Wakalixes makes it go!

Wakalixes + DISQUS

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:39:00 -0500

A number of people have written in to tell me about the funky DISQUS rendering with Wakalixes, so I set up an account, installed it, and lo and behold… it was ugly! So, I got about to getting it working right, and the fix is pretty simple.

There are two pieces of DISQUS code you need to post into your Tumblr theme. The first one is short, and goes before the

{/block:Posts}

For Wakalixes, the code is slightly different:

Comments (View)

The second bit is a bit longer, and goes outside of the {/block:Posts}. It’s pretty much the same as usual, you just need to wrap it in a div with a class of entry, like so:

DISQUS javascript block goes here

So, basically you just have be sure to wrap each of the DISQUS code snippets in a div with a class of entry, which will make the comment system line up accordingly and pay attention to the color rules.

Wakalixes 1.0

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:11:00 -0400

Wakalixes is a simple, clean, and customizable Tumblr theme by Andrea Mignolo. It is released under a Creative Commons license, which means you are free to use it, change it, and play with it, but be sure to give attribution, keep it non-commercial, and share anything you create based on it. After all, sharing is caring.

To use Wakalixes, just download, unzip, and copy what’s in wakalixes.zip and paste it into the custom HTML field in the THEME section of your customization screen.

Each type of media has a different meta tag, containing a small icon and the date it was posted. The backgrounds and text of both the icon and the dates can be customized, which might be fun for those of you with a great sense of color. Of course, the rest of the colors can be customized as well, but I thought I’d point out that extra bit.

Currently reBlogging and group posts haven’t been added. If there is any interest, just let me know. Bugs, requests, problems, and general greetings can be sent to hello@andreamignolo.com.

*** PLEASE NOTE ***

In order to make icons display properly, be sure that your browser is set to UTF-8 when copying this theme for your Tumblr blog! The icons will not show up correctly if copied when your browser is set to Western encoding! In Firefox, this setting can be found in View -> Character Encoding -> UTF-8.

EDIT 10.30.2008

Wakalixes can be downloaded in .zip format here if you are still having problems with proper icon display. Simply unzip the file, open wakalixes.html in a text editor, and copy the theme over.

Inside of an abandoned shed. © Kenn Tam

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:10:00 -0400

Inside of an abandoned shed. © Kenn Tam

http://www.textbookleague.org/103feyn.htm

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:21:08 -0400

http://www.textbookleague.org/103feyn.htm:

Feynman coined the term ‘wakalixes’ in this great essay, “Judging Books by Their Covers.”

Victims of Science do Portal.

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:17:00 -0400

Victims of Science do Portal.

"There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It’s a very..."

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:58:37 -0400

“There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It’s a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the work. The trouble with computers is that you ‘play’ with them!”

- Richard Feynman

Video

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:45:17 -0400

There was a 23% drop in temperature.

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:10:00 -0400

There was a 23% drop in temperature.
That's almost 25%!
... That was one of the most worthless comments I've ever heard.