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    Dreamweaver custom CSS problems

    Hi

    I am new to Actinic but know Dreamweaver very well. I have designed the outer layer file of my shop in Dreamweaver as CSS. I have designed my own navigation lnks and included these in my outer layer .css file. However when I registered the design in Actinic the links look very different then they did in Dreamweaver. Has anyone else had this problem and if so any ideas where I am going wrong?

    Also in Dreamweaver I have designed the wrapper so that the website centers in the browser but again this doesn't carry over into Actinic. Any ideas?

    Thanks

    Kaye
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    #2
    The Dreamweaver file and the css file that belongs to it, should start in the actinic top folder before you register it.
    If you have not done that, I would de-register the dreamweaver file (as explained in the advanced guide) and do it again.
    Design it wherever you like, then move it to the actinic folder before registering it.
    Also make sure that all image files are inside quote marks, and that your own css file is showing below the actinic css file.
    I did this on my sites without any problems, and it is also centred on the page.
    Brian
    www.netmusicalinstruments.co.uk

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      #3
      Brian

      Thanks for this - I'll try it. And if you want to make changes to the custom css file I guess I need to load it into dreamweaver from the actinic folder and and any changes to this will automatically show in Actinic?

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        #4
        As you register a design with actinic, it puts a huge warning message on the screen, telling you where things should be stored. If you read that and follow it, you will have no problems, unless of course your CSS is not up to scratch, in which case it doesn't matter where it is stored.

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          #5
          The files are all in the right place and CSS code is fine - when it initially all goes into Actinic it looks fine - as soon as I start to change the layout in Actinic the webpage goes off center and all the link and inner layout text changes

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            #6
            Originally posted by aimweb
            The files are all in the right place and CSS code is fine
            So being that confident you'd take a bet right? If your CSS is kaputt, you owe me £500, if it is perfect and actinic is being silly, i will design it to your exact spec free of charge. Deal?

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              #7
              Haven't got that kind of money........yet, so best I go check the CSS and try again!! Give me a break I'm new to this!!!

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                #8
                Be careful of widths you have set, especially in site options within actinic.

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                  #9
                  I have set a wrapper width of 770px

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                    #10
                    and how have you then centered that wrapper?

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                      #11
                      margin:0 auto;

                      I have just read that it is a good idea to include custom CSS files in the Additional Files list in Design / Additional Files is this correct?

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                        #12
                        I never have Kaye, just make sure that the html and the css file are in your site folder. You've centered is correctly by the looks of it, i'd expect you have a width issue within the inner part. Is there a URL?

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                          #13
                          No URL yet - still in the design stage.

                          But the wrapper problem doesn't explain why the links and text appear different too - I don't really understand because the rest of the page layout looks fine - it's just the text and links which aren't right. I'm baffled!

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                            #14
                            You may have inheritance issues, make sure your stylesheet is loaded after the actinic one in the <head> area.

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                              #15
                              It is but does it need to be right below (next line)?

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