adding space or gap between sideboxes ??

[yabora]

I have done a search before posting this question.

I am using version 1.3.0.1

I have copied the stylesheet of defualt_template to the classic, and started from there.

I have been editing IDs & Classes of the stylesheet, I was able to modify almost everything I wanted.

my problem is that the footer of sideboxes is attched to the header of the next sidebox header.

Q1. I wasn't able to add / increase spaces between sideboxes ( vertically ).


I have tried inceasing padding: 20px to .leftBoxHeading but no luck.

any one know how to do it?

Q2. Not all IDs & Classes included in the defult_template stylesheet.css, some classes need to be added!! am I right?

[kobra]

You are correct there are some that you may want to add.

The spacing between the left boxes is in this piece of code, and you might have to add this for the right side.

.leftBoxContainer {
	border: 1px solid #ffffff;
	margin-top: 1.5em;
	}

Change the margin-top: value

[yabora]

Kobra, thanks for your attention.

I have tried this, but still no luck!!, I still have no gaps between sidebox footers and next headers!!, I am expecting to see a white gap (it is my backgroup color)

.leftBoxContainer {
border: 1px solid #ffffff;
margin-top: 3em;
}

and tried also 5em, but no affect at all!!

but I noticed one thing, I am using FireFox + developer tool -> display ID and Classes, I can't see this class at all .leftBoxContainer


what do you think? am I missing something?

[gjh42]

You mentioned you "have copied the stylesheet of defualt_template to the classic."
If you have really done that, you are in for some big problems.

Template_default and Classic are two very different animals, and their stylesheets will not work together. There are classes and id's defined in the default stylesheet.css which are not called for by Classic, so they will never be applied; and there are classes and id's called by Classic that are not defined in stylesheet.css. Those are defined in Classic's stylesheet_new.css and stylesheet_original.css, which would be loaded after stylesheet.css if they are all in the same directory and overrule it if they disagree.

[yabora]

yes I have copied the css of default_template, but
That was a recommanded by many, and I think it is in the FAQ

any ways, let me assume that doing this is not the right thing to do,
I have used the classic template as it is, with its new & original & print css

and I can see gaps between sideboxes vertically by default, but there is no such class (.leftBoxContainter) in both stylesheet_new & stylesheet_original!!

I have added the class to both at the end and changed it margin value, that has no effect, and has not increased the existing gaps!!

any one know how to increase this gap?

[kobra]

yes I have copied the css of default_template, but
That was a recommanded by many, and I think it is in the FAQ

any ways, let me assume that doing this is not the right thing to do,
I have used the classic template as it is, with its new & original & print css

Copied the template_default css to where?? It is recommended by many that you setup a 'custom' template based on this NOT use it for the classic template.

If you want to get things corrected without creating several other problems make your own template.

The classic was included to assist current users an easier upgrade path and does not really lend itself to customization as it is a combination of types as you have discovered by adding items to both css fles with no joy.

Convert to a custom template then things will be gin to sort out.