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CSS Unused CSS Stages Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout Multi-Column Layout: WebKit Only

Posted by Elizabeth Chipendo
Elizabeth Chipendo
Courses Plus Student 6,468 Points

Using the -webkit- prefix, create a 1px wide, dotted, red rule between the columns

Using the -webkit- prefix, create a 1px wide, dotted, red rule between the columns

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Multi-column Layout</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="main">
        <h1>A Lesson on Multi-Column Layout!</h1>
        <p>
            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
            tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
            quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
            consequat.
        <p>
        <p>
            Mauris ac leo id risus commodo auctor at at eros. Proin ultricies ante vel eros egestas vel venenatis arcu consequat. Nam auctor eros vitae nisl viverra sit amet malesuada turpis facilisis. Nullam diam dolor, aliquet vitae pellentesque blandit, varius at arcu. Proin convallis varius sollicitudin.
        </p>
        <p>
            Pellentesque non ultrices nisi. Ut auctor, massa vel hendrerit consectetur, augue mi vestibulum nibh, vitae ullamcorper lectus nisl in felis. Duis magna enim, elementum a sagittis aliquet, mattis quis erat.
        </p>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.main {
 -webkit-column-width: <1px>; -webkit-column-rule-color: <dotted red>;
}

h1 {

}
.main { display:-webkit-flex; display:-moz-flex; -webkit-column-count:2; -moz-column-count:2;
  -webkit-column-gap: 2.5em; -webkit-column-width:1px}

2 Answers

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points
Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Hi Elizabeth,

Below is the code to get you past that part of the challenge and a link to a good example to have a look at "flex box columns"

.main {
    -webkit-column-count: 2;
    -webkit-column-gap: 2.5em;
    -webkit-column-rule: 1px dotted red;
}

Hope this helps

Craig

Elizabeth Chipendo
PLUS
Elizabeth Chipendo
Courses Plus Student 6,468 Points
Elizabeth Chipendo
Elizabeth Chipendo
Courses Plus Student 6,468 Points

Thanks mate