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

Panagiotis Kalpakis
Panagiotis Kalpakis
1,694 Points
Posted by Panagiotis Kalpakis
Panagiotis Kalpakis
1,694 Points

Something seems to malfunction in the text- and box-shadow code challenge. Or is my code faulty? Help me please!

.main-heading { text-shadow: 0 0 5px #be7b31; }

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

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

That's my code guys.

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 0 #aaa,
              inset 0 0 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>

3 Answers

Kevin Becerra
Kevin Becerra
14,243 Points
Kevin Becerra
Kevin Becerra
14,243 Points

In the Quiz it's asking for the blur radius to be 15px but in your CSS it was at 5px.

Just have to try to keep an open eye out for these things they tend to happen every once in a while.

Panagiotis Kalpakis
Panagiotis Kalpakis
1,694 Points
Panagiotis Kalpakis
Panagiotis Kalpakis
1,694 Points

Well I guess I'll have to be more careful next time. Thanks a lot! Regards, Panagiotis

jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points
jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points

Hi,

Inset needs to be set to 15px instead of 5px hence in the question text above.

I would copy my version but I’m typing this on the phone, hope that helps :)

Regards, James

Panagiotis Kalpakis
Panagiotis Kalpakis
1,694 Points
Panagiotis Kalpakis
Panagiotis Kalpakis
1,694 Points

I really appreciate your answer James. Thank you!

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! The problem lies in step 3 of 4. Here are the instructions from the code challenge:

Create a rule that targets .main-header. This time, we'll give .main-header a box shadow. Set the box shadow's horizontal offset to 0, the vertical offset to 2px, the blur radius to 15px, and the color to #aaa.

But in your main-header selector, you've set the blur to 0 instead of 15px.

You wrote:

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

That should be:

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

Note the change of the 0 betewen 2px and #aaa to 15px.

Hope this helps! :sparkles: