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Try it out on this page for example.
 
Try it out on this page for example.
*Right click page - click on '''Inspect''' at the bottom of the popup menu - or just '''Control+Shift+I''' on your keyboard - developer tools pane opens on right of screen.
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*Right click page - click on '''Inspect''' at the bottom of the popup menu - or just '''Control+Shift+I''' on your keyboard - the developer tools pane opens on the right of the screen.
 
*Click on Inspect icon (box/arrow) in top left of tools pane - or just '''Control+Shift+C''' on your keyboard.
 
*Click on Inspect icon (box/arrow) in top left of tools pane - or just '''Control+Shift+C''' on your keyboard.
 
*Hover the cursor over the extreme top left corner of this screen and you will see the following popup.
 
*Hover the cursor over the extreme top left corner of this screen and you will see the following popup.
  
 
*Click on the element and all the style details will show in the the tools pane.
 
*Click on the element and all the style details will show in the the tools pane.
*In the top half of the pane the element name will show as a class ('''.classname''') or id ('''#idname''').
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*In the top half of the pane the element name will show as a class, with a dot prefix e.g. ('''.classname''') or as an id, with a hash prefix e.g. ('''#idname''').
 
*Use this name to define a css style in the '''user.css''' file that will override the styles in the core files of Phoenix.
 
*Use this name to define a css style in the '''user.css''' file that will override the styles in the core files of Phoenix.
 
*In this example, to change the colour of the element the following would be saved in the '''user.css''' file.
 
*In this example, to change the colour of the element the following would be saved in the '''user.css''' file.
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*Click the colour square and a colour picker and colour changer will popup.
 
*Click the colour square and a colour picker and colour changer will popup.

Revision as of 05:02, 13 October 2019

<historylink type="back">🠈 Back</historylink> 🠉 Must Have Tools


Chrome is free to download and use at the following link:

https://www.google.co.uk/chrome/

Use the software as an internet browser but it also has many useful tools for web development.

Try it out on this page for example.

  • Right click page - click on Inspect at the bottom of the popup menu - or just Control+Shift+I on your keyboard - the developer tools pane opens on the right of the screen.
  • Click on Inspect icon (box/arrow) in top left of tools pane - or just Control+Shift+C on your keyboard.
  • Hover the cursor over the extreme top left corner of this screen and you will see the following popup.
  • Click on the element and all the style details will show in the the tools pane.
  • In the top half of the pane the element name will show as a class, with a dot prefix e.g. (.classname) or as an id, with a hash prefix e.g. (#idname).
  • Use this name to define a css style in the user.css file that will override the styles in the core files of Phoenix.
  • In this example, to change the colour of the element the following would be saved in the user.css file.


  • Click the colour square and a colour picker and colour changer will popup.