I used to have it setup so that when you clicked on one of the links to the left, they opened in a new window - easy to do with HTML tags. I can't for the life of me (yet) figure out how to make that happen in Blogger beta. Anyone with any info, please leave me a comment or email me.
YES! Got a comment from Sling who told me that JP had a lorraine update. Long story short, all are well, but still without power, so JP is doing the all-80's, all-request you-know-what video playlist in her stead. But really, JP does such a great job of telling the tale, you must go read his post here. Then, watch the videos.
Oh, and another thing... I finally got my Haloscan comments to work in the new Blogger Beta templates so.... though it may look pretty much the same, I do have a new beta template in place. Also, because you can, I had Blogger Beta sort my blogs of note alphabetically. That meant, of course, because it's a computer and not a person and it doesn't understand that articles like "the" and "a" are not to be considered when you alphabetize stuff, it put The Elective Whisper down below Sling's Domain, which is simply not right. So, to solve the problem, because I do, after all, work in a library, and simply cannot have my alphabetized blog roll alphabetized incorrectly, I numbered each blog according to its proper alphabetical location. The only exception to that is the link to my other blog, because it just has to be at the bottom of the list. So there.
Posts publish MUCH faster. Used to be, I'd hit "publish" and wait, and wait, and wait for the post to publish (you know, that little screen that showed you the continually updating % complete). Now, hit the button, and "Presto! Change-o!" the post is published. So, that's a good thing.
I did find a link in a Haloscan forum that showed how to use the new Blogger widget template and still have your Haloscan comments work. I'll probably give that a try next week. This weekend is going to be another busy - but in a good way - weekend. No blogging for me until Monday.
I like a lot of the features of the "new" blogger. I like how easy it is to add content, change the layout, and the way the archived posts are displayed. I don't like that I can't seem to figure out how to keep using Haloscan for my commenting instead of blogger's commenting, and I'm not ready to just lose all my comments, so I switched back to the old template style. Basically, no one will notice anything different but me. At least the labels are still part of the "new" blogger. That's a nice feature. I also added a Haloscan widget that shows "recent comments" in the sidebar. If you hate it, let me know and I'll make it go away. It just seemed like a cool feature, and I'm a sucker for gadgets and widgets.
Okay, I couldn't take it any longer. I clicked on the button and converted to Blogger Beta. Most of the conversion was painless, and went smoothly. Making adjustments to the template is much easier than with the old version. But I can't figure out how to make my Haloscan comments work with it yet. So, for now, there are no comments. I may just stick with Blogger commenting instead of Haloscan just because it's easier. When I have time, when I'm not under the gun at work, inundated with projects with no end in sight, and when I'm feeling a bit more creative, I'll probably redesign my entire template. For now, it will remain "Harbor" (I'm a Pisces. I like the water theme.) Please feel free to comment away so I don't look like no one likes me.
