MediaWiki:Common.css - Revision history

Theo at 16:21, 24 September 2026

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 .mw-parser-output [style*="background"]:not( [style*="var(--"] ) small {
 	color: #5b6270;
+}

Theo at 16:21, 24 September 2026

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 .hcf-compact td {
 	vertical-align: middle;
+}

Theo at 16:19, 24 September 2026

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 .mw-parser-output [style*="background"]:not( [style*="var(--"] ) small {
 	color: #5b6270;
+}

Theo at 22:04, 15 September 2026

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← Older revision		Revision as of 18:04, 15 September 2026
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	*		*
	* WHAT IT FIXES		* WHAT IT FIXES
	* ~~Boxes, infoboxes and tables~~ whose background colour is hardcoded in wikitext		* Pages whose background colour is hardcoded in wikitext or in a template —
	* or in a template — style="background:#fffbe6" and similar. The dark theme		* style="background:#fffbe6" and similar. The dark theme makes body text
	* ~~makes body text~~ light, but it cannot change a background ~~that is~~ written		* light, but it cannot change a background written into the page, so those
	* into the page, so those boxes end up light text on a light fill.		* boxes end up light text on a light fill.
	*		*
	* ~~This forces~~ dark~~, readable text inside any element that carries~~ its own		* WHAT IT LEAVES ALONE
	* ~~inline background~~, ~~and restores link colours that suit~~ a ~~light~~ fill.		* Anything already using theme variables — style="background:var(--hcf-stone)".
			* That content follows dark and light mode on its own and must not be
			* overridden, or it ends up dark text on a dark fill: the same bug in reverse.
			* The :not( [style*="var(--"] ) guard on every rule is what draws that line.
	*		*
	* THIS IS A STOPGAP		* THIS IS A STOPGAP
	* The proper fix is ~~to add~~ class="notheme" to those ~~templates~~ — ~~that is~~		* The proper fix is class="notheme" on the templates producing those boxes —
	* MediaWiki's official opt-out ~~and~~ the skin honours ~~it correctly~~. Once ~~every~~		* MediaWiki's official opt-out, which the skin honours. Better still, convert
	* ~~template has it~~, ~~you can~~ delete this file~~. Until then this keeps the wiki~~		* them to var() colours as the Main Page was. Once no page has a hardcoded
	* readable without editing a single page.		* background left, delete this file.
	*/		*/

	.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] {		.mw-parser-output [style="background"]:not( [style="var(--"] ) {
	color: #1d1f24;		color: #1d1f24;
	}		}

	.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] a {		.mw-parser-output [style="background"]:not( [style="var(--"] ) a {
	color: #0a6b78;		color: #0a6b78;
	}		}

	.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] a.new {		.mw-parser-output [style="background"]:not( [style="var(--"] ) a.new {
	color: #b32020;		color: #b32020;
	}		}

	.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] a.external {		.mw-parser-output [style="background"]:not( [style="var(--"] ) a.external {
	color: #2a5fb0;		color: #2a5fb0;
	}		}

	/* Headings inside those boxes, which otherwise inherit the light heading colour. */		/* Headings inside those boxes, which otherwise inherit the light heading colour. */
	.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] h1,		.mw-parser-output [style="background"]:not( [style="var(--"] ) h1,
	.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] h2,		.mw-parser-output [style="background"]:not( [style="var(--"] ) h2,
	.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] h3,		.mw-parser-output [style="background"]:not( [style="var(--"] ) h3,
	.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] h4 {		.mw-parser-output [style="background"]:not( [style="var(--"] ) h4 {
	color: #1d1f24;		color: #1d1f24;
	}		}

	/* Muted/secondary text inside them. */		/* Muted and secondary text inside them. */
	.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] .mw-editsection,		.mw-parser-output [style="background"]:not( [style="var(--"] ) .mw-editsection,
	.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] small {		.mw-parser-output [style="background"]:not( [style="var(--"] ) small {
	color: #5b6270;		color: #5b6270;
	}		}

Theo at 21:48, 15 September 2026

2026-09-15T21:48:28Z

← Older revision	Revision as of 17:48, 15 September 2026
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		/*
		* HCF theme — legacy content patch
		*
		* Paste this into MediaWiki:Common.css.
		*
		* WHAT IT FIXES
		* Boxes, infoboxes and tables whose background colour is hardcoded in wikitext
		* or in a template — style="background:#fffbe6" and similar. The dark theme
		* makes body text light, but it cannot change a background that is written
		* into the page, so those boxes end up light text on a light fill.
		*
		* This forces dark, readable text inside any element that carries its own
		* inline background, and restores link colours that suit a light fill.
		*
		* THIS IS A STOPGAP
		* The proper fix is to add class="notheme" to those templates — that is
		* MediaWiki's official opt-out and the skin honours it correctly. Once every
		* template has it, you can delete this file. Until then this keeps the wiki
		* readable without editing a single page.
		*/

		.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] {
		color: #1d1f24;
		}

		.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] a {
		color: #0a6b78;
		}

		.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] a.new {
		color: #b32020;
		}

		.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] a.external {
		color: #2a5fb0;
		}

		/* Headings inside those boxes, which otherwise inherit the light heading colour. */
		.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] h1,
		.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] h2,
		.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] h3,
		.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] h4 {
		color: #1d1f24;
		}

		/* Muted/secondary text inside them. */
		.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] .mw-editsection,
		.mw-parser-output [style*="background"] small {
		color: #5b6270;
		}

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