Can someone help me with Blogger Template issues?


by Jon & Ibe

Question: Can someone help me with Blogger Template issues?
Error Message: “We were unable to save your template
Please correct the error below, and submit your template again. Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly. XML error message: The processing instruction target matching “[xX][mM][lL]” is not allowed.”

I am trying to upload a three-column blogger template ‘White Minima’.

Code:





-----------------------------------------------
Blogger Template Style
Name: Minima
Designer: Douglas Bowman
URL: www.stopdesign.com
Date: 26 Feb 2004
Updated by: Blogger Team
----------------------------------------------- */

/* Variable definitions
====================
type="color" default="#fff" value="#ffffff">
type="color" default="#333" value="#333333">
type="color" default="#58a" value="#5588aa">
type="color" default="#666" value="#666666">
type="color" default="#999" value="#999999">
type="color" default="#c60" value="#cc6600">
type="color" default="#ccc" value="#cccccc">
type="color" default="#999" value="#999999">
type="color" default="#666" value="#666666">
type="color" default="#999" value="#999999">
type="font" default="normal normal 100% Georgia, Serif" value="normal normal 100% Georgia, Serif">
type="font"
default="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,Arial,Verdana,Sans-serif" value="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,Arial,Verdana,Sans-serif">
type="font"
default="normal normal 200% Georgia, Serif" value="normal normal 200% Georgia, Serif">
type="font"
default="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, Sans-serif" value="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, Sans-serif">
type="font"
default="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, Sans-serif" value="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, Sans-serif">
type="automatic" default="left" value="left">
type="automatic" default="right" value="right">
*/

/* Use this with templates/template-twocol.html */

body {
background:$ bgcolor;
margin:0;
color:$ textcolor;
font:x-small Georgia Serif;
font-size/* */:/**/small;
font-size: /**/small;
text-align: center;
}
a:link {
color:$ linkcolor;
text-decoration:none;
}
a:visited {
color:$ visitedlinkcolor;
text-decoration:none;
}
a:hover {
color:$ titlecolor;
text-decoration:underline;
}
a img {
border-width:0;
}

/* Header
———————————————–
*/

#header-wrapper {
width:960px;
margin:0 auto 10px;
border:1px solid $ bordercolor;
}

#header-inner {
background-position: center;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}

#header {
margin: 5px;
border: 1px solid $ bordercolor;
text-align: center;
color:$ pagetitlecolor;
}

#header h1 {
margin:5px 5px 0;
padding:15px 20px .25em;
line-height:1.2em;
text-transform:uppercase;
letter-spacing:.2em;
font: $ pagetitlefont;
}

#header a {
color:$ pagetitlecolor;
text-decoration:non
Template HTML: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AccqNx3SF1eLZDdwM2dueF8wbXp4dnQ1ZHQ&hl=en

Need help with customizing my blog template.

Answer:

Answer by Ron
Too much of your code has been cut off.

How to Do Templates:

How to Download and Edit a Template Video Tutorial: http://www.clantemplates.com/video/How_to_DL_and_Edit/How_to_DL_and_Edit.html

How to Make a New Page Video Tutorial: http://www.clantemplates.com/video/CT_How_to_Make_a_New_Page/CT_How_to_Make_a_New_Page.html

How to Upload Your Template Video Tutorial: http://www.clantemplates.com/video/CT_How_to_Upload/CT_How_to_Upload.html

Blogger:

Blogger Help: http://www.google.com/support/blogger/
Posting & Editing: http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=12457
Tips for New Bloggers: http://tips-for-new-bloggers.blogspot.com/2007/03/background-image-for-blogger-template.html

Ron

How can I use any font with my Blogger?

Question: How can I use any font with my Blogger?
I want to use the Jane Austen font (this one: http://www.dafont.com/jane-austen.font). How can I use it in my Blogger account? I know I have to put it into the coding, but I have no idea how. If anyone can show me, I’d be very appreciative. Thanks in advance!

Here’s the html for my blogger:




-----------------------------------------------
Blogger Template Style
Name: Minima
Designer: Douglas Bowman
URL: www.stopdesign.com
Date: 26 Feb 2004
Updated by: Blogger Team
----------------------------------------------- */

/* Variable definitions
====================
type="color" default="#fff" value="#ffffff">
type="color" default="#333" value="#333333">
type="color" default="#58a" value="#5588aa">
type="color" default="#666" value="#003366">
type="color" default="#999" value="#999999">
type="color" default="#c60" value="#003366">
type="color" default="#ccc" value="#cccccc">
type="color" default="#999" value="#999999">
type="color" default="#666" value="#666666">
type="color" default="#999" value="#999999">
type="font" default="normal normal 100% Georgia, Serif" value="normal normal 100% Georgia, Serif">
type="font"
default="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,Arial,Verdana,Sans-serif" value="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,Arial,Verdana,Sans-serif">
type="font"
default="normal normal 200% Georgia, Serif" value="normal normal 200% Georgia, Serif">
type="font"
default="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, Sans-serif" value="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, Sans-serif">
type="font"
default="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, Sans-serif" value="normal normal 78% 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, Sans-serif">
type="automatic" default="left" value="left">
type="automatic" default="right" value="right">
*/

/* Use this with templates/template-twocol.html */

body {
background:$ bgcolor;
margin:0;
color:$ textcolor;
font:x-small Georgia Serif;
font-size/* */:/**/small;
font-size: /**/small;
text-align: center;
}
a:link {
color:$ linkcolor;
text-decoration:none;
}
a:visited {
color:$ visitedlinkcolor;
text-decoration:none;
}
a:hover {
color:$ titlecolor;
text-decoration:underline;
}
a img {
border-width:0;
}

/* Header
———————————————–
*/

#header-wrapper {
width:660px;
margin:0 auto 10px;
border:1px solid $ bordercolor;
}

#header-inner {
background-position: center;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}

#header {
margin: 5px;
border: 1px solid $ bordercolor;
text-align: center;
color:$ pagetitlecolor;
}

#header h1 {
margin:5px 5px 0;
padding:15px 20px .25em;
line-height:1.2em;
text-transform:uppercase;
letter-spacing:.2em;
font: $ pagetitlefont;
}

#header a {
color:$ pagetitlecolor;
text-decoration:none;
}

#header a:hover {
color:$ pagetitlecolor;
}

#header .description {
margin:0 5px 5px;
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Answer:

Answer by Oo,oo, Pick Me!
Viewer’s can not see a font style that is not installed on their computer. The only way to use that font online is to make a text image in that font family. Or, if you cater to IE browsers only, use WEFT:

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/weft3/

Ron