Its still in my back log. Work has me buried currently plus holiday obligations are biting some of my spare moments. I haven't forgotten though.
Thatcher On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 8:37 AM, 4est <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello to Christopher et al, > > Has anyone developed a new online grid generator? > > Thanks, > > Forrest > > > > On Nov 5, 7:46 am, 4est <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gosh, Christopher, thanks for the quick volunteering! > > > > No need to whip it up over the weekend, I'd just as soon see it done > > very well, if that means taking more time. > > > > As for what it would look like, I do like the previous Grid CSS > > Generator page's way of handling column and gutter input and/or the > > number of columns and/or total page width. A page that would allow for > > user input in pixels and provide immediate feedback and then generate > > the needed files when a button is clicked. If there was a means of > > seeing the grid size on the fly (before generating the code) that > > would be very good, too. A button to a test page link would be ideal. > > That page could show how the users parameters would look, perhaps > > using the text and image from one of the standard Blueprint test > > pages. > > > > If anyone else wants to jump in here wiith their ideas, please feel > > free! > > > > 4est > > > > On Nov 4, 9:45 am, "chris thatcher" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > I'd be interested in doing this though I wouldn't be able to get to it > until > > > the weekend. Could you describe in some details how you would like > this > > > work? Would you want to see the grid you you would be generating as > you > > > customize it? What specifically would you like the output to be (you > > > described in a bit but can you be a little more specific) and how would > it > > > be most convenient obtain it (as a downloadable zip)? > > > > > It would be a web app, and I'd expose it like the Grid CSS Generator > page. > > > > > Thatcher > > > > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 7:37 AM, 4est <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Yes, that's what I'm saying. I'm not a Ruby user, don't run it on my > > > > server, and the same goes for SASS. The Grid CSS Generator page > (still > > > > listed on the Tools page) doesn't generate the complete code - the > > > > whole compressed screen.css that is the default since 0.7.1. That > page/ > > > > GUI is very straight forward and comprehensible, I wish someone would > > > > do the same for the latest version of Blueprint. Maybe I'm missing > > > > something with the way the new Ruby scripts work? Not being able to > > > > run them, I don't know. > > > > > > Also, I much prefered the older 0.6.1 way of calling grid.css, > > > > reset.css, forms.css, and typography.css from the screen.css file, > > > > instead of having the duplicate code in the screen.css file and the > > > > src directory. Back in the day, it is was simply a matter of > switching > > > > the "@import" call when wanting to use the compressed code (which was > > > > generated by the Grid CSS Generator page, too). > > > > > > I hope someone is reading this and thinking, "yeah, I could whip up a > > > > nifty code generating page and open up the Blueprint goodness to tons > > > > more folks." ;-) > > > > > > On Nov 3, 1:35 pm, "Christian Montoya" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 12:45 PM, 4est <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > > > I've been a Blueprint user since 0.6, off and on. Now that it's > got > > > > > > more support, I'm using it again. However, I'm really (REALLY) > missing > > > > > > the capabilities of the old Blueprint Grid CSS Generator page. I > > > > > > understand there's a Ruby script to run from the command line, > but > > > > > > that's of no use to me. Ditto for the SASS script. > > > > > > > > Does anyone have plans to build a web or desktop app for > Blueprint > > > > > > grid generation? This seems to be a major block to anyone > adapting > > > > > > Blueprint who does not feel comfortable editing the standard > > > > > > compressed and uncompressed files. > > > > > > > 4est, > > > > > > > Would you say that none of the tools on this page fit what you are > > > > looking for? > > > > > > > > http://github.com/joshuaclayton/blueprint-css/wikis/tools-and-resources > > > > > > > If so, anyone can take the various tools (code generators, layout > > > > > editors, and the Ruby scripts packaged with Blueprint) and combine > > > > > them to make a tool like what you are talking about. Everything is > > > > > open-source and open to contribution. Consider this a > call-to-action > > > > > for any one reading this list :) > > > > > > > -- > > > > > -- > > > > > Christian Montoya > > > > > christianmontoya.net > > > > > -- > > > Christopher Thatcher > > > -- Christopher Thatcher --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Blueprint CSS" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blueprintcss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
