Index
A
- @arguments variable / The @arguments and @rest special variables
- a11y theme, Bootstrap
- about / The a11y theme for Bootstrap
- URL, for downloading / The a11y theme for Bootstrap
- alternative compilers, for compiling Less code
- about / Alternative compilers for compiling your Less code
- Less.php compiler / The Less.php compiler
- .less compiler, for .NET apps / The .less compiler for .NET apps
- alternative grids
- about / Alternative grids
- display inline-box, using / Using the display inline-box
- flexbox grids / Flexbox grids
- AngularJS
- about / AngularJS and Less
- URL / AngularJS and Less
- and Less / AngularJS and Less
- animate.css
- reference link / CSS transitions, transformations, and animations
- animations
- creating, with Less / Creating animations with Less
- animations, CSS3 / CSS transitions, transformations, and animations
- argument matching / Argument matching
- used, for constructing loops / Using guards and argument matching to construct loops
- automatic reloading
- watch function, using for / Using the watch function for automatic reloading
- autoprefixing
- about / Autoprefixing
- autoprefix plugin
- reference link / Building your layouts with flexible boxes, Plugins
B
- background gradients
- creating / Creating background gradients
- background mixins
- parameters / More complex mixins for linear gradient backgrounds
- basic mixins
- about / Basic mixins
- behavior, modifying of mixin
- about / Changing the behavior of a mixin
- switches / Switches
- argument matching / Argument matching
- guarded mixins / Guarded mixins
- CSS guards / CSS guards
- BEM
- reference link / The OOCSS, SMACSS, and BEM methodologies
- BEM syntax
- assumptions / The OOCSS, SMACSS, and BEM methodologies
- Bootflat project
- reference link / Switches
- Bootstrap
- about / Introduction to Bootstrap
- references / Introduction to Bootstrap
- default theme / Introduction to Bootstrap
- theming, with Less / Theming Bootstrap with Less
- reference link, for improvements / The a11y theme for Bootstrap
- using, with Play framework / Using Bootstrap with the Play framework
- Bootstrap's source code
- Bootstrap grid
- about / The Bootstrap grid
- variables / Grid variables and mixins
- mixins / Grid variables and mixins
- Bootstrap Less plugin
- about / Bootstrap Less plugin
- Bootstrap plugin
- reference link / Plugins
- Bootstrap project
- building, with Grunt / Building a Bootstrap project with Grunt
- Bootswatch
- about / Bootstrap Less plugin
- URL / Bootstrap Less plugin
- border-radius property
- used, for building rounded corners / Build rounded corners with border-radius
- Bower, for WordPress development
- reference link / Using the Sage theme by Roots with Less
- bower resolve plugin
- reference link / Plugins
- box-shadow mixin / Using mixins
- about / The box-shadow mixin
- box-sizing mixin / Using mixins
- box-sizing property
- about / Box-sizing
- browser compatibility
- reference link / Building your layouts with flexible boxes
- browser reset
- reference link / Preventing cross-browser issues with CSS resets
- browser support
- reference link / Building your layouts with flexible boxes
- built-in functions
- about / Built-in functions
- JavaScript functions / JavaScript
- list functions / List functions
- color functions / Using the color functions
- darken() / The darken() and lighten() functions
- lighten() / The darken() and lighten() functions
- colors, manipulating / Manipulating colors
- color operations / Functions for color operations
- type, evaluating of input value / Evaluating the type of an input value
- Less, extending with custom functions / Extending Less with custom functions
C
- CamelCase
- about / Naming your variables
- Can I use
- Cardinal
- URL, for downloading / Cardinal CSS
- Cardinal CSS
- about / Cardinal CSS
- cascade, CSS
- about / Specificity, inheritance, and cascade in CSS
- global rules / Specificity, inheritance, and cascade in CSS
- center-content mixins / Basic mixins
- child themes, WordPress
- reference link / JBST with a built-in Less compiler
- Chrome's developer tools / Chrome's developer tools
