The MAIN CONTENT AREA section affects the general appearance of the user-editable portion of the wiki: page, columns, sections, wiki content, comments, blogs, etc.

Property Description Example
zenCanvasColor The background color for the main display area. white
zenCanvasBackgroundImage The image to use for the background of the main display area. background.png
zenCanvasBackgroundImageOptions The CSS value for positioning the zenCanvasBackgroundImage. no-repeat bottom right
zenCanvasCornerRadius The radius size of rounded corners on the canvas.* 12px
zenMainPaddingTop The CSS padding-top value for the main column. 12px
zenLeftMarginTop The CSS margin-top value for the left column. 12px
zenRightMarginTop The CSS margin-top value for the right column. 12px
zenBinColorBackup The background color for Zen bins, applied to Internet Explorer only. Useful when zenBinColor uses opacity, which IE doesn't support well (see the Thanksgiving brand for an example). transparent
zenBinColor The background color for Zen bins. transparent
zenBorder The color for borders on page sections, Zen bins, etc. #CED3D6
zenBinBackgroundImage The image to use for backgrounds on Zen bins. gradient.gif
zenBinBackgroundImagePosition The CSS value for positioning the zenBinBackgroundImage. repeat-x top left
zenPageTitleColor The color for page titles. #2D637F
zenPageTitleSize The font size for page titles. 40px
zenImgBorderColor The color for border drawn around images embedded in wiki pages. #7C9EAF
zenImgBorderWidth The width of the border drawn around images embedded in wiki pages. 1px
zenImgBorderStyle The style of the border drawn around images embedded in wiki pages. solid
zenImgBackground The CSS background value for images embedded in wiki pages. #E0E0E0
zenImgPadding The CSS padding value for the space between images and their borders (for images in wiki pages). 4px
zenBullet The CSS list-style-type value for unordered lists. square
zenMarginLeft The CSS margin-left value currently used only by \<blockquote> elements. 40px
zenBlockQuoteStyle The CSS font-style value for \<blockquote> elements. normal
zenBlockQuoteBorder The CSS border-left value for \<blockquote> elements. 1px solid #2D637F
zenColHeaderMarginBottom The CSS margin-bottom value for \<h1> elements in the left or right columns. 12px
zenColHeaderFontSize The CSS font-size value for \<h1> elements in the left or right columns. 14px
zenColHeaderFontWeight The CSS font-weight value for \<h1> elements in the left or right columns. bold
zenColHeaderFontFamily The CSS font-family value for \<h1> elements in the left or right columns. "Arial Narrow", Arial, sans-serif
zenColHeaderLineHeight The CSS line-height value for \<h1> elements in the left or right columns. 1
zenColHeaderColor The CSS color value for \<h1> elements in the left or right columns. #7C9EAF
zenColHeaderTextAlign The CSS text-align value for \<h1> elements in the left or right columns. right
zenColHeaderTextTransform The CSS value for changing capitalization of \<h1> elements in the left or right columns. uppercase
zenColumnTextAlign The CSS text-align value for left or right columns overall. left
zenLeftColumnTextAlign Overrides the zenColumnTextAlign value for left columns only. right
zenRightColumnTextAlign Overrides the zenColumnTextAlign value for right columns only. right
zenCommentBackground The background image for the comments area. quotes.gif
zenCommentBackgroundImagePosition The CSS value for positioning the zenCommentBackground. no-repeat top right
zenBlogDivider The image to use as a centered divider between blog posts in a list. Maximum height is 24 pixels. blog-divider.gif

* Note: Rounded corners are not supported by Internet Explorer 7 or 8.


Retired Properties

The following properties are no longer used by Zen. If you see them in a sample brand, you can safely ignore them.

Retired Property Description Example
zenHomeTopBackgroundColor Retired. Use {zen-bin} or {zen-background} macros instead.  
zenHomeTopBackgroundImage Retired. Use {zen-bin} or {zen-background} macros instead.  
zenHomeTopBackgroundImagePosition Retired. Use {zen-bin} or {zen-background} macros instead.  
zenHomeMainPaddingTop Retired.  
zenHomeMainPaddingLeft Retired.  
zenHomeMainBackgroundImage Retired. Use {zen-bin} or {zen-background} macros instead.  
zenHomeMainBackgroundImagePosition Retired. Use {zen-bin} or {zen-background} macros instead.  
zenBinControlMarginLeft Retired.  
zenBinControlMarginRight Retired.  
zenBinControlWidth Retired.