# -*- mode: org; -*- #+TITLE: Global CSS file #+SUBTITLE: Site-wide styling informations. #+AUTHOR: Marius Peter #+DATE: <2022-01-30 Sun> #+OPTIONS: toc:nil #+PROPERTY: header-args :tangle mlnp.css #+KEYWORDS: org-mode emacs blendux mlnp literate programming #+HTML_HEAD: #+TOC: headlines 2 #+begin_abstract This page describes the /entire/ website's styling *information*. After experimenting with =flexbox= and =grid= layouts, I decided to go with a plain linear document flow. This maximizes design legibility and the accessibility of affordances. The beginning of this document contains a placeholder section to test #+end_abstract * First level heading SCHEDULED: <2022-02-18 Fri> DEADLINE: <2022-02-18 Fri> ** Second level heading <2022-02-18 Fri> *** Third level heading <2022-02-18 Fri 12:48> **** Fourth level heading. This is styled like a list item by default. - Itemized list. - This is the second item. - This third item makes this list respect the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_(writing)][rule of three]]. | Category | Value | |----------+-----------------| | 1 | A first value. | | 2 | A second value. | | 3 | A third value! | * Global definitions <2022-02-11 Fri> These styles apply across the entire website, to every element. #+BEGIN_SRC css body { background: linear-gradient(0deg, white 20%, slategray 70%); background-attachment: fixed; margin: 0; } #+END_SRC ** Colors Declaring individual one-liner color rules enables efficient searching for the relevant properties. *** Variables These colors variables can be accessed anywhere in the rest of the stylesheet. #+NAME: colors #+BEGIN_SRC css :root { --topnav: cornflowerblue; --topnav-menu: royalblue; } #+END_SRC *** Background We assign colors to the page element backgrounds. #+BEGIN_SRC css .todo { background: tomato; } .done { background: forestgreen; } .timestamp { background: var(--topnav); } .title { background: var(--topnav); } #topnav { background: var(--topnav); } .button { background: var(--topnav-menu); } #topnav #hamburger { background: var(--topnav-menu); } #topnav #hamburger:hover { background: white; } #topnav #hamburger:hover .line { background: var(--topnav); } #topnav .button:hover { background: white; } #shadow { background: black; } #+END_SRC *** Foreground #+NAME: foreground #+BEGIN_SRC css .todo, .done { color: white; } .timestamp { color: white; } .title { color: white; } .subtitle { color: lightgray; } .button { color: white; } #topnav #hamburger { color: white; } #topnav #hamburger:hover { color: var(--topnav-menu); } #topnav .button:hover { color: var(--topnav-menu); } #topnav ul a { color: lightgray; } #+END_SRC ** TODO Fonts In the following section, we define fonts used across the website. All font files are hosted on the server in the [[file:fonts/][fonts]] directory. We use the following fonts: - Public Sans :: A modern, smart sans serif font created by the [[https://public-sans.digital.gov/][USWDS]]. I use it for body text. - Jost :: A modern geometric sans serif font by [[https://indestructibletype.com/Jost.html][indestructible type*]]. I use it for page title and subtitle. - Hack :: A monospace typeface designed for source code. I love its legible characters and wide coverage, I use it frequently as a terminal font. Available at [[https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/][sourcefoundry]]. - Monoisome :: An alternative monospace typeface with great support for ligatures and icons. Get it from [[https://larsenwork.com/monoid/][larsenwork]]. #+NAME: font-faces #+BEGIN_SRC css /* Sans serif */ @font-face { font-family: "Public Sans"; src: url("fonts/PublicSans-Regular.otf"); } @font-face { font-family: "Jost"; src: url("fonts/Jost-Regular.ttf"); } /* Serif */ @font-face { font-family: "Crimson Pro"; src: url("fonts/CrimsonPro-Regular.ttf"); } @font-face { font-family: "Linux Libertine"; src: url("fonts/LinLibertine_R.ttf"); } /* Monospace */ @font-face { font-family: "Hack"; src: url("fonts/Hack-Regular.ttf"); } @font-face { font-family: "Monoisome"; src: url("fonts/Monoisome-Regular.ttf"); } @font-face { font-family: "Compagnon Medium"; src: url("fonts/Compagnon-Medium.otf") ; } @font-face { font-family: "Hermit"; src: url("fonts/Hermit-Regular.otf"); } @font-face { font-family: "Besley"; src: url("fonts/Besley-Book.ttf"); } #+END_SRC We apply the previously defined font faces to the page elements. #+NAME: fonts #+BEGIN_SRC css .title { font-family: "Jost", sans-serif; } #content { font-family: "Public Sans", sans-serif; } h1, h2, h3, h4, #topnav { font-family: "Jost", sans-serif; } code, .src, .timestamp, #postamble { font-family: "Hack", monospace; } .src { font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.2em; } #+END_SRC ** TODO Tab-select styling Tab-selected content must appear with a wide, contrasted border. This is an accessiblity concern. #+BEGIN_SRC css a:focus { border: 0.2em solid aquamarine; } #+END_SRC ** TODO Durations * Title and subtitle #+BEGIN_SRC css .title { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; position: relative; z-index: 200; } #+END_SRC * Body text The following rules concerns all body text. This means most content on the page, except for the title section and postamble. #+BEGIN_SRC css .abstract, .outline-2, #table-of-contents, #list-of-tables { line-height: 1.5em; width: 60%; margin: auto; } p { text-align: justify; } table { margin: auto; } #+END_SRC ** Workflow states Here, we define styling for TODO, DONE and other workflow state keywords. #+BEGIN_SRC css .todo, .done { /* line-height: 1em; */ font-weight: bold; padding: 0 0.2em; border-radius: 4px; display: inline-block; } #+END_SRC ** Timestamps <2022-02-14 Mon>--<2022-02-21 Mon> #+BEGIN_SRC css .timestamp { display: inline-block; /* text-align: start; */ padding: 0 0.2em; border-radius: 8px; } #+END_SRC ** Anchor links Because of the sticky header, we require all content that can be jumped to on the page to appear at an offset below this header. #+BEGIN_SRC css h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, #table-of-contents, table { scroll-margin-top: 4em; } #+END_SRC * Table of contents The table of contents exported to HTML from Org mode takes the form of an unordered list. We suppress bullet points that would otherwise appear before each entry. #+BEGIN_SRC css #table-of-contents ul { list-style-type: none; } #+END_SRC * Responsive top navigation bar On wide screens, the top navigation bar contains links to the other top-level website pages. On narrow screens, it contains buttons that act as shortcuts to the website's home, the page's table of contents, and links to the other top-level website pages which are accessible via a hamburger menu. #+NAME: navbar #+BEGIN_SRC css #topnav { z-index: 100; position: sticky; top: 0; } #+END_SRC ** Components In this section, we define the appearance of the components contained inside the top navigation bar. *** Hamburger menu As of 2022, hamburger menus are still a contentious topic among UX designers. It was previously celebrated by mobile designers for its compact appearance and now universally recognizable function, however, studies by Google show increased user engagement with interfaces displaying the possible links or actions as tabs at the bottom of the interface. I like hamburgers and wanted to challenge my CSS design skills, so I went with this menu implementation. In the website's mobile version, the hamburger menu will capture the top-level navigation links to declutter the top navigation bar. **** Suppressing the menu checkbox The checkbox used to toggle the menu is never displayed. We use the ~#hamburger~ and ~#shadow~ labels to toggle the menu instead. #+BEGIN_SRC css #menu-toggle { display: none; } #+END_SRC **** Design The hamburger menu is comprised of three ~div~ elements with class ~.line~ stacked on top of each other, with IDs ~#one~, ~#two~, and ~#three~ respectively. #+BEGIN_SRC css #hamburger { position: absolute; right: 0; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em; height: 1.5em; width: 1.5em; border-radius: 8px; } #hamburger .line { position: relative; height: 0.2em; width: 100%; margin: 0.2em auto; background: white; border-radius: 2px; } #+END_SRC **** Animation Our juicy hamburger should transform into a cross when activated, and regain its meaty appearance when deactivated. Modern CSS engines are powerful enough to animate individual icon components, enabling richer visuals effects and enhanced affordance