Native HTML elements with CSS superpowers • Hacker News Board

yoz-y wrote: post #8

nicoburns wrote: post #6

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This is just a CSS framework that allows you to apply pre-baked styles by adding attributes to your HTML elements.

As opposed to using classes? What is the advantage?

Not having to add classes I guess, because that is way too complicated

Re: Native HTML elements with CSS superpowers

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Post by dirtnugget » Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 6:44 PM UTC

dgellow wrote: post #23

I read the website, I don’t understand what they mean by “native”. Could someone explains what they mean and what it is?

Using HTML attributes instead of classes to style HTML elements

Re: Native HTML elements with CSS superpowers

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Post by avery42 » Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 7:51 PM UTC

It always concerns me how many websites and documentation for CSS frameworks are full of simple accessibility issues, it doesn't give me much confidence in the quality of the framework.

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Post by crofrwd » Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 7:57 AM UTC

DoctorOW wrote: post #19

illumanaughty wrote: post #5

The homepage tells you nothing about what this is. Even if I go to the GitHub I get "Native Elements (NE) is not a CSS framework"...great so what is it?

It looks like it generates a classless CSS file based off settings you give it? Someone can correct me.

Nope, it will style native HTML elements based on CSS vars you define on the theme

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Post by Lammy » Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 3:00 PM UTC

crofrwd wrote: post #27

DoctorOW wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It looks like it generates a classless CSS file based off settings you give it? Someone can correct me.

Nope, it will style native HTML elements based on CSS vars you define on the theme

Isn’t that what the parent means by ‘classless’? As in it only generates styles for all instances of particular elements instead of classifying them like ‘div.my-special-div’ or whatever

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Post by equinusocio » Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 5:37 PM UTC

It seems that the homepage has been updated! Also, they released a new version that reduces the filesize to It's very useful for simple projects.

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Post by equinusocio » Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 6:29 PM UTC

F117-DK wrote: post #21

It seems to be a CSS reset with customizable CSS-variabels? Interesting!

A sort of. It's a file css which add a way to easily style native HTML elements through custom properties.