Any way you can save a little bit of money, so you can buy more stuff, is always cool.
Coupon Chief can help you save that money. I was looking around over there. They’ve got coupons for a tons of stores. The page listing the stores is huge. I’ve bookmarked it. I’m gonna have to spend some time looking through there. I already found a couple places I know I’ll be spending money at. Amazon coupons are great of course, who doesn’t shop there? Zappos is another one I’ll probably be using. That’s where my gf gets her shoes. Yeah, a woman that doesn’t like to spend all day shopping for shoes, I’m so lucky.
Check it out. With all the online shopping coupons they have, you’ll definitely find some you can use.
Shoot, here’s a few ideas for ya. Cosplayers could save money at Joann.com, that is an expensive fandom. Computer geeks, like myself, can get some deals at mwave. They’ve got good prices already, this makes ‘em better. Even the trendy kids can find something, they’ve got Hot Topic coupon codes. It’s hard enough being emo. If your friends saw you using a coupon in the store, LiveJournal would probably crash. Better play it safe and shop online.
Seriously, if I can save money on that kind of stuff I’m going to do it. Manga alone puts a hurtin’ on my wallet. I need all the help I can get.
I’ve decided to share the memorial band. I made it after reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I still don’t want to get too spoilerish, but it’s safe for people to assume there would be a battle at Hogwarts. After all it was the first place both Harry and Tom Riddle felt at home. it’s important to both of them.
The band is made for a light background. it looks jagged on a dark background.
Here’s the graphic.
Here’s the code I use with it. Yeah, it’s not perfect. You might need to tweak it for your site.
CSS
#hanger {
float: left;
position: absolute;
top: -49px;
left: -149px;
height: 240px;
width: 255px;
background-image: url(http://www.yoursite.com/graphic.url) ;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
border-width: 1px;
border: none none none none ;
border-color:#00C000;
}
HTML to include in your page.
Just an empty Div with id=”hanger”.
