Validating CSS...error.

[William Grimsley]

Hi Ken,

I have seem to crack the CSS errors this morning but I'm stuck on one.

This one:

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33	 .flyoutmenu li	 Value Error : margin only 0 can be a length. You must put a unit after your number : 1

The W3C CSS Validation Service Validator doesn't tell me what file is causing the error, but when I put the validated CSS code into the file with the possible error "weather-screen-blue-narrow.css"...my site pretty much disappeared...

Please help,

Thanks

William

[water01]

You can't have many CSS files just look for one that has ".flyoutmenu li" at line 33.

[steve]

It's not telling you which CSS file it's in, because it's not in a CSS file, it's inline in the page:

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/* style the list items */
.flyoutmenu li {
color: #336677;
background:white url(./ajax-images/flyout-shade-white.gif);
/* for IE7 */
float:left;
margin:1; /* mchallis added to tighten gaps between links */
}

You need to fix the margin line to supply a unit.

[William Grimsley]

Hi David,

I have looked through every since .css file on my site at and around the line of 33 but there is nothing there.

Thanks

William

[William Grimsley]

It's not telling you which CSS file it's in, because it's not in a CSS file, it's inline in the page:

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/* style the list items */
.flyoutmenu li {
color: #336677;
background:white url(./ajax-images/flyout-shade-white.gif);
/* for IE7 */
float:left;
margin:1; /* mchallis added to tighten gaps between links */
}

You need to fix the margin line to supply a unit.

Hi Steve,

Sorry, I've got a cold so my brain is having trouble trying to find that file! I know that code but what file is that?

Thanks

William

[steve]

Sorry, I've got a cold so my brain is having trouble trying to find that file! I know that code but what file is that?

I've no idea, because the site is PHP rather than HTML, so I can't see the source files, and I have no idea how any of it works. I just did a 'view source' on the page.

[William Grimsley]

Hi Steve,

All fixed now. I also did a view source on the same page and found it was the file "flyout-menu.php". I quickly found the line and changed:

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margin:1; /* mchallis added to tighten gaps between links */

To

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margin:0.5ex; /* mchallis added to tighten gaps between links */

Thanks for your help,

William