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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout Styling the "Wildlife" div with Background Properties

Posted by Marko Vojvodic
Marko Vojvodic
5,146 Points

help me with this question...

i cant understand how to give .wildlife the property and value that forces any padding and border widths into its total width and height. Can you explain me?

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.wildlife {
  background-image: url('img/bear.jpg');
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
width:

}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lake Tahoe</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body> 
        <div class="primary-content t-border">
            <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 class="wildlife">
        <h2>Check out all the Wildlife</h2>
        <p>
          As spawning season approaches, the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw. After spawning, they die and their carcasses provide a feast for gatherings of <a href="#mink">mink</a>, <a href="#bears">bears</a>, and <a href="#eagles">bald eagles</a>.
        </p>
      </div><!-- End .wildlife -->
            <a class="callout" href="#wildlife">See the Wildlife</a>
        </div><!-- End .primary-content -->
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

Hi Marko,

What your looking to do is use the box-sizing: border-box;
This makes sure that any margin or padding is applied inside the element, rather than outside.
For example if you had a element that was 500px wide and you added a 50px margin to each side, the total width of the element would then be 600px.

When you set box-sizing to the same element, with the same margin, the margin is added inside the element, so the total width stays at 500px. So you know margins and padding won't mess up your layout by increasing the size of the element.

box-sizing: border-box;

Hope this helps.