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CSS How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Website Testing

AC Thomas
AC Thomas
4,750 Points
Posted by AC Thomas
AC Thomas
4,750 Points

Invalid CSS

When I tried to validate my CSS, I got an error back saying that the pseudo-class "selected" was unknown and therefore invalid.

What can I change in order to validate my code???

3 Answers

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points
Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

It is because :selected is not a psuedo-class.

AC Thomas
AC Thomas
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AC Thomas
AC Thomas
4,750 Points

aah, i see! thank you!

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points
Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

Glad I could help. Please mark best answer to close this out if your happy with the answer.

:)

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
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Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

Please post your code.

AC Thomas
AC Thomas
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AC Thomas
AC Thomas
4,750 Points

here's my css:

/*****************************
GENERAL
*****************************/

body {
  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #fcf7ff;
}

#wrapper {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 5% 5%;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
}

h3 {
  margin: 0 0 1em 0;
}

/*****************************
HEADING
*****************************/

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


header {
  font-family: 'Ubuntu-Condensed', sans-serif;
  margin: 15px 0;
  font-weight: normal;
}

header {
  float: left;
  margin: 0 0 30px 0;
  padding: 5px 0 0 0;
  width: 100%;
}

/*****************************
NAVEGATION
*****************************/

nav {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px 0;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
}

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

nav li {
  display: inline-block;
}

nav a {
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: 15px 10px;
}


/*****************************
PAGE: PORTFOLIO
*****************************/

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

#gallery li {
  float: left;
  width: 45%;
  margin: 2.5%;
  background-color: #070707;
  color: #655560;
}

#gallery li a p {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 5%;
  font-size: 0.75em;
  color: #fcf7ff;
}


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

.about-box {
  color: #fcf7ff;
}

/*****************************
PAGE: CONTACT
*****************************/
.container {
 color: #fcf7ff;
}

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

.contact-info a {
  display: block;
  min-height: 20px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 20px 20px;
  padding: 0 0 0 30px;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.contact-info li.phone a {
  background-image: url('../img/phone.png')
}

.contact-info li.mail a {
  background-image: url('../img/mail.png')
}

.contact-info li.twitter a {
  background-image: url('../img/twitter.png')
}

/*****************************
FOOTER
*****************************/

footer {
  font-size: 0.75em;
  text-align: center;
  clear: both;
  margin: 15px 0;
  padding: 5px 0 0 0;
  width: 100%;
}

.social-icon {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  margin: 0 5px;
}


/*****************************
COLORS
*****************************/

/* PALETTE COLORS: #fcf7ff, #070707, #7a7d7d, #565254, #655560 */

/* header and body gradients (gray) */
body {
  background: #7a7d7d;
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#4c504d, #070707);
  background:    -moz-linear-gradient(#4c504d, #070707);
  background:         linear-gradient(#4c504d, #070707);
}

header {
  background-color: #565254;
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#7c7779, #565254);
  background:    -moz-linear-gradient(#7c7779, #565254);
  background:         linear-gradient(#7c7779, #565254);
  color: #fcf7ff;
}

footer {
  color: #fcf7ff;
}

nav a, nav a:selected {
  color: #fff;
}

/* nav buttons, hover color */
nav a.selected, nav a:hover {
  color: #3f353c;
}