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Aether Grids

Last updated June 29, 2012. Created by KrisBulman on June 29, 2012.
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Aether provides 5 fixed-width layouts out of the box. The best way to visualize this is to check out the demo and re-size your browser. These are provided by a Compass extension called Aether-Grids, which comes prepackaged with Aether in the sass-extensions directory.

Out of the Box Grid Settings

Label Columns Fixed width Column width Gutter Breakpoints Grid calc
Handheld 12 308px 4px 20px 〈 479px Example
Handheld
Landscape
12 428px 14px 20px 〉 480px
〈 767px
Example
Tablet 12 752px 41px 20px 〉 768px
〈 979px
Example
Tablet
Landscape
12 968px 59px 20px 〉 980px
〈 1159px
Example
Desktop
(default)
12 1148px 74px 20px 〉 1160px Example

Modifying the Grid & Breakpoints

If you wish to override the default grids, then there are two places you must modify:

  • sass/_base.scss: All theme defaults are here and are easily modified
  • YOURTHEMENAME.info: Keep these settings in sync with any modified variables is IMPORTANT

Changing the Layout

The layout used in Aether is grid based, use the theme-settings to define column widths per media size. Or, if you are an advanced user and want to get fancy, check out the child pages of this section of the handbook.

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