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Aleksandr: "Precondition Failed" message during install
There does not seem to be a current way to contact Mat Wiseman creator of the Aleksandr template.
While following the instructions found here:
http://dressfordialogue.com/aleksandr/archive/installation
I receive the following message as soon as I try to Save the updated default style.
“Precondition Failed
The precondition on the request for the URL /blog/textpattern/index.php evaluated to false.”
I do not understand what the precondition is. The path to file is correct – i.e. there is an index.php file in the path /blog/textpattern/
Finally, the content of the style for the Aleksandr default style is as follows below and my thanks in advance for any help:
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/*
Aleksandr
———————————————————————————
Reset
Variables – Customise me
Page Structure
Typography
Images
Links
Menu
Footer
Forms
Comments
——————————————————————————— */
/* Reset */
body, div, dl, dt, dd, ul, ol, li, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, pre, form, fieldset, input, select, textarea, p, a, span, blockquote, table, th, td {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
/* Variables – Edit these selectors to customise Aleksandr */
body { /* Set your defaults for font, colour and background */
font: 12px/20px Georgia, Times, “Times New Roman”, sans-serif;
color: #333;
background: #fff;
}
#wrap { /* Fluid(%) or Fixed(px) */
width: 90%;
}
#header { /* Scale the main banner */
height: 220px;
}
#togs { /* Menu background */
background: #000;
}
#nav li { /* Left menu border */
border-left: 1px solid #666;
}
#nav li a { /* Menu link colour */
color: #eee;
}
#nav li a:hover { /* Menu link hover */
color: #f66;
}
a#toggle { /* Menu toggle colour */
color: #999;
background: #000;
}
a#toggle:hover { /* Menu toggle hover */
background: #f33;
color: #fff;
}
h1 { /* Add your own logo */
height: 69px;
width: 230px;
background: url(../images/logo.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
h2 { /* Article heading colour */
color: #111;
}
h3 { /* Subheadings colour */
color: #555;
}
h4 { /* Content subheadings colour */
color: #333;
}
.caption { /* Captions */
font-style: italic;
color: #aaa;
}
a { /* General links colour */
color: #f33;
}
.recent_articles a { /* Recent article links colour */
color: #f66;
text-decoration: none;
}
.recent_articles a:hover { /* Recent article links colour */
color: #f33;
}
#links { /* Base links border */
border-top: 2px solid #555;
}
#links ul { /* Base links inside border */
border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
}
#links ul li { /* Base links non-link colour */
color: #666;
}
#links li a { /* Base links colour */
color: #f33;
}
#links li.title-links { /* Base links subheading */
border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
}
#links li.title-links h3 { /* Base links subheading */
color: #555;
}
/* That’s it! If you can find your way around a stylesheet, feel free to make further changes. */
/* Page Structure */
body {
text-align: center;
}
#wrap {
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: left;
}
#header {
width: 100%;
float: left;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}
#copy, #sub {
width: 100%;
float: left;
margin: 10px 0 20px 0;
}
#article {
width: 100%;
float: left;
margin: 0 0 20px 0;
border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
}
#article.static {
padding: 10px 0 0 0;
}
.left {
float: left;
width: 49%;
}
.right {
float: right;
width: 49%;
}
#cover {
text-align: right;
}
.realign {
text-align: left;
margin: 16px 0 0 0;
width: 50%;
float: right;
}
/* Typography */
p {
padding: 8px 20px;
}
p.nextprev {
padding: 8px 0;
font-size: 11px;
color: #ccc;
}
p.shortabout {
float: left;
margin: 40px 0 20px 20px;
display: inline;
padding: 0;
width: 300px;
font: italic 11px/15px Georgia, Times, “Times New Roman”, sans-serif;
color: #666;
}
sup {
font: italic 11px/15px Georgia, Times, “Times New Roman”, sans-serif;
padding: 0 5px 0 0;
color: #777;
}
ul {
margin: 8px 20px;
list-style: none;
}
#recentcomments ul {
margin: 8px 0;
}
li {
padding: 0 0 0 16px;
background: url(../images/bullet.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
li p {
padding: 0 20px 8px 20px;
color: #666;
}
dl {
margin: 8px 20px;
float: left;
clear: both;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
display: inline;
}
dd {
float: left;
width: 100%;
font-style: italic;
}
dt {
float: right;
margin: 0 20px 20px 0;
display: inline;
color: #888;
}
ul#details {
float: left;
display: inline;
margin: 0 0 8px 0;
width: 100%;
color: #888;
font-size: 11px;
}
ul#details li {
margin: 0 0 0 30px;
float: right;
display: inline;
padding: 4px 0 0 6px;
background: url(../images/details.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#list-categories li {
margin: 0 0 3px 0;
}
.recent_articles li {
border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
margin: 0 0 2px 0;
font-style: italic;
background: none;
padding: 0;
}
blockquote {
color: #666;
font-style: italic;
}
h1 span {
display: block;
overflow: hidden;
width: 0;
height: 0;
}
h1 {
float: right;
margin: 20px 0 10px 0;
}
h2 {
font-size: 20px;
line-height: 28px;
font-weight: normal;
text-align: right;
margin: 6px 0 0 0;
}
h3 {
margin: 0 20px 0 20px;
font-weight: normal;
