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

Posted by Arlene TIlly
Arlene TIlly
1,619 Points

need hep with spread radius

It's asking for spread radius and I'm not sure what I'm doing.

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

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

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

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hi Arlene, You're really close, but instead of declaring .main-header twice, the challenge is just asking for a second box-shadow to be added. You do this with one declaration and the two sets of values separated by a comma.

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

If you're still having problems, or don't quite understand, you could go back and watch the first video (Text-shadows). Guil explains using multiple shadows in that video.

Hope that helps. Jason :)