papalima

I had this problem and the plugin that was breaking the configuration button turned out to be “Now Reading”. I downloaded the latest version of that plugin, and now it’s working fine.

Thanks, and got your comment as well. I might give it a shot, but I’m still organizing the new three-column look (was on two columns prior) along with some new plugins.

For now, I’ve just deleted the links in question, so this thread is no good anymore… Thanks again to all.

I tried your suggestion, podz- thanks for it. I tried taking out each of the four lines that make up the #toplinks area, first individually and then in various combinations with each other.

None of those combinations puts the links where they’re supposed to be, although strangely enough with every single combo IE keeps them out to the right side while Firefox keeps them on the left.

brittanie, I hear what you’re saying. You’re just making a lot of… uhm… assumptions about what I want, or what people should want/do, based on your own criteria and paradigm for viewing things.

That’s fine- we can ultimately only see the world through our own eyes- but I think you’re missing the point I’m making. In today’s specialized world, the vast majority of bloggers don’t and shouldn’t have to take the time to learn how to write CSS just to get their blogs up. That would defeat the purpose of having programmers!

Saying people need to learn CSS to be able to blog would be like saying people need to learn how to do air traffic control if they want to take an airplane ride somewhere. It’d be silly; it’s much more efficient if they pay some nitwit (like, say, me) to be a controller, so they can get on with their holiday. ??

I really do appreciate the help, but telling me “learn CSS” isn’t really what I’m looking for. If you don’t have anything more concrete than that, just say “dude, it’ll take way too long for you to learn, so give it up”.

My next plan is to simply do away with the links. I’m thinking I don’t really need them anyway, as I will have whatever links I want/need down the side columns as it is.

Cheers,

Paul

Okay… I got it to validate. Unfortunately, the problem I’m having had nothing to do with the errors in the page.

I do have Firefox- I didn’t really make that clear. My point is that not everyone uses Firefox; a quick glance at any site visitor stats package shows that! That’s how I know the page displays properly in Firefox.

Forgive me, for I am about to rant. I don’t want to learn CSS. I want to blog. Blogging shouldn’t be about learning to program so a person can write; it should be about *writing*, and the readers who’re scoping that writing out. </rant>

Anyway, it validates and still has the problem. I poked around the pages you mention and can’t figure anything out- like I said, I’m a complete newbie to CSS and php and all that jazz. I just want it to work!

My problem is that while I can tinker, and have little/no fear of doing so, I’m so clueless that I don’t know where/how to begin. Any/all help greatly appreciated.