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Hello all -

I'm trying to incorporate a stylesheet into an ASP.Net page but everytime I include the "LINK" code to the .css file in the HEADER location of the HTML code, the background color that I have set (which is blue) gets changed to white. Below is my code in the HTML of the ASP.NET page and then my code in the .css file. Any help is sincerely appreciated as I haven't worked with stylesheets alot in my past.

Thanks for any thoughts,
Mark

HTML code:

<HEAD><title>Property Sold Report Criteria</title><meta content="Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.1" name="GENERATOR"><meta content="Visual Basic .NET 7.1" name="CODE_LANGUAGE"><meta content="JavaScript" name="vs_defaultClientScript"><meta content="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5" name="vs_targetSchema"><LINK href="Styles.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"></HEAD><body bgColor="#b0c4de" MS_POSITIONING="GridLayout"><div class="RPTCRITERIA"><form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
...........controls on web form
</form></div></body>

...css File

BODY
{
word-spacing: normal;
font: icon;
text-transform: none;
letter-spacing: normal;
background-color: white;
}

RPTCRITERIA
{
word-spacing: normal;
font: icon;
text-transform: none;
letter-spacing: normal;
}

Nov 18 '05 #1
6 1909
you have the BODY tag in the CSS set to make the background white. Why would
you think it wouldn't?

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
www.Darkfalz.com
"Mark" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:66**********************************@microsof t.com...
Hello all -

I'm trying to incorporate a stylesheet into an ASP.Net page but everytime I include the "LINK" code to the .css file in the HEADER location of the
HTML code, the background color that I have set (which is blue) gets changed
to white. Below is my code in the HTML of the ASP.NET page and then my code
in the .css file. Any help is sincerely appreciated as I haven't worked
with stylesheets alot in my past.
Thanks for any thoughts,
Mark

HTML code:

<HEAD><title>Property Sold Report Criteria</title><meta content="Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.1" name="GENERATOR"><meta content="Visual Basic .NET
7.1" name="CODE_LANGUAGE"><meta content="JavaScript"
name="vs_defaultClientScript"><meta
content="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5"
name="vs_targetSchema"><LINK href="Styles.css" type="text/css"
rel="stylesheet"></HEAD><body bgColor="#b0c4de"
MS_POSITIONING="GridLayout"><div class="RPTCRITERIA"><form id="Form1"
method="post" runat="server"> ...........controls on web form
</form></div></body>

.css File

BODY
{
word-spacing: normal;
font: icon;
text-transform: none;
letter-spacing: normal;
background-color: white;
}

RPTCRITERIA
{
word-spacing: normal;
font: icon;
text-transform: none;
letter-spacing: normal;
}

Nov 18 '05 #2

Curt,

Logic would say that your suggestion would be correct. When I re-read the .css, I couldn't believe I had missed it but to no avail, even when I remove that line, it doesn't take the default of the body bgcolor of steel blue that I had set originally........which kinda confuses me further if I did remove that item.

Do I have to set that color somehow else other than in the BODY tag because it still shows white yet when I remove the LINK reference, it goes back to blue.

Mark
----- Curt_C [MVP] wrote: -----

you have the BODY tag in the CSS set to make the background white. Why would
you think it wouldn't?

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
www.Darkfalz.com
"Mark" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:66**********************************@microsof t.com...
Hello all -
I'm trying to incorporate a stylesheet into an ASP.Net page but everytime I include the "LINK" code to the .css file in the HEADER location of the
HTML code, the background color that I have set (which is blue) gets changed
to white. Below is my code in the HTML of the ASP.NET page and then my code
in the .css file. Any help is sincerely appreciated as I haven't worked
with stylesheets alot in my past. Thanks for any thoughts, Mark
HTML code:
<HEAD><title>Property Sold Report Criteria</title><meta content="Microsoft

