why cant i increase sidebar width in default theme???

  • Resolved goldmember

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    14 years, 4 months ago

    on this site i’m trying to increase the width of the sidebar from 240 to 250px but when i do the sidebar gets bounced down to the bottom of the page even though it appears there’s room for another 10px. i cant figure out why thats happening event though i’ve looked at the margins of the post content.

    here’s the current css for sidebar:

    #primary, #secondary {
background:none repeat scroll 0 0 red;
width:240px;
float:right;
overflow:hidden;
}

    please advise how to fix. thanks!

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  • Hi,
    Even though the new default theme is hundreds of times better than the previous one, styling doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

    The #main section is 940px wide. The #container is 680px wide, with a -240px margin to account for that sidebar. So if you adjust that, it may work for you. It’s all about balance. One must have some CSS abilities to make these changes without trouble.

    For those who don’t like playing with CSS, a theme like Atahualpa is best for those who like to tweak a lot, they’re built for it.

    Thread Starter goldmember

    (@goldmember)

    thanks flamenco!!!

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