Board Thread:Support Requests - Getting Technical/@comment-35301431-20130719150450

I've been trying to update the Gaiapedia layout, I had some help from the Monobook wiki but the helper simply kept the coding I actually wanted to remove so I can figure out how to edit it myself. My last edit messed up the sidebar, so now it and the search box are transparent, which shouldn't be.

I am trying to get...
 * The sidebar to be solid white background with blue headers and also squared. E.g MikuMikuDance wiki.
 * The content box to be forced downward a little, so I can duplicate the horizontal banner featured on Oasis. E.g Pywikipediabot.
 * I replaced the two Go and Search buttons, only they are bit too big for the box, I assume I have to cut them down to size.
 * In relation to the Search bar, I wanted to know the js code that results in the drop menu expanding so that you can see more of an article's name. E.g Star Wars wiki type "me" or closer to Adventure Time wiki that simply expands without going overboard about it.
 * The page tabs are good, however, when they are in use they turn white when they should remain blue. For example if I click the Edit or History tab, they blank out instead of remaining solid.


 * Here is a mock layout done in Windows Paint

http://i41.tinypic.com/2d930ub.jpg

Overall if it just too complex to do will deleting Monobook CSS put everything back in default? 