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I’m experimenting with Cursor.
I aks “Suggest a scss folder structure and partial naming system; I’m developing a new UI for Textpattern’s admin interface.”
I’ll help you design a SCSS folder structure using a combination of ITCSS (Inverted Triangle CSS) methodology and Atomic Design principles, which is great for large UI systems like admin interfaces. Here’s a suggested structure:
// Settings & Configuration
@import "0-settings/variables"; // Variables: colors, typography, spacing
@import "0-settings/breakpoints"; // Breakpoint definitions
@import "0-settings/themes"; // Theme variables
// Tools & Mixins
@import "1-tools/functions"; // SCSS functions
@import "1-tools/mixins"; // Mixins
@import "1-tools/animations"; // Animation mixins/keyframes
// Generic & Reset
@import "2-generic/reset"; // CSS reset/normalize
@import "2-generic/box-sizing"; // Box model rules
@import "2-generic/typography"; // Base typography
// Elements (Atoms)
@import "3-elements/buttons"; // Button styles
@import "3-elements/forms"; // Form elements
@import "3-elements/links"; // Link styles
@import "3-elements/lists"; // List styles
@import "3-elements/tables"; // Table styles
@import "3-elements/icons"; // Icon styles
// Components (Molecules)
@import "4-components/alerts"; // Alert messages
@import "4-components/cards"; // Card components
@import "4-components/modals"; // Modal dialogs
@import "4-components/nav"; // Navigation components
@import "4-components/tabs"; // Tab components
@import "4-components/toolbar"; // Toolbar components
// Sections (Organisms)
@import "5-sections/header"; // Header section
@import "5-sections/sidebar"; // Sidebar section
@import "5-sections/content"; // Main content area
@import "5-sections/footer"; // Footer section
@import "5-sections/dashboard"; // Dashboard specific layouts
// Layouts
@import "6-layouts/grid"; // Grid system
@import "6-layouts/containers"; // Container layouts
@import "6-layouts/spacing"; // Spacing utilities
// Utilities
@import "7-utilities/display"; // Display helpers
@import "7-utilities/spacing"; // Margin/padding utilities
@import "7-utilities/text"; // Text utilities
@import "7-utilities/colors"; // Color utilities
// Debug (keep last)
@import "u_debug"; // Debug stylesI elaborate with “I want to use core css variables at the top of the css file, followed by generic html elements, and then classed html elements.”
I’ll help restructure the SCSS to follow a simpler, more modern approach using CSS custom properties (variables) as the foundation. Here’s a suggested structure:
// Core CSS Variables
@import "0-core/variables"; // CSS custom properties for colors, spacing, typography
@import "0-core/media-queries"; // Breakpoint definitions
@import "0-core/animations"; // Animation definitions
// Base HTML Elements
@import "1-base/reset"; // Simple reset/normalize
@import "1-base/root"; // :root styles
@import "1-base/typography"; // base text elements (h1-h6, p, etc.)
@import "1-base/forms"; // form elements (input, select, textarea)
@import "1-base/tables"; // table elements
@import "1-base/lists"; // ul, ol, dl elements
// Components (Classed Elements)
@import "2-components/buttons"; // .btn variants
@import "2-components/cards"; // .card components
@import "2-components/alerts"; // .alert messages
@import "2-components/nav"; // .nav components
@import "2-components/grid"; // .grid layouts
@import "2-components/panels"; // .panel components
@import "2-components/toolbar"; // .toolbar components
// Debug (keep last)
@import "u_debug"; // Debug stylesExample of the core variables file:
:root {
// Colors
--txp-color-primary: #0080FF;
--txp-color-secondary: #696969;
--txp-color-success: #2ECC40;
--txp-color-warning: #FF851B;
--txp-color-error: #FF4136;
// Neutral colors
--txp-color-bg: #FFFFFF;
--txp-color-text: #222222;
--txp-color-border: #E0E0E0;
// Typography
--txp-font-family-sans: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
--txp-font-family-mono: ui-monospace, monospace;
--txp-font-size-base: 1rem;
--txp-line-height: 1.5;
// Spacing
--txp-spacing-unit: 0.25rem;
--txp-spacing-sm: calc(var(--txp-spacing-unit) * 2);
--txp-spacing-md: calc(var(--txp-spacing-unit) * 4);
--txp-spacing-lg: calc(var(--txp-spacing-unit) * 6);
// Layout
--txp-border-radius: 4px;
--txp-container-width: 75rem;
// Z-index layers
--txp-z-dropdown: 1000;
--txp-z-sticky: 1020;
--txp-z-modal: 1030;
--txp-z-popover: 1040;
--txp-z-toast: 1050;
}This approach:
Uses CSS custom properties for easy theming and maintenance
Follows a logical progression from variables → base elements → components
Keeps the structure flat and easy to navigate
Uses the txp- prefix to avoid conflicts
Makes it easy to add dark mode or other themes by updating variables
Would you like me to provide examples of any of the other partial files?
