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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Page Title</title>
<meta name="author" content="Jeremy Ricketts">
<meta name="description" content="Short description of this delightful website.">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="/css/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
</head>
<body>
<header>
<div class="container">
<h1>what a delightful website</h1>
<nav>
<ul role="navigation" class="main-nav inline-list">
<li><a href="#" title="Home">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#" title="Page Two">Page Two</a></li>
<li><a href="#" title="Page Three">Page Three</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</div><!-- /container -->
</header>
<div class="container">
<h1>Header Level 1</h1>
<p><strong>Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique</strong> senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. <em>Aenean ultricies mi vitae est.</em> Mauris placerat eleifend leo. Quisque sit amet est et sapien ullamcorper pharetra. Vestibulum erat wisi, condimentum sed, <code>commodo vitae</code>, ornare sit amet, wisi. Aenean fermentum, elit eget tincidunt condimentum, eros ipsum rutrum orci, sagittis tempus lacus enim ac dui. <a href="#">Donec non enim</a> in turpis pulvinar facilisis. <em>Ut felis.</em></p>
<h2>Header Level 2</h2>
<p><a href="#">This is a link</a>. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</p>
<ol>
<li>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.</li>
<li>Aliquam tincidunt mauris eu risus.</li>
<li>Dolor sit amet, sed diam voluptua.</li>
<li>Aliquam tincidunt mauris eu risus.</li>
</ol>
<blockquote>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus magna. Cras in mi at felis aliquet congue. Ut a est eget ligula molestie gravida. Curabitur massa. Donec eleifend, libero at sagittis mollis, tellus est malesuada tellus, at luctus turpis elit sit amet quam. Vivamus pretium ornare est.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>Header Level 3</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">This is a link</a>. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.</li>
<li>Aliquam tincidunt mauris eu risus.</li>
<li>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.</li>
<li>Aliquam tincidunt mauris eu risus.</li>
</ul>
<img src="http://placehold.it/1000x300&text=Hey+an+image!" alt="Test image" class="fit">
<pre><code>
#header h1 a {
display: block;
width: 300px;
height: 80px;
}
</code></pre>
<h3>Now a form</h3>
<form>
<div>
<select>
<option>Select:</option>
<option>Green</option>
<option>Yellow</option>
<option>Blue</option>
<option>Red</option>
</select>
</div>
<div>
<input type="text" placeholder="Text input">
</div>
<div>
<label>
<input type="checkbox" value="option1"> Hey a checkbox.
</label>
<label>
<input type="checkbox" value="option2"> Oh, another.
</label>
<label>
<input type="checkbox" value="option3"> Last one.
</label>
</div>
<div>
<textarea rows="12"></textarea>
</div>
<div>
<button type="submit" class="btn">Submit</button>
</div>
</form>
</div><!-- /container -->
</body>
</html>
// https://github.com/necolas/normalize.css
@import 'normalize';
// Google fonts if you want it:
@import url(//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:400,700);
// ====================
// VARIABLES
// ====================
// ---- Colors ----
// Site-specific colors:
$text-color-default: #222; // Off black
$link-color-default: #069; // Navy blue
// Better standard colors:
$blue: #3a89ff;
$red: #FF4136;
$green: #2ECC40;
$yellow: #FFDC00;
$black: #222;
$grey: #AAA;
$lightgrey: #DDD;
// ---- Typography ----
$font-family-default: Open Sans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
$font-family-special: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
// Some other options:
//$font-family-special: "Helvetica Neue UltraLight", "HelveticaNeue-Light", "Helvetica Neue Light", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
//$font-family-special: "HelveticaNeue-Light", "Helvetica Neue Light", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
// ====================
// FIXES
// ====================
* { box-sizing:border-box;}
textarea { resize: vertical; } //Allow only vertical resizing of textareas.
audio, canvas, iframe, img, svg, video { vertical-align: middle; } // Remove the gap between element & its container.
// ====================
// UTILITY CLASSES
// ====================
.clearfix:before, .clearfix:after { content: " "; display: table; }
.clearfix:after { clear: both; }
.fit { max-width: 100%; }
.hidden { display: none !important; visibility: hidden; }
// ====================
// ANIMATIONS
// ====================
// ====================
// COMPONENTS
// ====================
// ---- Buttons ----
// ---- Links ----
a {
color: $link-color-default;
transition:color .1s;
}
a:hover, a:focus, a:active {
color: lighten($link-color-default, 20%);
}
// ---- Lists ----
.inline-list li {
display: inline;
}
// ---- Forms ----
form {
input[type="text"], textarea {
border: 1px solid $grey;
border-radius: 3px;
padding: .2rem;
width:100%;
max-width:400px;
&:focus {
// Get rid of the blue outline if you have a replacement:
outline: 4px solid $blue;
}
}
> div {
display: block;
margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
}
// ====================
// BASE LAYOUT
// ====================
body {
font-size: 1rem;
line-height: 1.4;
font-family: $font-family-default;
color: $text-color-default;
}
.container {
max-width: 960px;
margin:0 auto; // Centered
padding:0 3rem;
}
header {
background: #ccc;
@extend .clearfix;
text-align: center;
margin-bottom: 6rem;
padding:4rem 0;
h1 {
font-family: $font-family-special;
font-weight: 400;
font-size: 1.5rem;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: .2rem;
}
}
.main-nav {
padding-left:0;
li {
margin-left: 1rem;
margin-right: 1rem;
}
}
// ====================
// PAGE:
// ====================
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