did you make the layer visible? the link gives me an error message...

anyway, the code in the entry you mentioned works (I did it, too)
just copy the whole code in the box in the first comment to your theme layer - if you don't to change anything, it will work

Question 2:

the column are defined here:
http://www.livejournal.com/customize/options.bml
under "Presentation" the first row is "Layout Type" with a drop-down field - simply choose Two column(sidebar on the Right)



Question 3:

put this code in your theme layer to switch off the "powered" and "designed" module:

function prop_init() {
# make array of modules
var string[] modules = [];
if (viewer_sees_vbox()) {
$modules = [$*first_item, $*second_item, "ads", $*third_item, $*fourth_item, $*fifth_item, $*sixth_item, $*seventh_item];
} else {
$modules = [$*first_item, $*second_item, $*third_item, $*fourth_item, $*fifth_item, $*sixth_item, $*seventh_item];
}

# Find total of modules that are actually used
var int total = 0;
var string[] used_modules = [];
foreach var string module ($modules) {
if ($module != "none") {
$used_modules[$total] = $module;
$total++;
}
}

# keep track of where we are
var int count = 0;

# figure out which module properties we're using
var string[] properties = [];

# cycle thru each module
foreach var string module ($used_modules) {
# userprofile
if ($module == "userprofile") {
$properties = ["userprofile", "Profile", "1", "1"];

# mini-calendar
} elseif ($module == "calendar") {
$properties = ["calendar", "Latest Month"];

# linklist
} elseif ($module == "links") {
$properties = ["links", "Links"];

# tags
} elseif ($module == "tags") {
$properties = ["tags", "Tags"];

# summary
} elseif ($module == "archive") {
$properties = ["archive", "Page Summary"];

# syndicate
} elseif ($module == "syndicate") {
$properties = ["syndicate", "Syndicate"];

# ads
} elseif ($module == "ads") {
$properties = ["ads", ""];

# custom text
} elseif ($module == "customtext") {
$properties = ["customtext",$*customtext_title,$*customtext_body,$*customtext_url];
}

# Divide in half to find out which sidebar to allocate module to
var int maxcount = $total / 2;

# If the total can't be divided cleanly in half, add 1
if (($maxcount * 2) != $total) {
$maxcount++;
}

# index is % $maxcount to find position for sidebar
var int index = $count % $maxcount;
$count++;

if ($count <= $maxcount) {
# if count <= $maxcount, put in primary
$*sidebar_primary[$index] = $properties;
} else {
# if count > $maxcount, put in secondary
$*sidebar_secondary[$index] = $properties;
}
}

# Put poweredby and designedby modules last
#$*sidebar_secondary[size($*sidebar_secondary)] = ["poweredby"];
#$*sidebar_secondary[size($*sidebar_secondary)] = ["designedby", $*base_theme];

# Set the control strip colors
if ($*control_strip_bgcolor.as_string == "") {
$*control_strip_bgcolor = $*theme_bgcolor;
}
if ($*control_strip_fgcolor.as_string == "") {
$*control_strip_fgcolor = $*theme_fgcolor;
}
if ($*control_strip_bordercolor.as_string == "") {
$*control_strip_bordercolor = $*theme_bordercolor;
}
if ($*control_strip_linkcolor.as_string == "") {
$*control_strip_linkcolor = $*theme_linkcolor;
}

}

I hope everything works :)

for the "powered by" find those lines and delete them:

# Put poweredby and designedby modules last
#$*sidebar_secondary[size($*sidebar_secondary)] = ["poweredby"];
#$*sidebar_secondary[size($*sidebar_secondary)] = ["designedby", $*base_theme];

only wild guessing now, because the way I did it worked on two journals...

change the beginning of your layer from:

layerinfo "type" = "theme";
layerinfo "name" = "apple";
set base_theme = "endless-summer-brown";
layerinfo "source_viewable" = 1;


to:

layerinfo "source_viewable" = 1;
layerinfo "type" = "theme";
layerinfo "name" = "apple";
layerinfo "redist_uniq" = "voxhtml/endless-summer-brown";
set base_theme = "endless-summer-brown";


sorry, but I don't understand enought of it to see any reason why it shouldn't work...

actually, you can forget it, it doesn't change anything

still don't understand why the link to your user pics wouldn't work... :(

in your custom css:


.designed-widget {
display: none;
}

.powered-widget {
display: none;
}


...alarmingly simple. after you comb the damn code for fifteen minutes.

...it's not meant to go in the layer. it goes in "custom css" under "edit journal style" > "custom options" > "custom css".

should work no problem there.

haha, no problem, you're v. welcome.

i don't touch layers if i can help it. i don't understand a damn word of what goes in there. css is much easier.

this:

.designed-widget {
display: none;
}

.powered-widget {
display: none;
}

goes in the custom-css here:
http://www.livejournal.com/customize/options.bml