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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Gradients

Posted by davidtweedie
davidtweedie
1,554 Points

I'm not sure why it keeps telling me that task three is no longer passed.

The instructions were: Set the second color stop's position to 90%. Then, add the value that sets the gradient direction from bottom to top. This is task 4 of 4.

My answer was: .main-header { background-image: linear-gradient(bottom steelblue, darkslateblue 90%); }

Task three was simply setting "steel blue" and "darkslateblue" as the first and second colors so I'm not sure how me adding "bottom" and "90%" altered that.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-header {
  background-image: linear-gradient(bottom steelblue, darkslateblue 90%);
}
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 -->
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

There's one more thing you need to fix.

For the direction of the gradient you need the correct syntax before the value of the colour stops. To display the direction of the colour tops the direction of flow is specified as "to top" followed by a comma.

So to pass you need

.main-header {
  background-image: linear-gradient(to top, steelblue, darkslateblue 90%);
}