Kunena 6.2.5 & module Kunena Latest 6.0.7 released

The Kunena team has announce the arrival of Kunena 6.2.5 [K 6.2.5] which is now available for download as a native Joomla extension for J! 4.3.x/4.4.x/5.0.x. This version addresses most of the issues that were discovered in K 6.1 / K 6.2 and issues discovered during the last development stages of K 6.2

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Question Forum Post: Font Size

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12 years 7 months ago #1 by Acidrain
Greetings all,

I have looked throughout the forums to find no common solution to the font size when creating a message/post. Currently it looks like it is perhaps defaulted at font size 8, which i need to bring it up to 12.

Note: I have tried the following; kunena.forum-min.css file to change the size with no availability, ive cleared my cache, same thing and no change at all.

I will say, since the update of 1.6 it has been one heck of a nightmare from the older version. It is rather unfortunate that it has become such a headache, however my guys like the forums and we would like a solution to this issue ASAP.

It would be helpful to have clear instructions on to change from the files that need to be accessed in order to change that.

Cheers,

Acidrain

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12 years 7 months ago #2 by sozzled
Replied by sozzled on topic Re: Forum Post: Font Size
G'day, Acidrain, and welcome to Kunena.

The general guide to changing font sizes, colours, etc., is referred to as a FAQ (see FAQs tab at the top of this page and look under the heading Template and layout-related issues. I hope this helps.

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12 years 7 months ago #3 by Tusk
Replied by Tusk on topic Re: Forum Post: Font Size
Am Also using Kunena 1.6

And am having the same problem the font in the message post form is minute!(see the attached screen sheen shot) I have looked at your wiki and used Firebug which refers to: -

#Kunena textarea, #Kunena textarea.kmedium {
font-size: 1em;
width: 95%;
height: 10em;
}

I changed the "1em" to "2em" with no effect on the font size?

I am no specialist when it comes to code so could be barking up the wrong tree?

As this is such a critical aspect please can you post detailed instructions on how to remedy this.

I would like to go a step further and suggest in the next release that the font and size be editable in the Forum Configuration/frontend control panel

thanks
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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #4 by sozzled
Replied by sozzled on topic Re: Forum Post: Font Size
G'day, Tusk, and welcome to Kunena.

Tusk wrote: I changed the "1em" to "2em" with no effect on the font size?

Which file, specifically, did you change? Did you force a reload of your browser cache to obtain a fresh copy of the CSS?
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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #5 by Tusk
Replied by Tusk on topic Re: Forum Post: Font Size
Hi Sozzled,

Yes I did force a reload my browser using "F5", cleared my cache to obtain a fresh copy of the CSS, but saw no change?

the file I edited is the kunena.forum.css found in the components/com_kunena/template/default/css directory; and to portion of code refereed to in my earlier post are lines 142 to 147.

what Acidrain and I simply request is the route to the required file, its name, the line numbers,and what settings need to be adjusted. so that we know where it is exactly that we need to make the required changes to edit the font size?

This would be most helpful

many thanks
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12 years 7 months ago #6 by sozzled
Replied by sozzled on topic Re: Forum Post: Font Size
I saw Acidrain's post in this topic. Did you read my comment?

Tusk Wrote

The file I edited is the kunena.forum.css ...

Please do not edit that file. Changing that file won't work, anyway. Please read what I wrote yesterday in the topic Default Template Blending (msg #5).

Instead of fiddling with Kunena CSS files, change instead your Joomla site template CSS file.

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12 years 7 months ago #7 by Tusk
Replied by Tusk on topic Re: Forum Post: Font Size
Thanks for the prompt reply Sozzeled,

But you kinda talking in riddles, as this is the help forum for Kunena, we are looking for specific solutions to problems and not vague recommendations. Can you assist with direct instructions on how to change the default font size of the Forum Post form? If you see the screen shot of the earlier post I submitted and the original request made by Acidrain, you will see this is a real issue. We want specific instructions to resolve the problem!

Thanks

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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #8 by sozzled
Replied by sozzled on topic Re: Forum Post: Font Size
Tusk: this is a community-driven, self-help resource. Our intention is not to talk in riddles but to provide general guidance for the benefit of a large community. Every website is unique; every formatting issue is unique. Because each site is unique - each site relies on its own peculiar mix of CSS - it is not possible to provide anything more than general advice.

Your situation is controlled by your Joomla template CSS. You need to modify your site template by adding the following lines of code to the end of that file (I don't know the name of the file because I don't know anything about your website):

#Kunena textarea, #Kunena textarea.kmedium {
font-size: <define what you think is a good size here>;
}

I don't know why the font-size was originally specified in "em" units. I prefer "pt" units myself. Here's an example of something that might work for you:
Code:
#Kunena textarea, #Kunena textarea.kmedium { font-size: 12pt; }
Experiment with different values until you find something that is not so "ridiculously small" (and make sure that the zoom level of your browser is set to normal/100%). ;)
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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #9 by Tusk
Replied by Tusk on topic Re: Forum Post: Font Size
Hi Sozzeled,

Thanks for the help, greatly appreciated!! I will add the code that you suggest to the Beez 20 template I am using. let you know how it works.

Yes added it to the beez 20 personal.css file and it worked like a charm

Thanks again :)
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12 years 7 months ago #10 by Shad0w
Another issue Im having is Ive noticed the fonts are very small in my reply window as Im typing... its not the case on the forums here... how can I address this?

Much appreciated!

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