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Thread: Widening post-text area

Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago by RossB
I need to widen the column in which I write my posts. I am regularly embedding movie trailers from YouTube, and they are a bit too wide for the post column, encroaching on the sidebar. Hope I am making myself understood. Might be easier to provide my blog link, so here it is: http://theboomtownrap.perthpunk.com/wordpress/ Would be appreciative of assistance from folk who understand CSS (or ...
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stvwlf replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hi In order to widen your post area you have to widen the width of the whole site because you can't make your sidebar narrower. That normally is easy enough to do, but its complicated in your case by the graphic images in your site. Take a look at this URL which is your header image. http://theboomtownrap.perthpunk.com/wordpress/wp-c ontent/themes/sunsetidea-10/sunsetidea-10/images/h eader...

henkholland replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
There is some space to the right of your menu. Try this: Under #sidebar set width to 155px Under .boxed set margin -right to -20px (that is minus 20px) Is there no way to resize the embedded one's to a standard size?

RossB replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
stvwlf, Yes, I see what you mean about those rounded corners. You may well be right about your simpler solution. Thanks for your comments. henkholland Thanks for your suggestion - appreciated. However, I can't find #sidebar or .boxed. Should I be looking in Page Template, Sidebar, or somewhere else, please? (I have looked through both of those but can't find those two items you refer to)....

apljdi replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
What is the code you use to embed that object, because it may be easier to change the size of the object rather than readjust the whole page? Just a thought.

henkholland replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Sorry Ross, look in your template folder in the file style.css Make a safe copy before doing anything.

RossB replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hi again henkholland - and thanks for your clarification. I did try those mods you mentioned, but they didn't work unfortunately. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Appreciate your willingness to assist. apljdi After reading your suggestion, I checked the embedding code from YouTube and reduced the width of the screens until I found the measure that was best. I'm not sure if by reducing the ...

henkholland replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Site looks good. I would alter the sizes proportional; width - 10% then also height -10%

RossB replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
henkholland, do you mean reduce a further 10% from what I've already reduced the width? Or do you mean that if I've reduced the width by 10%, I should also reduce the height by 10%? Cheers Ross

stvwlf replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
if I've reduced the width by 10%, I should also reduce the height by 10% yes

RossB replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
OK, thanks. Just a couple of quick parting queries, pls: 1. To reduce by 10%, do I just calculate 10% of the number of pixels that make up the width and depth, then type in that calculation in the embedding code, or is there some way to select a % reduction without making such calculations? 2. Since you guys have both seen my site, is there some simple CSS modification I can make to realign...

 

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user's latest post:
Widening post-text area
Published (2009-11-06 00:34:59)
stvwlf, Your code change worked perfectly. That unaligned footer has been irritating me since it appeared after I upgraded WP. It's great that it's now fixed - and relatively simply. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Cheers Ross
stvwlf
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Widening post-text area
Published (2009-11-05 21:25:47)
you are better off with the kludge as it is simpler. in your stylesheet, line 302 #footer { background:#4D4D4D url(images/footer.gif); clear:both; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:0.95em; height:75px; line-height:1em; CHANGE --> margin:0 auto; padding:49px 0 0; width:780px; } change the margin line to margin: 0 0 0 -15px; and you should be good to go
henkholland
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Widening post-text area
Published (2009-11-05 03:20:40)
Site looks good. I would alter the sizes proportional; width - 10% then also height -10%
apljdi
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Widening post-text area
Published (2009-11-04 10:20:40)
What is the code you use to embed that object, because it may be easier to change the size of the object rather than readjust the whole page? Just a thought.

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