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Fitvids.js - Perfect Videos

Similarly to Tumblr's Photoset problem, videos on Tumblr also have set widths (at 250px, 400px, 500px, 700px). Now a fix is here! Fitvids.js is developed by Chris Coyier of css-tricks.com and automatically resizes your video player to fit the container's width! Perfect for responsive themes.

To use this jQuery plugin, use the code below (I've uploaded the files to Tumblr's static uploader):

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://static.tumblr.com/qvtfufx/H56mpjuti/jquery.fitvids.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $('article').fitVids(); </script>

Amazing Resource: We Love Icon Fonts

I've been working on a few projects lately that require icons and social icons and I've always used images because I thought that downloading icon fonts, converting them to svg (for firefox and ie), uploading them and then inserting them into the code was way too much work for like 5 icons. 

Well I've just stumbled upon this amazing little gem that is similar to Google Webfonts BUT USING ICON FONTS! Basically, you pick the packs you want and then simply insert the generated, hosted code files into your css. Done! How simple was that! 

VISIT THE SITE

THIS SHIRT IS AWESOME

Do you think I should upgrade my windows 7 laptop to windows 8? What are your thoughts?

I know this isn't theme related, but just wondering..

Update - April 2013

Hi everyone! I haven't released a theme in what seems like forever (around 3 months or something..). I know I've been a little very inactive on Excolo for a while and I'm now going to officially announce that I will be going on hiatus until further notice. The main reasons for this are:

School. I have school, I have assignments, I have exams. I don't have the time to commit to weekly or even monthly theme making because of this.

I am currently re-defining my skills. I believe I still have a heap to learn when it comes to web design and I am currently not really happy with my themes (back-end codes, design, aesthetics etc.). I want to take a break, learn as much as I can and then produce something I can be really happy.

I am working on an exciting new project! I'm not going to unveil it yet because there is a lot still to do and I am working at snail pace. But I can say that it involves Tumblr themes, and I will be doing something that I have wanted to do for a long time. More will be revealed closer to the date. (I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this project won't be done until September/October-or maybe even the end of the year..)

I am sorry for not being able to make Tumblr themes on a regular basis because I know how much you guys enjoy them and I really enjoy making themes for you too. 

I will be answering questions still, and will be posting resources and whatnot here and there.

And to end, here's a joke (Only theme makers/web designers will get this.. hahaha) --

that I probably won't be answering any questions over the next week. There are a few reasons for this:

school is coming up, I need to finish my 2 assignments which I've been putting off until the last few days of the holidays

I've got commissioned work to complete

and my internet recently got capped. in Australia our internet service providers cap our internet. I'm on a 120GB plan and and my brothers and I have used up all of that internet and there's still a week left of the billing month, meaning my internet is now CRAZY slow and it takes like 20 minutes to load up someone's blog so I probably won't be able to diagnose the problem etc.

I am working on a new theme... but its slow progress. don't except it soon.

ok in the customization menu, make the url like this: /tagged/tries