border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
font-size: 11px;
padding: 3px 0 0 0;
}
.realign h3 {
margin: 0 0 0 20px;
}
h3 span {
border-top: 2px solid #555;
padding: 6px 20px 0 0;
}
#recentcomments h3 {
margin: 0;
}
h4 {
margin: 8px 20px 0 20px;
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 16px;
font-weight: normal;
}
.caption span {
text-align: right;
display: block;
border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
}
/* Images */
#header img {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
#cover img {
border: 1px solid #ccc;
margin: 14px 0 0 0;
padding: 1px;
}
/* Links */
a {
text-decoration: underline;
font-weight: normal;
}
a:hover, a:active {
text-decoration: none;
}
a img {
border: none;
}
#logo a {
width: 230px;
height: 69px;
display: block;
}
.readon {
float: right;
margin: 0 20px;
font-size: 11px;
}
h2 a {
text-decoration: none;
}
h2 a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}
#links {
width: 98%;
float: left;
padding: 1%;
}
#links ul {
margin: 0;
width: 100%;
float: left;
}
#links li {
float: left;
width: 14%;
margin: 1% 2% 0 1%;
padding: 0 0 1% 0;
line-height: 18px;
font-size: 11px;
background: none;
}
#links li a {
display: block;
}
#links li.title-links {
width: 7%;
padding: 1% 0 0 2%;
margin: 0 1% 0 0;
}
#links li.title-links a {
margin: 2px 0 0 0;
}
#links h3 {
margin: 0;
border: 0;
font-size: 15px;
line-height: 15px;
}
/* Menu */
#togs {
width: 100%;
float: left;
}
#nav {
position: absolute;
margin: 0;
width: 100%;
bottom: 20px;
left: 0;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}
#nav ul {
float: left;
margin: 0 0 0 15px;
padding: 8px 0;
width: 100%;
display: inline;
}
#nav li {
float: left;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border-left: 1px solid #666;
background: none;
}
#nav li a {
float: left;
display: block;
padding: 8px 40px 8px 15px;
text-decoration: none;
}
a#toggle {
text-decoration: none;
width: 60px;
padding: 16px;
display: block;
text-align: center;
position: absolute;
bottom: 20px;
right: 0;
font-style: italic;
letter-spacing: 0;
z-index: 1;
}
/* Footer */
#footer {
width: 100%;
clear: both;
text-align: right;
color: #f66;
border-top: 1px solid #f66;
font-size: 11px;
}
#footer p {
border-top: 1px solid #f66;
margin: 1px 0 0 0;
padding: 10px 0;
}
#footer a {
color: #888;
}
/* Forms */
legend {
display: none;
}
label {
display: block;
margin: 0 0 2px 0;
}
.help {
margin: 0 0 0 10px;
font-size: 11px;
}
#zemContactForm {
float: left;
margin: 0 20px;
display: inline;
}
#zemContactForm p {
padding: 8px 0;
}
fieldset {
border: 0;
}
input.zemRequired, select#typeofenquiry {
width: 180px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-top-width: 2px;
font: 12px/20px Georgia, Times, “Times New Roman”, sans-serif;
}
#enquirydetails {
float: left;
width: 260px;
}
#enquirysubmit {
float: left;
width: 260px;
}
.vcard {
margin: 8px 0;
}
select#typeofenquiry {
width: 194px;
padding: 5px;
}
textarea#enquiry {
padding: 5px;
width: 220px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-top-width: 2px;
font: 12px/20px Georgia, Times, “Times New Roman”, sans-serif;
}
#zemSubmit {
float: right;
margin: 0 30px 0 0;
font: 12px/20px Georgia, Times, “Times New Roman”, sans-serif;
}
/* Comments */
.comments_error {
width: 100%;
clear: both;
margin: 20px;
}
.comment_name_input, .comment_email_input, .comment_web_input, .txpCommentInputMessage {
width: 200px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-top-width: 2px;
font: 12px/20px Georgia, Times, “Times New Roman”, sans-serif;
}
input.comments_error, textarea.comments_error {
background: #f66;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
width: 200px;
padding: 5px;
}
p.commentsubmit {
padding: 0 20px;
text-align: right;
width: 200px;
}
.commentsubmit input {
font: 12px/20px Georgia, Times, “Times New Roman”, sans-serif;
}
.middot a {
margin: 0 5px;
text-decoration: none;
}
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Re: Aleksandr: "Precondition Failed" message during install
Perhaps there was something wrong in the above css because although that was what was supplied in the download I went directly to the demo site (http://browser.textplates.com/index.php?id=18) and using webdeveloper in firefox to display the css I was able to grap a different version of the default style css which actually works.
Now I am sorting out different issues. I’d close this thread but I don’t see a way.
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#3 2009-04-13 06:33:38
- Mary
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- Registered: 2004-06-27
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Re: Aleksandr: "Precondition Failed" message during install
There’s an entry about this in the FAQ
:)
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Re: Aleksandr: "Precondition Failed" message during install
Thanks Mary,
In the end it turned out to be nothing that I can see from the link you provided (see my post #2 on this thread). But I will note this for future reference and I will think to enter key words into the TXP Search. I went looking for the answer the hard way, browsing. Duh on me :)
And, as it happens, I think this design will not work for me. It’s great but I need something even more versatile.
P.S. Nice to see another Canadian here.
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