CSS/HTML Help (Tables and Sidebars)

Posted 6 years, 6 months ago by FidgeMimic

Hello there! I've had a problem with customizing and I can't quite seem to figure it out. I'm currently using a purchased CSS theme, and I'll link the character profile that's currently in progress up above here. My main issues are that I want to find a way to put a table/Background behind all of the body text if possible. Alternatively: I'm trying to find a way to make the text readable with repeating or complex backgrounds. Similarly, the sidebar is taking on the image that I'm placing on the background, so it's not allowing for a smooth pattern repeat. If anyone knows how to fix these I would be super appreciative! Thank you!

KnightOfSpring

Basically what you have to do is set a background for the entire container and then another one for the main and sidebar but the problem is that the text color needs to be changed too for it to work since right now it changes with themes for other users O: So it's a bit more than "just" changing the background of one or two things.

FidgeMimic

KnightOfSpring Ahhhh ok that makes sense I'm still relatively new to coding, so I'm not used to a lot of the general rules that've changed when the site switched over. You wouldn't happen to have any examples or tutorials on how to write the code for the sidebar and containers, would you?

KnightOfSpring

Sadly not, I played with them myself until things worked out. I can only tell you that in my case i used #container for the entire background of the page and .side-nav for the background of my sidebar. The template I have uses cards so I can't really help you with the main content besides maybe trying #content or .character-profile? I'm sadly a n00b myself so I go by "trial and error" most times.

FidgeMimic

A large amount of coding seems to be trial and error =A= but that makes the breakthroughs all the more fun imo. But now I have a question update, because I can't remember how to code in a picture for the background without breaking the whole dang thing. Can anyone toss me that code line by any chance?