RH2019 (New): CSS editor for table styles

Whenever I recommend a global find and replace tool on any software, I always recommend taking a backup first. With any software they can wreck a project just as quick as they can fix things.

Amebr, thank you!!! I can't believe I completely forgot to consider the "cascading" element to this. That did the trick! 

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Try manually typing the colour code. I think that one should replicate the issue.

Amber. What Update are you on?

The CSS editor is showing as dirty as soon as I click on a different font or colour, for example. I think there was a bug with a specific field that was fixed.

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Oh, and there seems to be a bug in RH2019 New where filling in a single field doesn't mark the file as changed, so immediately pressing Ctrl+S doesn't save the change and the topic does update as I'd expect. I've taken to always tabbing or clicking elsewhere and checking the * appears next to the file name before saving my changes. And the topic won't reflect the stylesheet changes until the stylesheet is saved.

First, I assume the odd row code is a copy paste error. That has the same border width and colour defined as the first row, but also applies it to the top border. So you'll get the thick blue-grey border top and bottom of every row in your table.

Next, you're probably running in the cascading part of cascading stylesheets.

I ran through your settings assuming you added them in the order you posted: Whole, First, Even, Odd. The cascading part of css means elements inherit settings from previous rules that they match, unless specifically set. Each rule in the stylesheet is processed in order. So First is processed and the border and background colour are set. Then Even is processed and the border and background colour are set on even rows. That rule won't affect your first row as it's an odd row. Next the Odd rule is processed. This affects your first (odd) row, and replaces your defined border and background with the odd row values.

I tested adding your settings in the following order: Whole, Even, Odd, First, and can confirm the First rule is added to the stylesheet last in that scenario.

To quickly fix what you already have, switch to code view and move your first row definition below the odd row definition. Then you can continue editing using the RH fields as normal. (If it starts moving stuff around, I'd log a bug report  https://tracker.adobe.com )

Finally, to set the background for your first row, you could use the keyword "transparent", "unset" or set it to white or whatever colour. You need to add something to override the colour defined in your Odd rule (the cascade means any element inherits values from the last rule it matches).