CSS for padding and spacing are not working for one class but working for the other

[Kathryn Moye]

My CSS for padding and spacing seem to be ignored in the col2 class. col1 is working fine.

Thanks

<code>

<ac:macro ac:name="style">
<ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[#savebar-container-scaffold {
position: fixed;
width: 100%;
bottom:0px;
}
table {
width:95%
}
td.col1 {
vertical-align:middle;
text-align: right;
padding: 4px;
spacing: 4px; }
td.col2 {
vertical-align: middle;
padding: 4px;
spacing: 4px;
}


.wiki-content a:link {
color:blue;
}]]></ac:plain-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="section">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="column">
<ac:parameter ac:name="width">20%</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="include">
<ac:default-parameter>Navigation_JPCB</ac:default-parameter>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="column">
<ac:parameter ac:name="width">80%</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="table">
<ac:parameter ac:name="border">5</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="bgcolor">#F8F7EF</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="tr">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="width">250px</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col1</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<strong>JPCB Action Item Title:</strong>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col2</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="report-info">
<ac:parameter ac:name="1">@self</ac:parameter>
<ac:default-parameter>page:title</ac:default-parameter>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="tr">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col1</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<strong>Assigned Date:</strong>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col2</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="show-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="date-data">
<ac:parameter ac:name="maxDate">+5y</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="name">AssignedDate</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="minDate">-2y</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="format">MM-dd-yyyy</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ ]]></ac:plain-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="hide-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="report-info">
<ac:parameter ac:name="format">MM-dd-yyyy</ac:parameter>
<ac:default-parameter>data:AssignedDate</ac:default-parameter>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="tr">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col1</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<strong>Action:</strong>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col2</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="show-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="text-data">
<ac:parameter ac:name="content">wiki</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="height">150px</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="width">800px</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="name">Action</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">area</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body> </ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="hide-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="report-info">
<ac:default-parameter>data:Action</ac:default-parameter>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="tr">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col1</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<strong>Actionee:</strong>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col2</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="show-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="text-data">
<ac:parameter ac:name="content">wiki</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="name">Actionee</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">line</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body> </ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="hide-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="report-info">
<ac:default-parameter>data:Actionee</ac:default-parameter>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="tr">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col1</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<strong>Due Date:</strong>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col2</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="show-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="date-data">
<ac:parameter ac:name="maxDate">+5y</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="name">DueDate</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="minDate">-2y</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="format">MM-dd-yyyy</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ ]]></ac:plain-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="hide-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="report-info">
<ac:parameter ac:name="format">MM-dd-yyyy</ac:parameter>
<ac:default-parameter>data:DueDate</ac:default-parameter>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="tr">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col1</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<strong>How was action closed?</strong>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col2</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="show-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="text-data">
<ac:parameter ac:name="content">wiki</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="height">150px</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="width">800px</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="name">Evidence</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">area</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body> </ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="hide-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="report-info">
<ac:default-parameter>data:Evidence</ac:default-parameter>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="tr">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col1</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<strong>Comments:</strong>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col2</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="show-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="text-data">
<ac:parameter ac:name="content">wiki</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="height">150px</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="width">800px</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="name">Comments</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">area</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body> </ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="hide-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="report-info">
<ac:default-parameter>data:Comments</ac:default-parameter>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="tr">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col1</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<strong>Close Date:</strong>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col2</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="show-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="date-data">
<ac:parameter ac:name="maxDate">+5y</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="name">CloseDate</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="minDate">-2y</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="format">MM-dd-yyyy</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[ ]]></ac:plain-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="hide-if">
<ac:parameter ac:name="spacePermission"/>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="group">OrionPPC-Meeting Support,OrionPPC-Orion Admins</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<ac:macro ac:name="report-info">
<ac:parameter ac:name="format">MM-dd-yyyy</ac:parameter>
<ac:default-parameter>data:CloseDate</ac:default-parameter>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="tr">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col1</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<strong>Attachments:</strong>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
<ac:macro ac:name="td">
<ac:parameter ac:name="class">col2</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<strong>Please save page first, then click on Browse to attach.</strong>
</p>
<ac:macro ac:name="attachments">
<ac:parameter ac:name="sortby">name</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="sortorder">ascending</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="upload">true</ac:parameter>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:macro>

</code>

[Matthew J. Horn · Accepted solution]

The dark arts of CSS: I typically use Google Chrome to highlight the target class; that usually tells me what class to specify in the CSS. Sometimes, you need to accomodate nested or serially-defined classes to get a style to apply to it. Can you chop down your example to something smaller or provide a simple use case so it can be easily tried/tested?

[Kathryn Moye]

Excellent point, thank you for pointing out my oversight. If I look in Firebug, the td has the class I assigned and then there is a paragraph tag.

Source:

<td class="col2">
<p> text text text </p>

CSS:

td.col2 { padding: 4px; }

However, there is the sneaky CSS:

.wiki-content p, .wiki-content table { padding: 0; }

GRRR...who would ever want padding=0!!! Thanks a bunch for your help.

[Kathryn Moye]

That was my answer, thank you. I added .wiki-content p { padding: 4; } to my CSS and the spacing was finally correct. The formatting applied by p was overidding my CSS for td. This is another indication of Confluence adding p tags everywhere but I'm learning how to get around them.

[Steffen Heller]

So, what does it mean? Will you simply remove the superfluous <p> and that is it or are you still looking for some other kind of answer?