In one of the projects i'm working on, the team decided to use angular/flex-layout.
I was wondering, what are the reasons to use it at all ?
I could only find reasons against.
For example this code:
<div fxLayout="row" fxLayoutAlign="space-between">
</div>
The first "best practice"/"separation of concerns" regarding html & CSS we are all familiar with, is the separation of content and style; with flex-layout we totally lose it.
it looks like an inline style, which is a really bad practice.
the only good thing I can think about is using variables directly to flex-layout directives, but we can achieve that using ngStyle directive as well.
I'm really interested in your opinions, What do you think about it ?
As the name suggests [Angular Flex-Layout] is a library for laying out your components on your web page. The library does not provide a means for styling, fonts, or colours, as those tasks are delegated to traditional styling in your application. Angular Flex-Layout deals with component positioning and works well with or without Angular Material. It is also built by the Angular team and supported by the community.
Some of the main advantages for using Angular Flex-Layout are:
The library is a pure Typescript Layout engine.
Uses HTML markup to specify layout configurations.
Independent of Angular Material.
A responsive API can specify different layouts, sizing, visibilities, viewport sizes, and display devices.
Includes CSS Grid.
Requires no external stylesheets.
Related
I am in the process of learning and building my first website using HTML/CSS.
I have come across several nifty tricks that rely solely on CSS or sometimes on CSS+HTML to create a variety of UI features (or should I call them widgets or components?). I want to learn more about these, but I can't find proper name(s) for such features.
From what little I have been able to learn, some of them are commonly known as: Accordions, Tabs, Carousel (slider), Flip-boxes, etc.
Is there any authentic/reliable source where I can learn proper names of these CSS features or widgets, and then learn more about using them in my work.
Thanks,
These are the most common HTML/CSS/Javascript frameworks to build websites.
Go through with their Documentation.
ZurbFoundation
Bootstrap
Refer to some CSS frameworks like Bootstrap, Semantic-ui. They will have a bunch of css components/elements under them.
Use Semantic-ui page to get started
I'm getting started with Polymer web components. We have a product that can be injected into multiple client applications, or could even be a standalone application. This product is a game where the rules for validating correct answers and the general flow are the same throughout all implementations. The only variance is styling so the game looks like it belongs in its surroundings.
I'm tempted to use some of the cool Polymer Paper elements for the UI aspects of the various custom elements, but I do not want to force a particular design aesthetic. So, I think it will be a better choice to simply have each custom Polymer element to return semantic HTML.
So, how can I allow the clients that are consuming the game to apply their own look and feel? In my research on Polymer, I've read about applying styles inside each element. I suppose that might be OK for structural issues. Does anyone have any strategies they've employed for custom CSS implementations for Polymer elements?
Thank you.
Custom CSS Properties is the suggested way of theming Polymer Elements. Here's a video from the polymer summit and another video of Rob Dodson talking about theming your elements using custom css properties.
I am pretty bad with CSS and HTML5 designing/templates. So, I google around and found two frameworks to start with nice looking layouts, necessary js and html5 support. But I don't know which on to use.
I would appreciate your answers on
What is the main different between two except google analytics ?
Which one is more rails friendly ?
Which one fits best to e-commerce sites, i.e. create rich content, integrate with user management frameworks etc?
Combine them and use them both - http://www.initializr.com/
The HTML5 Boilerplate (H5BP) is a starting project template that is designed to be adapted to your needs. Bootstrap is a specialized, modular, HTML/CSS/JS toolkit.
boilerplate provides you with a best practice HTML5 document, some reset CSS and a lot of javascript goodness like modernizer.js; this Twitter toolkit provides you with stylesheets that define a lot more than just a reset.
The Twitter toolkit is better compared to CSS frameworks like blueprintcss and 960 grid system and positions itself somewhere in between those two. Twitter bootstrap comes with its own fixed look and feel so you can concentrate on your content and logic.
checkout this Quora Thread
Based on your question, I gather you misunderstand what these two projects are. "Google analytics" is not the difference.
Expanding on what #thomas has already stated, Boilerplate contains starter HTML templates with best practices built-in and Bootstrap is a library of CSS and JS UI elements. They are not mutually exclusive.
You may want to look at initializer as #Zlatan has already recommended, or Kickstrap, which is an extension framework for Twitter Bootstrap.
Do you know a source for pure CSS Templates? After setting up a simple Web Project I always wish to have a CSS file to:
Set reasonable font settings for paragraphs and headers
Polish my anchor tags
Style my forms (if I have to touch the HTML for this one - no problem)
Style my tables (I use headers and footers etc) using even & odd
Maybe give me some handy classes for error boxes, etc.
So if I Google for a such CSS file I find CSS Homepage Templates with HTML Structure and massive CSS which I can't use without changing much. I find CSS examples for perfect tables, other examples for perfect forms but what I don't find is a single CSS File which when loaded in a properly formatted HTML website will make it look "okay" instead of the pure HTML look.
Do you get me?
Does anybody have a hint for me?
Twitter Bootstrap might interested you but I believe it has a bit of javascript in it as well.
Edit: As mentioned in comment you can use many of the Bootstrap features without using any javascript.
I've personally used bootstrap and I love it. I've also bookmarked few others to play with when bandwidth permits.
Bootstrap
Blueprint
960 Grid
Update: On related matter, I would also checkout CSS Preprocessors such as Sass and LESS that could help in writing better CSS and build up a custom library to use across projects.
Perhaps try the CSS off of Twitter Bootstrap. Provides all sorts of consistent styling that's simple but elegant, in addition to some fancier element behaviors.
Update:
Adding to Yonix's related list, the following are alternative CSS preprocessors, which makes working with CSS a little more digestible:
Compass
Stylus
There's a bit of a learning curve when teaching yourself CSS, but some basic CSS is easier than you think.
For quick prototyping/wireframing and pre-made HTML templates, I use Zurb Foundation, as compared to Twitter Bootstrap. My advice is to familiarize yourself with their online documentation and delve into the main CSS file (foundation.css). You can build on top of that CSS file with the provided app.css file.
It comes with a lot of pre-made styles (buttons, forms, etc) and everything is responsive (fits on any size screen). You can choose to include all the plugins, or just the HTML and CSS. It also has an option to download the HTML templates, which come with a variety a layouts, such as a blog or a basic structure. I absolutely love it!
I've been using Dreamweaver to create my wireframes (tables).
Before I create my own css/html/icon framework I would like know if such a library already exists.
The ideal toolbox would include basic styles for all form elements, icons, css grid layout, sample standard ad sizes, and empty templates.
As far as I know, these all exist only separately. There are a few notable CSS frameworks, some with grid layouts, and CSS form styling is almost a separate discipline. As for web icons, take your pick!
The only place you're likely to find these all together (including plug-ins/add-ons) is in a full-blown web framework or CMS.
If you put such a package together for yourself, bear in mind that it will be useful to many others, make sure the HTML ad CSS validates, and choose css-based templates rather than table-based ones...