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Debugging Styles Challenge

2:05 with Guil Hernandez

You're ready to debug CSS issues on your own using DevTools. With Chrome DevTools, debugging CSS doesn't always have to be tricky and frustrating. Becoming a skilled CSS debugger takes practice, and just like learning to code, the more you practice the faster and more efficient you'll be at finding and fixing bugs.

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    With Chrome DevTools, debugging CSS doesn't always have to be tricky and

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    frustrating.

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    Becoming a skilled CSS debugger takes practice.

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    And just like learning to code, the more you practice the faster and

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    more efficient you'll be at finding and fixing bugs.

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    So now you're ready to debug CSS issues on your own using DevTools.

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    Be sure to launch the work space for this video to get the latest files for

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    this exercise.

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    So this is the same RSVP App we looked at earlier,

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    except that I removed the JavaScript.

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    And just for this exercise, I manually added four names to the guest list.

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    Now when you preview the workspace, you'll see a page with several problems.

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    So let's go over the issues you'll need to debug.

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    The first thing you'll notice is that the header has no background, and

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    the space between the RSVP heading and the top of the header is no longer present.

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    The heading up here is a little too close to the top edge of the app,

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    it should look like this.

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    The form submit button is also not displaying the correct height and

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    background color, so it looks a lot shorter than it should be.

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    And there's a little extra space between the right edge of the form and the button,

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    it should look like this.

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    Finally there are a couple of issues with our lists of guests.

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    First the list items are being displayed on separate lines when they should

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    be displayed side by side when the view port is 769 pixels or wider.

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    And the items up here too narrow in all view port sizes.

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    For example,

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    they should each take up an entire line here in the narrowest breakpoint.

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    And display as four equal size items side by side in wider breakpoints, like this.

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    Second, notice all the white space on the left side of the guest list at wider

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    breakpoints.

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    And at this medium breakpoint, the label and

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    check box are even dropping down to the bottom of the container.

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    I'll give you a hint for this on, check the float properties.

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    So this exercise is a great way to practice what you've learned about

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    debugging CSS.

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    In the next video, I'll show you my solution.

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    Good luck and have fun.

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