Decoupling the Front-end with Modular CSS
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Object Oriented CSS
- OBJECT ORIENTED CSS for high performance web applications and sites. Nicole Sullivan Monday, February 16, 2009
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- "JAVASCRIPT DOESN'T SUCK You're just doing it wrong." -- Doug Crockford Monday, February 16, 2009
- "JAVASCRIPT DOESN'T SUCK You're just doing it wrong." -- Doug Crockford Monday, February 16, 2009
- CSS "JAVASCRIPT DOESN'T SUCK You're just doing it wrong." -- Doug Crockford Monday, February 16, 2009
- REQUIRE EXPERT ABILITY JUST TO GET STARTED. this is not a sign of maturity. Monday, February 16, 2009
- FILE SIZE JUST KEEPS GETTING BIGGER As the site evolves we continuously modify the CSS. Monday, February 16, 2009
- CODE RE-USE IS ALMOST NONEXISTENT people don't trust other developers code. Monday, February 16, 2009
- CODE IS TOO FRAGILE. Even the cleanest code gets ruined by the ï¬rst non-expert to touch it. Monday, February 16, 2009
- WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MISTAKE TALENTED CODERS ARE MAKING? Writing really clever modules. Monday, February 16, 2009
- THE SIZE OF THEIR CSS WILL INCREASE in a 1:1 relationship with the number of blocks, pages, and complexity of content. Monday, February 16, 2009
- BUT, WE WANT A LOT! and sometimes those goals conï¬ict. Monday, February 16, 2009
- and sometimes those goals conï¬ict. Monday, February 16, 2009
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- Modular - combinable , reusable, extensible. Light - One to many relationship between CSS and potential layouts. Fast - Minimal HTTP requests & minimal size. Future-proof - maintainable, semantic, standards oriented, prepared for future-browsers, redesign compatible. Visually interesting and adaptable - respectful of UED and mar keting constraints. Simpliï¬es and speeds CSS development. Accessible - SEO, Screen readers, etc. Monday, February 16, 2009
- Modular - combinable , reusable, extensible. Light - One to many relationship between CSS and potential layouts. Fast - Minimal HTTP requests & minimal size. Future-proof - maintainable, semantic, standards oriented, prepared for future-browsers, redesign compatible. Visually interesting and adaptable - respectful of UED and mar keting constraints. Simpliï¬es and speeds CSS development. Accessible - SEO, Screen readers, etc. Monday, February 16, 2009
- SOLUTION Object Oriented CSS Monday, February 16, 2009
- TWO MAIN PRINCIPLES 1. Separate Structure and Skin 2. Separate Container and Content Monday, February 16, 2009
- 10 BEST PRACTICES 1. Create a component 6. Minimize selectors library 7. Separate structure and skin 2. Use consistent semantic styles 8. Separate container and content 3. Design modules to be transparent on the inside. 9. Extend objects by applying multiple classes to an 4. Be ï¬exible. element 5. Learn to love grids. 10. Use reset and fonts from YUI Monday, February 16, 2009
- 9 PITFALLS 1. Location dependent styles. 5. Don't sprite every image together (unless your has very few pages). 2. Avoid specifying what tag a class applies. 6. Avoid height alignment 3. Avoid IDs to style inside the main content areas. 7. Text as text, not as images. 4. Avoid drop shadows and 8. Redundancy rounded corners over irregular backgrounds. 9. Avoid premature optimization. Monday, February 16, 2009
- CREATE A COMPONENT LIBRARY of reusable "legos" Monday, February 16, 2009
- Components are like legos Mix and match to create diverse and interesting pages. Monday, February 16, 2009
- SEPARATE CONTAINER AND CONTENT break the dependency between the container module and the content objects it contains. Monday, February 16, 2009
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- Contour blocks Background blocks Content Objects - headings, paragraphs, lists, headers, footers, buttons, etc. Capital of the Canterbury region and the largest city on the South Island (population just over 300,000) exudes a palpable air of gentility and a connectedness with the mother country. Read more... X X 1:n Monday, February 16, 2009
- Build HTML from the component library. New pages should not generally require additional CSS Monday, February 16, 2009
- SITE-WIDE LEGOS ⢠Headings ⢠Lists (e.g. action list, external link list, product list, or feature list) ⢠Module headers and footers ⢠Grids ⢠Buttons Monday, February 16, 2009
