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[Bruno]

Hello Novikov,

... thanks for that .css. It works fine.
By the way where I can find that dictionary you posted this screenshot.

Bruno

[Novikov]

This is a screenshot of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 8th ed, but I cannot post links here, because it's against the forum rules.

You can find it on the internet, but, as far as I know using torrents in Germany is dangerous.

[Bruno]

Hi Novikov,

... there is one thing though.
I would like to suppress the font style italic with my .css. How can I do that?

Bruno

[Novikov]

Hi, Bruno. This code will do it:

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YOUR_ELEMENT_OR_ID_OR_CLASS {
    font-style: normal;
}

Try it and let me know if it works or not.

[Bruno]

Hi Novikov,

... no, it won't work.

Bruno

[Novikov]

Okay, show me where the problem is. What element does not want to become non-italic?

[Bruno]

Hello Novikov,

... if I write:

body {
font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";
font-style: italic;
}

... then the whole dictionary is in italic.

But I want the whole dictionary non-italic and ...

body {
font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";
font-style: normal;
}

... won't work.

Bruno

[Novikov]

Oh, of course that is not going to work, because this applies non-italic only to the BODY. The nested elements redefine this style.

First of all, remove the "font-style: italic" declaration from the BODY's style. Then we'll have to find which elements are in italic. We gonna need some screenshots.

But do you really need to remove italic? I think it's there for a reason What problem does it cause?

[Bruno]

Hi Novikov,

... thanks for your interest to help me.

You are right, there is a reason. It's not that sharp. Maybe because the resolution (1024 x 768) is too low, but I can't make it higher. It's an old Notebook ... letters in normal style are more readable.

Bruno

[Novikov]

Try this code:

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body * {
    font-style: normal !important;
}

This should force all elements to non-italic.

And try the Calibri font (gonna need some font-size adjustments). Maybe you'll like it.

And you always can increase the font using "Ctrl +" and decrease it using "Ctrl -"