Google Web Font in Blogger Dynamic View

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There are about 84 Google Web Fonts that you can readily select from your Template Designer to be used in your Template. On the other hand, there are about 600+ supported web fonts in Google Fonts library - and yes, there's a way to use them in your blog. Here's how:

Note: This method will also work for non-dynamic templates.

Replace Loading Gear in Blogger's Dynamic View

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If you have a fast Internet connection, you probably wouldn't have noticed a small loading gear that appears before a Dynamic View blog is opened. In any case, in one of my posts written to explain how this loading gear can be removed, a reader asked if it is possible to replace this icon with an icon of your own. You bet it is! I've already answered this question in the comment itself (ages ago). But what kind of person would I be if I expect readers to look for answers within the comment sections? So here it is..

Blogger's New HTML Editor

This isn't a tweak - more like a guide on how to use Blogger's new 'Edit HTML' box to make tweaks to your blog. I'll get to the point. Most of the times, you do not care what's in the box. You go there when a tutorial sheet requires you to do so, and almost always, you'd use the Search Function in your browser (invoked by hitting Ctrl + F on your keyboard) to look for whatever it is you're looking for.

But with the new editor, you won't see the result that you want to see with this old way of doing things. The tweak is to..

Gadget Dock Overlaps on Static Page Scrollbar in Blogger Dynamic Views

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If you have gadgets in your Dynamic View blog, you would have noticed that the dock overlaps on top of the scroll bar when you view one of your static pages. This is especially annoying if the page is lengthy and you need to click on the scroll bar for an easy navigation. Actually, this isn't much of a bug. If you study the structure of static pages in Dynamic Views, you'll understand why this design accident is happening. Personally, I don't see this getting fixed, as it will require some degree of restructuring on Blogger's end. Worry not, here's what you can do on your part to get it (somewhat) fixed.

Change Comment Text Color and Background in Blogger Dynamic View

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Some time ago, I published a tutorial on how one can highlight author comments in non-dynamic Blogger templates. I couldn't publish a similar one for Dynamic View due to lack of proper handlers in Dynamic View templates. But that doesn't mean we cannot change the generic comment text color or background in these templates. I was surprised to find this option isn't readily available in the Template Designer. In any case, here's how you can change your comment's text color and background in Dynamic View templates.