Background doesn't grow with the content - The UNIX.COM Drupal Experiment

tayyabq8 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Hi reborg,

I have noticed that background doesn't grow if we don't have any content on the right pane, sample is attached.

regards,
Tayyab

reborg · #2 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Yes, there seems to be a problem with the default theme where is only sizes the backgroound to the size if the main content panel.

As a temproary workaround I would suggest switching to one of the other themes. You can do that from the "my account"->edit and the list of available skins is at the bottom of the page.

I'll check and see if there is a fix for this, otherwise I'll patch the skin on my test machine and send the patch to Neo.

EDIT: The attached revised style.css seems to fix the problem in all browsers that I could test ( I don't have safari so can't test that )

Neo · #3 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Hi Folks,

I installed the new css file. Thanks reborg!

Neo

Neo · #4 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Hi reborg,

The new css file causes the color bars in the (seasons) poll on node/20 to break in Firefox. (Works fine with IE).

reborg · #5 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

I'll take another shot and post back with another update, even stranger is that any other Gecko based browsers (Mozilla, seamonkey ) are fine.

reborg · #6 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Ok, this one seems to be ok. I tried it on my test machine with a poll and it displays correctly.

Neo · #7 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Hi Reborg,

That one does not work, does not seem like the same theme.

reborg · #8 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Oops, sorry I uploaded the wrong file.

reborg · #9 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Ok, this is the correct update to the original one I posted.

The two commented lines are the changes compared to the previous one.

I've tested what I could in terms of content with IE, Firefox, Netscape, Seamonkey and Opera.

Code:

.center_column {
position:relative;
float:left;         /* float left, default is top */
width:595px;
margin:0 0 0 0;  /* remove the top margin */
padding:0 0 0 10px;
border-left:1px solid #999999;
}

Neo · #10 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Hi reborg,

I had to change the header back to blue, etc, and made these changes:

Code:

.header {
position:relative;
margin:0 0 0 0 !important;
margin:-7px 0 0 0;
padding:0 0 0 ;
width:780px !important;
width:742px;
height:125px;
background:#6699CC;
text-align:left;
}

.header_block {
position:relative;
margin:0 20px 0 20px;
padding:0 0 0 0;
width:740px;
background:transparent;
text-align:left;
color:#000000;
}

See attached as well.

reborg · #11 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Yes, that makes sense. I was working from the vanilla one from the theme this time because I managed to lose the one I was using earlier.

Neo · #12 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Great.

Also, I created another role called "admin" which has all permissions except "directly change DB" and "change own user name".... rest is full permissions.

I added you to that role.

PS: Let me know if you want to do direct MySQL writes or change your user name

Neo · #13 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Hi Reborg,

FYI: There is a problem with the new CSS file using IE 6.0.2900.X

The center column now appears under the left column in this version of IE, LOL.

Neo · #14 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

Hi reborg,

I reverted back to the orig CSS file for now, since the last version gave errors on my version of IE.

reborg · #15 (**permalink**) 02-04-2007

I'm happy with my username, and don't intend to wirite to the DB directly, that makes it way way to easy to break things. I might do some reading to get stat at some stage but I'll let you know before I try anything and I'm not ready for that yet. I need to look at the tables and how they are indexed etc. before I try anything.

I'll have to try IE 6 tomorrow. I don't have a computer at home with it installed. There are lots of CSS bugs in older versions of IE ( ie pre IE 7 ) so I'm guessing it is the result of one of these, but they are well documented so I should be able to find something.

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