Hello all,
I'm trying to get to grips with the css editing and would like a bit of guidance on making a simple form smaller - to fit a 575x360pix window.
All I need is name, phone number, message, email address and a reset and submit button.
I need to be able to change the font size, width and depth of the form and possible size the fields (height also)
Once I get the css right I can tailor sizes to suit. Where should I start ?
Hi Adrian,
Are you going the use the embedded version of the form (the one using iframe) or the standalone version?
Standalone version
Changing the form height would take more effort than the form width, you'll need to change the padding between fields.
To change the form width, search for this:
#form_container
{
background:#fff;
border:1px solid #ccc;
margin:0 auto;
text-align:left;
width:640px;
}
Change the width above.
You will also need to change the width for #top and #bottom, which you should see it below the code above.
To change the font size of your field labels, search for this:
#main_body label.description
{
border:none;
color:#222;
display:block;
font-size:95%;
font-weight:700;
line-height:150%;
padding:0 0 1px;
}
Adjust the font-size to suit your need.
To change the height of the fields, search for this:
#main_body form li
{
display:block;
margin:0;
padding:4px 5px 2px 9px;
position:relative;
}
Play around with the padding values to get the best result.
To change the width of the fields, it depends on the size you defined from the admin panel.
There are three sizes: small, medium and large.
So for example, if you have an input with a medium size, you will need to adjust this code:
#main_body input.medium
{
width:50%;
}
If you have a large input, adjust this one:
#main_body input.large
{
width:99%;
}
Are you using Firefox?
I suggest to install Firefox and then install Firebug plugin.
Firebug is a great tool for this purpose. You can simply click a form field and it will show you the respective CSS code which applied for that field.
Try to check it here: http://getfirebug.com/
Let me know if you need further help.
Thanks Yuniar
As always, first class support. :)
I've had a play and if anyone wants to use it - here it is. I've used small fields in the machform config so the other settings may need adjusting.
body
{
background:#fffff;
font-family:"Lucida Grande", Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
font-size:x-small;
margin:8px 0 16px;
text-align:center;
}
#form_container
{
background:#fff;
border:1px solid #ccc;
margin:0 auto;
text-align:left;
width:450px;
}
#top
{
display:block;
height:0px;
margin:0px auto 0;
width:500px;
}
#footer
{
width:500px;
clear:both;
color:white;
text-align:center;
width:500px;
padding-bottom: 0px;
font-size: 0%;
}
#footer a{
color:white;
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom: 1px dotted #999999;
}
#bottom
{
display:block;
height:0px;
margin:0 auto;
width:500px;
}
form.appnitro
{
margin:-38px 20px 0;
padding:0 0 5px;
}
/**** Logo Section *****/
h1
{
background-color:#FFE175;
margin:0;
min-height:0;
padding:0;
text-decoration:none;
text-indent:-8000px;
}
h1 a
{
display:block;
height:100%;
min-height:40px;
overflow:hidden;
}
img
{
behavior:url(css/iepngfix.htc);
border:none;
}
/**** Form Section ****/
.appnitro
{
font-family:Lucida Grande, Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
font-size:x-small;
}
.appnitro li
{
width:75%;
}
form ul
{
font-size:100%;
list-style-type:none;
margin:0;
padding:0;
width:100%;
}
form li
{
display:block;
margin:0;
padding:1px 2px 1px 4px;
position:relative;
}
form li:after
{
clear:both;
content:".";
display:block;
height:0;
visibility:hidden;
}
.buttons:after
{
clear:both;
content:".";
display:block;
height:0;
visibility:hidden;
}
.buttons
{
clear:both;
display:block;
margin-top:0px;
}
* html form li
{
height:1%;
}
* html .buttons
{
height:1%;
}
* html form li div
{
display:inline-block;
}
form li div
{
color:#444;
margin:0 4px 0 0;
padding:0 0 8px;
}
form li span
{
color:#444;
float:left;
margin:0 4px 0 0;
padding:0 0 8px;
}
form li div.left
{
display:inline;
float:left;
width:48%;
}
form li div.right
{
display:inline;
float:right;
width:48%;
}
form li div.left .medium
{
width:100%;
}
form li div.right .medium
{
width:100%;
}
.clear
{
clear:both;
}
form li div label
{
clear:both;
color:#444;
display:block;
font-size:9px;
