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HTML How to Make a Website Adding Pages to a Website Add and Style Icons

Aline Pauwels
Aline Pauwels
7,353 Points
Posted by Aline Pauwels
Aline Pauwels
7,353 Points

Exercise Problem - For the background-size

I have a problem with the background-size... I write 'background-size : 20px;' & i have 'bummer'. I don't understand why...

The code is .contact-info a { background-size : 20px; }

Thank you and sorry for my english !

css/main.css 
a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

#wrapper {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

#logo {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}

h1, h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

nav a {
  color: #fff;
}

nav a:hover {
  color: #32673f;
}

h1 {
  font-family: ‘Changa One’, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.75em;
  font-weight: normal;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
}

#gallery {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

#gallery li {
  float: left;
  width: 45%;
  margin: 2.5%;
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  color: #bdc3c7;
}

nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 10px;
  padding: 0;
}

nav li {
  display: inline-block;
}

nav a {
  font-weight: 800;
  padding: 15px 10px;
}

.profile-photo {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto 30px;
  max-width: 150px;
  border-radius: 100%;
}

.contact-info {
  font-size : 0.9em;
  margin : 0;
  padding : 0;
  list-style : none;
}

.contact-info a {
  display : block;
  min-height : 20px;
  background-repeat : no-repeat;
  padding : 0 0 0 30px;
  background-size : 20px;
}

4 Answers

Marcin Pietrzak
Marcin Pietrzak
13,818 Points
Marcin Pietrzak
Marcin Pietrzak
13,818 Points

With the anchor elements inside the contact-info list still selected, set the background size to 20 pixels square. Then set the left padding to 30 pixels, with all other padding at 0."

You must make square try background-size: 20px 20px;

Aline Pauwels
Aline Pauwels
7,353 Points
Aline Pauwels
Aline Pauwels
7,353 Points

Oh thank you so much, it's done ! Thank you !

Marcin Pietrzak
Marcin Pietrzak
13,818 Points
Marcin Pietrzak
Marcin Pietrzak
13,818 Points

If I good remember contact-info anchor is on the list. I think You have wrong target.

Aline Pauwels
Aline Pauwels
7,353 Points
Aline Pauwels
Aline Pauwels
7,353 Points

I don't understand, i Write

.contact-info a { background-size : 20 px; }

and it's not correct.

I try too : .contact-info li a { background-size : 20px; }

I don't understand why it's no correct... Thank for your help !

Marcin Pietrzak
Marcin Pietrzak
13,818 Points
Marcin Pietrzak
Marcin Pietrzak
13,818 Points

can You show me the excercise, what You must to do now.

Aline Pauwels
Aline Pauwels
7,353 Points
Aline Pauwels
Aline Pauwels
7,353 Points

This is the challenge : "Challenge Task 4 of 5

With the anchor elements inside the contact-info list still selected, set the background size to 20 pixels square. Then set the left padding to 30 pixels, with all other padding at 0."

And the code is above :) Thank for your patience...

Katsumi Suno
Katsumi Suno
4,194 Points
Katsumi Suno
Katsumi Suno
4,194 Points

Is this the task you are on? > "With the anchor elements inside the contact-info list still selected, set a minimum height of 20 pixels. Then add a declaration that will prevent the background from repeating."

If yes, I think you're supposed to set the height and not the background-size. So it would be just:

.contact-info li a
{
  min-height: 20px;
}
Aline Pauwels
Aline Pauwels
7,353 Points
Aline Pauwels
Aline Pauwels
7,353 Points

No, this is the next step ! Thank you :)