CSS - Override Embedded Css With Linked Css?

So I have an ad that is being served via an IFRAME. The src of the iframe has a few places where I can change colors as the css is dynamic based on the query string. There is one css element that is not supported with the user option to change the color and I want to try and override it.

Obviously inline styles override embedded styles, but the element I need to override is

span.price { color:#990000; }

and that is within the source of the iframe. Is there a way to override this?

First off, I'll preface that I'm not a CSS expert by any means. I've done web development for many years, but have slowed down a great deal over the last few, so never got heavily into the aspects of CSS that completely replace HTML (tables, etc.).

At my current place of employment (where my primary duty is not that of a web developer, thank god), I'm being asked to develop a set of 'templates' using primarily CSS.

I've been using the CSS Sculpter plug in for Dreamweaver, and have had decent results from it, but my main issue at this point is this:

When I take the CSS code from the header of the page and put it into a separate stylesheet and then link to that stylesheet, it jacks up the content portion of the site. It seems to be completely disregarding the right margin of the content div and allowing text to simply run off. When the code (without changes) is pasted back into the header of the page rather than linked to it, the issue is resolved.

Here's the CSS:

Code:

<style type="text/css" media="all">
<!--
/* This rule resets a core set of elements so that they will appear consistent across browsers. Without this rule, content styled with an h1 tag, for example, would appear in different places in Firefox and Internet Explorer because each browser has a different top margin default value. By resetting these values to 0, the elements will initially be rendered in an identical fashion and their properties can be easily defined by the designer in any subsequent rule. */
html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
outline: 0;
font-size: 100%;
}
/* The body is the outermost layout component and contains the visible page content. Setting properties for the body element will help to create consistent styling of the page content and more manageable CSS. Besides using the body element to set global properties, it is common to use the body element to set the background color of the page and create a centered container for the page content to display. */
body {
background-color: #666;
color: #000;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 11px;
line-height: 14px;
margin: 0 0 0 0; /* Sets the margin properties for an element using shorthand notation (top, right, bottom, left) */
padding: 0 0 0 0; /* Sets the padding properties for an element using shorthand notation (top, right, bottom, left) */
text-align: center; /* Centers the page content container in IE 5 browsers. */
}
/* Commonly used to style page titles. */
h1 {
color: #000;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: bold;
line-height: 14px;
}
/* Commonly used to style section titles. */
h2 {
color: #000;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: bold;
line-height: 14px;
}
/* Sets the style for unvisited links. */
a, a:link {
color: #000;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* Sets the style for visited links. */
a:visited {
color: #000;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* Sets the style for links on mouseover. */
a:hover {
color: #000;
text-decoration: underline;
}
/* Sets the style for a link that has focus. */
a:focus {
color: #000;
}
/* Sets the style for a link that is being activated/clicked. */
a:active {
color: #000;
}
/* This is a container for the page content. It is common to use the container to constrain the width of the page content and allow for browser chrome to avoid the need for horizontal scrolling. For fixed layouts you may specify a container width and use auto for the left and right margin to center the container on the page. IE 5 browser require the use of text-align: center defined by the body element to center the container. For liquid layouts you may simply set the left and right margins to center the container on the page. */
#outerWrapper {
background-color: #fff;
border-left: solid 1 px #666;
border-right: solid 1 px #666;
margin: 0 auto 0 auto; /* Sets the margin properties for an element using shorthand notation (top, right, bottom, left) */
text-align: left; /* Redefines the text alignment defined by the body element. */
width: 650px;
overflow: hidden;
}
#outerWrapper #header {
background-color: #ddd;
border-bottom: solid 1px #666; /* Sets the bottom border properties for an element using shorthand notation */
font-size: 18px;
font-weight: bold;
line-height: 15px;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; /* Sets the padding properties for an element using shorthand notation (top, right, bottom, left) */
}
#outerWrapper #topNavigation {
background-color: #ebebeb;
border-bottom: solid 1px #666; /* Sets the bottom border properties for an element using shorthand notation */
height: 10px;
padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; /* Sets the padding properties for an element using shorthand notation (top, right, bottom, left) */
}
#outerWrapper #contentWrapper #rightColumn1 {
background-color: #ebebeb;
border-left: solid 1px #666; /* Sets the left border properties for an element using shorthand notation */
float: right;
padding: 10px 10px 32767px 10px; /* Sets the padding properties for an element using shorthand notation (top, right, bottom, left) */
margin-bottom: -32767px;
width: 14em;
}
#outerWrapper #contentWrapper #leftColumn1 {
background-color: #ebebeb;
border-right: solid 1px #666; /* Sets the right border properties for an element using shorthand notation */
float: left;
padding: 10px 10px 32767px 10px; /* Sets the padding properties for an element using shorthand notation (top, right, bottom, left) */
margin-bottom: -32767px;
width: 14em;
}
/* Contains the main page content. When using a mutliple column layout the margins will be set to account for the floated columns' width, margins, and padding. */
#outerWrapper #contentWrapper #content {
margin: 0 16em 0 16em; /* Sets the margin properties for an element using shorthand notation (top, right, bottom, left) */
padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; /* Sets the padding properties for an element using shorthand notation (top, right, bottom, left) */

