Article in custom box in sidebar

[allwe...@gmail.com]

I'm working on a web site for a client and need to be able to create a box in the sidebar in which we can publish articles. I've tried everything I could think of to customize the sidebar. My css code #rt-sidebar-a for some reason put the differently colored box at the bottom in the footer. I want it to look like the sidebar in the graphic design attached. I'd really prefer a module, if someone can recommend something?--because I don't want the search bar inside the box. I'm using a module that lets me put an article in that space, but it's not customizable at all. Thoughts?

I'm working in Gantry 4.1.3 - I don't have time to figure out the new version. However, if this type of thing is easier to do in the new version, I'm open to it!

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[Eric Poulin]

You can create a new module and assign it to the sidebar-a position, then give that module a custom class (in the advanced tab) in order to address it specifically.

[allwe...@gmail.com]

I tried that, and wasn't successful. I'll try again.

[Henning]

try adding.

#rt-sidebar-a div.article_anywhere {

background-color: white;

border: solid 3px #db4448;

padding: 10px;

margin: -15px;

}

even if you would use a module-class, your css can't work because the color-codes are invalid CSS.

Please note that the RT-folks moved to the Gitter-chat. They don't look at this group anymore.

[allwe...@gmail.com]

Yeah, I get nothing out of that chat. Thank you for taking the time to respond!