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CSS Enhancing Design with CSS Finishing Touches CSS Gradients

Claudia Carranza
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Claudia Carranza
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 7,986 Points
Posted by Claudia Carranza
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Claudia Carranza
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 7,986 Points

task 2 not correct: i entered background-image: linear-gradient(red, orange); and it is incorrect. what is wrong?

no matter what i enter. it doesn't go through. i enter correct values of background-image: linear(); and nothing works.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-header {
  text: "times new roman";
  background-image: linear-gradient(to top, red, orange);
}
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 -->
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Muaaz Matwadia
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Muaaz Matwadia
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 19,327 Points

Hey @Claudia Carranza, Well done👊, however Task 2 did not ask you to specify any colors inside linear-gradient, a small fix.

Task 2
.main-header{
  background-image: linear-gradient()
}

What Task 4 should look like.
.main-header{
  background-image: linear-gradient(to top, steelblue, darkslateblue 90%)
}
Claudia Carranza
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Claudia Carranza
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Claudia Carranza
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Claudia Carranza
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 7,986 Points

this is very misleading and i have lost 3 days on this. the instructions, comments and hint all imply adding color values for the gradient to work. i also had to delete the previous task's code to get through the second task. that is very different from what the instructions say of adding additional code and does not follow the way all previous challenges have worked.

in any case, thank you for clarifying and providing the answer to complete the task.