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

Amy Hsieh
Amy Hsieh
6,023 Points
Posted by Amy Hsieh
Amy Hsieh
6,023 Points

Problem with box-shadow, inset, horizontal offset. What did I do wrong?

I need to give .main-header an inner-shadow with a second set of box-shadow values. Set the new shadow's horizontal and vertical offsets to 0, the blur radius to 60px, the spread radius to 5px, and the color to firebrick.

I wrote :

main-header { box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 60px 5px firebrick; }

the system feedback is : I should set the horizontal offset to 0. I did set it to 0 , didn't I?

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-heading {
text-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #be7b31;
}

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

.main-header {
box-shadow: 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>

1 Answer

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,736 Points
Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,736 Points

That error message is a little confusing. What we need to do is add a second box shadow property on .main-header. Keep the work you did in Task 3 of 4, and just add a second set of values separated by a comma. (See the docs for an example).

My guess is that it's complaining that it doesn't see the horizontal offset from the right set of values - not that no horizontal offset exists at all.