Difference between revisions of "Chrome"

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<big>'''https://www.google.co.uk/chrome/'''</big>
 
<big>'''https://www.google.co.uk/chrome/'''</big>
  
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Use the software as an internet browser.
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Use the software as an internet browser but it also has many useful tools for web development.
  
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Right click on any page, click Inspect in the menu.
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Try it out on this page for example.
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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 - developer tools pane opens on right of screen.
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*Click on Inspect icon (box/arrow) in top left of tools pane - or just '''Control+Shift+C''' on your keyboard.
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*Hover the cursor over the extreme top left corner of this screen and you will see the following popup.
  
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A new pane opens up on the right of the screen with many useful web developer tools.
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*Click on the element and all the style details will show in the the tools pane.
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*In the top half of the pane the element name will show as a class ('''.classname''') or id ('''#idname''').
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Most commonly used - click the inspect icon at the top left of the pane - it will turn blue - then move your cursor around the page and hover on any element to show information - click any element and the full details will show in the right pane.
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*Use this name to define a css style in the '''user.css''' file that will override the styles in the core files of Phoenix.
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*In this example, to change the colour of the element the following would be saved in the '''user.css''' file.
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The element class or id will show as well as all the css styles that define how it displays.
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*Click the colour square and a colour picker and colour changer will popup.
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Try it out on this page for example
 
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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 - developer tool pane opens on right of screen.
 
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*Click on Inspect icon (box/arrow) in top left of tools pane - or just Control+Shift+C on your keyboard.
 
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*Hover the cursor over the extreme top left corner of this screen.
 
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Revision as of 15:48, 12 October 2019

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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 - developer tools pane opens on right of 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 (.classname) or id (#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.