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Sean Flanagan
33,235 PointsText colour doesn't change.
Hi guys and girls. I'm using Notepad++, which I downloaded recently.
I created a new CSS file called style.css and typed in the code as Nick dictated, but the text colour didn't change to yellow as expected. Here's my HTML:
<!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="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/WWIsland1/stage3/css/normalize.css" type="text/css" media="screen">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/WWIsland1/stage3/css/grid.css" type="text/css" media="screen">
<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container clearfix">
<div class="grid_4">
<img src="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/WWIsland1/stage3/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 & 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="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/WWIsland1/stage3/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>. Its strange combo of flavors will kick your taste buds into fiesta mode!</p>
<img src="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/WWIsland1/stage3/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="#">Jalapeño So Spicy</a>. </p>
<img src="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/WWIsland1/stage3/img/new-cupcake-bacon.jpg" alt="Bacon Me Crazy">
<img src="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/WWIsland1/stage3/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 & 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 have 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 & Twitter, and even take requests!</p>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/SmellsLikeBakin"><img src="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/WWIsland1/stage3/img/facebook.gif" alt="Facebook"></a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/smellslikebakin"><img src="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/WWIsland1/stage3/img/twitter.gif" alt="Twitter"></a>
</div>
<div id="copyright" class="grid_12">
<p>© 2012 Smells Like Bakin' Cupcake Company. All Rights Reserved.</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Next, my CSS:
body {
font-family: 'Nunito', sans-serif;
color: #FAF3BC;
}
Is there any reason the text isn't changing? Thanks.
Sean
4 Answers
garrycohen
13,914 PointsAll you need to do is copy this below and add it under the title tag in your HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen">```
garrycohen
13,914 PointsYou need to link your style.css style sheet to the html page at the top like you have done with normalize.css etc
Sean Flanagan
33,235 PointsDoes Notepad++ provide a facility for that?
Aaron Graham
18,033 PointsThe code Garry Cohen gave you should work as long as 'style.css' is in the css directory. Also, make sure you include your 'style.css' file after 'normalize.css' and 'grid.css'. If you include it before those, there is a chance they may be overriding the values you have in 'style.css'.
Jeffrey Wambugu
8,548 PointsAfter you include normalize.css and grid.css you need to include the style.css. Now you need to know the location of this file if it is the same folder as the html then all you need for your is <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css"> but if it is in a folder called css then use the code in Garry Cohen's comment. Also you should probably research absolute and relative paths for including a file.
Sean Flanagan
33,235 PointsSean Flanagan
33,235 PointsI've copied it and pasted it above the closing head tag and below the font link. Still no change.