> the directory is build in the following way

> endUser \
>     endUserSupport.py
>     data \
>          css \
>               style.css
>               images.jpeg

> i altered the config file just a bit,
> instead of all the content that was in there containing the static
> paths i replaced them with

>          [/]
>          tools.staticdir.root = "/Users/mendes/Documents/verza/python/
> scripts/endUser/data"

>          [/style.css]
>          tools.staticfile.on = True
>          tools.staticfile.filename = "/Users/mendes/Documents/verza/
> python/scripts/endUser/data/css/style.css"

> in my  endUserSupport.py itself the following code exists

>          current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))

> cherrypy.config.update(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),'app.conf'))
>          conf = {'/css/style.css': {'tools.staticfile.on': True,

> 'tools.staticfile.filename': os.path.join(current_dir, 'data', 'css',
> 'style.css')}}

> this code will present the html file with css styling althought i
> still have a problem with the images called from the css file those
> aren't presented yet.
> if someone has the answer how to present these images i would really
> like to know.

> in the meantime i will keep trying to play around and see if i can
> figure it out myself.

> richard

> cyclopsvs wrote:
> > Hello All,

> > after my last post i really figured i could present a working example
> > to the project manager.
> > unfortunatly i ran into trouble once again. I looked at the
> > documentation about html pages which yield css styling but didn't
> > really understand.

> > the thing that happens at this moment is that i see the css style
> > sheet content instead of the html file content with the css style.

> > my config file is constructed the following way:

> >           server.socket_host = "10.47.0.95"
> >           server.socket_port = 8083
> >           server.thread_pool = 100

> >           tools.staticdir.root = "/Users/mendes/Documents/verza/python/
> > scripts/endUser/"
> >           tools.staticfile.on = True
> >           tools.staticfile.filename = "/Users/mendes/Documents/verza/
> > python/scripts/endUser/templates/images/style.css"

> >           server.ssl_certificate     = "/Users/mendes/Documents/verza/
> > python/scripts/endUser/keys/10.47.0.1.crt"
> >           server.ssl_private_key    = "/Users/mendes/Documents/verza/
> > python/scripts/endUser/keys/10.47.0.1.key"

> > in my application i use the following syntax

> >            import os.path

> > cherrypy.config.update(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),'app.conf'))
> >            cherrypy.quickstart(EndUserSupport(),config='app.conf')

> > and i try to present a html file by using cherrytemplate in the
> > following way

> >            return renderTemplate(file='templates/index.htm')

> > My first question is about the cherrypy.config.update is this really
> > necesarry to call upon because i don't really update anything at this
> > moment ?

> > The other and most important question for me is about the presentation
> > of the html file.

> > at this moment i get the content from the css file
> > ( tools.staticfile.filename path ) what do i have to do to present the
> > html file with the css styling ?

> > thanks in advance for you assistance,

> > regards,

> > richard