Beginning CSS Preprocessors · With SASS, Compass.js and Less.js by Prabhu, Anirudh -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Contents at a Glance Contents About the Author About the Technical Reviewer Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 : Introduction to Preprocessors

What Are Preprocessors? Why Use Preprocessors? Misconceptions About CSS Preprocessors

You Need To Be a Command-Line Expert You Need To Change the Way You Write CSS Why Not Write CSS Directly?

Which Are the Known Preprocessors?

Sass Less Compass

Features of Preprocessors

Variables Nesting Import Mixins Extend/Inheritance Operators

Problems with CSS Preprocessors

Problems with Mixins Extending Selectors or Using Mixins Can Hamper Maintenance

Summary

Chapter 2 : Introduction to Sass

Installing Sass

Checking Other Versions of Sass An Alternative to the Command Line Compiling the sass File Avoiding the Command Line with Apps: Using Scout Automating Workflow

Variables Data Types Default Values for Variables Nesting Styles in Sass Referencing a Parent Selector: & Using Combinators in Your SCSS Comments Nesting Properties Interpolation Placeholder Selectors Logical Capabilities of Sass

Mathematical Operations in Sass Parentheses Calculations Using Variables Control Directives

Summary

Chapter 3 : Advanced Sass

@import

Partials Nested @import Plain CSS Imports

@media @extend

@extend Behind the Scenes When to Use Selector Inheritance Placeholder Selectors Do More with @extend

@at-root Mixin Directives

Mixins versus Classes Mixins with CSS Selectors Arguments to Mixins Using Content Blocks in Mixins

Function Directives

Numeric Functions Color Functions List Functions User-Defined Functions

Output Style

nested expanded compact compressed

Building Your Own Grid System Summary

Chapter 4 : Development with Less

Introduction to Less Client-Side Variation of Less Server-Side Variant

Compiling a Less File

Language Features

Variables Comments Mixins

Nested Rules Import Directives Mixin Guards Referencing the Parent Selector

Using & with Guards

Detached Rules and Mixins Operations on Numbers and Colors Merging Properties Looping Mixins Functions

List Functions Color Functions Type Functions Mathematical Functions String Functions Miscellaneous Functions

Using Less with External Frameworks

Cardinal CSS Ionic and Less Semantic Grid System

Summary

Chapter 5 : Introduction to Compass

Introduction to Compass Compass Installation Creating a Project in Compass Understanding config.rb Responsive Grids with Sass and Compass

Introduction to Susy Getting Susy Using Susy to Your Project Showing the Grid Background

Compass and CSS3

Background-Gradient Border Radius Opacity Text Shadow Box Shadow Transitions Textfield Placeholder

Image-url( )

Image-width() Image-height()

Image Sprites and Compass Text Hiding Inline Images with Compass CSS Transform

Working with Compass Extensions

Summary

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