Jorgen Hahn

Late last night, the new [new] design for Localism went live. This is like the new Coke, only delicious, and with less rioting (we hope!)

The display of your ActiveRain posts in this new design has been an issue of contention for some. I'm here to explain the rules:

• The left column is 493 pixels wide. This is where your blog posts are displayed.
• The right column is 379 pixels wide. This is where your profile is displayed.
• Believe it (or not) — we employ some pretty fancy algorithms in an attempt to make everything fit and look "nice":
  • Images and embedded videos wider than 493 or 379 pixels (as the case may be) are automatically resized to fit
  • All images are displayed on their own "line" and left-aligned. We tried to allow for inline and floating images, but the resulting mess was too much to bear!
  • Tables are shrunk to fit in the columns, but this doesn't always work :)
  • Text size and font selection is regulated
  • JavaScript and excessive embedded CSS is verboten

Although we do our best to ensure your content looks great on Localism, we walk a very fine line. If your (admittedly lovely) custom HTML blog post is spilling outside the confines of its column, it'll be truncated. We apologize in advance!

What can I do? I'm scared/angry/depressed and I just want my content on Localism to look good! If you stick with the WYSIWYG editor, you'll be fine. If you decide to create a custom HTML post, avoid large tables with fixed widths.

I hope this brief explanation helps. If you spot a post on Localism that's been mangled, let me know in the comments.