header smaller than body

Question

Hi Newbie here,

So, I am doing responsive web design and testing. when I was working on two column layout display I noticed the 2 column which supposed to merge to one column at smaller screen didn't do as it supposed to then I realised my header is smaller than my body (not sure where I did my code wrong) and thats probably why it doesn't merge to one column on smaller screen. any body could help?

Answer 1 · 2015-10-20T11:22:30Z

October 20, 2015 11:22am

Ok had a look through and there are some bits that need to be removed and added.

First completely remove the following code under your comment "TWO COLUMN LAYOUT"

        #primary {
            width: 50%;
            float: left;
        }

        #secondary {
            width: 40%;
            float: right;
        }

and then add:

@media screen and (min-width: 660px) {
        #primary {
            width: 50%;
            float: left;
        }

        #secondary {
            width: 40%;
            float: right;
        }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 659px) {
        #primary {
            width: 100%;
            float: left;
        }

        #secondary {
            width: 100%;
            float: left;
        }
}

What this will do is keep your two column layout if the width is 660px or higher and merge them into one column if the width is 659px or less. You can change values as needed.

You are also missing html and head tags from your html markup.

add them like so:

<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Steef Vendy | Web Developer</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
  <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Cinzel|Open+Sans:700,900,400italic,700italic' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/responsive.css">
</head>

and add the html closing tag after the closing body tag

</body>
</html>

Here is a codepen example: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/Lpexae

Answer 2 · 2015-10-19T11:18:28Z

October 19, 2015 11:18am

Hi Ashley,

Not sure how I can upload an image here (please let me know how if you know).Please find the screen shot here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r5jjvi1i6dukqk9/Screen%20Shot%202015-10-19%20at%209.40.07%20pm.png?dl=0

and here are the codes:

<!DOCTYPE html> <html>

<head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Steef Vendy | Web Developer</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css"> <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Cinzel|Open+Sans:700,900,400italic,700italic' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/responsive.css">
</head>

<body>

    <header>
    <a href="index.html" id="logo">
        <h1>Steef Vendy</h1>
        <h2>Web Developer</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" class="selected">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
    </nav>
    </header>

    <div id="wrapper">
    <section id="primary">
        <h3>General Information</h3>
        <p>I am not currently looking for a developing work at the moment, however I am interested with a similar minded entreprenuer to start a business with, please dont hesitate to contact me!</p>
        <p>Please only use phone contact for urgent inqueries. Otherwise, Twitter and email are the best way to reach me.</p>
    </section>
    <section id="secondary">
        <h3>Contact Details</h3>
        <ul class="contact-info">
            <li class="phone"><a href="tel:0430086999">0430086999</a></li>
            <li class="mail"><a href="mailto:steef_vendy1989@yahoo.com">steef_vendy1989@yahoo.com</a></li>
            <li class="twitter"><a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?screen_name=SteefVendy">@SteefVendy</a></li>
        </ul>
    </section>

    <footer>
        <a href="http://twitter.com/SteefVendy"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter logo" class="social-icon"></a>
        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/steef.vendy"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="facebook logo" class="social-icon"></a>
        <p>&copy; 2015 Steef Vendy</p>
    </footer>
    </div>

</body>

</html>

Answer 3 · 2015-10-20T06:29:51Z

October 20, 2015 6:29am

Hi Ashley, Here are the main.css codes:

/***********
GENERAL
************/

body {
    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}

#wrapper {
    max-width: 940px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 5%;
}

a {
    text-decoration: none;
}

img{
    max-width: 100%;
}

h3 {
    margin: 0 0 1em 0;
}


/***********
HEADING
************/

header{
    float: left;
    margin: 0 0 30px 0;
    padding: 5px 0 0 0;
    width: 100%;
}

#logo {
    text-align: center;
    margin: 0;
}

h1 {
    font-family: 'Cinzel', sans-serif;
    margin: 15px 0;
    font-size: 1.75em;
    font-weight: normal;
    line-height: 0.8em;
}

h2{
    font-size: 0.75em;
    margin: -5px 0 0;
    font-weight: normal;
}



/***********
NAVIGATION
************/

nav {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 10px 0;
    margin: 20px 0 0;
}

nav ul {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0 10px;
    padding: 0;
}

nav li {
    display: inline-block;
}

nav a {
    font-weight: 800;
    padding: 15px 10px;
}



/***********
FOOTER
************/

footer {
    font-size: 0.75em;
    text-align: center;
    clear: both;
    padding-top: 50px;
    color: #ccc;
}

.social-icon {
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    margin: 0 5px;
}



/***********
PAGE: PORTFOLIO
************/

#gallery {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

#gallery li {
    float: left;
    width: 45%;
    margin: 2.5%;
    background-color: #f5f5f5;
    color: #bdc3c7;
}

#gallery li a p {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 5%;
    font-size: 0.75em;
    color: #bdc3c7;
}


/***********
PAGE: ABOUT
************/

.profile-photo{
    display: block;
    max-width: 150px;
    margin: 0 auto 30px;
    border-radius: 5%;
}



