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

Jonavan Helom
Jonavan Helom
2,593 Points
Posted by Jonavan Helom
Jonavan Helom
2,593 Points

it keep saying something else

how did I went wrong, I listen to instructions. it keep saying, "Oops! It looks like Task 3 is no longer passing."

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

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The message might be misleading, but it's caused by a syntax error.

Normally syntax errors get blamed on task 1, I have no idea why it says task 3. But here are the real issues:

  • the syntax for a direction is "to <side-or-corner>", so it would not start with "bottom"
  • the first stop does not need a distance or percentage, it is 0 by default
Tray Denney
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Tray Denney
Courses Plus Student 12,884 Points
Tray Denney
Tray Denney
Courses Plus Student 12,884 Points

Heya! You were very close but there is a slight syntax error in the way you set a linear gradient from bottom to top. To go from bottom to top you would want to do something like this: 

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

"to top" implies that it is moving from the bottom to the top and there is no need to add "bottom to top". Hope this helps :D