3 Replies Latest reply: Oct 7, 2013 5:24 AM by matthew stuart RSS

    CSS question

    matthew stuart Community Member

      Just wondering if somebody knows the reason for the following. I have set up a class in my external style sheet:

       

      .cancelpage {

            margin:-3px -15px 0px 0px;

      }

       

      and have it in place on a page like so:

       

      class="smmbtnwrn cancelpage"

       

      but .cancelpage isn't working.

       

      However, if I have it as an inline style (style="margin:-3px -15px 0px 0px;") then it works. Why is this?

        • 1. Re: CSS question
          John Waller CommunityMVP

          Please upload the page and post a link so we can take a look in our browsers.

          • 2. Re: CSS question
            osgood_ CommunityMVP

            matthew stuart wrote:

             

            Just wondering if somebody knows the reason for the following. I have set up a class in my external style sheet:

             

            .cancelpage {

                  margin:-3px -15px 0px 0px;

            }

             

            and have it in place on a page like so:

             

            class="smmbtnwrn cancelpage"

             

            but .cancelpage isn't working.

             

            However, if I have it as an inline style (style="margin:-3px -15px 0px 0px;") then it works. Why is this?

             

            Have you got any containers with id's on the page maybe like:

             

            <div id="blah">

             

            <div class="smmbtnwrn cancelpage">Content</div>

             

            </div><!-- end blah -->

             

            Sometimes you may need to write the css as follows:

             

            #blah .cancelpage {

            margin:-3px -15px 0px 0px;

            }

             

            Failing that upload the page/css as John says.

            • 3. Re: CSS question
              matthew stuart Community Member

              Thanks osgood... I couldn't see the wood through the trees with this one. I'll give it a go later, but I am sure that's what it is.

               

              I have the page uploaded, but it's behind password protected areas, and to give access would be more effort than I have time for!

               

              Thanks again.