To summarize, in this chapter you have learned how to install Firefox Add-ons to greatly improve the functionality of the browser in terms of web development. You have learned how to create a new CSS. You have also learned how and why you use our own CSS rather than edit the current files from your theme directory. You now understand how to set Moodle's config
file to pick up any additional stylesheets that you might use and understand more about Moodle's theming process.
You have learned how to change some of the common elements on our Moodle site by using CSS. You have explored the concept of web accessibility and why accessibility issues are important.
Specifically, we covered:
Installing Firebug and the Web Developer Toolbar
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Moodle
Changing the default font
Setting the font color and font size
Setting the link colors (unvisited, visited, and hover)
Changing the background (color and/or image)
Accessibility in the Moodle environment
Now that you've learned...