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

Posted by Qasim Rashad
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Qasim Rashad
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 7,837 Points

Very confusing question

It's telling me to give second stop 90% and I did but saying error now I'm confuse

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

}
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

Ian Cooke
Ian Cooke
2,849 Points
Ian Cooke
Ian Cooke
2,849 Points

So the problem you are having is bottom to top isn't a correct value, if you remove the word "bottom" and a , after 90% it should work.

The default for gradients is to go from top to bottom.

The way i achieved the correct answer was like this: .main-header { background-image: linear-gradient(to top,steelblue, darkslateblue 90%) }

I used the follow link to brush up on CSS gradients myself, really helpful information when having a problem. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Images/Using_CSS_gradients

I hope this is helpful