- classes
- using / Using mixins and classes
- about / Classes and namespaces
- classes, Bootstrap / Bootstrap classes and mixins
- clean-css plugin
- reference link / Plugins
- clean-css postprocessor
- reference link / Compressing and minimizing your CSS
- clearfix
- using / The role of the clearfix
- clearfix mixin / Using mixins
- Clearless library
- code
- testing / Testing your code
- CodeKIT
- about / Graphical user interfaces
- color blending, Less
- about / Color blending with Less
- reference link / Color blending with Less
- color functions
- using / Using the color functions
- color keyword names
- reference link / Using the color functions
- color operations
- about / Functions for color operations
- reference link / Functions for color operations
- colors
- operating on / Operating on numbers, colors, and variables
- color schemes, with 1pxdeep / Color schemes with 1pxdeep
- color theory
- reference link / Manipulating colors
- comma-separated value (CSV) / Property merging
- comma-separated values (csv) / Using mixins with multiple parameters
- comma-seperated values (CSV) / Build rounded corners with border-radius
- comments
- about / Using comments in Less
- using, in Less / Using comments in Less
- nested comments / Nested comments
- special comments / Special comments
- compiling
- about / Compiling Less
- complex mixins, for linear gradient backgrounds
- about / More complex mixins for linear gradient backgrounds
- reference link, for examples / More complex mixins for linear gradient backgrounds
- @arguments variable / The @arguments and @rest special variables
- @rest variable / The @arguments and @rest special variables
- rulesets, passing as arguments / Passing rulesets as arguments
- comprehensive Less Hat library
- content delivery network (CDN) / Getting started with Less
- contrast() function / The darken() and lighten() functions
- cross-browser issues
- preventing, with CSS resets / Preventing cross-browser issues with CSS resets
- Crunch!
- about / Graphical user interfaces
- CSS
- compressing / Compressing and minimizing your CSS
- minimizing / Compressing and minimizing your CSS
- Less code, compiling into / Compiling your Less code into CSS automatically
- importing, into Less / Importing CSS into Less
- CSS2Less
- CSS3
- used, for styling HTML / Using CSS3 for styling your HTML
- transitions / CSS transitions, transformations, and animations
- transformations / CSS transitions, transformations, and animations
- animations / CSS transitions, transformations, and animations
- CSS background gradients
- about / Revisiting the CSS background gradients
- unused code / Unused code
- Chrome's developer tools / Chrome's developer tools
- Firebug CSS usage add-on / Firebug CSS usage add-on
- creating, Less Elements used / Creating gradients and layouts with Less Elements
- CSS cascade
- about / Specificity, inheritance, and cascade in CSS
- global rules / Specificity, inheritance, and cascade in CSS
- CSS float property, grids
- about / The role of CSS float in grids
- responsive grid, creating / Making your grid responsive
- clearfix / The role of the clearfix
- CSS guards / CSS guards
- CSS inheritance
- CSS Lint
- URL / Understanding TDD
- CSS Lint errors
- URL / Understanding TDD
- CSS Multi-column Layout Module
- CSS resets
- cross-browser issues, preventing with / Preventing cross-browser issues with CSS resets
- CSS selectors
- used, for styling HTML / Using the CSS selectors to style your HTML
- reference link / Using the CSS selectors to style your HTML
- CSS source maps
- used, for debugging / Using CSS source maps for debugging
- CSS specificity
- about / Specificity, inheritance, and cascade in CSS
- working / How CSS specificity works
- CSS Text Module Level 3
- URL / The Less-bidi library
- cubic-bezier
- custom button
- creating, with Less / Creating a custom button with Less
- custom functions
- Less, extending with / Extending Less with custom functions
- references / Extending Less with custom functions
- customizer
- reference link / Building a Bootstrap project with Grunt
D
- darken() function / The darken() and lighten() functions
