I imported Wikipedia's /Template and /doc pages, but the pages don't show up in green. Is cs what Wikipedia is doing? The coloring transfers with the transclusion to the template page. Platonides <Platonides(a)gmail.com> wrote: -- Sent from my unlocked, rooted Galaxy S2 Skyrocket smartphone.

On 04/03/13 23:52, Steve VanSlyck wrote: So it's not the actual page what you're trying to color, but its transclusion in «Template documentation» Copy in [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] this excerpt from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.css /* For template documentation */ .template-documentation { clear: both; margin: 1em 0 0 0; border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #ecfcf4; padding: 1em; }

Me again. If you look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:In_creation you will see that the template box has a light grey background. I've tried copying a rather large section of MediaWiki:Common.css to my own wiki's Common.css but I'm obviously not grabbing the right part. Can you advise when section is the correct one to grab? It does not appear to be in the group starting with /* Article message box styles */ and ending much further below with /* Allow for hiding text in compact form */ .compact-ambox .hide-when-compact { display: none; }

That's part of the group I'd copied over. But let me give it a shot with just that and nothing else and report back. #WAITFOR{{Jeopardy Theme}} Well, I did as you suggest. The grey comes through on the template page but on on the page whereon the template is transcluded. Anything else I could look at that comes to mind? On 3/8/2013 23.07, roger(a)rogerchrisman.com wrote:

Ops, of course, using the right rule. "Background: transparent" is what I was trying to communicate :P Mlpearc On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Mlpearc &lt;mlpearc(a)everythingfoodanddrink.org > Maybe something like this: > > /* Banners inside banner shells. */ > .mbox-inside .standard-talk, > .messagebox.nested-talk { > border: 1px solid #0000FF; > *background-color: transparent;* > width: 100%; > margin: 2px 0; > padding: 2px; > } > > > > Mlpearc > > > On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Steve VanSlyck &lt;s.vanslyck(a)spamcop.net&gt;wrote;wrote: > >> That's part of the group I'd copied over. But let me give it a shot with >> just that and nothing else and report back. >> #WAITFOR{{Jeopardy Theme}} >> Well, I did as you suggest. The grey comes through on the template page >> but on on the page whereon the template is transcluded. >> >> Anything else I could look at that comes to mind? >> >> >> >> On 3/8/2013 23.07, roger(a)rogerchrisman.com wrote: >> >>> Maybe you want this snip from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/** >>> MediaWiki:Common.css <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.css> >>> : >>> >>> /* Other pages message box styles */ >>> table.ombox { >>> margin: 4px 10%; >>> border-collapse: collapse; >>> border: 1px solid #aaa; /* Default "notice" gray */ >>> background: #f9f9f9; >>> } >>> >>> There is more below that, too. I prefer simple stuff myself. The >>> Wikipedia's templates are a few orders of magnitude more complex than >>> I like. Too many fingers in the pie I guess. Why note bake your own >>> templates, and keep it simple? >>> >>> Roger :-) >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 7:04 PM, Steve VanSlyck &lt;s.vanslyck(a)spamcop.net&gt; >>>>> >>>> Me again. >>>> >>>> If you look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Template:In_creation<http://en.wikipedia.… will >>>> see that the template box has a light grey background. I've tried >>>> copying a >>>> rather large section of MediaWiki:Common.css to my own wiki's >>>> Common.css but >>>> I'm obviously not grabbing the right part. Can you advise when section >>>> is >>>> the correct one to grab? It does not appear to be in the group starting >>>> with >>>> >>>> /* Article message box styles */ >>>> >>>> and ending much further below with >>>> >>>> /* Allow for hiding text in compact form */ >>>> .compact-ambox .hide-when-compact { >>>> display: none; >>>> } >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> MediaWiki-l mailing list >>>> MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.**org &lt;MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l<https://lists… >>>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> MediaWiki-l mailing list >>> MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.**org &lt;MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l<https://lists… >>> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> MediaWiki-l mailing list >> MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.**org &lt;MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l<https://lists… >> > > > > -- > * > Mlpearc* > Founder > Everything Food & Drink.org > everythingfoodanddrink.org<http://www.everythingfoodanddrink.org/w/index… > Phone: 760-718-1290 > -- * Mlpearc* Founder Everything Food & Drink.org everythingfoodanddrink.org<http://www.everythingfoodanddrink.org/w/index… Phone: 760-718-1290