media queries

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes explain what container queries are, use cases for them, new units of measurement, and possible issues with container queries.

Show Notes

• 00:28 Welcome
• 01:46 What are Container Queries?
• Tweet about Container Queries
• 03:28 Use cases for Container Queries
• Home Assistant
• Can I Use?
• 06:11 The syntax of container queries
• 13:42 New units
• 22:27 Old iOS versions may cause issues

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through some modern responsive design techniques that you may not have heard of, or haven’t had a chance to use yet.

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Show Notes

• 00:47 Clean Talk
• 03:55 The menu of responsive design
• Syntax 154 with Sara Soueidan
• 06:52 Responsive design basics
• 11:54 What should you build for first in 2022?
• 16:15 Shrink and grow until it looks bad
• 21:36 Menus in responsive
• 23:43 Sponsor: Linode
• 24:13 Grid systems
• 28:08 Grid and Flexbox
• CSS Grid Course
• Flexbox Course
• Can I Use
• 35:02 Sponsor: LogRocket
• 36:00 Container queries
• 45:56 FitText
• 49:12 How do you test these types of things?
• 51:15 Future techniques coming
• 53:28 Sponsor: Freshbooks
• 53:56 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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• Scott: Lutron Light switches
• Wes: Sunco Lighting BR30

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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about next generation CSS that you can use today with PostCSS including importing, nesting, variables, media query ranges, custom media queries, and more.

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Show Notes

• 00:27 Welcome
• 01:30 Sponsor: Prismic
• 02:54 Sponsor: Sentry
• 03:53 Do we use Post CSS?
• 05:22 Presets and plugins
• 06:19 Plugins we’re using

 "postcss-import"  @import './elements/headings.css';  

• 09:48 PostCSS Nested
• 12:59 Variables (Custom Properties)
• 15:50 Media Query Ranges
• PostCSS Media Minmax
• 17:16 Custom Media Queries

 "postcss-media-minmax"  @media screen and (width >= 500px) and (width <= 1200px)  

 "postcss-custom-media"  @custom-media --below_small (width < env(--small_bp));  @media (--above_small) {}  

• 18:35 Env Vars

 "postcss-env-function"  env(--small_bp)  

• 20:12 Color Function and Color Function Notation

 /* color-function */ p {   color: color(display-p3 1 0.5 0);   color: color(display-p3 1 0.5 0 / .5); }  

• Syntax 479: CSS Color Functions
• Post CSS Color Functional Notation
• Post CSS Preset Env

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about proposals to CSS including @when, CSS Masonry, CSS Caret, ENV Vars, and Media Query Ranges.

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Show Notes

• 00:11 Welcome
• 00:58 Sponsor: Sentry
• 02:17 Sponsor: Sanity
• 03:32 CSS @when and @else
• CSS When and Else

 @when media(width >= 400px) and media(pointer: fine) and supports(display: flex) {   /* A */ } @else supports(caret-color: pink) and supports(background: double-rainbow()) {   /* B */ } @else {   /* C */ }  

• 05:42 CSS Grid 3 Masonry
• CSS Grid

 .grid {   display: inline-grid;   grid: masonry / repeat(3, 2ch);   border: 1px solid;   masonry-auto-flow: next; }  

• David Desandro
• Rachel Andrew
• 09:00 CSS Caret
• CSS Caret
• 10:32 CSS Nesting
• CSS Nesting
• Syntax 343 CSS Nesting
• Postcss-preset-env
• 13:14 ENV Vars
• ENV Variables
• 14:58 Media Query Ranges
• MDN Media Queries
  @media (width < env(--small_bp));
@media (100px < width < 1000px);

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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS units (e.g. rems vs ems, px, ch, vmax), when and why you want to be using them, tips and tricks, and more!

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Show Notes

2:32

• Typography with CSS units

12:04

• Pixels

15:17

• Viewport units

15:51

• ch units

16:35

• inch/cm for print

17:19

• Percentages

18:10

• Media queries

19:41

• Flexbox (flex-grow)

20:28

• CSS Grid: flexible units: 1fr 2fr

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