Questions+from+Students

=Questions from Students= //**post a question, and a peer or instructor can respond to it right beneath it!**// //(protip: post links and/or screen captures to help communicate the problem you are facing, also: post your name when you add a question/comment/tip and your activity here will be taken into consideration when the participation mark is being determined at the end of the semester)//


 * Hi! I was wondering are "em's" only used for font size units? If not, and we used "em" as a unit for font, does that mean the units for the rest of the CSS document must be converted all to "em's" (i.e. borders, spacing,etc.)? Thanks!

//Hello – ems are a flexible unit of measure that can be used for all kinds of spacing within CSS. The most common use is within the font-size property, but you can also use ems for padding and margins (e.g. say you wanted to set the space between a header and the underlying paragraph of body text to be relative to font size – you could use 'padding-bottom: .5em;' and keep things proportional in relation to your text). If you don't use ems with type it probably does not make sense to use them elsewhere in your stylesheet (if you do, the em size will be relative to the body font size (usually 14 or 16px). Hope this helps – GJS.//


 * I am having a hard time figuring out how to erase the white outline that surrounds the search form (where the image of the lady with the violin was). As well on the blog page of my site my sidebar is being forced to the bottom and I can't figure out why. Cheers !

If you 'view source' of the page you'll get the following: code .pic { background: transparent url(http://360.dev4.webenabled.net/wp-content/themes/esther-artistic/images/v3.jpg) no-repeat top center;border:none; height: 400px; border: solid 1px #fff; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -khtml-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; border-radius: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; } code //This is in functions.php (in the root folder of the theme). You can edit this as need be (note the lines about the border and border radius). This is bad theme design and this should really be in style.css. As for your second issue – you have adjusted the width and or padding of either the sidebar or the main content column. The best way to fix this is to download the esther artistic theme and compare the original CSS file (where it works) to your working copy and change where appropriate. – GJS//
 * 1) sidebar #searchform { padding-top: 350px; }


 * Would you know of an easy way to un-truncate the posts to view in full on the homepage of our Wordpress site? Perhaps there's a flag somewhere that I can just switch on? – NA

//Please see the helpful plugins page. Jeremy found a tool to address this issue on Tuesday. – GJS//


 * I'm not sure if this was covered in lecture or not but if anyone is having trouble with the Typekit, the walkthrough seems a bit confusing because it doesn't show the plugin for it. But if you go to plugins and then type "typekit" in the search bar, then click on typekit fonts and install it. And then activate it and it should be under settings not appearances. Then you can go from there following the walkthrough. Just thought I'd mention this if anyone was having trouble. If there is another way an easier way too or if I'm wrong just feel free to correct me. (Timothy Selvarajah)

//Hey Timothy, thanks for taking the time to share this knowledge with the group. – GJS//


 * Hey I was just wondering if you could put up a **list** of all the class //WordPress// Domain **Numbers** ??
 * (http://phoenix.sheridanc.on.ca/~ccitxxx) xxx = :)
 * Seen a few and seen some amazing coding - Student. C G

http://cct360-f11.wikispaces.com/WordPress_Class_xXx

//I have no problem with sharing, but I think it should be 'opt in' and I don't want to administrate 38 email conversations. So anyone who is comfortable with sharing their domain, please post it on that link. I will be posting work from 'Damage Control' to the landing page of the wiki, but it will probably be screencaptures (and css files) as we'll have to switch over to the other project relatively quickly. On the feedback front, if there is interest and enough of you are far along on the final assignment – maybe we can have a 'show your progress' review in class in a few weeks for students who want feedback from not only Jeremy and I but the group. – GJS//


 * Hi! I was wondering how to show the summary of the post instead of the full text on the first page. Thanks

//I have installed the [|Post Teaser] plugin and confirmed it works with the theme we're using for the final assignment. You'll need to noodle with the customization options (it displays a lot of superfluous info by default – you'll probably want to turn most of it off), but it will do what you want – GJS//


 * Hi everyone, This question is regarding the blog that we created .I was wondering if the blog we created stays with us even after we graduate? K.S

//I can post links to some tutorials that show you how to backup a site, also if you are in class on Tuesday I can show you. I'll post links to a tutorial before the final submission date and ask Mark G to wait until January to wipe the server (so you can save your work if you are so inclined). – GJS//


 * Hi we were wondering for the final project are we allowed to use images from the text as long as they are properly credited and referenced?

//While you are required to use Creative Commons licensed images it is acceptable to use images from the source text you are working from – provided they are credited and referenced. – GJS//


 * //Hi! I figured that the layout of my website changes according to the browser I am using. I was wondering if there are any websites/references I can use to fix this problem. I am currently using Google Chrome to edit. But as I view it in Firefox, my images are all over the place. Thanks! (Nevermind! --> this can be solved by updating to the most recent Firefox browser!)//