[Pmwiki-users] PmWiki skinning

[Thomas -Balu- Walter]

On Sat, Nov 06, 2004 at 12:41:02AM +0000, Val Sharp wrote:
> Thomas -Balu- Walter, on 05.11.04 23:48, wrote:
> >...
> >Another thing are the styles added in the HeaderText. Those exist so
> >that things like vertical space, code, etc. look like in the default
> >wiki. But always adding them makes it difficult to override them too. 
> >
> >E.g. to not have the createlinktext links be underlined I have to add a
> >CSS below the default:
> >
> >a.createlinktext { text-decoration:none; border-bottom:1px dotted grey; }
> >
> >a.createlinktext { border-bottom: 0px }
> >...
> 
> For the sake of customisability, I too would like to see these style 
> rules put in an external stylesheet, with the HeaderText then using a 
> LINK to include them.

Do not do so in the HeaderText, but in the template file please. If it
would be included in the HeaderText I'd still have to override them.

> The CSS cascade order means that rules embedded with a STYLE element 
> will override any LINKed or imported rules. It is possible to use the 
> '!important' directive to override the embedded rules, but in a 
> lengthy external stylesheet, once one starts using it, it can become a 
> bit confusing as to what's important and what's not.
> 
> But for the moment, maybe using '!important' in the external 
> stylesheet would be easier than inserting overriding rules in the 
> embedded styles.

Not all browsers support !important correctly yet :-(.

     Balu