Try twitters bootstrap...pretty nice. http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap On Jun 15, 2012 10:01 AM, "Joan Llenas Masó" <j...@garnet.io> wrote:
> You are right, HTML layout is painful ( not sure if HTML5 improved the box > model in any way ) > Onde I needed a consistent grid layout system, nestable up to a few levels > deep and ended up using blueprintcss http://blueprintcss.org/ and > generating a huge CSS for all kinds of combinations. > It worked but it really wasn't pretty... > > Good luck on Monday! > > > -- > Joan Llenas Masó > CTO Garnet Works SL > T. 93 848 57 27 > -- > @joangarnet (es) > @joanllenas (en) > http://joan.garnet.io > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:50 PM, James Ong <yanlile...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hundreds libraries? Just JQuery and any solid JS framework will do. I > been > > using Flex, Scala (Play! or Lift framework) and PHP/Javascript/CSS for > > years. You will need to understand Flex is not one-size-fit-all > technology > > and slowly you should get used to it. > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 9:40 PM, sathyamoorthi < > sathyamoorthi...@gmail.com > > > wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> I don't know where to share my thoughts. As a hard-core flex > >> developer i just dump my thoughts here. > >> > >> Yesterday, i started to build a web app using HTML. As a first > >> step i tried to build a layout. I don't have anything special. below is > my > >> layout. > >> > >> > >> After a long struggle i designed and positioned my header > >> correctly. Then i came to my main page which contains 3 containers. If > it > >> is flex, i will code like this, > >> > >> <mx:HGroup id="grp" width="100%" height="100%"> > >> <mx:Group id="grp1" width="300px" > >> height="100%"></mx:Group> > >> <mx:Group id="grp2" width="100%" > height="100%"></mx:Group> > >> <mx:Group id="grp3" width="300px" > >> height="100%"></mx:Group> > >> <mx:HGroup> > >> > >> Above code will take less than a minute and should work > perfectly > >> in all browsers as i think. But you know guys i am trying above layout > >> for a day in HTML. still i didn't get it correct. > >> > >> Usually in flex, > >> > >> grp2.width = grp.width - grp1.width - grp3.width. > >> > >> But in HTML, > >> > >> grp2.width = grp.width. How good it is? i don't know. And > >> another thing, i tried to layout 3 div's inside another div > horizontally. > >> That is also really painful. > >> i tried float, display and lot more options. Nothing helps me to get it > >> right in all browsers. I know it is easy with Table. but i should do it > >> with divs. > >> > >> Hundreds of libraries there in JavaScript. But really > nothing > >> contains that number of good components and layout features like Flex. I > >> really hate programming in a day. > >> > >> * NOTE: Please don't reply with any HTML codes.* I will > >> continue and succeed on Monday anyway. It is just a story, how a flex > >> developer struggles to migrate to HTML because > >> of HTML5 storm. > >> > >> Happy Weekend!!!!! > >> > >> -Sathyamoorthi. > >> > >> > > > > >
