problem changing 'all' text color

[magic_coyote webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi! When I change the text (specifically, it's color) after Selecting a (DW4) Table, much of the text doesn't change color. When I examine the code, BOTH colors are on those Rows. How can I fix this? (That is, how can I get the other color's html out in an automated way) Thanks! MC

[Dian ~]

Select the table or cell and FIRST, open the CSS panel (Shift/F11), choose
the HTML Styles tab and click Cear Selection Style and Clear Paragraph
Style. This should clear out any previously set formatting...so you can now
apply new settings without the old ones hanging around.

Hope this helps...
Dian ~


"magic_coyote" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bg1ajv$ogg$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Hi! When I change the text (specifically, it's color) after Selecting a

(DW4) Table, much of the text doesn't change color. When I examine the
code, BOTH colors are on those Rows. How can I fix this? (That is, how can
I get the other color's html out in an automated way) Thanks! MC

>
>

[magic_coyote webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Thanks, Dian! It almost helped (some settings cleared), but still none of the 'problem' text will change color. Those lines each have this html:

<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="#000000"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#EAEAEA'>

(the GUI box shows #000000, but the text looks #EAEAEA)

(I've got hundreds of tables and rows.)(I tried clearing not just HTML Styles but CSS Styles too but no help.)
TIA,
MC

[Alan Ames]

which do you want to use?
Font tags, or CSS?

>
> <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="#000000"><span
> style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#EAEAEA'>

Would have to see the page- but maybe most of the problem is the mingling of
both methods- and maybe improper nesting of the tags- or overlapping
selections...

Really suggest just using CSS. Banish font tags from the page.

suggest doing a find and replace- and stripping all font tags.
Find in source: </?font[^>]*>
Replace : leave empty.
Put a checkmark in "Use RegExp"

Then, set a default CSS style for the TD and P tags- that will take care of
better than 95% of the text probably.
You can put it in the head- or preferable is to put it in an external css
file that's linked. (because then you can link that same CSS stylesheet on
other pages in the site)

for text that should be a different color/size create and then apply a
different style.
If it's the entire contents of a TD or a P, click in the text- then
right-click on the rightmost <P> tag on the Quick-Tag Selector at bottom of
design window. When you right-click, choose "Set Class" and apply the
desired one.

For changing only part of a string of text- select it, and right-click and
choose "CSS Styles" and pick the style you want. That will wrap the
selected text in <span class="chosenclass">text</span>

Strongly suggest not using inline styles-
If there are hundreds of of tables and rows- it is going to add to the
clutter and code weight.
They are depreciated, and really make the code as messy as using font tags.



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[Nadia :TWB:]

Hi MC:

I am sure that Alan won't mind me doing a cut and paste of a recent post he
replied to- asking a similar question:

----cut and paste-------

if you just want to strip font tags-

Make a backup copy of site folder. (good in any find and replace operation-
but also- you may need or want to have the older page open and compare to
newer page to see what color things were- when applying css styles)

save this seach pattern--
find in source: </?font[^>]*>

replace with : leave empty.

Put checkmark in "use regexp"
---------------end cut and paste------------

Make sure you backup first !!
Hope this helps

Nadia

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| "magic_coyote" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
| news:bg21br$lhv$1@forums.macromedia.com...
| > Thanks, Dian! It almost helped (some settings cleared), but still none
of
| the 'problem' text will change color. Those lines each have this html:
| >
| > <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"
color="#000000"><span
| > style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#EAEAEA'>
| >
| > (the GUI box shows #000000, but the text looks #EAEAEA)
| >
| > (I've got hundreds of tables and rows.)(I tried clearing not just HTML
| Styles but CSS Styles too but no help.)
| > TIA,
| > MC
| >
| >
|
|