Visual Studio .NET 7.1" name="GENERATOR"><meta content="Visual Basic .NET
7.1" name="CODE_LANGUAGE"><meta content="JavaScript"
name="vs_defaultClientScript"><meta
content="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5"
name="vs_targetSchema"><LINK href="Styles.css" type="text/css"
rel="stylesheet"></HEAD><body bgColor="#b0c4de"
MS_POSITIONING="GridLayout"><div class="RPTCRITERIA"><form id="Form1"
method="post" runat="server">> ...........controls on web form</form></div></body>>> .css File
BODY

{
word-spacing: normal;
font: icon;
text-transform: none;
letter-spacing: normal;
background-color: white;
}
RPTCRITERIA

{
word-spacing: normal;
font: icon;
text-transform: none;
letter-spacing: normal;
}

Nov 18 '05 #3
Perhaps your style sheet has been cached by your browser? Try clearing your
cache or renaming the stylesheet.

Dan

"Mark" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E0**********************************@microsof t.com...

Curt,

Logic would say that your suggestion would be correct. When I re-read the ..css, I couldn't believe I had missed it but to no avail, even when I remove
that line, it doesn't take the default of the body bgcolor of steel blue
that I had set originally........which kinda confuses me further if I did
remove that item.
Do I have to set that color somehow else other than in the BODY tag because it still shows white yet when I remove the LINK reference, it goes
back to blue.
Mark
----- Curt_C [MVP] wrote: -----

you have the BODY tag in the CSS set to make the background white. Why would you think it wouldn't?

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
www.Darkfalz.com
"Mark" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:66**********************************@microsof t.com...
> Hello all -
>> I'm trying to incorporate a stylesheet into an ASP.Net page but
everytime
I include the "LINK" code to the .css file in the HEADER location of the HTML code, the background color that I have set (which is blue) gets changed to white. Below is my code in the HTML of the ASP.NET page and then my code in the .css file. Any help is sincerely appreciated as I haven't worked with stylesheets alot in my past. >> Thanks for any thoughts, > Mark
>> HTML code:
>><HEAD><title>Property Sold Report Criteria</title><meta
content="Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.1" name="GENERATOR"><meta content="Visual Basic ..NET 7.1" name="CODE_LANGUAGE"><meta content="JavaScript"
name="vs_defaultClientScript"><meta
content="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5"
name="vs_targetSchema"><LINK href="Styles.css" type="text/css"
rel="stylesheet"></HEAD><body bgColor="#b0c4de"
MS_POSITIONING="GridLayout"><div class="RPTCRITERIA"><form id="Form1"
method="post" runat="server">>

............controls on web form ></form></div></body>>> .css File
>> BODY

> {
> word-spacing: normal;
> font: icon;
> text-transform: none;
> letter-spacing: normal;
> background-color: white;
> }
>> RPTCRITERIA

> {
> word-spacing: normal;
> font: icon;
> text-transform: none;
> letter-spacing: normal;
> }
>

Nov 18 '05 #4
just move the BLUE declaration to the CSS's BODY, or give your BODY tag a
custom tag.
Oh, just one other thing....when you test this.... is this actually running
the site or are you just looking at the DESIGN view? The Design view doesn't
always show things accurately..... that's why I asked.
Oh, and that HTML code you gave...is that from programming or from the
VIEW-SOURCE in the browser? Show the VIEW-SOURCE to see what's rendered....

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
www.Darkfalz.com
"Mark" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E0**********************************@microsof t.com...

Curt,

Logic would say that your suggestion would be correct. When I re-read the ..css, I couldn't believe I had missed it but to no avail, even when I remove
that line, it doesn't take the default of the body bgcolor of steel blue
that I had set originally........which kinda confuses me further if I did
remove that item.
Do I have to set that color somehow else other than in the BODY tag because it still shows white yet when I remove the LINK reference, it goes
back to blue.
Mark
----- Curt_C [MVP] wrote: -----

you have the BODY tag in the CSS set to make the background white. Why would you think it wouldn't?

