Hi Murray
Wow...
There for a minuet I thought you were going to say something about not using
% or length.... Ha hahaha
But I have found out the hard way (within a mso theme) to stick with their
way of doing things. 8)
bob
| If what you want is to change the space within a paragraph, use
line-height.
| If what you want is to change the space BETWEEN paragraphs, use margin.
|
| --
| Murray
| --------------
| MVP FrontPage
|
|
| | > OK I see where you have the line-height 200% in the body tag...
| > That is not effecting the paragraphs...
| >
| > Try adding the selector P and then the line height.
| >
| > p {
| > line-height: 1.5;
| > }
| >
| > "Warning" this might cause other problems but it will set the paragraph
| > height of 1.5 times the "font" height and should give you the results
you
| > are looking for....
| >
| > HTH
| > Note: The list (what looks like a list) will not be effected - To
| > increase
| > the space there just increase the "Cell padding"
| >
| > bob
| > | > | Sorry about that! I was trying it with and without CSS and got
confused.
| > | Anyway I uploaded it now.
| > | Andrew
| > | | > | > The css sheet is not on the server....
| > | > The reference to:
| > | > The requested URL /_themes/modified-blank-6/modi1000.css was not
found
| > on
| > | > this server.That might be causing part of the problem?bob
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | Yes, what I did was - several times - go into Themes and set No
| > Theme,
| > | > then
| > | > | come back to t e pages and check under Page Properties that there
| > was
| > No
| > | > | theme.
| > | > | Go back into Themes, select the theme I want, modify it and save
| > under
| > a
| > | > new
| > | > | name, then apply to the pages. Also did simpler more obvious
version
| > of
| > | > | that, modifying the theme, saving-as and re-applying all in one
| > visit
| > to
| > | > | Themes.
| > | > | The modification, for test purposes, is that Body style is set to
| > | double
| > | > | line spacing and right-hand alignment.
| > | > | On the Normal view, I get at least double line spacing. On the
| > actual
| > | > | webpage, I get nothing.
| > | > | The fact that I get double spacing in Normal view does suggest
that
| > the
| > | > main
| > | > | paragraphs of the text are indeed styled with Body; because no
such
| > | style
| > | > | shows on the drop-down list of styles on the main Frontpage
screen,
| > | there
| > | > | you get a style called Normal whilein the "modify theme" forms you
| > get
| > | no
| > | > | reference to Normal. So I am kind of _assuming_ that Normal= Body.
| > My
| > | goal
| > | > | is that all the main text is 1.5 line spaced, I am assuming that
the
| > | main
| > | > | text gets its formatting from Body style.
| > | > | I uploaded a specimen page from the new web to the live web. You
can
| > | find
| > | > it
| > | > | at
http://www.lifehypnosis.co.uk/hidden_test.htm
| > | > | PLease ignore the messiness in the top border etc, it is a work in
| > | > progress.
| > | > | Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to look at this - it
is
| > much
| > | > | appreciated.
| > | > | Andrew
| > | > | | > | > | > Did you save theme under a new name and then apply it?
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Provide a URL to the site with the problem.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > --
| > | > | > ==============================================
| > | > | > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > | > | > ==============================================
| > | > | > If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
| > | > | > a Service Pack or security update, please contact
| > | > | > Microsoft Product Support Services:
| > | > | >
http://support.microsoft.com
| > | > | > If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
| > | > | > security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
| > | > | > ==============================================
| > | > | >
| > | > | | > | > | > > Dear Thomas,
| > | > | > > Thanks, but this doesn't work. If I apply the theme with CSS,
| > then
| > I
| > | > get
| > | > | > > changes, sometimes grotesquely big, in the Normal view.
Preview
| > and
| > | > the
| > | > | > > published web show no changes. If I don't use CSS, I don't
even
| > get
| > | > | that.
| > | > | > > I am checking under Page Properties the the theme is indeed
| > being
| > | > | applied
| > | > | > > and removed. And I've applied a background gif to prove that
the
| > | theme
| > | > | is
| > | > | > > working. But changes in line spacing, or indeed text alignment
| > right
| > | > | instead
| > | > | > > of left, I do not get.
| > | > | > > Regards
| > | > | > > Andrew
| > | > | > > | > | > | > >> When you modify the theme you must save it under a new name,
| > remove
| > | > the
| > | > | > > currently theme and then
| > | > | > >> apply your newly modified theme.
| > | > | > >>
| > | > | > >> --
| > | > | > >> ==============================================
| > | > | > >> Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > | > | > >> ==============================================
| > | > | > >> If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
| > | > | > >> a Service Pack or security update, please contact
| > | > | > >> Microsoft Product Support Services:
| > | > | > >>
http://support.microsoft.com
| > | > | > >> If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
| > | > | > >> security update, then there is usually no charge for the
call.
| > | > | > >> ==============================================
| > | > | > >>
| > | > | > > | > | > | > >> >I have a simple web with formatting controlled by a
minimally
| > | > modified
| > | > | > >> > version of the Blank Theme. Some changes to the theme do
not
| > | > reflect
| > | > | > > either
| > | > | > >> > on Preview view or on the published web.
| > | > | > >> > For example, if I change heading 2 to be underlined, that
| > change
| > | > | shows
| > | > | > > in
| > | > | > >> > both places. But if I change Body text to be 150% line
| > spacing,
| > | > that
| > | > | > > change
| > | > | > >> > does not show. When I go back into the theme, it tells me
| > Body
| > | text
| > | > | is
| > | > | > > 150%
| > | > | > >> > spacing. So the change got saved OK. But it doesn't seem to
| > | > actually
| > | > | DO
| > | > | > >> > anything.
| > | > | > >> > This feels like it might be a beginners error due to my
| > | ignorance.
| > | > | Any
| > | > | > > ideas
| > | > | > >> > what I am doing wrong?
| > | > | > >> > Many thanks!
| > | > | > >> > Andrew White
| > | > | > >> > Exeter UK
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