How to set hight of twentyeleven menu bar?

  • I am customizing the twentyeleven menu bar. I managed to set a new bar color, hover color and set a larger menu font size.

    Q: How do I set the px number that controls the total height
    of the menu bar?

    I have used firebug. But I cannot find the code location that sets
    the size of the bar.

    Note: I made the bar fonts bigger, and want to keep their size. I want
    to make the bar space around the fonts smaller.

    Thank you.

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  • Thread Starter jiW

    (@jiw)

    the menu bar code is:

    /* =Menu
-------------------------------------------------------------- */

#access {
	background: #222; /* Show a solid color for older browsers */
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
	background: -o-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#252525), to(#0a0a0a)); /* older webkit syntax */
	background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#252525, #0a0a0a);
	-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 1px 2px;
	-moz-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 1px 2px;
	box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 1px 2px;
	clear: both;
	display: block;
	float: left;
	margin: 0 auto 6px;
	width: 100%;
}
#access ul {
	font-size: 13px;
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0 0 0 -0.8125em;
	padding-left: 0;
}
#access li {
	float: left;
	position: relative;
}
#access a {
	color: #eee;
	display: block;
	line-height: 3.333em;
	padding: 0 1.2125em;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#access ul ul {
	-moz-box-shadow: 0 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
	box-shadow: 0 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
	display: none;
	float: left;
	margin: 0;
	position: absolute;
	top: 3.333em;
	left: 0;
	width: 188px;
	z-index: 99999;
}
#access ul ul ul {
	left: 100%;
	top: 0;
}
#access ul ul a {
	background: #f9f9f9;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #ddd;
	color: #444;
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: normal;
	height: auto;
	line-height: 1.4em;
	padding: 10px 10px;
	width: 168px;
}
#access li:hover > a,
#access ul ul :hover > a,
#access a:focus {
	background: #efefef;
}
#access li:hover > a,
#access a:focus {
	background: #f9f9f9; /* Show a solid color for older browsers */
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(#f9f9f9, #e5e5e5);
	background: -o-linear-gradient(#f9f9f9, #e5e5e5);
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#f9f9f9), to(#e5e5e5)); /* Older webkit syntax */
	background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#f9f9f9, #e5e5e5);
	color: #373737;
}
#access ul li:hover > ul {
	display: block;
}
#access .current-menu-item > a,
#access .current-menu-ancestor > a,
#access .current_page_item > a,
#access .current_page_ancestor > a {
	font-weight: bold;
}

/* Search Form */
#branding #searchform {
	position: absolute;
	top: 3.8em;
	right: 7.6%;
	text-align: right;
}
#branding #searchform div {
	margin: 0;
}
#branding #s {
	float: right;
	-webkit-transition-duration: 400ms;
	-webkit-transition-property: width, background;
	-webkit-transition-timing-function: ease;
	-moz-transition-duration: 400ms;
	-moz-transition-property: width, background;
	-moz-transition-timing-function: ease;
	-o-transition-duration: 400ms;
	-o-transition-property: width, background;
	-o-transition-timing-function: ease;
	width: 70px;
}
#branding #s:focus {
	background-color: #f9f9f9;
	width: 196px;
}
#branding #searchsubmit {
	display: none;
}
#branding .only-search #searchform {
	top: 5px;
	z-index: 1;
}
#branding .only-search #s {
	background-color: #666;
	border-color: #000;
	color: #222;
}
#branding .only-search #s,
#branding .only-search #s:focus {
	width: 85%;
}
#branding .only-search #s:focus {
	background-color: #bbb;
}
#branding .with-image #searchform {
	top: auto;
	bottom: -27px;
	max-width: 195px;
}
#branding .only-search + #access div {
	padding-right: 205px;
}

    That’s where firebug is pointing at.

    Thread Starter jiW

    (@jiw)

    I found out that the value in line-height: 3.333em;
    in

    #access a {
   color: #eee;
   display: block;
   line-height: 3.333em;
   padding: 0 1.2125em;
   text-decoration: none;
}

    sets the height of the menu bar.

    But setting a new value in the child theme doesn’t work.
    It gets overruled by the parent’s style.css.
    Any suggestions?
    Thanks.

    It gets overruled by the parent’s style.css.

    unlikely – please post a link to your site to illustrate the problem.

    btw:
    if you are using dropdowns, also edit the corresponding value: top: 3.333em; in the style of #access ul ul

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