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
www.Darkfalz.com
"Mark" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:66**********************************@microsof t.com...
> Hello all -
>> I'm trying to incorporate a stylesheet into an ASP.Net page but
everytime
I include the "LINK" code to the .css file in the HEADER location of the HTML code, the background color that I have set (which is blue) gets changed to white. Below is my code in the HTML of the ASP.NET page and then my code in the .css file. Any help is sincerely appreciated as I haven't worked with stylesheets alot in my past. >> Thanks for any thoughts, > Mark
>> HTML code:
>><HEAD><title>Property Sold Report Criteria</title><meta
content="Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.1" name="GENERATOR"><meta content="Visual Basic ..NET 7.1" name="CODE_LANGUAGE"><meta content="JavaScript"
name="vs_defaultClientScript"><meta
content="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5"
name="vs_targetSchema"><LINK href="Styles.css" type="text/css"
rel="stylesheet"></HEAD><body bgColor="#b0c4de"
MS_POSITIONING="GridLayout"><div class="RPTCRITERIA"><form id="Form1"
method="post" runat="server">>

............controls on web form ></form></div></body>>> .css File
>> BODY

> {
> word-spacing: normal;
> font: icon;
> text-transform: none;
> letter-spacing: normal;
> background-color: white;
> }
>> RPTCRITERIA

> {
> word-spacing: normal;
> font: icon;
> text-transform: none;
> letter-spacing: normal;
> }
>

Nov 18 '05 #5
Thanks to your responses Dan and Curt

In regards to the questions, I'm just looking at it in Design View after I update the .css file and the code I gave was from my development environment and not source so I will look into that as well.

I did notice that it works fine when I place it into the BODY tag but since I'm desiring that pages are different colors as backgrounds, I'd rather create a separate class in the CSS. I'm not well versed in CSS but if I create a separate class, I cannot use a DIV tag inside of the BODY to bring up the blue, right? (see below

<BODY><DIV class="RPTCRITERIA"
.............the page's control
</DIV></BODY

Sorry for all of the suggestions but thanks for all your help

Mar

----- Curt_C [MVP] wrote: ----

just move the BLUE declaration to the CSS's BODY, or give your BODY tag
custom tag
Oh, just one other thing....when you test this.... is this actually runnin
the site or are you just looking at the DESIGN view? The Design view doesn'
always show things accurately..... that's why I asked
Oh, and that HTML code you gave...is that from programming or from th
VIEW-SOURCE in the browser? Show the VIEW-SOURCE to see what's rendered...

--
Curt Christianso
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Softwar
www.Darkfalz.co
"Mark" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messag
news:E0**********************************@microsof t.com..
Curt
Logic would say that your suggestion would be correct. When I re-read th ..css, I couldn't believe I had missed it but to no avail, even when I remov
that line, it doesn't take the default of the body bgcolor of steel blu
that I had set originally........which kinda confuses me further if I di
remove that item
Do I have to set that color somehow else other than in the BODY ta because it still shows white yet when I remove the LINK reference, it goe
back to blue Mar
----- Curt_C [MVP] wrote: ---- you have the BODY tag in the CSS set to make the background white Why woul you think it wouldn't
-- Curt Christianso
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Softwar
www.Darkfalz.co "Mark" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messag news:66**********************************@microsof t.com..
Hello all
I'm trying to incorporate a stylesheet into an ASP.Net page bu

everytim I include the "LINK" code to the .css file in the HEADER location o th HTML code, the background color that I have set (which is blue) get change to white. Below is my code in the HTML of the ASP.NET page and the my cod in the .css file. Any help is sincerely appreciated as I haven' worke with stylesheets alot in my past Thanks for any thoughts Mar
HTML code
<HEAD><title>Property Sold Report Criteria</title><met

content="Microsof Visual Studio .NET 7.1" name="GENERATOR"><meta content="Visual Basi ..NE 7.1" name="CODE_LANGUAGE"><meta content="JavaScript
name="vs_defaultClientScript"><met
content="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5
name="vs_targetSchema"><LINK href="Styles.css" type="text/css
rel="stylesheet"></HEAD><body bgColor="#b0c4de
MS_POSITIONING="GridLayout"><div class="RPTCRITERIA"><form id="Form1
method="post" runat="server">

