Egil Hansen

While the XML Driven Logon Script hit version 4.00k, I decided to give the site an overhaul as well. After a smooth update to the latest and greatest WordPress engine, I manage to tweak the famous Kubrick theme to better suite my tastes, a wider main column, and different colours in the header. It is not big changes, but not much was needed.

After putting the logon script online earlier this year, the feedback I have received has been rewarding to say the least. Two ideas I would like to find time to implement, is a more modular version of the script, where administrators are able to tidy out actions and other optional components they do not need. This will help keep the size of the script down, which currently stands at 44 kb. Another idea is making it easier for everyone to customize the messages the script print out during execution. Administrators will thus be able to translate the script to their own native language.

When I will be able to find the time to implement the ideas above is hard to say, the weather is getting damn good here in Denmark, after all

In the spirit of sharing code, I thought I’d publish my custom style sheet I’m using to customize the K2 theme. So far it’s pretty basic, but I guess it will evolve with time.

For this style sheet to make any sense on your blog, you obviously need the K2 theme. Then you need to create a new directory (for example “egil”) in /wp-content/themes/k2/styles/, and copy the egil.css file to it.
After that you need to create a sub directory in /wp-content/themes/k2/styles/[style dir]/ called images and copy the header image there.

After thinking about getting a web log for a long time (I even started coding one my self a few times), I decided to take the easy road and just do the “Famous 5-Minute Install” of WordPress, pick a theme that seemed reasonable and be done with it. Of course I couldn’t resist spicing things up a little so I cropped one of my favorite background images and put it up in the header and moved the text there around a bit as well. I’ll probably keep playing around with the layout and styling when I have the time – I might even do a complete theme myself one day if time allows.

So what can you expect on this site. You can expect to read my rants on everything I think I have something (intelligent) to rant about, I’ll probably post more or less useful tips about things – most often topics related to programming or computers in general, and maybe even an article once in a while that goes deeper in to a topic or present something I have created that I want to share or just get feedback on.

So enjoy your stay and welcome to Egil.dk.