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robert ramirez
415 PointsGrid Problems
When laying down my <div> tags I can't get the page to lay down the format like the video. It did indent from the page, however nothing else seem to work.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
<title>Smells Like Bakin' Piggy Barn</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">
<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
</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="#">Bacon Soap</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>Oppistes really do attract, especially in our kitchen! We combine unexpected flavours that melt together to create ironically delicious desserts</h1>
<p><a href="#" class="btn">Browse Our Cupcakes</a></p>
</div>
<div class="grid_3">
<img src="img/you-bake-me-blush.jpg" alt="You Bake Me Blush"
</div>
<div id="featured-Cupcakes" class="grid_7">
<h2>Cupcake of the Week</h2>
<p>This week's featured cupcake is the <a href="#">Avcado Chocalte cupcake</a> It's strange combo of flavors will kick your taste buds into fiesta mode!</p>
<img src="img/featured-cupcake.jpg" alt="Avacodo Chocalte 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>eating turkey bacon is just as good as pork & bacon</p>
<p><a href="#" class"btn-small">read more</a></p>
</div>
<div class="grid_5">
<h2>Get Bacon with us!</h2>
<div id="contact us">
<p> Call us: <span>1800-bakin-us</span><br>
Eamil us: <a href="#">bakinus@porky.com</a></p>
<div class="grid_12">
<p>© 2013 Smells Like Bakin' Cupcake Company. All Rights Reserved.</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
3 Answers
James Barnett
39,199 PointsYou've got a few errors with your HTML markup according to the W3C's HTML nu validator.
robert ramirez
415 PointsIf fixed the errors. But still nada. Would it be best to start over?
robert ramirez
415 PointsI am using sublime text
James Barnett
39,199 PointsI fixed the errors. But still nada. Would it be best to start over?
No, once you've got valid HTML it's good and your the issue lies elsewhere.
Almost certainly the issue is with the file path specified in <link> for your CSS. Here's a quick primer on file paths that should get you going.
robert ramirez
415 PointsThanks for your help, much appreciated!
Grant Maye
926 PointsGrant Maye
926 PointsWhich text editor are you using?