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marcos baker
6,387 PointsMy text does not turn white. How do I get my text to turn white.
this code didn't work. I added it to the style.css folder. I'm using chrome browser.
overlay p { color:white;}
marcos baker
6,387 Points//This is the app.js folder<b>
//Problem: User when clicking on image goes to a dead end<b>
//Solution: Create an overlay with the large image - Lightbox<b>
<b>
var $overlay = $('<div id="overlay"></div>');<b>
var $image = $("<img>");<b>
var $caption = $("<p></p>");<b>
<b><b>
//An image to overlay<b>
<b><b>
```//A caption to overlay```<b>
```$overlay.append($caption);```<b>
<b><b>
```//Add overlay```<b>
```$("body").append($overlay);```<b>
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```//1. Capture the click event on a link to an image```<b>
```$("#imageGallery a").click(function(event){```<b>
``` event.preventDefault();```<b>
``` var imageLocation = $(this).attr("href");```<b>
``` //Update overlay with the image linked in the link```<b>
```$image.attr("src", imageLocation);```<b>
<b><b>
``` //Show the overlay```<b>
``` $overlay.show();```<b>
<b><b>
<b><b>
```//Get child's alt attribute and set caption```<b>
```var captionText = $(this).children("img").attr("alt");```<b>
```$caption.text(captionText);```<b>
```});```<b>
<b><b>
<b><b>
<b><b>
```//When overlay is clicked```<b>
```$overlay.click(function(){```<b>
``` $overlay.hide();```<b>
```});```<b>
```//Hide the overlay```<b>
Jason Berteotti
12,352 PointsJason Berteotti
12,352 PointsThat should work given everything else is correct, so it must not be. Two possibilities: 1) overlay p doesn't exist. 2) CSS prior to that rule is not correct, so everything after it is not being processed. Might need to share the rest of your code.