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1. editortnm
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I'm using the default theme, and I would like to narrow the sidebar a little. Think I can work out how to do it? Nope ;)

   I think it might be to do with this section from the CSS:

   .narrowcolumn {
   	float: left;
   	padding: 0 0 20px 45px;
   	margin: 0px 0 0;
   	width: 450px;
   	}
   
   .widecolumn {
   	padding: 10px 0 20px 0;
   	margin: 5px 0 0 150px;
   	width: 450px;
   	}

   but changing the numbers seem to make no difference. And why do they have the same width value above???

   Thx.

2. Jeremy Clark
   Moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #

   You'll need to look for the #sidebar section. It will look something like this
   

   #sidebar
   {
   	padding: 20px 0 10px 0;
   	margin-left: 545px;
   	width: 190px;
   	}

   Adjust the width there and also in the sections you've already found.

3. editortnm
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   That's great - it worked. Thanks!

   How do I get the text in the main column to now go all the way over to fill the now wider column? The text must be set to not go over a certain line length but I cannot locate it. :(

4. MoonbatWingnut
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   If you are using Firefox there is an add-on called Firebug that will show you how a page is constructed. You can use it on your own page to see what sections are affected by which part of the CSS.

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