YAML (Yet Another Multicolumn Layout) is a modular CSS framework for truly flexible, accessible and responsive websites. YAML is focussed on device independent screen design and provides bullet-proof modules for flexible layouts. This is a perfect starting point and the key to truly responsive design.
- Latest version: 4.1.2
- Website: http://www.yaml.de
Download the project and take a look at the provided examples in the demos/
folder.
You need to have Ruby, Sass and Compass installed.
compass compile
starts a single compass run to compile sass/scss files to CSS.compass watch
starts the compass watcher that recompiles your sass/scss files on every change.
The Sass port is built in a way that allows you to create a fully customized version of YAML's framework files.
./sass/css/
(for your Sass projects)./sass/docs/assets/css/
(YAML Docs CSS - built with Sass)./sass/static-build/
(file wrapper for YAML builds, can be deleted if don't want to compile static YAML builds)./sass/yaml-sass/
(Sass port of YAML CSS Framework)
Please keep in mind, that the /yaml-sass/ folder also contains several JavaScript files that are needed to create a complete YAML build.
You need to have Node.js, Grunt-CLI, Ruby, Sass and Compass installed. Run npm install
once in the root directory of this project to resolve and install all Grunt dependencies.
The following tasks are provided:
grunt
starts a single compass run to compile sass/scss files to CSS.grunt watch
starts the compass watcher that recompiles your sass/scss files on every change.grunt build
compiles and optimizes all static YAML4 CSS files for release/production.grunt build-utf8
same functionality likegrunt build
but doesn't remove@charset "utf8"
rule from CSS files
Download or clone this project and open file docs/index.html
in your browser.
The YAML framework is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License (CC-BY 2.0), which permits both private and commercial use.
Condition: For the free use of the YAML framework, a backlink to the YAML homepage (http://www.yaml.de) in a suitable place (e.g.: footer of the website or in the imprint) is required.
In general it would be nice to get a short note when new YAML-based projects are released. If you are highly pleased with YAML, perhaps you would like to take a look at my Amazon wish list?
If you are a commercial software developer and you want to release your software under a license that doesn't fit to the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License, you may purchase a commercial license. We offer the following commercial license models:
- Project Related License
- General License
- OEM License
Full license texts and contact information are available at: http://www.yaml.de/license.html