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  • Muhammad Haris Khan
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    Difference between :nth-child and :nth-type?

    Posted November 22, 2014 7:06am by Muhammad Haris Khan
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  • SAMUEL LAWRENCE
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    When I use an integer, :nth-of-type won't target element.

    Posted November 15, 2014 5:57am by SAMUEL LAWRENCE
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  • Nicholas Christiny
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    Keep getting an extra box styled at the end after fresh download of course materials, CSS + HTML files.

    Posted October 9, 2014 9:19pm by Nicholas Christiny
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  • Graeme MacDougall
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    Why should we use Pseudo-classes for nth-of-type instead of specific classes or ID's? What is the practical use?

    Posted September 16, 2014 9:20pm by Graeme MacDougall
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  • Steve Isaacs
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    My only-of-type code is the same as in the video, but doesn't work.

    Posted August 13, 2014 8:26am by Steve Isaacs
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  • Zach Saul
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    Why use "nth-of-type" instead of "nth-child"?

    Posted June 27, 2014 8:58pm by Zach Saul
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  • Dylan Merritt
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    What is the difference between using a descendant selector and using the :only-of-type selector?

    Posted June 23, 2014 2:04am by Dylan Merritt
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  • Paul Trimor
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    What is the difference between "nth-child" and "nth-of-type" ?

    Posted June 5, 2014 7:18pm by Paul Trimor
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  • mohammadshaban
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    Question about p:nth-child(odd)

    Posted May 7, 2014 10:34pm by mohammadshaban
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  • Carlos Serrano
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    Setting <p> attributes into divs

    Posted April 9, 2014 10:15pm by Carlos Serrano
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  • Adolfo Hernandez
    Adolfo Hernandez
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    Confused about advanced selectors...

    Posted February 14, 2014 2:15am by Adolfo Hernandez
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