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

Patrick Carroll
Patrick Carroll
2,003 Points
Posted by Patrick Carroll
Patrick Carroll
2,003 Points

In the text/box shadow challenge, what is meant by the question 'did you inlcude the comma between the two values?'?

This is my wrong answer which generates the incorrect mark and the above question:

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

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; 
}

.main-header {
 box-shadow: inset 0 0 60px 5px color: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>

1 Answer

myackley35
myackley35
34,574 Points

Hey Patrick!

When you're including a secondary box-shadow on a selector you have to separate your sets of values with a comma. That way each value is parsed separately. For example: 

.this-selector {
box-shadow: 0 0 5px #444, inset 0 0 10px 5px blue;
}

I hope this helps!

Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points

Patrick, the way you originally had things, the second box-shadow property was overriding the first (the nature of cascading styles). When you use the comma-separated format, both box-shadows are applied to the element.

myackley35
myackley35
34,574 Points

No problem, Patrick!