............controls on web for</form></div></body>>> .css Fil
BOD


word-spacing: normal
font: icon
text-transform: none
letter-spacing: normal
background-color: white
RPTCRITERI


word-spacing: normal
font: icon
text-transform: none
letter-spacing: normal
}

Nov 18 '05 #6

Figured it out......created BODY.RPTCRITERIA in the CSS and then referred to it in the BODY tag and the colors differ fine now. Thanks for the help.

Mark
----- Mark wrote: -----

Thanks to your responses Dan and Curt.

In regards to the questions, I'm just looking at it in Design View after I update the .css file and the code I gave was from my development environment and not source so I will look into that as well.

I did notice that it works fine when I place it into the BODY tag but since I'm desiring that pages are different colors as backgrounds, I'd rather create a separate class in the CSS. I'm not well versed in CSS but if I create a separate class, I cannot use a DIV tag inside of the BODY to bring up the blue, right? (see below)

<BODY><DIV class="RPTCRITERIA">
.............the page's controls
</DIV></BODY>

Sorry for all of the suggestions but thanks for all your help.

Mark

----- Curt_C [MVP] wrote: -----

just move the BLUE declaration to the CSS's BODY, or give your BODY tag a
custom tag.
Oh, just one other thing....when you test this.... is this actually running
the site or are you just looking at the DESIGN view? The Design view doesn't
always show things accurately..... that's why I asked.
Oh, and that HTML code you gave...is that from programming or from the
VIEW-SOURCE in the browser? Show the VIEW-SOURCE to see what's rendered....

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
www.Darkfalz.com
"Mark" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E0**********************************@microsof t.com...
Curt,
Logic would say that your suggestion would be correct. When I re-read the ..css, I couldn't believe I had missed it but to no avail, even when I remove
that line, it doesn't take the default of the body bgcolor of steel blue
that I had set originally........which kinda confuses me further if I did
remove that item.
Do I have to set that color somehow else other than in the BODY tag because it still shows white yet when I remove the LINK reference, it goes
back to blue. Mark
----- Curt_C [MVP] wrote: ----- you have the BODY tag in the CSS set to make the background white. Why would you think it wouldn't?
-- Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
www.Darkfalz.com "Mark" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:66**********************************@microsof t.com...
Hello all -
I'm trying to incorporate a stylesheet into an ASP.Net page but

everytime I include the "LINK" code to the .css file in the HEADER location of the HTML code, the background color that I have set (which is blue) gets changed to white. Below is my code in the HTML of the ASP.NET page and then my code in the .css file. Any help is sincerely appreciated as I haven't worked with stylesheets alot in my past. Thanks for any thoughts, Mark
HTML code:
<HEAD><title>Property Sold Report Criteria</title><meta

content="Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.1" name="GENERATOR"><meta content="Visual Basic ..NET 7.1" name="CODE_LANGUAGE"><meta content="JavaScript"
name="vs_defaultClientScript"><meta
content="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5"
name="vs_targetSchema"><LINK href="Styles.css" type="text/css"
rel="stylesheet"></HEAD><body bgColor="#b0c4de"
MS_POSITIONING="GridLayout"><div class="RPTCRITERIA"><form id="Form1"
method="post" runat="server">>

............controls on web form</form></div></body>>> .css File
BODY

{
word-spacing: normal;
font: icon;
text-transform: none;
letter-spacing: normal;
background-color: white;
}
RPTCRITERIA

{
word-spacing: normal;
font: icon;
text-transform: none;
letter-spacing: normal;
}

Nov 18 '05 #7

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