- debugging
- CSS source maps, using for / Using CSS source maps for debugging
- default values, parametric mixins / Default values
- display inline-box
- using / Using the display inline-box
- Document Object Model (DOM) / Working with nested rules
E
- elastic measurement (em) units
- es5-shim
- extract() function / List functions
F
- file manager plugins
- files
- organizing / Organizing your files
- Firebug
- CSS usage add-on / Firebug CSS usage add-on
- Firefox
- URL / Firebug CSS usage add-on
- FireLESS add-on
- references / Debugging your code
- Flash of unstyled content (FOUC)
- about / The -prefix-free library
- flexbox grid
- about / Building your layouts with flexible boxes
- reference link / Building your layouts with flexible boxes
- flexbox grids
- about / Flexbox grids
- URL / Flexbox grids
- flexbox layout
- flexible boxes
- layouts, building with / Building your layouts with flexible boxes
- fluid layout
- creating / Making your layout fluid
- testing, on mobile phone / Testing your layouts on a mobile phone
- coding, for mobile / Coding first for mobile
- Font Awesome
- about / List functions
- URL / List functions
- Font Awesome icons
- URL / Using iconic fonts
- for mixin library
- reference link / Using mixins to loop through a set of values
- frameworks, for building grids with Less
- about / Frameworks for building your grids with Less
- Skeleton's responsive boilerplate / Skeleton's responsive boilerplate
- functions, Less
- reference link / Built-in functions
G
- GIMP
- about / Color blending with Less
- Glyphicons
- URL / Using iconic fonts
- graceful degradation
- reference link / Autoprefixing
- Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- about / Graphical user interfaces
- WinLess / Graphical user interfaces
- SimpLESS / Graphical user interfaces
- CodeKIT / Graphical user interfaces
- Crunch! / Graphical user interfaces
- grid mixins
- used, for building semantic layout / Using the grid mixins to build a semantic layout
- grids
- using / Using grids in your designs and workflow
- CSS float property / The role of CSS float in grids
- semantic strategy, using / Using a more semantic strategy
- grid classes, using / Building your layouts with grid classes
- nested grids, building / Building nested grids
- alternative grids / Alternative grids
- extending / Extending your grids
- grid classes, adding / Adding the grid classes for the small grid
- small grid, applying on semantic code / Applying the small grid on your semantic code
- grid systems build, Less
- reference link / Frameworks for building your grids with Less
- Grunt
- about / Compiling your Less code into CSS automatically
- Bootstrap project, building with / Building a Bootstrap project with Grunt
- grunt-contrib-less plugin / Extending Less with custom functions
- guarded mixins / Guarded mixins
- guard expressions
- about / Built-in functions
- guards
- used, for constructing loops / Using guards and argument matching to construct loops
- guards nesting
- Gulp
- Gulp, for WordPress development
- reference link / Using the Sage theme by Roots with Less
- gutters, grids
H
- HTML
- styling, CSS3 used / Using CSS3 for styling your HTML
- styling, CSS selectors used / Using the CSS selectors to style your HTML
- HTML5 Boilerplate
- html5shiv
- HTML debugging / SEO and HTML debugging
I
- !important keyword
- about / The !important keyword
- @import rule
- using / Using the @import rule
- reference link / Using the @import rule
- iconic fonts
- using / Using iconic fonts
- images sprites
- versus data URIs, URL / Using the Clearless library of prebuilt mixins
- inheritance, CSS
- integration of Less, Ionic's build chain
- reference link / Using Ionic's build chain with Less
- Ionic
- URL / Deploying Ionic with Less
- deploying, with Less / Deploying Ionic with Less
- Ionic's build chain
- using, with Less / Using Ionic's build chain with Less
J
- JavaScript functions / JavaScript
- JBST
- about / JBST with a built-in Less compiler
- using / JBST with a built-in Less compiler
- reference link / JBST with a built-in Less compiler
- jumbotron
