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@restmin
9 years ago
114 posts
I am using Slate theme, with site builder.

I found where to change my font size in my site.css (after an hour of digging through css files) but am unable to discover where to change the color. I have used firebug, but am coming up empty.

This is an example page: http://restministriessunroomcom.jamroomhosting.com/guidelines-policies

I just wanted the normal text font to be a bit darker--closer to black and less gray.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
updated by @restmin: 05/15/15 01:01:44PM
joshwolve
joshwolve
@covertlogic
9 years ago
21 posts
You should be able to catch all of the body text with
#content {color:#000;}

Im unfamiliar with sitebuilder still, but if there are any theme settings overriding it, you can just tack on !important by adding this to your css [ #content {color:#000!important;]

Adding it to p {} or body might be a better option as it will live throughout the site vs only within the content div... up to you.
updated by @covertlogic: 04/06/15 03:46:41PM
michael
@michael
9 years ago
7,746 posts
The color for the main content box is at:
ACP -> SKINS -> SLATE -> STYLE -> (type #content in the search box) -> background-color

Or you might mean the page background color which is at
ACP -> SKINS -> SLATE -> STYLE -> (type body in the search box) -> background-color
Strumelia
Strumelia
@strumelia
9 years ago
3,603 posts
There is also a little "wrapper background" .png on the server in your skin Images folder that sets the color for a small area of your site background near the top of site pages. Ive found that even after setting css style colors through the ACP, that little background area stayed stubbornly its own color until I actually edited and replaced that .png to the proper color manually, right on my server via ftp (keeping the same file name, just over writing the file with my new one of the same name size and shape). Did I do that the right way, or is there an easier or more elegant method?


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joshwolve
joshwolve
@covertlogic
9 years ago
21 posts
Ill stop answering CMS questions with code lol. It appears site builder does enjoy full customization control admin-side. cheers!
michael
@michael
9 years ago
7,746 posts
joshwolve:
Ill stop answering CMS questions with code lol. It appears site builder does enjoy full customization control admin-side. cheers!

You're efforts are appreciated @covertlogic and not wrong. There are many ways to do it and your way is just as valid as any of the other ways and preferable by some. For me, I would use the .css file in the skin to make all adjustments because I like looking at code more than I like interfaces. Its all preference. :)

This question asked about Site Builder which is the drag-n-drop method hence the answer.
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@restmin
9 years ago
114 posts
thanks to all of you! I will be working on this more tomorrow. put in 10 hours today but am making progress! g'nite.
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@restmin
9 years ago
114 posts
Thanks, everyone.

I figured it out with a combination of your answers. @Michael, 'content' got me to the background colors but not the font color. @covertlogic , I searched for 'body' instead of 'content' and found the body text in the CSS file and found it there!

For future reference, is there an easy way to edit the CSS file without having to download it/upload it? I have some experience with CSS code, but prefer to keep it as easy as possible when messing with it so I don't mess it up.

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