[web2py] Re: LessCSS -- really interesting CSS "compiler"
this is a good idea. On Jun 27, 6:34 am, Anthony wrote: > Unless you need to generate CSS dynamically based on the request, I would > think it would be more efficient to compile the CSS once and serve it from > 'static' -- that would avoid repetitive computation and allow for browser > caching, no? It's also more portable that way. > > Anthony > > > > > > > > On Monday, June 27, 2011 7:23:58 AM UTC-4, mcm wrote: > > Wouldn't it be nice to manage the lesscss variables (they look much > > like macros) from inside web2py? > > That would add just a tiny computational effort on the server. > > > mic > > > 2011/6/27 Massimo Di Pierro : > > > I agree. Moreover when we move stuff like this to the client our apps > > > get faster, when we move it to the server they get slower. > > > > On Jun 26, 10:55 pm, Joe Barnhart wrote: > > >> I guess we could roll our own. But I see it more like jQuery and > > >> other add-ins. Life would be very difficult if we tried to duplicate > > >> _everything_ in Python! > > > >> This looks easy to use, it's pretty small, and sort of... well... > > >> "elegant" for lack of a better word. It is aesthetically pleasing as > > >> well as useful. > > > >> I just thought others may like to know about it... > > > >> -- Joe > > > >> On Jun 27, 4:16 am, Jason Brower wrote: > > > >> > As nice and easy as it is (I love how easy the language is). Couldn't > > >> > we just do this with python? That way we could just add our css file > > as > > >> > a dynamic file like the others.
[web2py] Re: LessCSS -- really interesting CSS "compiler"
On Monday, June 27, 2011 7:47:43 AM UTC-4, Stodge wrote: > > I thought there was a Python tool that did that. I can't remember the > name offhand. There are at least a couple, including CleverCSS and CleanCSS.
[web2py] Re: LessCSS -- really interesting CSS "compiler"
I thought there was a Python tool that did that. I can't remember the name offhand. On Jun 26, 4:16 pm, Jason Brower wrote: > As nice and easy as it is (I love how easy the language is). Couldn't > we just do this with python? That way we could just add our css file as > a dynamic file like the others. I am personally planning to use the > python code in my css generation as I need to do a bit of math and want > variables and functions. Makes for very clean css if you build the css > for each page. (But much harder work for us programmers.) > BR, > Jason > > On 06/25/2011 02:50 PM, Joe Barnhart wrote: > > > > > > > > >http://lescss.org/ > > > The crux of this js library is to preprocess your CSS files so you can > > use a few carefully-chosen extensions to make your CSS files smaller > > and more powerful (kind of like web2py). > > > For example, VARIABLES. How many times have you wished you could just > > assign a name to a color and then use it over and over and over inside > > your CSS file? Another example, NESTING. You can actually use a > > class, id, or element definition within another and its definition > > nests. And you can even pass parameters to tailor the nested CSS. > > > For something as simple in concept, it's a little overwhelming at how > > it can transform a complicated CSS file. I'm still wrapping my head > > around it. > > > -- Joe B.
Re: [web2py] Re: LessCSS -- really interesting CSS "compiler"
Unless you need to generate CSS dynamically based on the request, I would think it would be more efficient to compile the CSS once and serve it from 'static' -- that would avoid repetitive computation and allow for browser caching, no? It's also more portable that way. Anthony On Monday, June 27, 2011 7:23:58 AM UTC-4, mcm wrote: > Wouldn't it be nice to manage the lesscss variables (they look much > like macros) from inside web2py? > That would add just a tiny computational effort on the server. > > mic > > 2011/6/27 Massimo Di Pierro : > > I agree. Moreover when we move stuff like this to the client our apps > > get faster, when we move it to the server they get slower. > > > > On Jun 26, 10:55 pm, Joe Barnhart wrote: > >> I guess we could roll our own. But I see it more like jQuery and > >> other add-ins. Life would be very difficult if we tried to duplicate > >> _everything_ in Python! > >> > >> This looks easy to use, it's pretty small, and sort of... well... > >> "elegant" for lack of a better word. It is aesthetically pleasing as > >> well as useful. > >> > >> I just thought others may like to know about it... > >> > >> -- Joe > >> > >> On Jun 27, 4:16 am, Jason Brower wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > As nice and easy as it is (I love how easy the language is). Couldn't > >> > we just do this with python? That way we could just add our css file > as > >> > a dynamic file like the others. > >
Re: [web2py] Re: LessCSS -- really interesting CSS "compiler"
Wouldn't it be nice to manage the lesscss variables (they look much like macros) from inside web2py? That would add just a tiny computational effort on the server. mic 2011/6/27 Massimo Di Pierro : > I agree. Moreover when we move stuff like this to the client our apps > get faster, when we move it to the server they get slower. > > On Jun 26, 10:55 pm, Joe Barnhart wrote: >> I guess we could roll our own. But I see it more like jQuery and >> other add-ins. Life would be very difficult if we tried to duplicate >> _everything_ in Python! >> >> This looks easy to use, it's pretty small, and sort of... well... >> "elegant" for lack of a better word. It is aesthetically pleasing as >> well as useful. >> >> I just thought others may like to know about it... >> >> -- Joe >> >> On Jun 27, 4:16 am, Jason Brower wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > As nice and easy as it is (I love how easy the language is). Couldn't >> > we just do this with python? That way we could just add our css file as >> > a dynamic file like the others.
[web2py] Re: LessCSS -- really interesting CSS "compiler"
I agree. Moreover when we move stuff like this to the client our apps get faster, when we move it to the server they get slower. On Jun 26, 10:55 pm, Joe Barnhart wrote: > I guess we could roll our own. But I see it more like jQuery and > other add-ins. Life would be very difficult if we tried to duplicate > _everything_ in Python! > > This looks easy to use, it's pretty small, and sort of... well... > "elegant" for lack of a better word. It is aesthetically pleasing as > well as useful. > > I just thought others may like to know about it... > > -- Joe > > On Jun 27, 4:16 am, Jason Brower wrote: > > > > > > > > > As nice and easy as it is (I love how easy the language is). Couldn't > > we just do this with python? That way we could just add our css file as > > a dynamic file like the others.
[web2py] Re: LessCSS -- really interesting CSS "compiler"
I guess we could roll our own. But I see it more like jQuery and other add-ins. Life would be very difficult if we tried to duplicate _everything_ in Python! This looks easy to use, it's pretty small, and sort of... well... "elegant" for lack of a better word. It is aesthetically pleasing as well as useful. I just thought others may like to know about it... -- Joe On Jun 27, 4:16 am, Jason Brower wrote: > As nice and easy as it is (I love how easy the language is). Couldn't > we just do this with python? That way we could just add our css file as > a dynamic file like the others.
Re: [web2py] Re: LessCSS -- really interesting CSS "compiler"
On 25-06-2011 13:51, Joe Barnhart wrote: > That's http://lesscss.org/ Sheesh. > > On Jun 25, 7:50 pm, Joe Barnhart wrote: >> http://lescss.org/ thanks Joe, I've looking for such a tool for years. cheers, Stef
[web2py] Re: LessCSS -- really interesting CSS "compiler"
That's http://lesscss.org/ Sheesh. On Jun 25, 7:50 pm, Joe Barnhart wrote: > http://lescss.org/
