Flexbox based layout system


Keywords
css, vcl, component, layout, flexbox
License
MIT
Install
npm install @vcl/flex-layout@0.6.1

Documentation

VCL flex-layout

Flexbox based layout system.

Features

A declarative layout system built on top of CSS Flexbox. Features in CSS Flexbox are exposed as classes that can be put on any element.

Based on that, a twelve-column grid is provided.

Usage

Flexbox based layout primitives that can solve almost all layout challenges.

basic example

The flex layout also features a layout grid which works just like a classical float based grid. A grid row is built from a vclLayoutGridRow containing an arbitrary number of vclLayoutGridCells. The cells can be sized using the column classed vclLayout1 .. vclLayout11 or the sizing spans from the layout-spans module.

grid basic example

The grid also supports nesting of rows.

grid nested example

Note that a vclLayoutGridRow must be enclosed in a block container.

A special feature is a grid row which allows to wrap grid cells based on their width maintaining the gutters. The total width of all cells can be greater than 100%, they wrap at multiples of 100%. The vclLayoutWrappingRow modifier is used to enable this.

wrapping example

Classes

Flex Layout

  • vclLayoutHorizontal
  • vclLayoutVertical
  • vclLayoutInline
  • vclLayoutReverse
  • vclLayoutWrap
  • vclLayoutWrapReverse
  • vclLayoutFlex
  • vclLayoutAuto
  • vclLayoutNone
  • vclLayout1
  • vclLayout2
  • vclLayout3
  • vclLayout4
  • vclLayout5
  • vclLayout6
  • vclLayout7
  • vclLayout8
  • vclLayout9
  • vclLayout10
  • vclLayout11
  • vclLayout12
  • vclLayoutCenter
  • vclLayoutCenterCenter
  • vclLayoutStartJustified
  • vclLayoutCenterJustified
  • vclLayoutEndJustified
  • vclLayoutJustified
  • vclLayoutAroundJustified
  • vclLayoutSelfStart
  • vclLayoutSelfCenter
  • vclLayoutSelfEnd
  • vclLayoutSelfStretch

Flex Grid Layout

  • vclLayoutGridRow
  • vclLayoutGridCell
  • vclLayoutWrapContainer

Fixed Positioning

  • vclLayoutFixedTop
  • vclLayoutFixedRight
  • vclLayoutFixedBottom
  • vclLayoutFixedLeft
  • vclLayoutFullBleed

Other

  • vclLayoutInvisible
  • vclLayoutHidden
  • vclLayoutRelative
  • vclLayoutFit

Modifiers

For vclLayoutGridRow

  • vclLayoutWrappingRow: Make the row a non-nestable one that can accommodate cells of more than 100% width in total and wrap those accordingly.

Attributes

Flex Layout DEPRECATED

  • layout
  • horizontal
  • vertical
  • inline
  • reverse
  • wrap
  • wrap-reverse
  • flex
  • auto
  • none
  • one
  • two
  • three
  • four
  • five
  • six
  • seven
  • eight
  • nine
  • ten
  • eleven
  • twelve
  • start-justified
  • center-justified
  • end-justified
  • justified
  • around-justified
  • self-start
  • self-center
  • self-end
  • self-stretch

Variables

  • --flex-layout-half-gutter-width: The half width of the gutter between grid cells.

Demo

example.html on GH-pages.