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Submitted by tspencer1924
about 10 years

ALERT: Known Bugs and FAQs

I have been having some trouble on some of the steps. I have noticed that when I change my web browser, the steps then work. So if you’re having a problem with some of the steps, try switching your web browser. I was on IE, then FF, and now I’m using Google Chrome, so we’ll see.

Answer 53010e61631fe94caf007159

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It is quite a job to keep all browsers happy all the time. Even when you’ve got it, a version change could break something.

These have been reported to the Codecademy engineers and could change at any time, either by the exercise being updated or when a browser version changes. I’ll try to keep an eye on them and update the list when things change.


Bugs that have been reported to the Codecademy engineers


1/21 - IE gives Make sure you have defined all the variables!. Workaround 1: use a different browser. Workaround 2: put a . at the end of the line after your </h1> - this is crazy, please don’t think that this is really how to code :)

5/21 - Firefox gives Oops! try again with no other details. Workaround 1: use a different browser. Workaround 2: remove all of your code and leave only the style tags. You will need to replace your code on the next lesson.

12/21 - Won’t work in any browser if you don’t have the Helvetica font installed on your system.

15/21 - IE gives Expected body to have its background-position style equal to 50% 50% but got …. Workaround 1: use background-position: 50% 50%; Workaround 2: use a different browser.


Not bugs, but Frequently Asked Questions and Common Error Messages


10/21 - Add

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Submitted by Judy
about 10 years

77 comments

jenny about 10 years

thanks! this has helped me.

Sevtigo Pradono Wirawan about 10 years

thank you so much :) i can continue my journey now… :D

Zeke Y about 10 years

Thanks!

ali_preston about 10 years

thank you so much, I was stuck on this for far too long!

willparsr about 10 years

On Helvetica, I had to capitalize the H for it to be accepted. Maybe this will work for others who get stuck on this one.

Paulo David Rosa about 10 years

Thanks!

ktpie about 10 years

Workaround 2: remove all of your code and leave only the style tags. <– worked for me

Codescript1 about 10 years

What about Google Chrome?, it gives me add a head and closing head tags when I already have them in correct format, I have checked and double checked all my code is correct.

Judy about 10 years

@Codescript, please use the green “Ask a question” button, copy/paste in all of your code, include your exercise number and the exact error message you are seeing.

Stan about 10 years

Thanks ! I designed websites before with dreamweaver. i was saying to myself “ I can’t be failing already at step #5!!”

Theron G. Burrough about 10 years

Lesson 5 wouldn’t accept my correct answer, insertion of the tag, until I deleted all other code. Using Firefox on Linux.

Judy about 10 years

@Tynna: the problem people usually have with that one is that they don’t have

Judy about 10 years

They are overlooked when displaying the code in a web browser. The code checker still sees them though.

diana about 10 years

thank you so much! i just did ctrl-c to save, then deleted it. in the next lesson i did ctrl-v to put it back. now i can keep going! thanks!! :)

Ruddi about 10 years

Thanks for this fix.

Jeer about 10 years

Thank you!

zxz1989 about 10 years

Thank you!

Twister1976 about 10 years

Thanks! :D

Sana Donghae about 10 years

thanks

Austin Futers about 10 years

Thanks! I hadn’t realised the browser was so important.

Brian van Vlymen almost 10 years

i did not realized the browsers is so important about it thx!

COOLAID14 almost 10 years

i tried to use ie but it just did not work. and i cant have google crome because i cant download it.

Judy almost 10 years

IE will work just fine for everything except exercise 1. Why can’t you download Chrome (just curious)? You can also use Firefox or Opera to get past exercise 1. You could also login on someone else’s computer just to do exercise 1. Be resourceful.

Daeho Son Kim almost 10 years

thanx im stuck on 5/21 and i use firefox browser.

I’m also stuck on the same step.I’m using Safari.

N0B0Di almost 10 years

thank you so much I was getting so mad about ie

Eviefuchs almost 10 years

Thank you so much! I was getting mad.

Adam Kemper almost 10 years

I’m stuck on the

Judy almost 10 years

@Adam Kemper, please use the green “Ask a question” button, copy/paste in all of your code, include your exercise number and the exact error message you are seeing.

gocoder almost 10 years

Thank you! I was stuck on the

nightwing_mcpe almost 10 years

i’m stuck on the <imput=”email” placeholder=”email”> it wont let me pass this

Judy almost 10 years

@nightwing_mcpe, please use the green “Ask a question” button, copy/paste in all of your code, include your exercise number and the exact error message you are seeing.

Thanks guys!

Declan Jeffrey almost 10 years

i am stuck on

Hannah almost 10 years

That’s ridiculous! The full stop worked - but that’s NOT how to code!! Mike if you are reading this please try to fix this!!

Judy almost 10 years

You’re right Nibbling, once the dust settles on bug fixing the new UI and the new thing that’s going to roll out on Monday, maybe there will be time to sort out some of these issues. At least everyone has been very good at figuring out workarounds.

tsigler15 almost 10 years

Fix the bugs! The only browser I have is Firefox and I want to make my own website!

play14 almost 10 years

exercise 6. centre didnt respond. copy and paste it. start working again..

