“Add to existing CSS” option not working for me
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I’m trying to edit the Contempt style sheet using the first option in the CSS Stylesheet Editor. When I add just one ID element to change the background-color and click Preview the page displays all scrambled up. Is there some kind of header that needs to go ahead of any changes that I make?
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Please be patient while waiting for a blogger with css customization experience to help you. I have put out “the call”.
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When I add just one ID element to change the background-color…
I don’t understand this part. Do you perhaps mean an attribute?
Would you mind pasting the code you’re using to see what might be the problem?
Edit: FYI, this is devblog, I didn’t realize I was using one test account I have >:(
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Another question: Each time I save my CSS additions, using the “Add to existing CSS” option, does it replace previous saved additions or does it create a new file each time or replace the previous additions? That is, if I have saved additions to the existing CSS 5 times do I now have 5 files or just one file?
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Here is exactly what I tried to add to the existing CSS:
#page {
background-color: white;
margin: 0px auto;
padding: 0px;
width: 750px;
border: 0;
}
I pasted it into a blank edit box and clicked Preview. The format of the displayed page was dramatically different even though the code above represents no change from the existing stylesheet. -
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nah, that’s fine, sun has enough experience with this stuff that I’m sure he’ll figure it out without any help.
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@devblog-
butt in anytime, i can’t be around all the time. you seem pretty experienced yourself :D
@bgnoise-
i’m not seeing your custom stylesheet. when i added the code you posted, i didn’t see any difference. what are you trying to change?when you edit your CSS, there’s only one file that gets loaded. each time you save it, you’re overwriting the previous version.
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So, you’re only pasting the code posted above in a blank edit box… Well yes, you will see that everything will get messed up because you don’t have the definition to other elements in the page.
What happens is that when you customize your CSS, you’re overriding the existing one. So, if you only save one element to your custom CSS file, then that’s the only one (in this case #page) that will get formatted. You will need to define other elements as well.
What you can do is, take the original CSS and edit only the elements that you want, leaving the rest untouched will keep your blog from having an undesired look.
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SBK was typing at the same time.
@SBK, sure thing. I’ll be happy to assist whenever possible.
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On the CSS edit page there are two options:
1. Add to existing CSS.
2. Start from scratch and just use this.
You seem to be describing option 2. I’m trying to use option 1. It is supposed to allow me to enter just the changes I want to make to the stylesheet and then those changes are supposed to supercede what’s in the original stylesheet or add to what’s in the original sylesheet. That is, the changes I enter are supposed to act like an addendum added to the bottom of the original stylesheet.I can manage by using option 2 but I just wondered why option 1 doesn’t seem to work. Or perhaps my understanding of the way it is supposed to work is all wrong.
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bgnoise-
that’s definately the way it should work. you might want to send in feedback if it’s not working that way.i’m still not seeing your CSS edits being loaded at all.
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i’m afraid you’re on your own then, since i can’t see this stuff. i’ve pasted what you tried to add to the end of the stylesheet, and it didn’t cause anything to break. check out the CSS resourses linked under your edit CSS box, and see if you can become more comfortable with the stuff.
i will say that contempt is not the easiest theme to edit.
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