/***********
PAGE: CONTACT
************/

.contact-info {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    font-size:  0.9em;
}

.contact-info a {
    display: block;
    min-height: 20px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: 20px 20px;
    padding: 0 0 0 30px;
    margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.contact-info li.phone a {
background-image: url('../img/phone.png') 
}

.contact-info li.mail a {
background-image: url('../img/mail.png') 
}

.contact-info li.twitter a {
background-image: url('../img/twitter.png') 
}
/***********
COLORS
************/

/* site body */
body{
    background-color: #fff;
    color: #999;
}

/* green header */
header{
    background: #6ab47b;
    border-color: #599a68;
}

/* nav background on mobile */
nav {
    background: #599a68;
}

/* logo text */
h1, h2 {
    color: #fff;
}

/* links */
a{
    color: #6ab47b;
}

/* nav link */
nav a, nav a:visited {
    color: #fff;
}

/* selected nav link */
nav a.selected, nav a:hover{
    color: #32673f;
}

Answer 4 · 2015-10-20T06:30:53Z

October 20, 2015 6:30am

responsive.css file:

@media screen and (min-width: 480px) {

}


    /***********
    TWO COLUMN LAYOUT
    ************/

        #primary {
            width: 50%;
            float: left;
        }

        #secondary {
            width: 40%;
            float: right;
        }


    /***********
    PAGE: PORTFOLIO;
    ************/

    #gallery li {
        width: 28.3333%;
    }

    #gallery li:nth-child(4n) {
        clear: left;
    }

@media screen and (min-width: 660px) {

}

Answer 5 · 2015-10-20T06:32:15Z

October 20, 2015 6:32am

normalize.css file:

/*! normalize.css v1.1.0 | MIT License | git.io/normalize */

/* ========================================================================== HTML5 display definitions ========================================================================== */

/**

Correct block display not defined in IE 6/7/8/9 and Firefox 3. */

article, aside, details, figcaption, figure, footer, header, hgroup, main, nav, section, summary { display: block; }

/**

Correct inline-block display not defined in IE 6/7/8/9 and Firefox 3. */

audio, canvas, video { display: inline-block; *display: inline; *zoom: 1; }

/**

Prevent modern browsers from displaying audio without controls.
Remove excess height in iOS 5 devices. */

audio:not([controls]) { display: none; height: 0; }

/**

Address styling not present in IE 7/8/9, Firefox 3, and Safari 4.
Known issue: no IE 6 support. */

[hidden] { display: none; }

/* ========================================================================== Base ========================================================================== */

/**

1. Correct text resizing oddly in IE 6/7 when body font-size is set using
em units.
2. Prevent iOS text size adjust after orientation change, without disabling
user zoom. */

html { font-size: 100%; /* 1 / -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; / 2 / -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; / 2 */ }

/**

Address font-family inconsistency between textarea and other form
elements. */

html, button, input, select, textarea { font-family: sans-serif; }

/**

Address margins handled incorrectly in IE 6/7. */

body { margin: 0; }

/* ========================================================================== Links ========================================================================== */

/**

Address outline inconsistency between Chrome and other browsers. */

a:focus { outline: thin dotted; }

/**

Improve readability when focused and also mouse hovered in all browsers. */

a:active, a:hover { outline: 0; }

/* ========================================================================== Typography ========================================================================== */

/**

Address font sizes and margins set differently in IE 6/7.
Address font sizes within section and article in Firefox 4+, Safari 5,
and Chrome. */

h1 { font-size: 2em; margin: 0.67em 0; }

h2 { font-size: 1.5em; margin: 0.83em 0; }

h3 { font-size: 1.17em; margin: 1em 0; }

h4 { font-size: 1em; margin: 1.33em 0; }

h5 { font-size: 0.83em; margin: 1.67em 0; }

h6 { font-size: 0.67em; margin: 2.33em 0; }

/**

Address styling not present in IE 7/8/9, Safari 5, and Chrome. */

abbr[title] { border-bottom: 1px dotted; }

/**

Address style set to bolder in Firefox 3+, Safari 4/5, and Chrome. */

b, strong { font-weight: bold; }

blockquote { margin: 1em 40px; }

/**

Address styling not present in Safari 5 and Chrome. */

dfn { font-style: italic; }

/**

Address differences between Firefox and other browsers.
Known issue: no IE 6/7 normalization. */

hr { -moz-box-sizing: content-box; box-sizing: content-box; height: 0; }

/**

Address styling not present in IE 6/7/8/9. */

mark { background: #ff0; color: #000; }

/**

Address margins set differently in IE 6/7. */

p, pre { margin: 1em 0; }

/**

Correct font family set oddly in IE 6, Safari 4/5, and Chrome. */

code, kbd, pre, samp { font-family: monospace, serif; _font-family: 'courier new', monospace; font-size: 1em; }

/**

Improve readability of pre-formatted text in all browsers. */

pre { white-space: pre; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word; }

