Announcing: Blank.ly - a style guide for the Build.r template

Template widths, gutters and spacing

Width

Determines the maximum width of the template. On screen sizes smaller than the maximum width set here the theme will respond by scaling to a percentage of the viewport.

Width

Width

Container Widths

The setting that controls that percentage is found in the responsive template settings in the Container width section as per the screenshot below.

Width

LESS Variables

@twidth: 980px // Maximum width of the template
@container-width:   80%; // Width of the container element on desktops
@tablet-container-width: 70%; // Width of the container element on tablets
@phone-container-width: 75%; // Width of the container element on phones

Padding and spacing

The settings found in the padding and spacing section determine the vertical and horizontal space applied to elements in the theme.

Scaffold

Vertical Rhythm

Applies to the bottom margin between major sections in the template.

Horizontal Grid Spacing

Determines the space between grid elements on the page. This value needs to be specified as a % value and is used to calculate the widths of the grid columns.

LESS Variables

@gutter-pc: 30px 
@gutter: 30px