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devblog on "Changing Font Size Within Widgets"

devblog — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:49:56 +0000

Add this selector to your CSS:

.widget_links ul, .widget_rss ul{
font-size: 85%;
}

Where 85 is a suggested value.

Add this property to your "#page" selector:

overflow: hidden;

That should take care of the horizontal scroll bar.

trinovantes on "Changing Font Size Within Widgets"

trinovantes — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:44:45 +0000

1. add your preferred font-size to '.blogroll li'
2. i only see two columns so i'm a bit confused by your question

if you meant the footer, try adding a negative margin-bottom to #footer

brandnewhero on "Changing Font Size Within Widgets"

brandnewhero — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:36:06 +0000

Hey,

Any help on this? Sorry to be a nag; I just want to make sure my post isn't lost amongst the masses.

devblog on "Changing Font Size Within Widgets"

devblog — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:56:12 +0000

I'll take a look at this on my break. I'll post as soon as I have something

brandnewhero on "Changing Font Size Within Widgets"

brandnewhero — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:27:17 +0000

Thanks for the quick reply. I read that link and decided to suck it up, and just place my own CSS modifications on top of the existing theme. It was a slightly tedious process, but I did it, and now I feel better :)

However, those problems I mentioned still persist. I'm happy to wait until the CSS volunteer shows up; thanks again for helping me in the meantime.

timethief on "Changing Font Size Within Widgets"

timethief — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:03:01 +0000

Hello there,
The volunteer who helps with CSS editing doesn't appear to be available at this time. You will have to be patient wile waiting for him to login and help you. Here's a link to a post that he recommends reading http://csswiz.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/if-you-have-the-wp-com-css-upgrade/

brandnewhero on "Changing Font Size Within Widgets"

brandnewhero — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:54:25 +0000

http://shermanesque.wordpress.com

So I purchased the custom CSS upgrade, and because I'm still learning CSS, I decided to load the existing stylesheet (K2-lite) and edit it directly (eventually, I'll do it the other, preferred way, but for now I feel more comfortable with this).

I've gotten my page to look pretty close to how I'd like, but I'm having two issues:

1. I have a widget for the blogroll on the right, and while I like the font size of the title of the blogroll, the font size for the individual blogs is too big. Same goes for the other widget below it. How do I change that font size without changing the font size of the title of the widget?

2. My page is just a little too wide; that is, the center column (I'm sure that's not the right terminology) is fine, but the background is just a bit wider than I'd like, resulting in a pointless scroll bar at the bottom of the screen. How do I change this without changing the header width?

The first question is more important for the time being than the second, although I'd eventually like to resolve both.