#dev 2017-04-02

2017-04-02 UTC
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sknebel hmpf, flexbox feels like CSS somehow always does... fun the first few steps, then you run headfirst into something that really should not be as complicated as it is
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sknebel (and/or I just don't have any intuition for how it works)
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miklb wait until you start adding CSS Grid to the mix
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miklb grid actually makes a lot of sense once you start looking at it, and is more appropriate for some of the things Flexbox is being used for currently. IMO
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sknebel yeah, I think I really want grid for what I'm trying to do
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GWG Hello, miklb
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miklb evening
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sknebel from just reading it feels a lot more like the layouting systems I'm used to, from other gui programming and DTP software
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miklb this is one of the better explainers I've read on grid https://webkit.org/blog/7434/css-grid-layout-a-new-layout-module-for-the-web/
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sknebel right now I wonder why they didn't include a clear way of forcing a row/column break in flexbox
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sknebel for rows inserting empty elements with width:100% seems to work, but not for columns
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sknebel or I could use nested flex-boxes, but then I can't change the order arbitrarily in mediaqueries...
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KartikPrabhu sknebel: because flexbox is not for 2D layout
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KartikPrabhu for that you'd use grid
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sknebel it's just one of these slightly infuriating things that are *so* close to doing what you want, but then one tiny bit is missing
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sknebel and I'd prefer to use stuff that does not require a browser that literally came out within the past few weeks
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sknebel but yes, I probably should look at grids instead of repeating age-old rants about web tech :P
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KartikPrabhu you can use grids and still provide fall back for older browsers
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KartikPrabhu you site does not have to look the same everywhere
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miklb KartikPrabhu++
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