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CSS CSS Flexbox Layout Building a Layout with Flexbox Flexbox Columns Challenge

Posted by Jean Caldas
Jean Caldas
12,984 Points

I don't understand what is required for this code challenge, otherwise the preview doesn't work

I don't understand what is required for this code challenge, otherwise the preview doesn't work

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.row {
  display: flex;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Flexbox Layout</title>
    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Varela+Round' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="row">   
      <div class="secondary column">
        <h2>Welcome!</h2>
        <p>Everything in this city is worth waiting in line for. Cupcake ipsum dolor sit.</p>
        <p>Wafer lollipop dessert. Bonbon jelly beans pudding dessert sugar plum.</p>
      </div>

      <div class="primary column">
        <h2>How to get here</h2>
        <p><strong>Plane: </strong>Tiramisu caramels gummies chupa chups lollipop muffin. Jujubes chocolate caramels cheesecake brownie lollipop drag&#233;e cheesecake.</p>
        <p><strong>Train: </strong>Pie apple pie pudding I love wafer toffee liquorice sesame snaps lemon drops. Lollipop gummi bears dessert muffin.</p>
        <p><strong>Car: </strong>Jelly cotton candy bonbon jelly-o jelly-o I love. I love sugar plum chocolate cake pie I love pastry liquorice.</p>
      </div>

      <div class="tertiary column">
        <h2>Great food</h2>
        <p>Croissant macaroon pie brownie. Cookie marshmallow liquorice gingerbread.</p>
        <p>Wafer lollipop dessert. Bonbon jelly beans pudding dessert sugar plum.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Daniel Gauthier
Daniel Gauthier
15,000 Points
Daniel Gauthier
Daniel Gauthier
15,000 Points

Hey Jean,

The wording of this code challenge is of questionable quality.

The code below works:

---

The .column rule is what is required for the first section and the flex-wrap declaration is for the second section.

The question is basically asking you to stretch all of the flex items across a single column if the column width is 300px or greater, which we do by setting the --- value to --- (the first number in the flex shorthand declaration). Then we set the --- to --- which sets the initial size of the column to 300px.

Finally, in the second step, we set the flex-items to wrap to the next line if the column gets smaller than 300px.

Good luck with the course!

Jean Caldas
Jean Caldas
12,984 Points

I'm very thankfull Daniel

You're right, isn't the best wording, english is not my mother language. This code works great !!

Thank for help

Daniel Gauthier
Daniel Gauthier
15,000 Points
Daniel Gauthier
Daniel Gauthier
15,000 Points

To the person modifying these posts,

Since I have no way of knowing who is modifying my posts, or why, I've left you a question on the general discussion forum:

Why Are Forum Posts Being Modified Without Notification?

Jack Smith
Jack Smith
6,902 Points
Jack Smith
Jack Smith
6,902 Points

flex-wrap: wrap;

Jean Caldas
Jean Caldas
12,984 Points

Nop, error message: Use the property that specifies the initial main size of the columns