+1 for compass then. :D
On 17/06/2009, at 4:12 PM, Martin Stannard wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
