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

Lewis Cowles
Lewis Cowles
74,902 Points
Posted by Lewis Cowles
Lewis Cowles
74,902 Points

is the test broken

Is this test broken or is there something wrong with my understanding of the question...

I have a new rule, it is on the right element and it uses background-image and linear gradient to create a gradient from bottom to top using the colours specified with a 90% on the second color...

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-header {
  background-image: linear-gradient( to top, 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

Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

Hey Lewis,

Your going to hate this answer or kick yourself.
Remove the space before to top

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-header {
  background-image: linear-gradient(to top, steelblue, darkslateblue 90%);
}

Hope this helps.

Lewis Cowles
Lewis Cowles
74,902 Points
Lewis Cowles
Lewis Cowles
74,902 Points

Hi wayne, I know, hence my point the test is broken the css is the same result, I and the syntax highlghter for your example just agree that spaces make things easier to parse ;)

Oh N.b.: tested in jsfiddle as well so I knew it would work, which is why I was complaining the test was broken.

Thanks for pointing it out though, I didn't want to giv the answer to anyone that was stuck (in-case their issue was not knowing) ;)

Happy New Year