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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Text Shadows and Box Shadows

Posted by James Ginns
James Ginns
2,731 Points

Can't create second value for a box-shadow attribute.

The quiz question is looking for me to give a class two box shadows. From all the document I've read The correct syntax should be: box-shadow: x y blur spread color, x y blur spread color inset; thus: box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px #aaa, 0px 0px 60px 5px firebox inset; should be correct. But it isn't. What's wrong?

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-heading {
  text-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #be7b31; 
}
.title {
  text-shadow: 1px 3px 0px #e59740; 
}
.main-header{
  box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px #aaa, 0px 0px 60px 5px firebrick inset;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lake Tahoe</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body> 
    <header id="top" class="main-header">
      <span class="title">Journey Through the Sierra Nevada Mountains</span>
      <h1 class="main-heading">Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
    </header>

        <div class="primary-content">
            <p class="intro">
                Lake Tahoe is one of the most breathtaking attractions located in California. It's home to a number of ski resorts, summer outdoor recreation, and tourist attractions. Snow and skiing are a significant part of the area's reputation.
            </p>
            <a class="callout" href="#more">Find out more</a>
        </div><!-- End .primary-content -->

        <footer class="main-footer">
            <p>All rights reserved to the state of <a href="#">California</a>.</p>
            <a href="#top">Back to top &raquo;</a>
        </footer>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Jake Lundberg
Jake Lundberg
13,965 Points
Jake Lundberg
Jake Lundberg
13,965 Points

Someone else had this problem earlier...try removing the "px" after the 0's in your box-shadow.

James Ginns
James Ginns
2,731 Points
James Ginns
James Ginns
2,731 Points

Yes, for no apparent reason, taking off px when the value is 0 solves the problem. A designer of a sane design system would let me explicitly declare every property I wanted to, so I can READ my own code and have it be CONSISTENT. Apparently CSS standardizers didn't have ease of use in mind when they developed the standard.