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Posted by rina andrejev
rina andrejev
1,486 Points

Problem: changes to style.css not reflected on browser refresh

The only change I can see is that the background color has changed. The changes to my style.css file are not reflected on the web page. The grid coding is also not reflected on the web page.

I have examined the code and it is correct. This is very frustrating! I would appreciate any feedback to make this work.

Here is what I have in my index.html file: <!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Smells Like Bakin' Cupcake Company</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 rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> </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="#">Cupcakes &amp; Prices</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>OPPOSITES really do attract, especially in our kitchen! We combine unexpected flavors that melt together to create ironically delicious desserts.</h1>
  <p><a href="#" class="btn">Browse Our Cupcakes</a></p>
</div>

<div class="grid_3 omega">
  <img src="img/you-bake-me-blush.gif" alt="You Bake Me Blush">
</div>

<div id="featured-cupcake" class="grid_7">
  <h2>Cupcake of the Week</h2>
  <p>This week's featured cupcake is the <a href="#">Avocado Chocolate cupcake</a>. It's strange combo of flavors will kick your taste buds into fiesta mode!</p>
  <img src="img/featured-cupcake.jpg" alt="Avocado Chocolate Cupcake">
</div>

<div id="new-cupcakes" class="grid_5 omega">
  <h2>Fresh Out 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>Smells Like Bakin' started out in the garage of the husband wife duo Allison &amp; Joseph. Allison is the baker, and Joseph found a way for them to make a business out of her tasty treats. Flash forward to today and they haved a successful store front, catering business and cupcake truck. </p>
  <p><a href="#" class="btn-small">Read More</a></p>
</div>

<div class="grid_5 omega">
  <h2>Get Bakin' With Us</h2>

  <div id="contact">
    <p>Call us: <span>1-555-CUP-CAKE</span><br>
    Email us: <a href="#">bakeon@smellslikebakin.com</a></p>
  </div>

  <p>We announce all of our new flavors first through Facebook &amp; Twitter, and even take requests!</p>
  <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SmellsLikeBakin"><img src="img/facebook.gif" alt="Facebook"></a>
  <a href="http://www.twitter.com/SmellsLikeBakin"><img src="img/twitter.gif" alt="Twitter"></a>
</div>

<div id="copyright" class="grid_12">
  <p>&copy; 2012 Smells Like Bakin' Cupcake Company. All Rights Reserved.</p>
</div>

</div> </body> </html>

Here is style.css: body{ font-family: 'Nunito', sans-serif; color: #FAF3BC; background: #420600 url('img/bg-texture.jpg')repeat; }

a{ color: #4FB69F; text-decoration: none; }

h1 { font-size: 1.75em; letter-spacing: -1.5px; }

h2{ font-size: 1.500em; color: #B4C34F; }

.btn { color: #FAF3BC; background: #4FB69F url('img/tecture.png') no-repeat right top; padding: 15px 30px; margin: 40px 0px; border-radius: 25px; text-transform: uppercase; }

.btn:hover { background-color: #4CC4A7;

ul.nav { margin: 120px 0 0 0; list-style: none; float: right; }

ul.nav li { float: left; margin-right: 40px; }

ul.nav li a { color: #FAF3BC; }

intro {

margin: 50px 0 75px 0;

}

new-cupcakes img {

border: 8px solid #FAF3BC;
margin: 0 0 20px 0;

}

I have all items in one project folder on my desktop. I do not know what else to do.

Thanks!!

2 Answers

John Locke
John Locke
15,479 Points
John Locke
John Locke
15,479 Points

Hi Irina:

To troubleshoot whether your new CSS is loading correctly, you can right -click > View Source on the page. Look for the links to your CSS and grid files. You should be able to follow those links and view the changed CSS. If you don't see that changed CSS when you click on the source links, you know it is a linking problem.

What are you seeing on your screen right now? and what changes did yo make from previous to now that you're trying to see reflected?

I also see that on your .btn class, the background image is tecture.png, and I would change that to texture.png.

rina andrejev
rina andrejev
1,486 Points

Thank you, John.

It appears the right css files are in my project folder. What I can't seem to get to work is the font change to Nunito for "Opposites really do attract, especially in our kitchen! We combine unexpected flavors that melt together to create ironically delicious desserts."

Here is the code in my style.css file: body{ font-family: 'Nunito', sans-serif; color: #FAF3BC; background: #420600 url('img/bg-texture.jpg')repeat; }

The navigation spacing isn't working. The navigation words are stacked instead of being spaced out at the top right of page. There are no borders showing despite the fact that I have the code in the style.css file.

Not sure what else to do...

Thanks, John.

Rina

rina andrejev
rina andrejev
1,486 Points

With respect to the grid issue, do I need to do anything other than add the lines of code into the index.html file? I am assuming the code points to the grid.css file, which I have not altered at all.

Thanks!

Rina

John Locke
John Locke
15,479 Points
John Locke
John Locke
15,479 Points

Hi Rina:

You should be fine with the grid. I think I see the problem to everything.

In your CSS: .btn:hover { background-color: #4CC4A7;

No ending curly brace. Try that and see if everything works.

rina andrejev
rina andrejev
1,486 Points
rina andrejev
rina andrejev
1,486 Points

OMG...that was it!

I guess I cannot go through these lessons when I am tired! Thanks so much, John.

Gratefully, Rina Andrejev

John Locke
John Locke
15,479 Points
John Locke
John Locke
15,479 Points

No problem, Rina. I can't even begin to count how many times I've been stung a missing or extra character.