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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Text Shadows and Box Shadows

Posted by Christopher Bush
Christopher Bush
Courses Plus Student 8,382 Points

Why is this not right?

it says I do not have inset in the answer but i do.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-heading{
  text-shadow: 0 0 5px #be7b31;
}
.title{
  text-shadow: 1px 3px 0 #e59740;
}

.main-header{
  box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa,
              inset 0 60px 5px firebrick
}
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 -->

        <footer class="main-footer">
            <p>All rights reserved to the state of <a href="#">California</a>.</p>
            <a href="#top">Back to top &raquo;</a>
        </footer>
  </body>
</html>

4 Answers

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Christopher,

I had exactly the same issue with this two days ago, stick it all on one line with the comma and all will be well as below:

.main-header{
  box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa, inset 0 60px 5px firebrick
}

The way you have to code would work in browser must just be the challenge not picking it out correctly!

Hope this helps Craig

Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
15,419 Points
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
15,419 Points

Make sure to add a semicolon to the end of each of your declarations (always a good idea). Also, you are missing the horizontal offset. An inner box shadow should look something like this (the answer to this challenge has different values, of course):

box-shadow: inset 0 0 1px 1px red;
Christopher Bush
PLUS
Christopher Bush
Courses Plus Student 8,382 Points
Christopher Bush
Christopher Bush
Courses Plus Student 8,382 Points

Thank you for both answers. I did what Craig said and put it all in one line. Worked perfect.

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Glad its worked Christopher!

Happy Coding!

Guil Hernandez
STAFF
Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher
Guil Hernandez
Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher

Hi everyone,

There was a small bug in the code challenge that prevented it from accepting the answer when on separate lines. This has been fixed. :)

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Thanks Guil !!