Impressive, wot?
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Re: Cursor
I just tried something more practical. I opened my “TXP Node Diagrams” source file, and aksed Cursor:
This is an example page of Textpattern’s admin interface. I need to summarise the html node type, class names, ids and how deeply they are nested.
I’ll analyze the key structural elements and their hierarchy from the provided HTML. Here’s a summary of the main layout components:
// Main Layout Structure
body.content#page-article
header.txp-header
h1
button.txp-nav-toggle
nav#txp-nav.txp-nav
ul.data-dropdown
li.dropdown
a.dropdown-toggle
ul.dropdown-menu
main#txp-main.txp-body
form.txp-write-form.txp-layout
div.txp-layout-4col-3span
div#main_content
// Content editing area
div#supporting_content
// Sidebar panels
section.txp-details#txp-image-group
h3.txp-summary
div#txp-image-group-content
div.txp-container
div#article-file-container
div#article-file-drop
div#article-file-select
section.txp-details#txp-custom-field-group
h3.txp-summary
div#txp-custom-field-group-content
div.txp-container
div.txp-form-field.custom-field
footer.txp-footerKey Class Patterns:
- Layout Classes:
- txp-layout-* – Grid layout classes
- txp-body – Main content wrapper
- txp-container – Content containers
…etc
I’ve started a node diagram of this. Is it correct?
Yes, your node diagram is a good start! It clearly shows the hierarchical structure of Textpattern’s article write panel. Here’s a breakdown of the key nesting levels:
// Level 1
body#page-article.content
// Level 2
header.txp-header
main#txp-main.txp-body
// Level 3
div#messagepane.messagepane
form#article_form
// Level 4
div.txp-layout
// Level 5
div.txp-layout-4col-3span
h1.txp-heading
div#main_content
// Level 6
div#pane-text.text
div.txp-form-field.title
div.author
div.txp-form-field.txp-form-field-textarea.body
div.txp-form-field.txp-form-field-textarea.excerpt
div.txp-dialog
div#view_modes
div#pane-preview
template#pane-template
div.txp-layout-4col-alt
div#txp-article-actions.txp-save-zone
footer.txp-footerKey observations from your diagram:
Correctly shows the main structural elements (header, main, footer)
Accurately represents the nesting of the article form
Shows the split between main content and sidebar areas
Captures the important class names and IDs
Would you like me to elaborate on any specific part of the structure or suggest how this might inform your SCSS organization?
Is there a simpler way of achieving this? Given this page again, strip out irrelevant content, links and metadata, and create a plain html and css diagram as you prefer.
Here’s a stripped-down version focusing only on the essential HTML structure and corresponding CSS, with similar colors
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<style>
/* Node Colors */
.node-level-1 { background: #e6f3ff; } /* Light blue for body */
.node-level-2 { background: #fff0e6; } /* Light orange for major sections */
.node-level-3 { background: #e6ffe6; } /* Light green for containers */
.node-level-4 { background: #ffe6f3; } /* Light pink for components */
/* Node Structure */
.node {
border: 1px solid #ccc;
padding: 0.5rem;
margin: 0.5rem;
border-radius: 4px;
}
/* Layout Grid */
body {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas:
"header header header"
"main main side"
"footer footer footer";
gap: var(--base-unit);
padding: 1rem;
}
</style>
</head>
<body id="page-article" class="content node node-level-1">
<header class="txp-header node node-level-2">
<h1>Content Editor</h1>
<nav class="txp-nav node node-level-3"></nav>
</header>
<main id="txp-main" class="txp-body node node-level-2">
<div id="messagepane" class="messagepane node node-level-3"></div>
<form id="article_form" class="node node-level-3">
<div class="txp-layout">
<div class="txp-layout-4col-3span node node-level-4">
<h1 class="txp-heading">Article Editor</h1>
<div id="main_content">
<div id="pane-text" class="text node node-level-4">
<div class="txp-form-field title"></div>
<div class="author"></div>
<div class="txp-form-field body"></div>
<div class="txp-form-field excerpt"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="supporting_content" class="node node-level-3">
<div id="txp-image-group" class="txp-details node node-level-4">
<h3 class="txp-summary">Images</h3>
<div id="txp-image-group-content"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</main>
<footer class="txp-footer node node-level-2"></footer>
</body>
</html>Not bad, though I notice it used my incomplete node diagram instead of the full html version in generating its diagram (and its version looks shit ;-) But then again I did give it free design reign.
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Up until now I’ve seen the benefits of some forms of ‘AI’, but the allegedly creative ones have turned me stone cold. For me design is a process; if I don’t intimately know its story, it feels too much like plagiarism and I’ve learned nada…
There’s a chance that the creation of the rest of my node diagrams won’t be a boring experience :)
Last edited by giz (2024-11-21 03:39:39)
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