- reference link / Introduction to Bootstrap
- Justify grid
- about / Using the display inline-box
- URL / Using the display inline-box
L
- .less compiler, for .NET apps
- about / The .less compiler for .NET apps
- 3L library
- URL / Prebuilt mixins
- using / Using the 3L library of prebuilt mixins
- layout, Less
- about / Your first layout in Less
- vendor-specific rules / Vendor-specific rules
- layouts
- building, with flexible boxes / Building your layouts with flexible boxes
- creating, Less Elements used / Creating gradients and layouts with Less Elements
- lazy loading, variables / Lazy loading
- length() function / List functions
- Less
- compiling / Compiling Less
- about / Getting started with Less
- URL, for downloading / Getting started with Less
- examples / Getting started with Less
- watch function, used for automatic reloading / Using the watch function for automatic reloading
- code, debugging / Debugging your code
- comments, using in / Using comments in Less
- extending, with custom functions / Extending Less with custom functions
- iconic fonts, using / Using iconic fonts
- CSS, importing / Importing CSS into Less
- @import rule, using / Using the @import rule
- project, migrating / Migrating your project to Less
- custom button, creating with / Creating a custom button with Less
- navigation bar, customizing with / Customizing Bootstrap's navbar with Less
- Bootstrap, theming with / Theming Bootstrap with Less
- Semantic UI, using with / Using Semantic UI with Less
- Ionic, deploying with / Deploying Ionic with Less
- Ionic's build chain, using with / Using Ionic's build chain with Less
- and WordPress / WordPress and Less
- Sage theme by Roots, using with / Using the Sage theme by Roots with Less
- and WordPress plugins / WordPress plugins and Less
- using, with Play framework / Using Less with the Play framework
- and AngularJS / AngularJS and Less
- and Meteor / Meteor and Less
- and Ruby on Rails / Ruby on rails and Less
- references / The .less compiler for .NET apps
- Less-bidi library
- Less-bidi library
- URL / Prebuilt mixins
- less-rails
- reference link / Ruby on rails and Less
- less.js plugin
- lesshat mixin used / The lesshat mixin for the less.js plugin
- Less.php compiler
- about / The Less.php compiler
- Less Cardinal plugin
- about / The Less Cardinal plugin
- Less code
- compiling, into CSS / Compiling your Less code into CSS automatically
- Less code, for Skeleton
- URL, for downloading / Skeleton's responsive boilerplate
- Less Elements
- URL / Prebuilt mixins
- used, for creating CSS background gradient / Creating gradients and layouts with Less Elements
- used, for creating layouts / Creating gradients and layouts with Less Elements
- Less files
- working with / Working with Bootstrap's Less files
- references / Working with Bootstrap's Less files
- code, autoprefixing / Autoprefixing your code
- compiling / Compiling your Less files
- overview / Diving into Bootstrap's Less files
- Less Hat library
- URL / Prebuilt mixins
- lesshat mixin
- for less.js plugin / The lesshat mixin for the less.js plugin
- Lessify
- Less mixins, CSS3 flexbox
- reference link / Building your layouts with flexible boxes
- lessphp
- URL / The Less.php compiler
- Less plugin, for Ionic
- Less plugins
- Less processor
- URL, for downloading / The Less.php compiler
- lighten() function / The darken() and lighten() functions
- linear gradient backgrounds
- complex mixins / More complex mixins for linear gradient backgrounds
- list functions
- extract() / List functions
- length() / List functions
- livereload
- reference link / Compiling your Less code into CSS automatically
- loops
- constructing, guards used / Using guards and argument matching to construct loops
- constructing, argument matching used / Using guards and argument matching to construct loops
- luma / The darken() and lighten() functions
- luma() function / The darken() and lighten() functions
M
- Markdown / Building a style guide with StyleDocco
- media queries
- about / Media queries and responsive design
- elastic measurement (em) units / Elastic measurement units in media queries
- Meteocons
