h1 heading tags can't be styled via stylsheet

Derek R · 11-16-2013, 04:53 AM

I've just installed Sigil 0.7.4 and I'm in the process of creating my first epub in that version, but for some reason I am unable to style the h1 tags via the stylesheet. I've tried everything I can think of to fix this. The h2 tags can be styled using the stylesheet, but the h1 headings can only be styled if the attributes are applied directly to the tags.

This is what is in the stylesheet:

Code:

h1 {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 200%;
    }

Has anyone got any ideas as to why this is the case? Am I overlooking something fundamental and really obvious?

Doitsu · 11-16-2013, 06:53 AM

Works fine on my Windows machine. What's your OS?
Did you by any chance also apply <span> tags to the text inside of the <h1> tags?
If so, the <span> definition will override any h1 styles.

mrmikel · 11-16-2013, 07:00 AM

Is the stylesheet linked to the section in question?

That was how it did not work until I remembered to do that.

Derek R · 11-16-2013, 07:01 AM

Windows XP - but I've also added a new page since and I notice that the css in the stylesheet has no effect on the unordered list I have in it - even though it works on previously created pages. This seems to be something to do with changes made to the files in Sigil not taking effect. Perhaps what I need is some sort of 'refresh' option.

Derek R · 11-16-2013, 07:04 AM

Do you know what, mrmikel, you've just presented me with one of those 'doh!' moments

It has been so long since I last created an epub that I'd entirely overlooked the stylesheet link! I am getting old and forgetful.

I will change that now and report back.

Derek R · 11-16-2013, 07:23 AM

Nope! Still having the same issue with the h1 tags. Only those that have the attributes within the tags will display properly - the stylesheet doesn't appear to be having an impact on them. Strange! Unless I making some other fundamental blunder.

Derek R · 11-16-2013, 07:59 AM

Mystery solved. For some reason I had my css wrapped in <-- and --> - once they were removed from the stylesheet the h1 tags centred and all was well.

mrmikel · 11-16-2013, 09:48 AM

I spent a hour lately trying to figure out why I couldn't style my superscript as a class, when I looked finally at the period in front of it. I didn't need to add class in the HTML, the superscript itself was already being styled!

Glad you figured it out!

Derek R · 11-16-2013, 11:09 AM

Thanks! These things seem to happen to me more and more frequently the older I get - 'senior moments', as it were. And the speed at which I can forget stuff is rather alarming!

st_albert · 11-16-2013, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek R

Thanks! These things seem to happen to me more and more frequently the older I get - 'senior moments', as it were. And the speed at which I can forget stuff is rather alarming!

yeah, tell me about it... It seems as we mature, our minds tend to work in higher, more complex dimensions, rather than the more mundane. Umm, yeah, that's it. Yep.

mrmikel · 11-17-2013, 06:25 AM

Yup, I was contemplating the physics of hyperspace. Now if I could only find my pants! ROTFL See the movie, "The More the Merrier."

theducks · 11-17-2013, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek R

Thanks! These things seem to happen to me more and more frequently the older I get - 'senior moments', as it were. And the speed at which I can forget stuff is rather alarming!

Heck!
I am having trouble remembering what I have forgotten

Anyone seen where I left my coffee cup?

DrChiper · 11-20-2013, 06:21 AM

Some would do anything to forget ...
But do not worry: internet will never forget you

11-16-2013, 04:53 AM	#1
Derek R Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Device: none	h1 heading tags can't be styled via stylsheet I've just installed Sigil 0.7.4 and I'm in the process of creating my first epub in that version, but for some reason I am unable to style the h1 tags via the stylesheet. I've tried everything I can think of to fix this. The h2 tags can be styled using the stylesheet, but the h1 headings can only be styled if the attributes are applied directly to the tags. This is what is in the stylesheet: Code: h1 { text-align: center; font-size: 200%; } Has anyone got any ideas as to why this is the case? Am I overlooking something fundamental and really obvious?

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11-16-2013, 06:53 AM	#2
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,584 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	Works fine on my Windows machine. What's your OS? Did you by any chance also apply <span> tags to the text inside of the <h1> tags? If so, the <span> definition will override any h1 styles.

11-16-2013, 07:00 AM	#3
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	Is the stylesheet linked to the section in question? That was how it did not work until I remembered to do that.

11-16-2013, 07:01 AM	#4
Derek R Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Device: none	Windows XP - but I've also added a new page since and I notice that the css in the stylesheet has no effect on the unordered list I have in it - even though it works on previously created pages. This seems to be something to do with changes made to the files in Sigil not taking effect. Perhaps what I need is some sort of 'refresh' option.

11-16-2013, 07:04 AM	#5
Derek R Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Device: none	Do you know what, mrmikel, you've just presented me with one of those 'doh!' moments It has been so long since I last created an epub that I'd entirely overlooked the stylesheet link! I am getting old and forgetful. I will change that now and report back.

11-16-2013, 07:23 AM	#6
Derek R Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Device: none	Nope! Still having the same issue with the h1 tags. Only those that have the attributes within the tags will display properly - the stylesheet doesn't appear to be having an impact on them. Strange! Unless I making some other fundamental blunder.

11-16-2013, 07:59 AM	#7
Derek R Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Device: none	Mystery solved. For some reason I had my css wrapped in <-- and --> - once they were removed from the stylesheet the h1 tags centred and all was well.

11-16-2013, 09:48 AM	#8
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	I spent a hour lately trying to figure out why I couldn't style my superscript as a class, when I looked finally at the period in front of it. I didn't need to add class in the HTML, the superscript itself was already being styled! Glad you figured it out!

11-16-2013, 11:09 AM	#9
Derek R Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Device: none	Thanks! These things seem to happen to me more and more frequently the older I get - 'senior moments', as it were. And the speed at which I can forget stuff is rather alarming!

11-17-2013, 06:25 AM	#11
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	Yup, I was contemplating the physics of hyperspace. Now if I could only find my pants! ROTFL See the movie, "The More the Merrier."

11-20-2013, 06:21 AM	#13
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 907 Karma: 1803094 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, aura 2 v1, clara HD, Libra 2, Nxtpaper 11	Some would do anything to forget ... But do not worry: internet will never forget you