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CSS CSS Layout Techniques Display Modes Display Modes Challenge

Posted by Steven Oster
Steven Oster
4,182 Points

simple css alignment using negative margins

The final step is to get the secondary content in the same line as primary content using negative margins.

The test is saying to use '.col', but that targets both primary and secondary. I've played around with different numbers, but can't get the secondary to jump up next to primary.

Please help!

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Display Modes</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="main-wrapper">  
        <header class="main-header">
            <h1 class="main-logo"><a href="#">My Work</a></h1>
            <ul class="main-nav">
                <li><a href="#">Design</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Coding</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Writing</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Hire Me!</a></li>
            </ul>
        </header>
        <div class="primary col">
            <h1>I'm a Front-end Designer</h1>
            <p>I design beautiful user interfaces, then bring them to life with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I love including personal photographs of nature, people and everyday things in my designs.</p>
            <p>If you need a front-end designer for your next project, <a href="#">take a look at my work</a>, then <a href="#">get in touch</a>!</p>
        </div>
        <div class="secondary col">
            <h2>I Also Write</h2>
            <p>I like teaching others about the latest in web technology. So when I'm not designing or coding websites &amp; apps, you'll find me writing <a href="#">articles for my blog</a>.</p>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.main-header {
  padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;
}

.col, .main-logo, .main-nav, .main-nav li {
  display: inline-block; 
}

.col {
  display: inline-block;

}
.secondary {
  margin right: -300px;
}

4 Answers

Steven Oster
Steven Oster
4,182 Points

It was some kind of test error. After reloading, it accepted the .col{ margin: -5px }

Steven Oster
Steven Oster
4,182 Points
Steven Oster
Steven Oster
4,182 Points

I've tried .col, .secondary, .primary with margin-right, margin-left at -5px and every other number.

Just saying -5px isn't very helpful.

Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
22,831 Points
Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
22,831 Points

only your .col class should be -5px. If you check the third vid of this course around min 8 it's explained why you should use -5px;