CSS - "style" property not overriding class - html

I have a DIV container that is a CSS class defined on the top level. That container also has a style that has a couple elements that should override the main class elements. As far as I understand, this is what it should be doing, but it seems to ignore everything I am putting in there.
/* In the CSS file. */
div.ItemContainer {
position:absolute;
left:50px;
top:15px;
width:80px;
height:70px;
}
and In the HTML file:
<div class="ItemContainer" style="left:200px; top:150px;">
Test text.
</div>
Am I doing something wrong here? If not, any suggestions on how to get this to work? Thanks.

Sometimes things don't cascade correctly in some browsers. Use the !important flag to override behaviour.
style="left: 200px !important; top: 150px !important"

Your code seems to be alright. Have a look at the markup language you are using (HTML/XTML...) to see if it has an error such as a unclosed quotes, missing tag or missing end tag. Another thing that could mess up your style is the use of JavaScript for styling. It is a bad practice to use JavaScript for styling! Have a close look at what you are doing with the use of JavaScript for styling.
iScroll
Using iScroll seems to be the source of your problem. You might want to use a JavaScript library that does not mess with CSS. Also, you could try to modify the library or find a way to bypass what ever you are doing with the library.
You might find something useful in these links:
jQuery TOOLS
jQuery UI

try !important
left:200px !important;

Related

Delete a CSS propery you dont have access to edit

I have made a complete Bootstrap grid system. I am now uploading my code to a CMS system, and can see there is some CSS from the backend, there is messing up my grid.
If I untick the following code in the inspector window, everything is looking perfect. When the following code is ticked in the inspector window everything is messed up. Is it possible to overwrite this code somehow, so the class is not used?
.cms-area img {
width: 100%;
}
You can use !important in such cases but use it sparingly. Best is to remove the unwanted code and not use !important. !important might cause issues later that are difficult to debug. If possible include your css after other css is included in the code. In CSS, rules that appear later take precedence over earlier rules
Edit:
Set width to auto instead of 100% to fix your alignment issue
Below given is the ideal way to manage css since it allows you to attribute your style content and lets you override the style already applied elsewhere.
.cms-area .your-class img {
width: <your choice>;
}

CSS - Class not registering when combined with bootstrap

I have a weird one that I can't seem to be able to figure out. I am new to CSS and decided to use bootstrap to assist with styles etc.
the problem I have is when I try to assign two classes to a div element, 1 being the bootstrap column and another from my own stylesheet.
the code from my stylesheet seems to be ignored in some cases. now i have taken that one bit of code and css out and put it into the jsfiddle but it works fine. its only when combined with the rest of the html does it seem to have issues. also note that if i use inline styles it works...
I copied the entire code to js fiddle now so that you guys can replicate the issue. the section I am having issues with is the 4 images that are side by side
class="services-boxes"
anyway any assistance will be appreciated, as well as general feedback as I am new to this all! :)
https://jsfiddle.net/d9bv0grx/1/
Due to the way cascading style sheets work it (styles are be applied in order AND by specificity). It is most likely that styles you are expecting to see are being overridden by specificity.
Give this guide a read.
An example is that for <div id="selector">
#selector {background-color:red;}
div {background-color:green;}
You can expect to see a div with a red background, even though the green background is set afterwards, the id selector has greater specificity.
Then try and alter the specificity of your selectors in your css so that they will take precedence over in bootstrap.
Also just going to add, you have casing issues - you declare the class with lowercase in css, capitalised in your html.
You also have syntax issues in your css. Your css should look like:
.services-boxes {
padding:0;
max-height:500px;
width:100%;
}
Sort all this and you should be golden! jsfiddle
Looks like a combination of syntax errors. Your style should be declared like this:
.services-boxes {
padding:0px;
max-height: 500PX;
width:100%;
}
Note that the class is all lowercase (which should match style where declared which is currently Services-Boxes), a colon separating property and value (you has used = in some instances) and one set of curly braces per declaration (the above class .logo-image has 2 closing braces). Just a bit of formatting should see your code recognised
When you don't have total control over your HTML, you can use the !important property in css to give a priority to your styles.
.services-boxes {
color: red !important;
}
However keep in mind that you have to avoid the !important property as much as possible and do not use it unless you can't do it any other way.

Unable to override bootstrap css

I am trying to override the following found in the bootstrap class of "modal-footer"
margin-top: 15px;
I have the following HTML code that does this:
<div class="modal-footer my-modal-footer-override"></div>
and the following custom css :
.my-modal-footer-override {
margin-top: 0px
}
But this does not work.
Any suggestions ?
You could try a more specific selector. This could do the trick
.modal-footer.my-modal-footer-override {
margin-top: 0px;
}
Multiple class selectors should work in everything newer than IE6. Please note the absence of whitespace between the classes: this means that both classes are applied on the same element.
If this still does not cut it, you could put .modal before this selector, so: .modal .modal-footer.my-modal-footer-override.
The important! declaration could be used as a dirty hack, but I would advise against it.
Check your CSS import order. Make sure your custom css is loaded after Bootstrap. Use firebug or chrome dev tools to see if your styling is being overriden because of something imported laterin the html.
Have you tried this?
.my-modal-footer-override {
margin-top: 0px !important;
}
Using !important before the ";" will give this rule more weight than the bootstrap css.
You can add that inside yout HTML using ..css.. in the head, or in a new css document.

Replace html css style with condition from css file

I have this problem and I don't know how to fix it. In my project many html files have defined for div an width style, for example:
<div style="width:200px" id="boom">/*****/</div>
In css file if I put a condition like:
`div#boom{width:auto !important;}`
is ignored because style is defined in html for that div and from what I know html condition beat css condition.
How is possible to fix that? I don't want to edit all html pages because I would take a long time.
You are doing something wrong. Because !important makes the style the highest priority, so it always use the width: auto; and not the inline CSS.
An live example that this works: http://tinkerbin.com/wzrFiyaq
And a tutorial: http://css-tricks.com/override-inline-styles-with-css/
div[style] {
width:auto !important;
}​

Css cascade problem:Mozilla

I have a problem in viewing my web app in mozilla.
In my web app I have a button whose css styles are as below:
.page_button
{
BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(../images/pagebutton_bg2.png);
BORDER-LEFT:0px;
/*WIDTH: 100%;*/
CURSOR: pointer;
/*COLOR: #000000;*/
BORDER-BOTTOM:0px;
}
As above I have commented out the "Width:100%"&"Color:#000000" attributes as they are causing problems in Mozilla Firefox.(The width100% option makes my buttons appear very small) -- so i commented them.
But the problem here is that this button is inheriting the same Color:#000000 & Width:100% from other parent elements.How can I stop this inheritance.
I even tried overriding those properties like : Color : null; Width : none ---> But this is not working.
I appreciate any suggestions to overcome this.
Regards,
Vijay
I don't know if I understand your problem correctly but if you want to prevent accidental inheritance you can try and use full paths...so instead of just .page_button you could use something like body.page_button though it is more probable that you should do that somewhere else in your code and not in the part you are displaying hope that helps...good luck!
width is not an inheritable property, so you must be applying the style width: 100% to your button using another selector.
If you don't already have Firebug, then I recommend installing it and using it. With Firebug, you can select any DOM element and trace back exactly how the values of all CSS properties on the element were calculated.
If the button is on a link element, then width will have no effect unless the link is set to display:block; or display:inline-block; . That could be having an unintended effect.
I also second the Firebug recommendation!