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

Posted by jimmyking
jimmyking
6,447 Points

Comma(on) Man!

Could use a little help on this last one, maybe I've put the comma in the wrong place but I think I'm correct. Could you help me understand what I'm doing wrong, because when I preview it looks correct!

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,
              inset 0px 0px 60px 5px firebrick
}
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

Tom Sager
Tom Sager
18,987 Points
Tom Sager
Tom Sager
18,987 Points

I tried with and without the semicolons, and it failed in both cases. I got it to pass by changing all instances of "0px" to "0".

Since Jarret's solution uses both ways to specify zero, I assume that this is a quirk of the challenge test code for the final step, rather than being a CSS parsing error.

Tom Sager
Tom Sager
18,987 Points
Tom Sager
Tom Sager
18,987 Points

These both pass the third step but fail on the fourth

.main-header {
  box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px #aaa,
              inset 0px 0 60px 5px firebrick
}

.main-header {
  box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px #aaa,
              inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick
}

This passes both steps

.main-header {
  box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa,
              inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick
}

Strange...

Jarrett Young
Jarrett Young
12,635 Points
Jarrett Young
Jarrett Young
12,635 Points

That is strange, Tom. Good on you for noticing that detail.

Jarrett Young
Jarrett Young
12,635 Points
Jarrett Young
Jarrett Young
12,635 Points

try just adding semi-colons

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-heading {
  text-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #be7b31;
}

.title {
  text-shadow: 1px 3px 0 #e59740;
}

.main-header {
  box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa,
    inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick;
}