CSS styling of path in cloned SVG - css

I've tried using SVG cloning/templating using use:xlink (as discussed here), but I don't seem to be able to use CSS to change the path of the cloned graphic to be different from the parent.
Hopefully this pen explains the problem.
Is there a way to do this? Any thoughts would be really appreciated.

I wouldn't think of the elements resulting from <use xlink:href="#marker"> as copies. You're essentially referencing (re-displaying) the original template, and any changes to that template are going to reflect on all referenced instances.
The other thing is that those referenced instances are put in a document fragment that is not accessible by CSS. You cannot select the inner element of your instances with CSS. The styles given to the containing svg element are going to be applied to the outer shape of your template (which is why it works for the tutorial in your question).
I recommend using CSS to create these objects: http://jsbin.com/ijElUZiG/1/edit

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Set CSS class/id in figma and have it declared on the exported svg file

I've been using Figma a lot lately to draw / edit images and export them as SVG files so I can quickly use inside my apps' code bases.
There's just one drawback with that: Looking through the SVG code to find out what element is what.
Up to this moment I'm having to go through the SVG manually in order to mark the elements (with classes or ids) so that I can manipulate them properly via CSS or Javascript, what's quite tedious :-/
It would be really convenient to be able to set an id or a class to each element (path, line, circle etc..) via Figma and have it reflected in the exported code, I strongly believe that there must be a way to do so...
So here I ask: Is there a way to set certain CSS **class** or **id** atribute in Figma and have it declared on the svg code that gets exported?
There's a checkbox "include id attribute" in the export section.
It inserts the element's layer name as the id attribute on the resulting svg tag.
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How to find what's ovverrding CSS element?

I am trying to find what is overriding my CSS element using chromes element selector but am unable too.
This answer seems outdated I can't find how to access "computed styles":
Chrome Developer Tools: How to find out what is overriding a CSS rule?
I don't know why this color is overridden with gray:
chrome
How can I find whats doing it with google chrome?
If you look at the image, it will tell you that the property is changed in the element.style.
In other words, the change is not applied using a selector such as class or id, but rather to the element itself.
This can be done in two ways, as far as I am aware.
1) In HTML, writing the properties directly within the element:
<div style="color:gray;"></div>
2) In Jquery, referencing the specific object (for example, using the id property) and then using the css property:
$('#divname').css({
color:gray;
});
With regard to finding what is causing the issue:
1) Finding out if the change has been made in HTML should be fairly straightforward, as you would just need to have a look at the HTML file.
2) If the change has been made through Jquery, things get a little more complicated: a ghetto method would be to search your script files for the "gray" string. Don't forget that scripts can also be embedded into HTML, however, looking for the property the HTML file would be a good way to proceed :)

In a standalone SVG file, is it possible to position one object relative to another using only CSS?

Here is a demo SVG file. Please use Firefox for viewing because currently it seems to be the only properly showing browser.
The task is to construct a pure SVG document (e.g. not html-embedded) that will be able to show tooltips using only CSS features (no JS and also no :before/:after pseudo-elements). I managed to achieve this by using the HTML foreignObject element.
However, I can not find if it is possible to position such elements in relation (e.g. 10px to the left and top from it) to other in-document SVG objects without using JavaScript for it and without embedding the SVG file itself into some other document format (e.g. HTML).
In the final version of the file there will be 20-30+ tooltips, so it is desirable to avoid manual positioning. I was hoping there would be something for "attaching" them to other objects (withthe use of their IDs) or at least to their parent objects, but my search results only return documentation and questions regarding JS or HTML implementations.
add. notes:
1) CSS-only SVG file is required because the file is intended to be used on wiki sites, which prohibid SVGs that have javascript in them.
2) If I understand correctly, displaying HTML formatting in HTML foreignObject element is not a current SVG standard requirement for SVG user agents (i.a. web-browsers). However, Firefox seems to properly display them, and Iā€™d rather use that (even not fully supported) opportunity. If I am missing some easier ways of achieving the same thing ā€” please do tell about them.
3) SVG code backup: pastebin.
Unfortunately, you can't achieve this effect using just CSS because positions in SVG are attributes, not styles.

Where are the CSS files stored in smartgwt?

I started messing with SmartGWT the other day, but ive stumbled in this ridiculous spot..
This is a question that the documentation should respond, but i havent found any simple and straightforward solution.
What i want:
add 5px to the left margin of a Hlayout.
I tried the method setMargin(), but it applies margins to the 4 margins. Since i just want the left one, i was left with the option to use the this.setStyleName(), which leads me to the problem.
How should i go about it? is there a master css file that i have to edit? should i create a custom css file and put there my customizations? where should it be saved?
I tried the solution given here, but it doesnt seem to work for me. am using smartgwt v.2.5
There are no special restrictions with CSS and SmartGWT. You can put an inline <style> in your host .html, link a stylesheet from there, etc.
There is also no need to modify a skin in order to add or customize styles, but if you do want to create a custom skin, see the instructions in the QuickStart Guide, Extending SmartGWT chapter.
Finally you don't need CSS to do this anyway since there is a dedicated Layout.setLayoutLeftMargin() for setting the left margin.

Store multiple elements in SVG & use them as CSS backgrounds?

I'm wondering if I can create multiple "brushes" in a single SVG file and use them thoughout my CSS.
Right now I have a single SVG file that has a gradient stored in the "defs" and a single rectangle that draws it. Then I use this SVG file as a background image in my CSS. It works well but I'd rather not have a million separate SVG files. I'd like to combine like "brushes" together in a single SVG file something like CSS sprites or XAML is capable of.
Is there a way to do this? If so what's the syntax to specify for the CSS background image which SVG element from the svg file to use?
Thanks for any help.
In theory yes, that should be possible. It's not yet fully defined in a w3c spec though and the implementations do differ at this stage.
Note that svg itself allows a special fragment syntax, so in theory you should be able to link to different views of the same svg file. That could be used to do CSS/SVG sprites.
Linking directly to the id of a nested svg fragment (or to any other element inside the svg) is something that would need to be further specified.
Assuming that linking with fragments from a CSS background property works, then a possibility if you use XHTML (serving the resulting file as application/xhtml+xml) is to just include the svg resources inline in the main document, eliminating the need for many separate files. This can be done as a pre-publishing buildstep if you wish to keep the svgs separate for editing. Another possibility is to use data uris.
I'm also seeking for the same, and here are the pointers I could find:
17.3 Linking into SVG content: IRI fragments and SVG views (w3.org)
SVG Stacks (simurai.com)
Can I use SVG fragment identifiers? (caniuse.com)
Better SVG Sprites With Fragment Identifiers (broken-links.com)
According to caniuse.com, there is an issue with browser support, but that does not prevent you to try and observe future browser evolution (in the hope a future day they will all support this obvious feature).

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