- URL / Using iconic fonts
- Meteor
- about / Meteor and Less
- and Less / Meteor and Less
- reference link, for package / Meteor and Less
- meteor-bootstrap package
- reference link / Meteor and Less
- mixins
- using / Using mixins, Using mixins and classes
- basic mixins / Basic mixins
- parametric mixins / Parametric mixins
- calling / Naming and calling your mixins
- naming / Naming and calling your mixins
- using, with multiple parameters / Using mixins with multiple parameters
- return values / Return values
- behavior, modifying of / Changing the behavior of a mixin
- used, for looping through set of values / Using mixins to loop through a set of values
- mixins, Bootstrap / Bootstrap classes and mixins
- mixins, Bootstrap grid / Grid variables and mixins
- mobile-first principle
- about / Coding first for mobile
- Modernizer
- about / Passing rulesets to mixins
- URL / Passing rulesets to mixins
- Modernizr
- more-or-less library
- URL / Prebuilt mixins
- using / Using the more-or-less library
- multiple parameters
- mixins, using with / Using mixins with multiple parameters
N
- .NET
- namespaces
- about / Classes and namespaces
- navigation bar
- customizing, with Less / Customizing Bootstrap's navbar with Less
- navigation structure
- about / The navigation structure
- nested comments
- about / Nested comments
- nested grids
- building / Building nested grids
- nested rules
- working with / Working with nested rules
- ngBoilerplate system
- about / The ngBoilerplate system
- node.js
- URL, for downloading / Building a Bootstrap project with Grunt
- Node.js
- reference link / Server-side compiling
- normalize.css file
- reference link / Preventing cross-browser issues with CSS resets
- npm
- reference link / Server-side compiling
- npm import plugin
- reference link / Plugins
- npm plugin
- about / Plugins
- numbers
- operating on / Operating on numbers, colors, and variables
O
- object-oriented CSS
- reference links / Building a Bootstrap project with Grunt
- OOCSS
- OOCSS media object
- reference link / The OOCSS, SMACSS, and BEM methodologies
P
- -prefix-free library
- about / The -prefix-free library
- reference link / The -prefix-free library
- 1pxdeep
- about / Color schemes with 1pxdeep
- parametric mixins
- about / Parametric mixins
- default values / Default values
- parent selector
- referencing, with & symbol / Referencing the parent selector with the
- Play framework
- Less, using with / Using Less with the Play framework
- reference link / Using Less with the Play framework
- Bootstrap, using with / Using Bootstrap with the Play framework
- Pleeease
- post-process plugins
- PostCSS autoprefixer
- about / Autoprefixing
- reference link / Autoprefixing
- pre-process plugins
- Bootstrap / Plugins
- Preboot's grid system
- using / Using Preboot's grid system
- mixins / Using Preboot's grid system
- Preboot library
- prebuilt mixins libraries
- about / Prebuilt mixins
- URL / Prebuilt mixins
- gradients creating, Less Elements used / Creating gradients and layouts with Less Elements
- layouts creating, Less Elements used / Creating gradients and layouts with Less Elements
- Less Hat library / Using the comprehensive Less Hat library
- lesshat mixin, for less.js plugin / The lesshat mixin for the less.js plugin
- 3L library, using / Using the 3L library of prebuilt mixins
- Clearless library, using / Using the Clearless library of prebuilt mixins
- Preboots prebuilt mixins, using / Using Preboot's prebuilt mixins for your project
- more-or-less library, using / Using the more-or-less library
- Less-bidi library / The Less-bidi library
- prefix-free library
- Verous blog post, URL / Revisiting the CSS background gradients
- Prefixfree library
- project migration, Less
- files, organizing / Organizing your files
- CSS code, converting / Converting the CSS code to the Less code
- property merging
- about / Property merging
R
- @rest variable / The @arguments and @rest special variables
- Ratchet
- Respond.js
- about / Coding first for mobile
- URL / Coding first for mobile
- Responsinator
- responsive design
- about / Media queries and responsive design