Animesh Singh almost 10 years

Your Trick No.2 on Exercise 5/21 worked for me. Thanks!

Animesh Singh almost 10 years

and Trick No.1 for exercise 10/21 also worked.

FBLatter almost 10 years

Trick 2 worked for me, I just copied my code before erasing all but the style tags and it let me pass. Then I just pasted my code back on the next lesson. Thanks for the helpful hints!

Misaki Yoshikawa over 9 years

Wow, thanks a lot!

Pip Fletcher over 9 years

thanks that helped me a lot

kara_w over 9 years

I was really racking my brain on “About You” and why it wasn’t working when entering

SwapnaNair. over 9 years

thank you so much!

Alvin Nguyen over 9 years

This really helps. Thanks!

(Also, do you work with Codecademy?)

Judy over 9 years

I’m glad you found it useful. I don’t work for Codecademy if you mean as an employee, I’m a moderator which is a volunteer activity.

Alvin Nguyen over 9 years

Oh.

S.Aakash over 9 years

thanx boss!!!!!!!!!

Fani Abatzi over 9 years

Thank you so much!!!

Tobias Páez over 9 years

Workaround 3 for exercise 5/21: is to add your code inside a comment tags (see below).

CHolck over 9 years

thank you so much high fives you

Carl Sheng about 9 years

Something happened to my sun orbiting earth thing my whole thing won’t listen to my commands now!!

Judy about 9 years

@Carl, you aren’t talking about the same project that we are discussing here. Each project has its own Q&A Forum. Look for the Q&A link in the exercise that you are having trouble with - that will take you to the right place.

Carl Sheng about 9 years

ok sorry

Judy about 9 years

@Carl, no problem!

anonymoususer123 about 9 years

Thanks for the workaround for 15/21! Super helpful. The one that was not the switching browsers one.

Thomas Ward about 9 years

thanks 1/21 was really useful

benandjonny2 almost 9 years

Thanks that helped alot.

VamshiKrishnaRavikanti almost 9 years

wow! this is really helpfull

Nab2210 almost 9 years

Thanks but how would I install Helvetica into my system?

Judy almost 9 years

Hi Nab2210, Helvetica is not available for free. Hopefully the exercise that requires it is updated at some point to remove that requirement.

benandjonny2 almost 9 years

AlbionsRefuge, What about 11/21. It’s not working for me.

Judy almost 9 years

Hi benandjonny2, there is no bug in 11/21. Maybe you have a typing mistake? Post your code over here http://www.codecademy.com/forums/web-beginner-en-3pc6w/1 and I’ll have a look.

Yagna Patel almost 9 years

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kendall Abney almost 9 years

what abut 17/21

Judy almost 9 years

H Kendall, there are no known bugs with exercise 17/21. You can use the “Ask a question” button to start a new thread, post all of your code and the error message you are seeing.

Nadia Masiero over 8 years

Thank you!! :)

Bryoni DAWSON over 8 years

im getting lots of oops try again on google chrome

Judy over 8 years

Hi Bryoni, In this project I have not had any problems with Chrome. If you post your code then someone will check to make sure it isn’t a typing mistake or something similar.

Bryoni DAWSON over 8 years

its ok i figured it out ! thanx anyway

Judy over 8 years

Good work Bryoni!

Bryoni DAWSON over 8 years

thanx

Khonh lo over 8 years

} input[type=”submit”] { background: limegreen; color: black; } 20/21 My code does not recognize my input for CSS with the error “Oops, try again. Give your ‘input[type=”submit”]’ a ‘background’ of ‘limegreen’ “

Judy over 8 years

HI Khonh lo, the good news is that there is no known bug in exercise 20/21. The problem is likely from a typing mistake in your code. If you want anyone to have a look, you’ll need to post all of your code. That will work best if you start a new thread and use these steps to post the code: http://www.codecademy.com/forum_questions/51d9e8f68c1cccc92403ffe8

I’m having the same problem. I typed exactly what the hint shows, but “limegreen” remains gray instead of turning orange like when I typed “black” for the font color.

Judy over 8 years

Hi Christina, the word “limegreen” doesn’t change colour because the part of the editor that does the highlighting is not aware of that word. The JavaScript interpreter in your web browser however, does know what it means. So, if the rest of your code it correct, it will be happy to give you a limegreen button.

Answer 55eee94451b887e42c00040e

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Regarding: 5/21 - Firefox gives Oops! try again with no other details. Workaround 1: use a different browser. Workaround 2: remove all of your code and leave only the style tags. You will need to replace your code on the next lesson.

  1. Workaround 2 - totally works
  2. I just cut my copy from the previous exercise and then pasted in back in for the next one after proceeding to 6/21
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Submitted by OllyOtter
over 8 years

Answer 55f083bd51b8872e10000461

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Workaround 2 works well for me.

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Submitted by tommywest1
over 8 years

Answer 560b01cd3e0ec8ad58000008

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What about Microsoft edge

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Submitted by navid_zunaid
over 8 years

1 comments

Judy over 8 years

Hi navid_zunaid, I don’t have Edge to test with, but if you, or anyone, wants to test some of those known bugs and finds any problems, I would be happy to add that information to the llst.