/**

Address CSS quotes not supported in IE 6/7. */

q { quotes: none; }

/**

Address quotes property not supported in Safari 4. */

q:before, q:after { content: ''; content: none; }

/**

Address inconsistent and variable font size in all browsers. */

small { font-size: 80%; }

/**

Prevent sub and sup affecting line-height in all browsers. */

sub, sup { font-size: 75%; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; }

sup { top: -0.5em; }

sub { bottom: -0.25em; }

/* ========================================================================== Lists ========================================================================== */

/**

Address margins set differently in IE 6/7. */

dl, menu, ol, ul { margin: 1em 0; }

dd { margin: 0 0 0 40px; }

/**

Address paddings set differently in IE 6/7. */

menu, ol, ul { padding: 0 0 0 40px; }

/**

Correct list images handled incorrectly in IE 7. */

nav ul, nav ol { list-style: none; list-style-image: none; }

/* ========================================================================== Embedded content ========================================================================== */

/**

1. Remove border when inside a element in IE 6/7/8/9 and Firefox 3.
2. Improve image quality when scaled in IE 7. */

img { border: 0; /* 1 / -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; / 2 */ }

/**

Correct overflow displayed oddly in IE 9. */

svg:not(:root) { overflow: hidden; }

/* ========================================================================== Figures ========================================================================== */

/**

Address margin not present in IE 6/7/8/9, Safari 5, and Opera 11. */

figure { margin: 0; }

/* ========================================================================== Forms ========================================================================== */

/**

Correct margin displayed oddly in IE 6/7. */

form { margin: 0; }

/**

Define consistent border, margin, and padding. */

fieldset { border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; margin: 0 2px; padding: 0.35em 0.625em 0.75em; }

/**

1. Correct color not being inherited in IE 6/7/8/9.
2. Correct text not wrapping in Firefox 3.
3. Correct alignment displayed oddly in IE 6/7. */

legend { border: 0; /* 1 / padding: 0; white-space: normal; / 2 / *margin-left: -7px; / 3 */ }

/**

1. Correct font size not being inherited in all browsers.
2. Address margins set differently in IE 6/7, Firefox 3+, Safari 5,
and Chrome.
3. Improve appearance and consistency in all browsers. */

button, input, select, textarea { font-size: 100%; /* 1 / margin: 0; / 2 / vertical-align: baseline; / 3 / *vertical-align: middle; / 3 */ }

/**

Address Firefox 3+ setting line-height on input using !important in
the UA stylesheet. */

button, input { line-height: normal; }

/**

Address inconsistent text-transform inheritance for button and select.
All other form control elements do not inherit text-transform values.
Correct button style inheritance in Chrome, Safari 5+, and IE 6+.
Correct select style inheritance in Firefox 4+ and Opera. */

button, select { text-transform: none; }

/**

1. Avoid the WebKit bug in Android 4.0.* where (2) destroys native audio
and video controls.
2. Correct inability to style clickable input types in iOS.
3. Improve usability and consistency of cursor style between image-type
input and others.
4. Remove inner spacing in IE 7 without affecting normal text inputs.
Known issue: inner spacing remains in IE 6. */

button, html input[type="button"], /* 1 / input[type="reset"], input[type="submit"] { -webkit-appearance: button; / 2 / cursor: pointer; / 3 / *overflow: visible; / 4 */ }

/**

Re-set default cursor for disabled elements. */

button[disabled], html input[disabled] { cursor: default; }

/**

1. Address box sizing set to content-box in IE 8/9.
2. Remove excess padding in IE 8/9.
3. Remove excess padding in IE 7.
Known issue: excess padding remains in IE 6. */

input[type="checkbox"], input[type="radio"] { box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 / padding: 0; / 2 / *height: 13px; / 3 / *width: 13px; / 3 */ }

/**

1. Address appearance set to searchfield in Safari 5 and Chrome.
2. Address box-sizing set to border-box in Safari 5 and Chrome
(include -moz to future-proof). */

input[type="search"] { -webkit-appearance: textfield; /* 1 / -moz-box-sizing: content-box; -webkit-box-sizing: content-box; / 2 */ box-sizing: content-box; }

/**

Remove inner padding and search cancel button in Safari 5 and Chrome
on OS X. */

input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button, input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration { -webkit-appearance: none; }

/**

Remove inner padding and border in Firefox 3+. */

button::-moz-focus-inner, input::-moz-focus-inner { border: 0; padding: 0; }

/**

1. Remove default vertical scrollbar in IE 6/7/8/9.
2. Improve readability and alignment in all browsers. */

textarea { overflow: auto; /* 1 / vertical-align: top; / 2 */ }

/* ========================================================================== Tables ========================================================================== */

/**

Remove most spacing between table cells. */

table { border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; }

Answer 6 · 2015-10-21T11:26:31Z

October 21, 2015 11:26am

wow! How did you notice that one bracket.... I am impressed! Thank you heaps for your help. :)

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