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CSS

Posted by Amit Dhamankar
Amit Dhamankar
4,163 Points

When I click on portfolio it does not turn into dark green when I click on it. But wnen I hover over it it turns green.

a { text-decoration: none; }

wrapper {

max-width: 940px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 5%; }

logo {

text-align: center; margin: 0; }

a { color: #6ab47b; }

header { background: #6ab47b; border-color: #599a68; }

h1, h2 { color: #fff; }

nav { background: #599a68; }

nav a, nav a:visited { color: #fff; }

nav a.selected, nav a:hover { color: #32673f; }

Alexander Melo
Alexander Melo
4,297 Points

Remember in your html file you have to update which list item of the navigation gets the class="selected". So just make sure in each of your html pages u have the class="selected" on the right list item. If not please post your work space.

Amit Dhamankar
Amit Dhamankar
4,163 Points

My workspace is this index.html

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Amit Dhamankar | Programmer</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css"> </head> <body> <header> <a href="index.html" id="logo"> <h1>Amit Dhamankar</h1> <h2>Programmer</h2> </a> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</a></li> <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li> <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li> </ul>
</nav> </header> <div id="wrapper"> <section> <ul> <li> <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt=""> <p>Experimentation in color and texture.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt=""> <p>Playing in blending need in photoshop</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-06.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-06.jpg" alt=""> <p>Trying to create an 80's types of glows.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-09.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-09.jpg" alt=""> <p>Drips created with Photoshop brushes.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/Gauri and Aarya.jpg"> <img src="img/Gauri and Aarya.jpg" alt=""> <p>This is the photo of Aarya's Naming Ceremony.</p> </a> </li> </ul> </section> <footer> <a href="http://twitter.com/amitdhamankar"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter Logo"></a> <a href="http://facebook.com/amit_dhamankar2006@yahoo.co.in"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo"></a>

    <p>&copy; 2015 Amit Dhamankar.</p>
  </footer>
</div>

</body> </html>

MY main.css is as follows:

a { text-decoration: none; }

wrapper {

max-width: 940px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 5%; }

logo {

text-align: center; margin: 0; }

a { color: #6ab47b; }

header { background: #6ab47b; border-color: #599a68; }

h1, h2 { color: #fff; }

nav { background: #599a68; }

nav a, nav a:visited { color: #fff; }

nav a.selected, nav a:hover { color: #32673f; }

body { background: #fff; color: #999; }

Alexander Melo
Alexander Melo
4,297 Points

Can you post your main.css also it will really help.