Scary territory

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I’m going to attempt a design for Textpattern from the ground up, as opposed to using Manji or Rin as a starting point.

I’m a little heartbroken about it, because I love those templates so much, but I need to learn more about how Textpattern works. I can’t do that by cheating with somebody else’s work.

It’s only a small site though, so it can’t be that hard. Can it? :)

I’m also planning a new blog running WordPress. Much as I like Textpattern, I do miss my old favourite too.

I’m aware that this may seem like I’m doing too much all at once, given that posting here has hardly been regular of late. The new blog will be a slightly different style of writing though, and I’m hoping that keeping one up to do date will help spur me on with this one too.

I’m not crossing my fingers behind my back, honest!

8 thoughts on “Scary territory”

  1. You’re going to learn TXP? This should be fun. :grin:

    No, really. It is very simple, it’s just that it’s different to WP. Not sure if trying to do both at the same time is good though. Learn TXP first then put your WP blog up. Why are bloggers so fickle. :)

  2. Well, I’m going to take the coward’s route ;) … will wait and see how YOU get on with a TXP style, before even considering doing it myself… the amount of cursing and swearing I hear from you will make my decision on whether to even bother trying :D

  3. Stuart – I’m doing the WP one first because I’m using Rin for that, and I know it inside out by now anyway. ;)

    And Azh, doubt you’ll hear any of the swearing that may or may not come from my direction while I struggle with Textpattern. When I’m doing a design I rarely have any IM client on the go…need concentration. :)

  4. I am doing the same Zenith.

    I have a new install of TextPattern and will try and work out a design on my own. It could be very minimalist to start with until I manage to get my head around the different way in which TXP works compared to WP.

    Maybe we should start a support group :P

  6. This is true. I think I ought to be a moderator at the TXP forum by now though there’s a chance I might be doing something else.

  7. So perhaps we should leave Stuart alone to do ‘other’ things :)

    I will stumble and stumble and probably stumble some more but it is a learning curve and the journey can be lots of fun…