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Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: [Quark] Understanding the gridHi Anthony,
Again, late, so sorry! Although I used your information immediately. Then got in a flow… Still working on my website, also with this information 😉
And, yes, it all helpes/helped!I new questions come up related to youre answers here , I’ll let it know.
Thank you!
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: [Quark] Understanding the gridHi Anthony,
Thank you for your answers! I appreciate it a lot!
You can read my comments below and I have a few follow up questions (I really hope it’s still doable to read, not to cluttering, with the original questions in the top.)
1. Ok, nice.
2. Ah, ok. I understand. Also, now I see that the terminology I used (“general layout”) makes a (little) difference. Good to know!3. (NOTICE THE 2 FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS)
Now I see my question is not so clear; It’s a 3-in-1-questions about the 3 ‘parts’ of the grid: indeed, the ‘main area’ as wel as rows as columns.
Yes, I understand there’s no negative margins used. I mentioned the negative margins as an example to compare your implementation and to get confirmed your implementation is ‘just another way’ of implementing the grid. And I think this is indeed what you say in your answer; Do I understand this correct?
And now I understand your implementation is less complicated júst because of not using margins or paddings on rows and columns; Do I understand this correct?4. (NOTICE THE FOLLOW UP QUESTION)
I understand the consequence of having to change all the classes that specify row and columns. But may I ask again about the “container classes” (site-content, site-footer, site-header, home-sidebar and banner):
Is it ok to keep them and eventually also add another container if another grid uses one?
(NB: Just for the sake of clarity for the reader: the term “container classes” is just one I came up with just for use in my question, it’s nót from the code.)5. Ok!
6. (NOTICE THE FOLLOW UP QUESTION)
Ok. Do you have an example, for one of them, when ‘position: relative;’ is needed?7. Clear!
Oh my…! Thank you so much for mentioning your new theme, Ephemeris. I did not know of it’s existence because after a lóng, thoroughly search for a theme I wanted to stick to Quark en “nèver” look at that big WordPress theme database again… And now… you give me a hard time!… 😉
This is really, again, a great starter theme you made! Above all, because of the consistently in coding you used.
I had a quick look on the grid. I’m only familiar with the unsemantic grid from reading about it before; Gonna re-read…
Also, I compared the themes some more and I see the differences – like for example the use of microdata and the changes in the folder/file structuring
(N.b. there is no front-page template anymore but I quess this is not a problem, one can always be added ).Thanks again!
SandraHi Anthony,
Thanks for the further reading you did and your response on that.
I’m sorry for my late reply!But I did some more “investigations” on this. And it changed my mind about the benefits with the “Atomic way”. I agree, they had to with avoiding the CSS:
• Less switching between HTML and CSS while coding;
• Classnames are clear when keep following the Atomic convention and adding more classnames with the same name-structure and replacing classes (in the HTML) seemed to me not a hell of a job.Now I weighed up with what you said about loosing the benefit of cascading and the drawbacks for maintainance (ps, my short recap of your explanaition). And also I examined sass. Great! Also I came along PostCSS…. Choice-making keeps on going.
😉
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: [Quark] Replace the grid css with zurb foundation gridHi Anthony,
Thanks, now the impact is more clear to me!
Also thanks for mentioning the themes based on Zurb Foundation. I’ve looked at these before…. Well, I still think your theme, including the grid, is my favorite starter.
So I will think about it a bit more.
Sandra
Hi Anthony,
Thanks for your response. Yes, I see what you mean!
I thought I could only add a minimal of atomic CSS (like for color styling and specific branding elements), next to the existing CSS that comes with your theme, and keep that real simple.
The example you mention here from the website is actually not what I was referring to. My mistake, I was not clear about that! I meant the textual content of the website: the explanation about the ‘good, bad and possible solutions’ when using atomic CSS.
Does this give you perhaps yet an idea for a possibility to add in a “minimal way” of atomic CSS?
Sorry if my question seems like a repetition of the first one. Maybe I’m too eager to want this… The atomic CSS approach feels kind of “more natural” to me to – in the first place – get (existing) elements styled quicker. But I do not mean to replease the “good old CSS”.
Thanks.
Sandra
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: [Quark] Replace the grid css with zurb foundation gridHi Anthony,
Sorry for the delay, but thank you for your answer.
What I understand is: I have to replace ALL CSS related to the grid IN the PARENT theme? (then I use the adjusted template in the child theme).
PS. I want to stick with your theme Quark 😉
Foundation was an option I wanted to try for the “ready to go” components / page elements and this framework comes with a grid so I thought use this as well.Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: [Quark] Replace the grid css with zurb foundation gridHi,
In the functions.php I found this line of the theme author:
“If you prefer to use a different grid system, simply replace this and perform a find/replace in the php for the relevant styles. I’m nice like that!”
From this line, I assume that with “in the php” you mean all the template files that come with the parent theme (and are used by the child theme).
I also deregistered the grid.css.
But I’m not complete sure about the whole replacement. I haven’t used all template files. But are there any consequences, worth mentioning, for the layout because of the current media queries (breakpoints) in the parent’s style.css?
Thank you.