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CSS

Posted by Mike Casteel
Mike Casteel
7,960 Points

Can not pass "Values and Units"

Been stuck for a few days now and just can't figure this out. Get to question 3 of 3 and SPLAT! Bummer message no matter what I try.

Library > Websites > CSS Foundations > Values and Units Code Challenge: Numeric and Textual Data Types

Question 1: Set the color of the 'strong' text back to its initial color value. Answer:

strong {
  color: initial;
}

Question 2: Add 'bg.jpg' located inside the img folder as a background image to the div with the class 'wrapper'. Answer: 

.wrapper {
  content: url(img/bg.jpg);
}

On A Roll!!!! Question 3: Using a percentage, set the paragraph to half of its current width.

Easy right? My first try:

p {
  width: 50%;
}

After trying several other ways I admit, just not getting it! Please help pointing me in the right direction.

html I am working with:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Numeric and Textual</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="wrapper">
        <p>
            <strong>Some</strong> Crazy <a href="#">Text</a> 
        </p>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

4 Answers

Chase Lee
Chase Lee
29,275 Points

Instead of content in:

.wrapper {
  content: url(img/bg.jpg);
}

Do background:

.wrapper {
  background: url(img/bg.jpg);
}

Also try putting quotes around your url like this:

.wrapper {
  background: url('img/bg.jpg');
}
Anthony Mayfield
Anthony Mayfield
6,053 Points
Anthony Mayfield
Anthony Mayfield
6,053 Points

Peculiar. Yes, this also tripped me up. I think mostly because it said I had the right answer after part 2, which lead me to believe part 3 is the part I was entering incorrectly. May be something you guys want to take a peek at :)

Thanks!

Ho Sun Lee
Ho Sun Lee
2,003 Points
Ho Sun Lee
Ho Sun Lee
2,003 Points

that's weird, I straight up put div {background-image: url('..img/bg.jpg');} and it worked fine.

Craig Charlton
Craig Charlton
8,124 Points
Craig Charlton
Craig Charlton
8,124 Points

this is crazy.... without searching the forum (technically cheating but hey! I'm a problem solver)... 2nd challenge (insert url) passes without quotes but then part 3 fails because there are no quotes on part 2.... this is madness and people could be stuck for days as as usual the error message (bummer) is not relevant...