15 - Flexbox I
The following file is required for this lesson:
Demo Instructions
You can follow along with your instructor to complete this build and/or you can use this document as a guide in completing the demo build.
Steps
- Download the demo-flexbox.zip file and extract its contents to a folder called demo-flexbox.
- The result of this demo should look like:
- Modify the
<footer>
element in index.html to look like:
- Calculate the width of each <div> in the <main> using the following steps:
- Subtract the final right margin:
960 - 10 = 950
- Subtract the left margin of each <div>:
950 – 20 = 930
- Divide that result by 2:
930 / 2 = 465
- Subtract the final right margin:
- In the css folder add the following code:
- Style the <main> element:
- Style the <div> elements:
- Create a class called .red-paint:
- Create a class called .blue-paint:
- Create a class called .black-paint:
- Style the <footer> element:
- Style the <main> element:
- Open the index.html file in your browser. If the result is different, make any necessary corrections, and refresh your browser.
- In your browser, open the developer tools and examine the widths of each of the
<div>
elements in the<main>
:
- As an experiment, adjust the size in the main > div to:
width: 465px;
width: 470px;
Exercise Instructions
There are three exercises related to this demo; the first one is this demo. Download the following exercise files from Moodle:
- ex-css-flex-2.zip
- ex-css-flex-3.zip
Complete the exercises as per the instructions on Moodle. Remember to calculate the <div>
widths using the Box Model.