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Posted by Justin Riley
Justin Riley
3,175 Points

Media queries next to fix my responsiveness?

Hey guys, I've built my first portfolio page, yes I know it needs work....I've just finished the media queries section will that fix my responsiveness issues? or do i need a complete CSS overhaul?

walrusdev.com

thanks Justin

Jamie Carter
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Jamie Carter
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 12,096 Points
Jamie Carter
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Jamie Carter
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 12,096 Points

You can add media queries to your current CSS flow.

Of course some parts may need refactoring but usually if you are methodical enough you can just add them to your existing template.

I usually nest my mediaqueries inside my classses

section {
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 2em;
  width: 100%;
  mediaquery (small){
    styling
  }
}

Note I use SASS to do this

2 Answers

Mark Wilkowske
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Mark Wilkowske
Courses Plus Student 18,131 Points
Mark Wilkowske
Mark Wilkowske
Courses Plus Student 18,131 Points

My approach would be to fix two issues before looking at media queries. Typo in doctype declaration and missing semicolon in .navbar selector, then develop for the x-small browser first. You have a nice layout going so far.

Justin Riley
Justin Riley
3,175 Points
Justin Riley
Justin Riley
3,175 Points

Fixed! thanks for catching it and the info. Is there a best practice for placement? or is it preference?

I hope there is more practice further along as its just trial and error at this point while looking things up.

Thanks Justin

Mark Wilkowske
Mark Wilkowske
Courses Plus Student 18,131 Points
Mark Wilkowske
Mark Wilkowske
Courses Plus Student 18,131 Points

Starting out I put media queries at the end of the style sheet which is recommended here in the coursework. This helped me better understand responsive design and the cascade in CSS. Another technique is to put the query directly below the targeted selector. either way for your workflow.

https://css-tricks.com/forums/topic/where-to-put-css3-media-queries/