Colorblocked #1: Mystic Merlin eFiction Skin

2006 by Goku Girl (webmaster@gokugirl.com -- http://www.gokugirl.com)

The only graphics included are an altered featured story ribbon and altered rating stars. I came up with the color scheme by using the Color Scheme Generator 2 found at http://www.wellstyled.com.

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CUSTOMIZATIONS:

I modded the standard template files: header.tpl, footer.tpl, index.tpl, user.tpl, listings.tpl, and viewstory.tpl. In addition I also modded newsbox.tpl and reviews.tpl. This template uses variables.php for the featured story ribbon, the rating stars, and the index.tpl blocks.


ADDITIONAL NOTES:

*"Malva Mystic Merlin" is a perennial plant with pink and purple blossoms. I stumbled across it when I went in search of name inspiration. For more info, visit http://www.burpee.com/jump.jsp?itemID=4889&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C9%2C10%2C2011%2C1883%2C1921&KickerID=686&KICKER.

*I was forced to use tables because CSS doesn't really support a rigid layout structure like the one in Colorblocked (for good reason). I felt a little bad by reverting, but it worked. I guess this means that this skin is good to learn from since it's simple.

*It's possible to use a story index with this skin as I created it after the feature made a comeback.