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Posted by Wesley Handshy
Wesley Handshy
3,657 Points

Grid not working

I have been following along typing code and all has gone well until CSS and applying the grids. Everything seems to stay left justified at the gutter, no matter what text I change.

<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="html/text; charset=utf-8"/> <title>Smells Like Bakin' Cupcake Company</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/grid.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> </head> <body> <div class="container clearfix"> <div class="grid_4"> <img src="img/logo.gif" alt="Smells Like Bakin" </div> <div class="grid_8 omega"> <ul class="nav"> <li><a href="#">About</a></li> <li><a href="#">Cupcakes & Prices</a></li> <li><a href="#">Locations</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="#">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="intro" class="grid_9"> <h1>Opposites really do attract, especially in our kitchen! We combine unexpected flavors thaty melt together to create ironically delicious deserts.</h1>

4 Answers

Wesley Handshy
Wesley Handshy
3,657 Points

Solved! Found two missing closures on img lines, amazing how much havoc the little things can cause! . All is well!

<img src="img/featured-cupcake.jpg" alt="Avacado Chocolate Cupcake"

Andrew Corcoran
Andrew Corcoran
20,552 Points
Andrew Corcoran
Andrew Corcoran
20,552 Points

Hi Wesley,

Could you please provide some of your code examples? Are you having trouble with the code challenge or in working with this code on your own?

Wesley Handshy
Wesley Handshy
3,657 Points
Wesley Handshy
Wesley Handshy
3,657 Points

I am having trouble with code of my own, the challenges are going good so far. here is a copy of the code, I'm pulling my hair out!

<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="html/text; charset=utf-8"/> <title>Smells Like Bakin' Cupcake Company</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/grid.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> </head> <body> <div class="container clearfix"> <div class="grid_4"> <img src="img/logo.gif" alt="Smells Like Bakin" </div> <div class="grid_8 omega"> <ul class="nav"> <li><a href="#">About</a></li> <li><a href="#">Cupcakes & Prices</a></li> <li><a href="#">Locations</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="#">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="intro" class="grid_9"> <h1>Opposites really do attract, especially in our kitchen! We combine unexpected flavors that melt together to create ironically delicious deserts.</h1> <p><a href="#" class="btn">Browse Our Cupcakes</a></p> </div> <div class="grid_3 omega"> <img src="img/you-bake-me-blush.gif" alt="You Bake Me Blush"> </div>

<div id="featured cupcake" class="grid_7">
  <h2>Cupcake of the week</h2>
  <p>This week's featured cupcake is the <a href="#">Avocado Chocolate Cupcake<a/>. Its strange combo of flavors will kick your taste buds into fiesta mode!</p>
  <img src="img/featured-cupcake.jpg" alt="Avacado Chocolate Cupcake"
</div>

<div id="new-cupcakes" class="grid_5 omega">
  <h2>Fresh Out of the Oven</h2>
  <p>Our Newest cupcakes are <a href="#">Bacon Me Crazy</a> and <a href="#">Jalapeno So Spicy</a>.</p>
  <img src="img/new-cupcake-bacon.jpg" alt="Bacon Me Crazy">
  <img src="img/new-cupcake-jalapeno.jpg" alt="Jalapeno So Spicy">
</div>

<div class="grid_7">
  <h2>Inside the Kitchen</h2>
  <p>Smells Like Bakin' started out in the garage of the husband wife duo Allison &amp; Joseph. Allison is the baker, and Joseph found a way for them to make a business out of her tasty treats. Flash forward to today and they have a successful store front, catering business and cupcake truck. </p>
  <p><a href="#"><class="btn-small">Read More</a></p>
</div>
<div class="grid_5 omega">
  <h2>Get Bakin' with Us</h2>

  <div id="contacts">
    <p>Call us: <span>1-555-CUP-CAKE</span><br>
    Email us: <a href="#">bakeon@smellslikebakin.com</a></p>
  </div>

  <p>We announce all our new flavors first through Facebook &amp; Twitter, and even take requests</p>
  <a href="https://www.Facebook.com/SmellsLikeBakin"><img src="img/facebook.gif" alt="Facebook"></a>
  <a href="https://www.Twitter.com/#!/SmellsLikeBakin"><img src="img/Twitter.gif" alt="Twitter"></a>
</div>
<div id="copyright" class="grid_12">
  <p>&copy; 2012 Smells Like Bakin' Cupcake Company. All Rights Reserved.</p>

</div> </body> </html>

Andrew Corcoran
Andrew Corcoran
20,552 Points
Andrew Corcoran
Andrew Corcoran
20,552 Points

Hi Wesley,

I'm not 100% certain since it doesn't look like you've provided your full HTML, but check out the first minute of the Working with Grids video. Most likely your HTML is not linked to your grid.css file.