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Joshua Harris
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 3,674 Pointsbackground wont change. workspace problem?
ive followed the steps and checked if my code was correct countless times and the background will not change colors. i saw in another post about this issue that it was a problem with workspace. im running on mac using safari
Joshua Harris
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 3,674 Points<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Josh Harris - Web Designer</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
</head>
body {
background-color: orange;
}
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 PointsHi there Joshua,
I have formatted your post to display the code correctly. Please see this thread regarding posting code.
With regards to trying to answer your question, is that your entire HTML file? If so, then you do not have a body tag which is referenced in main.css.
3 Answers
Jeff Lemay
14,268 PointsIt looks like your html (index.html) is missing its body and the closing html tag. So you don't have a body element to add a background color to.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Josh Harris - Web Designer</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is the body!</h1>
</body>
</html>
Joshua Harris
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 3,674 Pointsi think i do have a body sorry i didnt include it here it is.
<body> <header> <a href="index.html"> <h1>Josh Harris</h1> <h2>Web Designer</h2> </a> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li> <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li> <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li> </ul> </nav> </header> <section> <ul> <li> <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt=""> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt=""> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-06.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-06.jpg" alt=""> </a> </li> </ul> </section> <footer> <a href="http://facebook.com/josh.harris.73700"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo"></a> <p>© 2015 Josh Harris.</p> </footer> </body>
Joshua Harris
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 3,674 Pointsfyi there is a <body> tag before and </body> tag closing before and after the footers. for some reason it didnt include.
Jeff Lemay
14,268 PointsSo your whole index.html file is:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Josh Harris - Web Designer</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
</head>
<body>
<header>
<a href="index.html">
<h1>Josh Harris</h1>
<h2>Web Designer</h2>
</a>
<nav>
<ul>
<li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
<li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</header>
<section>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="img/numbers-01.jpg">
<img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="img/numbers-02.jpg">
<img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt="">
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="img/numbers-06.jpg">
<img src="img/numbers-06.jpg" alt="">
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<footer>
<a href="http://facebook.com/josh.harris.73700"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo"></a>
<p>© 2015 Josh Harris.</p>
</footer>
</body>
</html>
Can you try adding the background-color directly to the body tag?
<body style="background-color:orange;">
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 PointsEnsure that main.css is, in fact, inside a folder named, css and that that folder is in the same place (folder) as index.html.
edit: copied this comment as an answer
Joshua Harris
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 3,674 PointsYES! thanks jeff. when i added it directly to the body on the index page it changed the background immediately. apprecaite the help thanks again
Jeff Lemay
14,268 PointsLike Sean said, make sure the path to your main.css file is correct. That must be what's causing your problem.
And you're welcome! Enjoy the journey!
Chris French
2,002 PointsSean you are the MAN! I have been pulling my hair out trying to figure out why the background would not change color, even though all of the code was correct. That was the problem the whole time, thank you!
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 PointsI'm glad you got it sorted out, Chris.
I have copied my comment as an answer in case you get emails about declaring a best answer.
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 PointsEnsure that main.css is, in fact, inside a folder named, css and that that folder is in the same place (folder) as index.html.
Jeff Lemay
14,268 PointsJeff Lemay
14,268 PointsCan you post your code?