CSS Issues

[petertj]

This topic concerns the use of Styles with WWB 17.

I've had issues with text disappearing from the published page when it was clearly evident on the page when using WWB. The source of the problem was traced to bad CSS data. In order to avoid repetition I am attempting to understand how the CSS data needs to be formatted so I exported several versions of the CSS data to external files.

While WW3 CSS validator (https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator) passed some versions of the styles.css including the default version other validators at :

https://codebeautify.org/cssvalidate
and
https://www.cssportal.com/css-validator/

noted errors which included incorrect alphabetic order and other seemingly innocuous complaints like "disallow units for 0 values".

Even the default CSS file, when exported yielded a large number of faults including "Require properties appropriate for display - margin can't be used with display: inline.

Although I have now resolved most of the appearance issues on the site's pages I would appreciate any clues as to where things are going wrong and how to put them right.

[Pablo]

I am not aware of any issues with the generated CSS.
However, the software has thousands of options and millions of possible combinations, so if you think you have found a problem then please share a DEMO project so I can take a look if it can be improved.

Also, not all validation tools produce realistic reports. Some tools will always find something to complain about...

[petertj]

Pablo, I don't understand what you intend to mean when talking about 'tolls....'.

I thought I had made myself clear when carefullyb relating an account of difficulty I had experienced. My daily use of WWB and my wish to improve the quality of the work that I produce is such that I have and will reach a point when it is wise to ask for help rather than to continue to struggle. Thanks for responding.

In the first place I seek help in knowing, generally, what the correct structure of a CSS should be. It would also be helpful to know what you can and can't do within the WWB environment to avoid the kind of problem that I have had. For example, I exported the CSS settings for the current project I was working on and deleted the existing content by deleting (removing) the h1 h2 etc lines using WWB. I then reimported the file I had saved whereupon I discovered that it contained doubled up duplicates of what I had exported. This is not a case of my reporting an issue with the software, it is simply my reporting observations when using the software. This doesn't seem to be a software bug and my request "I would appreciate any clues as to where things are going wrong and how to put them right" is clearly a request for help - not a criticism of the application. There is very littlke in the WWB PDF manual covering CSS.

I have been unable to find a simple way to send files via this bulletin board so I will send a couple of CSS files via email for your consideration.

best wishes


Peter

[Pablo]

Pablo, I don't understand what you intend to mean when talking about 'tolls....'.

I was referring to the tools for validating CSS.

To be able to help you, I need a DEMO project (.wbs file) so I can see all your settings.

I do not need the complete project because that will only take more time to figure out what you have done.
Basically, I just need a small project with one page and object(s) that are relevant to your question.

Note that I cannot see what you have done based on the published page (HTML), because the software has thousands of options and millions of possible combinations.
So, there is no way to know which options you have used by looking at the HTML only.

For further details about how to share a project file, please see this FAQ:
https://www.wysiwygwebbuilder.com/forum ... 10&t=82134