Vive la différence

Good morning, America; how are you? Regular readers of this blog (all seven of you) will note a marked difference in the appearance of Waveflux. Gone is the magazine style layout provided by the fine WordPress theme The Morning After; that theme has been replaced, on a trial basis, by Carrington, a new theme by WP cognoscenti Alex King. Carrington is a deceptively simple theme; beneath the hood is a range of possibilities, or so I’m told by the Matt in Automattic:

It allows really advanced conditional template displays based on any number of variables and executed by naming conventions and its structure. I think this could be the base for a whole new generation of themes and development.

Looking forward to seeing what Carrington can do, and what I can do with it.

As to the previous look and feel of Waveflux: As pleased as I was with TMA, which answered nearly all of my desires for a magazine-type layout, over time I realized that that kind of layout was, well, a lot of fucking work. If it was to be done right, that is. That, along with a certain bloody-mindedness, led me to make the switch. We’ll give the new arrangement a try.

Look for tinkerings in the days and weeks to come. Instead of making backstage changes first and only then shifting to Carrington, I decided to just pull the big lever now and fiddle with it later. Did I mention that I’ve been feeling a bit bloody-minded?

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