line-height:9px;
margin:0;
padding-top:3px;
}
form li span label
{
clear:both;
color:#444;
display:block;
font-size:9px;
line-height:9px;
margin:0;
padding-top:3px;
}
form li .datepicker
{
cursor:pointer !important;
float:left;
height:16px;
margin:.1em 5px 0 0;
padding:0;
width:16px;
}
.form_description
{
border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;
clear:both;
display:inline-block;
margin:0 0 1em;
}
.form_description[class]
{
display:block;
}
.form_description h2
{
clear:left;
font-size:160%;
font-weight:400;
margin:0 0 3px;
}
.form_description p
{
font-size:95%;
line-height:normal;
margin:0 0 12px;
}
form hr
{
display:none;
}
form li.section_break
{
border-top:1px dotted #ccc;
margin-top:9px;
padding-bottom:0;
padding-left:9px;
padding-top:13px;
width:97% !important;
}
form ul li.first
{
border-top:none !important;
margin-top:0 !important;
padding-top:0 !important;
}
form .section_break h3
{
font-size:110%;
font-weight:400;
line-height:130%;
margin:0 0 2px;
}
form .section_break p
{
font-size:85%;
margin:0 0 10px;
}
/**** Buttons ****/
input.button_text
{
overflow:visible;
padding:0 7px;
width:auto;
}
.buttons input
{
font-size:120%;
margin-right:5px;
}
/**** Inputs and Labels ****/
label.description
{
border:none;
color:#222;
display:compact;
font-size:95%;
font-weight:700;
line-height:150%;
padding:0 0 1px;
}
span.symbol
{
font-size:115%;
line-height:130%;
}
input.text
{
background:#fff url(../../../images/shadow.gif) repeat-x top;
border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;
border-left:1px solid #c3c3c3;
border-right:1px solid #c3c3c3;
border-top:1px solid #7c7c7c;
color:#333;
font-size:100%;
margin:0;
padding:2px 0;
}
input.file
{
color:#333;
font-size:100%;
margin:0;
padding:2px 0;
}
textarea.textarea
{
background:#fff url(../../../images/shadow.gif) repeat-x top;
border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;
border-left:1px solid #c3c3c3;
border-right:1px solid #c3c3c3;
border-top:1px solid #7c7c7c;
color:#333;
font-family:"Lucida Grande", Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
font-size:100%;
margin:0;
width:100%;
}
select.select
{
color:#333;
font-size:100%;
margin:1px 0;
padding:1px 0 0;
background:#fff url(../../../images/shadow.gif) repeat-x top;
border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;
border-left:1px solid #c3c3c3;
border-right:1px solid #c3c3c3;
border-top:1px solid #7c7c7c;
}
input.currency
{
text-align:right;
}
input.checkbox
{
display:block;
height:13px;
line-height:1.4em;
margin:6px 0 0 3px;
width:13px;
}
input.radio
{
display:block;
height:13px;
line-height:1.4em;
margin:6px 0 0 3px;
width:13px;
}
label.choice
{
color:#444;
display:block;
font-size:100%;
line-height:1.4em;
margin:-1.55em 0 0 25px;
padding:4px 0 5px;
width:90%;
}
select.select[class]
{
margin:0;
padding:1px 0;
}
*:first-child+html select.select[class]
{
margin:1px 0;
}
.safari select.select
{
font-size:120% !important;
margin-bottom:1px;
}
input.small
{
width:75%;
}
select.small
{
width:50%;
}
input.medium
{
width:50%;
}
select.medium
{
width:50%;
}
input.large
{
width:75%;
}
select.large
{
width:100%;
}
textarea.small
{
height:5.5em;
}
textarea.medium
{
height:10em;
}
textarea.large
{
height:20em;
}
/**** Errors ****/
#error_message
{
background:#fff;
border:1px dotted red;
margin-bottom:1em;
padding-left:0;
padding-right:0;
padding-top:4px;
text-align:center;
width:99%;
}
#error_message_title
{
color:#DF0000;
font-size:125%;
margin:7px 0 5px;
padding:0;
}
#error_message_desc
{
color:#000;
font-size:100%;
margin:0 0 .8em;
}
#error_message_desc strong
{
background-color:#FFDFDF;
color:red;
padding:2px 3px;
}
form li.error
{
background-color:#FFDFDF !important;
border-bottom:1px solid #EACBCC;
border-right:1px solid #EACBCC;
margin:3px 0;
}
form li.error label
{
color:#DF0000 !important;
}
form p.error
{
clear:both;
color:red;
font-size:10px;
font-weight:700;
margin:0 0 5px;
}
form .required
{
color:red;
float:none;
font-weight:700;
}
/**** Guidelines and Error Highlight ****/
form li.highlighted
{
background-color:#fff7c0;
}
form .guidelines
{
background:#f5f5f5;
border:1px solid #e6e6e6;
color:#444;
font-size:100%;
left:97%;
line-height:130%;
margin:0 0 0 8px;
padding:8px 10px 9px;
position:absolute;
top:0;
visibility:hidden;
width:27%;
z-index:1000;
}
form .guidelines small
{
font-size:105%;