}
/* Using floated elements and a clear float class is a common method to accomplish multiple column tableless layouts. If floated elements are used without being cleared the elements following will wrap around the floated element. This class should be applied to an element after the last floated element and before the close of the container with floated elements. */
#outerWrapper #contentWrapper .clearFloat {
clear: both;
display: block;
}

#footer {
background-color: #ddd;
width: 650px;
border-top: solid 1px #666; /* Sets the top border properties for an element using shorthand notation */
padding: 10px 0px 10px 0px; /* Sets the padding properties for an element using shorthand notation (top, right, bottom, left) */
margin: 0 auto 0 auto;
}
-->
</style>
<!--[if IE 5]>
<style type="text/css">
/* IE 5 does not use the standard box model, so the column widths are overidden to render the page correctly. */
#outerWrapper #contentWrapper #leftColumn1 {
width: 16em;
}
#outerWrapper #contentWrapper #rightColumn1 {
width: 16em;
}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--[if IE]>
<style type="text/css">
/* The proprietary zoom property gives IE the hasLayout property which addresses several bugs. */
#outerWrapper #contentWrapper #content {
zoom: 1;
}
</style>
<![endif]-->

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And then the page code:

Code:

<body>

<div id="outerWrapper">
<div id="header"><img src="hockley_header.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="150" /></div>
<div id="topNavigation">
<div align="center">Nav </div>
</div>
<div id="contentWrapper">
<div id="rightColumn1"><h2>H2 rightColumn1 Title </h2>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent aliquam, justo convallis luctus rutrum, erat nulla fermentum diam, at nonummy quam ante ac quam. Maecenas urna purus, fermentum id, molestie in, commodo porttitor, felis. Nam blandit quam ut lacus. <a href="#">More...</a></p>
<hr />
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent aliquam, justo convallis luctus rutrum, erat nulla fermentum diam, at nonummy quam ante ac quam. Maecenas urna purus, fermentum id, molestie in, commodo porttitor, felis. Nam blandit quam ut lacus. Quisque ornare risus quis ligula. Phasellus tristique purus a augue condimentum adipiscing. Aenean sagittis. Etiam leo pede, rhoncus venenatis, tristique in, vulputate at, odio. <a href="#">More...</a></p></div>
<div id="leftColumn1"><h2>H2 leftColumn1 Title </h2>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent aliquam, justo convallis luctus rutrum, erat nulla fermentum diam, at nonummy quam ante ac quam. Maecenas urna purus, fermentum id, molestie in, commodo porttitor, felis. Nam blandit quam ut lacus. <a href="#">More...</a></p>
<hr />
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent aliquam, justo convallis luctus rutrum, erat nulla fermentum diam, at nonummy quam ante ac quam. Maecenas urna purus, fermentum id, molestie in, commodo porttitor, felis. Nam blandit quam ut lacus. Quisque ornare risus quis ligula. Phasellus tristique purus a augue condimentum adipiscing. Aenean sagittis. Etiam leo pede, rhoncus venenatis, tristique in, vulputate at, odio. <a href="#">More...</a></p>
</div>
<div id="content"><h1>H1 Main Content</h1>
<hr />
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent aliquam, justo convallis luctus rutrum, erat nulla fermentum diam, at nonummy quam ante ac quam. Maecenas urna purus, fermentum id, molestie in, commodo porttitor, felis. Nam blandit quam ut lacus. Quisque ornare risus quis ligula. Phasellus tristique purus a augue condimentum adipiscing. Aenean sagittis. Etiam leo pede, rhoncus venenatis, tristique in, vulputate at, odio. Donec et ipsum et sapien vehicula nonummy. Suspendisse potenti. Fusce varius urna id quam. Sed neque mi, varius eget, tincidunt nec, suscipit id, libero. In eget purus. Vestibulum ut nisl. Donec eu mi sed turpis feugiat feugiat. Integer turpis arcu, pellentesque eget, cursus et, fermentum ut, sapien. Fusce metus mi, eleifend sollicitudin, molestie id, varius et, nibh. Donec nec libero. <a href="#">More...</a></p>
<h2>H2 level heading</h2>
<hr />
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Praesent aliquam, justo convallis luctus rutrum, erat nulla fermentum diam, at nonummy quam ante ac quam. Maecenas urna purus, fermentum id, molestie in, commodo porttitor, felis. Nam blandit quam ut lacus. Quisque ornare risus quis ligula. Phasellus tristique purus a augue condimentum adipiscing. Aenean sagittis. Etiam leo pede, rhoncus venenatis, tristique in, vulputate at, odio. <a href="#">More...</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</div>
<br class="clearFloat" />
</div>
</div>
<div id="footer">Footer</div>
</div>

