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alphagov / govuk_frontend_toolkit

❗️GOV.UK Frontend Toolkit is deprecated, and will only receive major bug fixes and security patches.
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Number names used in CSS as opposed to digits #441

Closed stuaxo closed 6 years ago

stuaxo commented 6 years ago

The English names in this project look nice and readable at first, but if you want to do any automation around column output / numbering it adds a completely unnecessary layer (your code now has to generate or parse English numbers).

The system bootstrap uses is terse, but more amenable to automation.

kr8n3r commented 6 years ago

@stuaxo Good suggestion. I don't think we're going to embark on a name change in this product. We are building a new product where this has already been raised as a consideration.

stuaxo commented 6 years ago

Awesome, thanks.

I don't know how plausible it is, but it may be worth considering newer technologies like Flexbox and CSS grid too.

kr8n3r commented 6 years ago

Hi, yes, we're looking at @supports cascade. Would you mind if i close this issue?

stuaxo commented 6 years ago

NP, look forward to reading about the new product :)