1 files changed, 32 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/local.css b/local.css
index 7d9aad0e..e4b9ec88 100644
--- a/local.css
+++ b/local.css
@@ -1,7 +1,36 @@
 /* ikiwiki local style sheet */
 
-/* Add local styling here, instead of modifying style.css. */
+/* Add local styling here, instead of modifying style.css.  */
 
-pre {
-	margin-left: 1cm
+/*
+ * Someone else please work on this stuff -- someone who knows to make it
+ * actually look good...  Some examples are available at
+ * <http://ikiwiki.info/css_market/>.  -- tschwinge
+ */
+
+pre
+{
+  margin-left: 1cm;
+  /* 
+   * I want these blocks to be as wide as they need to be for the included
+   * text, but not any wider -- with respect to the `background-color'.
+   * Currently it may happen that the background colors of `pre' and `#sidebar'
+   * overlap.  How to do this properly? -- tschwinge
+   */
+  background-color: #e5e5e5;
+}
+
+.header
+{
+  background-color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+.actions
+{
+  background-color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+#sidebar
+{
+  background-color: #f0f0f0;
 }