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

Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Posted by Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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I'm stuck completing this exercise

Can someone help me find the issue here?

Thanks

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 {
     min-height: 20px;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     list-style: none;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
     font-size: 0.9em;
}

.contact-info li a {
  display:block;
}

16 Answers

Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Yay... It worked... looking at what was the difference...

mikes02
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mikes02
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Looks like it's asking for it on the anchor elements, have you tried:

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

.contact-info li a {
display: block;
min-height: 20px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
Larry Singleton
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.contact-info li a { display:block; margin: 0 0 10px 0; }

This doesn't work...

mikes02
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mikes02
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.contact-info li a {
display: block;
min-height: 20px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: 20px 20px;
padding: 0 0 0 30px;
}
Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Hi Mike,

It worked. now I'm stuck on:

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.

Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Cosmin Iuga
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Thank you Mike.

So here's what I have and it fails:

.contact-info { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; background: 20px; font-size: 0.9em; }

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

mikes02
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mikes02
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background-size: 20px 20px;
Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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So it was 0 0 0 30px because we we're looking for the left one. Correct?

mikes02
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Right, in order it is top, right, bottom, left, so 0 0 0 30px is 0 top, 0 right, 0 bottom, and 30px left.

Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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that's awesome. thank you.

BTW... it's still not working :(

Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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So this is what it's asking me:

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.

Then this is the error that I get:

Bummer! Did you set the background size for contact-info links to 20px?

mikes02
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mikes02
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Hmm, I haven't done this particular challenge, but perhaps you could try:

.contact-info a { 
display: block; 
min-height: 20px; 
background: no-repeat; 
background-size: 20px 20px;
padding: 0 0 0 30px; 
}
mikes02
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mikes02
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Looks like it wanted you to use

.contact-info a

instead of

.contact-info li a
Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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yes... that it looks like... Just noticed that...

Next one is:

With the anchor elements inside the contact-info list still selected, set the bottom margin to 10 pixels. Set all other margins to 0.

mikes02
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mikes02
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Same as padding, think top right bottom left:

margin: 0 0 10px 0;
Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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yes... did that one by my self...

Thank you much...

Larry Singleton
Larry Singleton
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Larry Singleton
Larry Singleton
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.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 0; }

This finally worked.

mikes02
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Best answer should be selected in this thread so that others facing this challenge know there is an answer within.

Cosmin Iuga
Cosmin Iuga
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Cosmin Iuga
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Here's what it's asking for:

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.