Using Firebug to make changes.....

[fairestcape]

You must use a PLAIN TEXT EDITOR to edit CSS and PHP files. You are not editing "HTML".

There are some good FREE Plain Text Editors on the WWW.

Such as CRIMSON EDITOR and NOTEPAD++ (not notepad, but notepad++)

[MamaT]

You must use a PLAIN TEXT EDITOR to edit CSS and PHP files. You are not editing "HTML".

There are some good FREE Plain Text Editors on the WWW.

Such as CRIMSON EDITOR and NOTEPAD++ (not notepad, but notepad++)

Oh goodness, there's SO much to think about!

So the HTML on firebug is useless?

Going to download one of those now and see what I can do with it....

[MamaT]

Ok, now I'm TOTALLY confused! Does this not work with the firebug at all? Do I copy and paste something from FB into the CE and go from there? HOW do I use these together?

[afo]

1) Using your FTP program, download a copy of your stylesheet to your local computer. Rename it to something (like stylesheet.old).

2) Using Firefox and Firebug, make your changes.

I don't use Firebug. I have the web developer addon. I think they're about the same.

3) right click on the stylesheet in Firebug. You'll get a little popup menu. Click on "select all". Everything in the stylesheet window will be highlighted. Press ctrl and c (letter c) on your keyboard at the same time.

4) Open a new file with either Notepad++ or Crimson Editor.

5) Paste what you copied into it (press ctrl v (the letter v)).

6) Save the file as stylesheet.css

7) upload (FTP) it to your website and overwrite the stylesheet.css that you downloaded in step 1.

Your changes should be permanent.

[MamaT]

Thank you for the very clear, step by step instructions!

I want to make sure I'm clear though. The changes I'm making, I'm making in the HTML of Firebug. When I then switch to the CSS page, it seems that the changes I've made so not "hold". How then do I get them to stay?

I do have the Web Developer as well, but I was able to catch on to the firebug more easily which is why I've been working with that one. If the web developer would be better I can certainly try that, but the way fairestcape made it sound I could not use either of those....

[afo]

I'm not familiar with Firebug. Making changes in the html is pretty much useless since Zen Cart is php which builds the html pages on the fly depending on what the user requests.

[MamaT]

I'm not familiar with Firebug. Making changes in the html is pretty much useless since Zen Cart is php which builds the html pages on the fly depending on what the user requests.

Would I be able to do this with the web developer? I've been searchnig google for some easy answers on how to use it but so far I'm not having a whole lot of luck.