Why aren't my lists formatting correctly?

.content_txt li {
	<span style="font-weight:bold">list-style:none;</span>
	padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;
	margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;
	vertical-align:top;
	line-height:15px;
}

Take a close look at your code above.

thanks, cupidstoejam-

i am a total novice and don't know anything about css. should i just delete that line in bold. i don't even know what file you found that in.

sorry for being a noob.

thanks!

ok, i found that line in the css and deleted it.

but now the bullets don't indent.

can you help? should i just pick a different wordpress theme?

i am not a coder. i am frustrated.

but thanks for helping, i REALLY appreciate it!

Yes, delete the line of code in bold print. This block of code can be found in the file named styles.css. This is called an ordered list, so you'll have numbers beside each list item. If you want bullets, you'll need to change the

's to
's (located in the .html files)which stands for unordered list.

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thanks, cupids. you're really helping. any idea on why the bulleted lists "outdent" instead of indent? the numbered lists look great!

update your link to show updated code plz

http://hawaii.johnfromberkeley.com/wp-content/themes/Tropical_Grunge/style.css

or do you mean this, where you can see what is wrong:

http://hawaii.johnfromberkeley.com/?p=10

second link. I need to "see" your changes. All you need to do is upload your updated style.css file

i ~think~ this is what you need?

thanks so much!

(p.s. it was called "style.css" but i was only allowed to upload it if i changed it to "style.txt")

john, it appears you dont have the education required to make the desired changes to the website. You should stop now before the website gets damaged. you have two choices:

1. hire somebody to do it for you.

2. take the time to learn html, css and upload procedures.

it just seems odd that the bullets are outdented, and the numbers indented.

cupidstoejam has really helped me get his far.

can anyone else help figure this out? would changing the bullets really break the whole layout?

IS this not how you want it?

Hi, Tony-

I can update the CSS directly in the wordpress theme editor, which is provided explicitly for that purpose.

and i definitely know how to use cyberduck to ftp to/from my server. it's easier (and very common) to use the theme editor in wordpress to make simple css tweaks, and i am assuming this is a simple css tweak.

i just wasn't clear if you needed style.css, and even if you did, the forums only allowed me to upload files with .txt extensions.

sorry if there was a misunderstanding.

actually, you totally helped with the numbers. they're perfect.

but the bullets are "out-dented". see the attached jpeg. how do i indent them?

thanks!

ok, now we're talking about another list. I thought we were still on the first problem. give me a sec to look.

so, you want the bullet list to look more like the numbered list, right? You'll need to add left margin to .content_txt ul

.content_txt ul {margin-left: 50px;}

As of IE8 and sometime recently (v. 8 or 9) in Opera, all browsers now use 40px left (in Western languages) padding to create the list indention. Feel free to modify that value. It would be a safe practice to zero the left margin for older Operas and IEs and use padding across the board. Just sayin', ya know.

cheers,

gary