Grids for web layouts with no gutters: simpler, more practical and more flexible

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Post by ilyabirman » Mon, May 19, 2014, 10:10 PM UTC

Grids for web layouts with no gutters: simpler, more practical and more flexible
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Re: Grids for web layouts with no gutters: simpler, more practical and more flexible

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Post by edoceo » Mon, May 19, 2014, 10:24 PM UTC

Yep! This is the main reason I use a hand-rolled grid and not one of the many common/popular ones.

Re: Grids for web layouts with no gutters: simpler, more practical and more flexible

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Post by septerr » Mon, May 19, 2014, 11:14 PM UTC

I am not a CSS expert, but I would think there must be a reason frameworks like Bootstrap went with the gutter approach? I don't know what it is, but I suspect there is a reason because otherwise this is so much simpler to deal with.

Re: Grids for web layouts with no gutters: simpler, more practical and more flexible

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Post by dikei » Tue, May 20, 2014, 3:30 AM UTC

septerr wrote: post #3

I am not a CSS expert, but I would think there must be a reason frameworks like Bootstrap went with the gutter approach? I don't know what it is, but I suspect there is a reason because otherwise this is so much simpler to deal with.

I think it's for consistency. If any container defines its own padding inside a column, the grid will quickly turn into a mess.