cues. ***** Hamburger #+BEGIN_SRC css #menu-toggle:not(:checked) ~ #hamburger #one { transform: translateY(0) rotate(0); transition: transform 0.2s; } #menu-toggle:not(:checked) ~ #hamburger #two { transition: opacity 0.2s; opacity: 1; } #menu-toggle:not(:checked) ~ #hamburger #three { transform: translateY(0) rotate(0); transition: transform 0.2s; } #+END_SRC ***** Cross #+BEGIN_SRC css #menu-toggle:checked ~ #hamburger #one { transform: translateY(0.4em) rotate(-45deg); transition: transform 0.2s; } #menu-toggle:checked ~ #hamburger #two { transition: opacity 0.2s; opacity: 0; } #menu-toggle:checked ~ #hamburger #three { transform: translateY(-0.4em) rotate(45deg); transition: transform 0.2s; } #+END_SRC *** Navigation buttons These buttons appear in the website's narrow version. They present useful shorcuts to the user, namely links to the homepage and to the current page's table of contents. #+BEGIN_SRC css #buttons { position: absolute; margin: 0.5em; padding: 0.5em 0; } .button { text-decoration: none; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; padding: 0.5em; } #+END_SRC ** Wide screens *** Top navigation links---wide On wide screens, top-level links appears as a banner right under the page title. #+BEGIN_SRC css #topnav ul { display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: center; position: relative; list-style-type: none; padding: 0.5em; margin: 0; } #topnav ul a { padding: 0.5em; } #+END_SRC *** Hide navigation buttons When the top navigation bar is wide, the navigation buttons are hidden from the viewport. #+NAME: wide-hidden-buttons #+BEGIN_SRC css #buttons { transform: translateX(-200%); } #+END_SRC *** Hide hamburger menu The hamburger menu is tucked out of sight, to the right of the viewport. #+BEGIN_SRC css #hamburger { transform: translateX(200%); } #+END_SRC ** Narrow screens These styles apply to screens narrower than 500px. #+BEGIN_SRC css :noweb no-export @media all and (max-width: 500px) { <> <> <> <> <> <> <> } #+END_SRC *** Top navigation bar #+NAME: narrow-topnav #+BEGIN_SRC css :tangle no #topnav { height: 3.5em; } #+END_SRC *** Navigation buttons On narrow screens, the navigation buttons become visible. #+NAME: narrow-buttons #+BEGIN_SRC css :tangle no #topnav #buttons { transform: translateX(0); transition: transform 1s; } #+END_SRC *** Hamburger icon On narrow screens, the hamburger menu also becomes visible. #+NAME: narrow-hamburger #+BEGIN_SRC css :tangle no #topnav #hamburger { transform: translateX(0); transition: transform 1s; } #+END_SRC *** Clickable menu labels Both the hamburger menu and the shadow cast when the menu is unfolded should appear clickable to the user. #+BEGIN_SRC css #hamburger, #shadow { cursor: pointer; } #+END_SRC *** TODO Top navigation links---narrow The navigation links contained in the top banner are stacked into a column, their visibility can be toggled thanks to the ~#hamburger~ label. #+NAME: narrow-topnav-links #+BEGIN_SRC css :tangle no #topnav ul { position: absolute; flex-direction: column; background: var(--topnav); height: calc(100vh - 3.5em); top: 3.5em; padding: 0 0.5em; justify-content: normal; overflow: auto; } #topnav ul a { display: block; } #+END_SRC Toggle appearance of the navigation menu. #+NAME: narrow-topnav-menu-toggle #+BEGIN_SRC css :tangle no #menu-toggle:not(:checked) ~ ul { transition: transform 0.5s; transform: translateX(-100%); } #menu-toggle:checked ~ ul { transition: transform 0.5s; transform: translateX(0); } #+END_SRC When the navigation menu is open, the area of the interface not covered by the navigation links should be obscured. This affords a larger ``quit'' area, this is more ergonomic for mobile users. This #+NAME: narrow-topnav-shadow #+BEGIN_SRC css :tangle no #shadow { display: block; position: absolute; height: calc(100vh - 3.5em); top: 3.5em; right: 0; width: 100%; } #topnav #menu-toggle:not(:checked) ~ #shadow { transition: opacity 0.5s; visibility: hidden; opacity: 0; } #topnav #menu-toggle:checked ~ #shadow { transition: opacity 0.5s; visibility: visible; opacity: 0.5; } #+END_SRC *** Narrow content #+NAME: narrow-content #+BEGIN_SRC css :tangle no .abstract, .outline-2, #table-of-contents, #list-of-tables { width: 90%; } #+END_SRC