With compass it's not an all-or-nothing proposition - you can choose which modules you'd like to include: http://wiki.github.com/chriseppstein/compass/blueprint-documentation
Martin 2009/6/17 Cameron Barrie <[email protected]>: > > +1 to your concerns too Lachie, I'd love to see some way of > automatically cherry-picking the bits of blueprint that I was using, > rather than using the whole thing. > Or something along those lines. > > C > > On 17/06/2009, at 3:53 PM, Lachie wrote: > >> >> I used compass for the latest faces.rubyoceania.org iteration. >> >> Its *hella* nicer to use from my end, but I know that basically all >> the cascadingness of CSS is overridden by Compass's generation of >> semantic classes. I worry slightly about the size of the CSS being >> generated. >> >> Ultimately I've elected not to be a perfectionist when it comes to >> CSS, a "technology" I've only ever had a tenuous grasp of. I can then >> direct my hand-wringing to other areas where its more likely to bear >> fruit, like getting more sleep. >> >> In other words, if you're a Ruby developer it'll make perfect sense to >> you. If you're a CSS person you'll be shocked and sickened. That's >> just the way it is. >> >> If you're Lachlan Hardy you'll probably be torn by the whole thing. >> >> :lachie >> http://smartbomb.com.au >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/lachie/ >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Daniel N<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Cameron Barrie <[email protected] >>> > >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> From the 960 front page: >>>> >>>> <div class="container_12"> >>>> <div class="grid_7 prefix_1"> >>>> >>>> >>>> <div class="grid_2 alpha"> >>>> ... >>>> </div> >>>> <div class="grid_3"> >>>> ... >>>> </div> >>>> <div class="grid_2 omega"> >>>> >>>> >>>> ... >>>> </div> >>>> </div> >>>> <div class="grid_3 suffix_1"> >>>> ... >>>> </div> >>>> >>>> >>>> </div> >>>> >>>> That's exactly the problem, but using compass/sass you can mix >>>> those grid_2 alpha classes into your own class such as >>>> introduction, meaning >>>> you can be more semantic, but still get the benefits of 960 if you >>>> want it. >>> >>> Nice :D :D >>> >>> Thanx for pointing this out lads :D I'm going to look a lot harder >>> into >>> compas now! >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 17/06/2009, at 3:20 PM, Daniel N wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Dan Cheail <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It's not SASS that makes / prevents these from being semantic. >>>>>> It's >>>>>> the fact that by using a "Css framework" you're effectively >>>>>> putting >>>>>> style information into your markup. >>>>> >>>>> You realise that DIV and SPAN (and the id and class attributes) >>>>> aren't >>>>> semantically significant, and are there simply to provide general- >>>>> purpose structure? For example... >>>>> >>>>> <div class="column half left"> >>>>> <h1>Important Heading.</h1> >>>>> <p class="introduction">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur >>>>> adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et >>>>> dolore >>>>> magna aliqua.</p> >>>>> >>>>> <blockquote> >>>>> Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris >>>>> nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. >>>>> </blockquote> >>>>> >>>>> <p>Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse >>>>> cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat >>>>> cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit >>>>> anim >>>>> id est laborum.</p> >>>>> >>>>> </div> >>>>> >>>>> ... is still semantically rich, correct HTML. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Dan Cheail >>>>> Chief Geek, Codeape. >>>>> phone: 0402 114 697 >>>>> web: http://codeape.net >>>> >>>> From the 960 front page: >>>> >>>> <div class="container_12"> >>>> <div class="grid_7 prefix_1"> >>>> >>>> <div class="grid_2 alpha"> >>>> ... >>>> </div> >>>> <div class="grid_3"> >>>> ... >>>> </div> >>>> <div class="grid_2 omega"> >>>> >>>> >>>> ... >>>> </div> >>>> </div> >>>> <div class="grid_3 suffix_1"> >>>> ... >>>> </div> >>>> >>>> >>>> </div> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" 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/rails-oceania?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