- Heading Level 1 Heading Level 2 HEADINGS Heading Level 3 Getting the look and feel you want with the semantics you Heading Level 4 need. Heading Level 5 Heading Level 6 Monday, February 16, 2009
- ⣠Toggle List Default List ⣠List Item 2 List Item 2 ⣠List Item 3 List Item 3 LISTS â Action List â List Item 2 Should be available to all â List Item 3 modules on the page. Monday, February 16, 2009
- MEDIA Extending objects, a simple example. Monday, February 16, 2009
- <!-- media --> <div class=quot;media media_extquot;> <img class=quot;fixedMediaquot; src=quot;myImg.pngquot; /> <div class=quot;textquot;> ... </div> </div> Monday, February 16, 2009
- SEPARATE STRUCTURE AND SKIN abstract the structure of the block from the skin which is being applied. Monday, February 16, 2009
- block inner hd BLOCK bd class can be extended by adding additional classes to the block element. ft Monday, February 16, 2009
- Reusing elements makes them performance "freebies" Monday, February 16, 2009
- Legos ï¬rst Design individual pages only once all the legos have been deï¬ned. Monday, February 16, 2009
- Pitfalls What not to do. Monday, February 16, 2009
- Avoid redundancy Monday, February 16, 2009
- Nearly identical modules Headings 3 and 5 are too similar. Monday, February 16, 2009
- Rule of thumb: If two modules look too similar to include on the same page, they are too similar to include together in a site, choose one! Monday, February 16, 2009
- USE CONSISTENT SEMANTIC STYLES Monday, February 16, 2009
- Heading should not become a A Heading in another part of the page. Monday, February 16, 2009
- Consistency Writing more rules to overwrite the crazy rules from before. e.g. Heading should behave predictably in any module. Monday, February 16, 2009
- How about an example? Yahoo! Personal Finance Monday, February 16, 2009
- 2+ different tab styles. Could they use the same images? Monday, February 16, 2009
- 3 contour components are too similar. Chose one. Monday, February 16, 2009
- Changes in module width, background color, or background image are an excellent example of module reuse. Monday, February 16, 2009
- Mix and match Container and content objects to achieve high performance design. Monday, February 16, 2009
- DESIGN MODULES TO BE TRANSPARENT on the inside. Monday, February 16, 2009
- Making it look fab Requires careful choice of pixels. Bonus: Consider PNG8 for progressive enhancement http://alistapart.com/articles/mountaintop/ Monday, February 16, 2009
- Pitfalls Variable or gradient backgrounds. Monday, February 16, 2009
- NEVER SPECIFY ELEMENT Do: .myClass {...} Don't: div.myClass {...} Exception: Extending a Extend the error class to class to work on several apply to strong or div elements. elements specify the speciï¬c tag in the rule that e.g..error{} which, by declares only the values that are different than the default, applies to a P. default value. Monday, February 16, 2009
- BE FLEXIBLE. Extensible height and width. Monday, February 16, 2009
- ⢠Grids control width ⢠Content controls height Monday, February 16, 2009
- LEARN TO LOVE GRIDS. Monday, February 16, 2009
- MARK-UP AND CSS become predictable Monday, February 16, 2009
- UML TO DESCRIBE both HTML and CSS Monday, February 16, 2009
- TEACHING OO CSS To designers and engineers Monday, February 16, 2009
- A NATURAL PROGRESSION from simple to more complex tasks. Monday, February 16, 2009
- CSS WISH LIST So, maybe CSS isn't perfect. Monday, February 16, 2009
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- CSS WISH LIST So, maybe CSS isn't perfect. 2. Or, class-order should impact the cascade. <div class="module saleMod ducati"> ... </div> Monday, February 16, 2009
- CSS WISH LIST So, maybe CSS isn't perfect. saleMod Ducati Superbike 848 3. Proximity should The 848 is Ducati's most impressive middleweight Superbike ever. Its exceptional lightweight and legendary Ducati chassis set-up impact the cascade. combined with the smooth and thrilling torque delivery of the L-Twin Desmo provide the ideal way to enter the world of Ducati Superbikes. Nested modules, ï¬rst one last in the CSS. Ducati Superbike 848 The 848 is Ducati's most impressive middleweight Superbike ever. Its exceptional lightweight and legendary Ducati chassis set-up combined with the smooth and thrilling torque delivery of the L-Twin Desmo. .protectiveGear{...} .saleMod{...} Arai RX7 Corsair Full Face Helmet - Haga Fire and Ice The 848 is Ducati's most impressive middleweight Superbike ever. protectiveGear Monday, February 16, 2009
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