help with changing font size on home page side bar

MarkOvergaard · January 31, 2020

This is the first of several requests for assistance. I'm posting them individually rather than all in one message. I hope that simplifies the discussions. All these questions relate to my website: www.remarkableimagery,net. I've had it up for several years, but am refreshing it.

I'd like to reduce the font size in the copyright message without success. When I customize content and design for the home page and choose that block, clicking on the spanner gives me a block of text with an attributes line at the top. When I attempt to change the font size from 16, either up or down, no change seems to occur. Perhaps there’s some detail that I’m missing? I want that font size to be smaller (probably 12 points).

Thanks.

Mark

Hikin' Mike · January 31, 2020

I don't use Text Blocks, I prefer the control of HTML/CSS blocks.

I added a Text Block to my test page and I was able to change the font size.

The only reason I can see of your font size didn't change is you either didn't save the changes or you have some conflicting CSS someplace, although I didn't see any.

MarkOvergaard · February 1, 2020

Thanks, Hikin' Mike. As far as I understand this stuff (which isn't a huge amount!), the use of HTML block for that chunk of text shouldn't make any difference, since I don't need the additional control that I believe is a key motivation for using an HTML block instead. I re-did the steps to change the font size of that copyright block on my home page, taking care to finalize at each step. Also, the only CSS block I've ever added in my life is the one addressing inter-paragraph spacing that I just did, with your guidance. I'm not sure what the next steps should be. Fortunately, this topic is the least important of my issues.

Mark

Hikin' Mike · February 1, 2020

Yeah, I wasn't seeing any extra CSS, so I suggest you contact the Help Desk as I can't look "under the hood" like SM can.

Hikin' Mike · February 1, 2020

You could use a HTML/CSS Block instead if you'd like.

HTML:
<p>All text and images on this site (unless otherwise credited) are copyright © 2012 - 2020 Mark Overgaard, with all rights reserved.</p>

CSS:
p {font-size: 12px;}

MarkOvergaard · February 1, 2020

Thanks. Do I have to do anything special to ensure that the scope of this CSS is that specific HTML block? The abbreviation "px" does stand for pixels, right? Is there an abbreviation that stands for "points"?

Mark

Hikin' Mike · February 1, 2020

@MarkOvergaard said:
Thanks. Do I have to do anything special to ensure that the scope of this CSS is that specific HTML block? The abbreviation "px" does stand for pixels, right? Is there an abbreviation that stands for "points"?

Mark

Anything you put in that CSS section of the HTML/CSS Block is for THAT block only.

Yes, px is for pixels.

Hikin' Mike · February 1, 2020

@MarkOvergaard said:
Is there an abbreviation that stands for "points"?

That would be pt.

help with changing font size on home page side bar

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