McGriddle

McGriddle is a (mostly) get-out-of-your-way Sass library designed to help you build based a grid system. Set up your grid system…

$grid-width  : 64em;
$grid-gutter : 1.875em;
$grid-columns: 12;
$grid-flexbox: false;

…and you’re ready to build.

<section class="container">
  <article class="article"></article>
  <div class="sidebar"></div>
</section>
.container { @include container; }
.article   { @include columns(8); }
.sidebar   { @include columns(4, last); }

Installation

  1. Install via npm, yarn or Bower. ``` npm install mcgriddle

yarn add mcgriddle

bower install mcgriddle


  Also available as a [Ruby gem](https://rubygems.org/gems/mcgriddle) to use within your Rails application—see [below](#install-for-ruby-on-rails) for more information.

  Or to manually install it, [download](https://github.com/jonsuh/mcgriddle/archive/master.zip) and unzip the source files. Then copy the files from the `_sass/mcgriddle` directory into your project.

2. Import the `_mcgriddle.scss` file in your Sass manifest file:

  ```scss
  @import "mcgriddle";

Install for Ruby on Rails

  1. Add McGriddle to your Gemfile.
  gem 'mcgriddle'
  1. Run bundle install.
  2. Include McGriddle by using Sass’s native @import*
  // application.scss
  @import "mcgriddle";

* More information on why Sass’s native @import + why you should ditch Sprockets directives altogether.

Usage

First, create a settings file (_mcgriddle-settings.scss) and import it before importing McGriddle.

@import "mcgriddle-settings";
@import "mcgriddle";

Then edit the settings file to customize/override default grid settings. The following is a list of settings and its defaults:

$grid-width          : 64em;
$grid-gutter         : 1.875em;
$grid-columns        : 12;
$grid-minor          : 1/3;
$grid-flexbox        : false;
$grid-flexbox-wrap   : wrap;
$grid-flexbox-justify: flex-start;
$grid-collapse       : false;
$grid-rtl            : false;

Read the documentation for full list and explanation of settings, mixins and functions.


Features:

  1. Containers
  2. Columns
  3. Collapse gutters
  4. Flexbox support
  5. Right-to-left support

container()

You’ll need a container to wrap the columns in.

.container {
  @include container;
}

// Container with no max width ($grid-width)
.container--full {
  @include container(false);
}

columns()

Then use columns() on an element to specify how many columns wide it should be.

.column {
  @include columns(8);
}

.column-decimal {
  @include columns(5.6);
}

// Last column
.column-last {
  @include columns(4, last);
}

// Centered column
.column-center {
  @include columns(8, center);
}

// Relative columns
.column-4-9 {
  @include columns(4 of 9);
}
.column-5-9 {
  @include columns(5 of 9, last);
}

Nest columns by wrapping nested columns in a container.

<div class="container">
  <div class="columns-9">
    <div class="container">
      <div class="columns-6"></div>
      <div class="columns-6"></div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="columns-3"></div>
</div>

Push an element however many columns with shift().

// Shift a column over 2 columns
.column {
  @include columns(6);
  @include shift(2);
}

$grid-collapse

Collapse gutters: $grid-collapse: true. (Default is false)

$grid-collapse: true;
.container { @include container; }

$grid-flexbox

Flexbox support (as opposed to floats): $grid-flexbox: true. (Default is false)

$grid-flexbox: true;
.container { @include container; }

$grid-rtl

Right-to-left support for RTL languages: $grid-rtl: true. (Default is false)

$grid-rtl: true;
.container { @include container; }