</body>

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Like I said, I'm completely out of my element here - learning bit by bit. CSS isn't difficult coming from a programming background, but my troubleshooting abilities are definitely not up to par.

Any help on this issue is greatly appreciated.

Hi,

Not sure if I'm posting in the right area, but here goes.

I'm trying to learn how to send HTML emails, and as I'm in the process of revamping our website using only CSS (no tables), I wanted to format the emails in the same way.

I've created 2 html pages in Dreamweaver - in one, I linked to my stylesheets, and in the other I copied and pasted the contents of the stylesheets and embedded them in my html page. The incorrect result described below is exactly the same for both.

In Outlook, following instructions I found on Macromedia's website, I created a New email, did Insert -> File, clicked the dropdown arrow beside the Insert button, and clicked Insert As Text.

It inserts the images fine, so obviously it's finding the path I've specified (I have alternated between using an absolute path and using a relative path and a base tag) but the layout is completely wrong, eg. the 'LeftPanel' which I've specified as :

#LeftPanel {
position:absolute;
top: 105px;
left: 5px;
width: 190px;
height: 400px;
border: 1px solid #000033
}

is taking up the full width of the email - basically everywhere I've set a specific width/height are not being displayed as specified at all. I've used a browser to view the work I've done on the revamp of the actual website and everything is exactly right, so the stylesheets are working correctly in that context.

Anyone any ideas what the problem is?

Thanks a lot,
J.

A quick question about how to over-ride style on the <a> tag:

I have the following css:

Code:

#menu a {
    display:block;
    padding:8px 12px;
    background:#5a5152 url(images/seperator.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
    color:#ccc;
    text-decoration:none;
 }
#menu a:hover {
    background:#2580a2 url(images/hover.gif) bottom center no-repeat;
    color:#fff;
 }

I want to override this for the last menu item to get rid of the separator on the last menu item on the right - but want to keep everything else.

I have tried the following which does what I want but I lose the hover effect:

Code:

<a style="clear:both; display:block; padding:8px 12px; background:#5a5152 bottom right no-repeat; color:#ccc; text-decoration:none;" href="contact.php" title="Contact Us">CONTACT US</a>

How do I add in the hover to the above override or is there abetter way to do this?

I'm new to CSS, and I've been working with Wordpress. While learning CSS, I'm experimenting with various things in HTML, Php, and Javascript.

I'm often finding myself wanting to override the CSS settings implemented by Wordpress. However, I don't want the settings overridden for every page - just the particular one I'm working on. In other cases, I only want the CSS overridden for a few lines of code (such as font type).

This kind of problem is making me think writing customized CSS/Php is worth exploring. I spend twenty minutes coding something to spend an hour trying to integrate it with Wordpress.