}
form li.highlighted .guidelines
{
visibility:visible;
}
form li:hover .guidelines
{
visibility:visible;
}
.no_guidelines .guidelines
{
display:none !important;
}
.no_guidelines form li
{
width:97%;
}
.no_guidelines li.section
{
padding-left:9px;
}
/*** Success Message ****/
.form_success
{
clear: both;
margin: 0;
padding: 90px 0pt 100px;
text-align: center
}
.form_success h2 {
clear:left;
font-size:160%;
font-weight:normal;
margin:0pt 0pt 3px;
}
/*** Password ****/
ul.password{
margin-top:60px;
margin-bottom: 60px;
text-align: center;
}
.password h2{
color:#DF0000;
font-weight:bold;
margin:0pt auto 10px;
}
.password input.text {
font-size:170% !important;
width:380px;
text-align: center;
}
.password label{
display:block;
font-size:120% !important;
padding-top:10px;
font-weight:bold;
}
#li_captcha{
padding-left: 5px;
}
#li_captcha span{
float:none;
}
/** Embedded Form **/
.embed #form_container{
border: none;
}
.embed #top, .embed #bottom, .embed h1{
display: none;
}
.embed #form_container{
width: 100%;
}
.embed #footer{
text-align: left;
padding-left: 10px;
width: 99%;
}
.embed #footer.success{
text-align: center;
}
.embed form.appnitro
{
margin:0px 0px 0;
}
/*** Calendar **********************/
div.calendar { position: relative; }
.calendar table {
cursor:pointer;
border:1px solid #ccc;
font-size: 11px;
color: #000;
background: #fff;
font-family:"Lucida Grande", Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
}
.calendar .button {
text-align: center;
padding: 2px;
}
.calendar .nav {
background:#f5f5f5;
}
.calendar thead .title {
font-weight: bold;
text-align: center;
background: #dedede;
color: #000;
padding: 2px 0 3px 0;
}
.calendar thead .headrow {
background: #f5f5f5;
color: #444;
font-weight:bold;
}
.calendar thead .daynames {
background: #fff;
color:#333;
font-weight:bold;
}
.calendar thead .name {
border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;
padding: 2px;
text-align: center;
color: #000;
}
.calendar thead .weekend {
color: #666;
}
.calendar thead .hilite {
background-color: #444;
color: #fff;
padding: 1px;
}
.calendar thead .active {
background-color: #d12f19;
color:#fff;
padding: 2px 0px 0px 2px;
}
.calendar tbody .day {
width:1.8em;
color: #222;
text-align: right;
padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px;
}
.calendar tbody .day.othermonth {
font-size: 80%;
color: #bbb;
}
.calendar tbody .day.othermonth.oweekend {
color: #fbb;
}
.calendar table .wn {
padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px;
border-right: 1px solid #000;
background: #666;
}
.calendar tbody .rowhilite td {
background: #FFF1AF;
}
.calendar tbody .rowhilite td.wn {
background: #FFF1AF;
}
.calendar tbody td.hilite {
padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
background:#444 !important;
color:#fff !important;
}
.calendar tbody td.active {
color:#fff;
background: #529214 !important;
padding: 2px 2px 0px 2px;
}
.calendar tbody td.selected {
font-weight: bold;
border: 1px solid #888;
padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
background: #f5f5f5 !important;
color: #222 !important;
}
.calendar tbody td.weekend {
color: #666;
}
.calendar tbody td.today {
font-weight: bold;
color: #529214;
background:#D9EFC2;
}
.calendar tbody .disabled { color: #999; }
.calendar tbody .emptycell {
visibility: hidden;
}
.calendar tbody .emptyrow {
display: none;
}
.calendar tfoot .footrow {
text-align: center;
background: #556;
color: #fff;
}
.calendar tfoot .ttip {
background: #222;
color: #fff;
font-size:10px;
border-top: 1px solid #dedede;
padding: 3px;
}
.calendar tfoot .hilite {
background: #aaf;
border: 1px solid #04f;
color: #000;
padding: 1px;
}
.calendar tfoot .active {
background: #77c;
padding: 2px 0px 0px 2px;
}
.calendar .combo {
position: absolute;
display: none;
top: 0px;
left: 0px;
width: 4em;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
background: #f5f5f5;
color: #222;
font-size: 90%;
z-index: 100;
}
.calendar .combo .label,
.calendar .combo .label-IEfix {
text-align: center;
padding: 1px;
}
.calendar .combo .label-IEfix {
width: 4em;
}
.calendar .combo .hilite {
background: #444;
color:#fff;
}
.calendar .combo .active {
border-top: 1px solid #999;
border-bottom: 1px solid #999;
background: #dedede;
font-weight: bold;
}Hey, thanks for sharing!
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