Beginning CSS preprocessors: with SASS, Compass.js, and Less.js
Learn how preprocessors can make CSS scalable and easy to maintain. You'll see how to write code in a very clean and scalable manner and use CSS preprocessor features such as variables and looping, which are missing in CSS natively. This book shows you how to create reusable chunks of code. In addition to coding enhancements, you'll also learn skills such as generating image sprites and minifying code. Topics include: preprocessors; known precompiler frameworks; features of SASS (Syntactically …
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- Full title :Beginning CSS preprocessors : with SASS, Compass.js, and Less.js / Anirudh Prabhu ; technical reviewer, Lokesh Iyer.
Summary
Learn how preprocessors can make CSS scalable and easy to maintain. You'll see how to write code in a very clean and scalable manner and use CSS preprocessor features such as variables and looping, which are missing in CSS natively. This book shows you how to create reusable chunks of code. In addition to coding enhancements, you'll also learn skills such as generating image sprites and minifying code. Topics include: preprocessors; known precompiler frameworks; features of SASS (Syntactically Awesome Stylesheets); COMPASS (COMPrehensive ASSembler); LESS (Leaner SS). --
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- Publication Date:©2015
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Apress
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2015
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781484213476, 1484213475
- oclc:ocn948787372
- LC Classification:TK5105.888
- Dewey Decimal:006.74
Table of 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 ; Mixins ; Typography ; Helpers ; Sprites ; 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 ; Addition; Subtraction; Mult…
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