- fluid layout, creating / Making your layout fluid
- responsive grid
- creating / Making your grid responsive
- project, building / Building your project with a responsive grid
- Preboot's grid system, using / Using Preboot's grid system
- Retina.js
- about / Retina.js
- return values, mixins / Return values
- rounded corners
- building, with border-radius property / Build rounded corners with border-radius
- Ruby on Rails
- reference link / Ruby on rails and Less
- and Less / Ruby on rails and Less
S
- & symbol
- parenst selector, referencing with / Referencing the parent selector with the
- using / Guards nesting and the , Passing rulesets to mixins
- Sage
- Sage theme
- Sage theme by Roots
- using, with Less / Using the Sage theme by Roots with Less
- Scala
- reference link / Using Less with the Play framework
- Search engine optimization (SEO) / SEO and HTML debugging
- seed colors
- reference link / Color schemes with 1pxdeep
- Semantic Grid System
- about / The Semantic Grid System
- URL / The Semantic Grid System
- semantic layout
- building, grid mixins used / Using the grid mixins to build a semantic layout
- Semantic UI
- using, with Less / Using Semantic UI with Less
- about / The Semantic UI WordPress theme
- reference link / The Semantic UI WordPress theme
- server-side compiling
- about / Server-side compiling
- CSS source maps, used for debugging / Using CSS source maps for debugging
- CSS, minimizing / Compressing and minimizing your CSS
- CSS, compressing / Compressing and minimizing your CSS
- Less code, compiling into CSS / Compiling your Less code into CSS automatically
- Graphical User Interface (GUI) / Graphical user interfaces
- SimpLESS
- about / Graphical user interfaces
- Skeleton's responsive boilerplate / Skeleton's responsive boilerplate
- SMACC
- reference link / The OOCSS, SMACSS, and BEM methodologies
- SMACSS
- special comments
- about / Special comments
- specificity, CSS
- about / Specificity, inheritance, and cascade in CSS
- working / How CSS specificity works
- SpriteMe
- StackOverflow.com
- StyleDocco
- used, for building style guide / Building a style guide with StyleDocco
- style guides
- about / All about style guides
- building, StyleDocco used / Building a style guide with StyleDocco
- code testing, tdcss.js frameowrk used / Testing your code with tdcss.js
- subpixel rounding problem
- Susy
- URL / Alternative grids
- switches / Switches
T
- tdcss.js framework
- URL / Testing your code with tdcss.js
- used, for testing code / Testing your code with tdcss.js
- TDD
- about / Understanding TDD
- techniques
- integrating into projects, Less used / Integrating other techniques into your projects using Less
- transformations, CSS3 / CSS transitions, transformations, and animations
- transitions, CSS3 / CSS transitions, transformations, and animations
- Typesafe activator tool
V
- values
- escaping / Escaping values
- variable interpolation
- about / Variable interpolation
- variables
- about / Using variables, Variables
- using / Using variables, Using a variable
- files, organizing / Organizing your files
- naming / Naming your variables
- organizing / Organizing variables
- last declaration concept / The last declaration wins!
- declaration concept / Variable declaration is not static!
- lazy loading / Lazy loading
- operating on / Operating on numbers, colors, and variables
- variables, Bootstrap grid / Grid variables and mixins
- vendor-specific rules, CSS3
- about / Vendor-specific rules
- autoprefixing / Autoprefixing
- -prefix-free library / The -prefix-free library
- visitors plugins
- about / Plugins
W
- watch function
- used, for automatic reloading / Using the watch function for automatic reloading
- Web Essentials
- WebJars
- WinLess
- about / Graphical user interfaces
- WordPress
- and Less / WordPress and Less
- reference link, for child themes / JBST with a built-in Less compiler
- WordPress plugins
- and Less / WordPress plugins and Less
- WP Less to CSS plugin
- about / The WP Less to CSS plugin
- URL / The WP Less to CSS plugin
Z
- Zen Grids
- about / Alternative grids
- URL / Alternative grids