Instant SASS CSS How-to

Learn to write more efficient CSS with the help of the SASS CSS library using practical, hands-on recipes

Key Features

• Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
• Learn how to download and install SASS and compile SASS code to validate CSS
• Learn how to use the various elements of SASS, such as mixins, variables, control directives, and functions to create valid CSS
• Use an external mixin library such as Compass with SASS to produce exciting effects and learn to create your own mixin library

Book Description

What you will learn

• Installing and using SASS in your site
• Compiling SASS code to produce valid CSS that you can use in your site s pages
• Using variables, functions, mixins, control, and CSS-3 directives and operators in your SASS code
• Viewing SASS code in your browser
• Employing external mixin libraries such as Compass to add extra functionality to SASS
• Using SASS and Compass within CMS environments such as Wordpress
• Creating, importing, or using existing pre-built mixin libraries in your projects
• Altering your CSS output style in SASS, depending on your requirements

Who this book is for

This book is great for those new to using CSS pre-processors such as SASS, and who are looking to get a good grounding in how to use SASS. It's assumed you will have some experience in using HTML and CSS already; it is likely you will be responsible for maintaining at least one website (the larger the better), and are keen to learn how you can use SASS to help make it easier to manage your CSS styles. Although SASS is powered by Ruby, it is not essential to already be familiar with Ruby for the purposes of completing the recipes in this book.