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Abilitiy to configure compile output order for Espresso CSS overrides, @imports #602

Closed danawhittle closed 11 years ago

danawhittle commented 11 years ago

I am using (and loving) Codekit to do WordPress theming with Bootstrap/Compass/SASS and I use Espresso as my editor and CSS style previewer. All works pretty well except that if I write $variables in my SCSS file, when it compiles to WordPress's default style.css, the compile starts with the @import statements and is then followed by the Espresso @override, which breaks the possiblity of previewing in Espresso's nifty web preview window.

Any possiblity of somehow allowing this as a config option? It messes with my otherwise fabulous workflow and makes Codekit slightly less wonderful...

Screenshots below showing my setup and the variations mentioned.

What Codekit compiles it to (notice no texture background in hero-unit at right)

espresso_after_compiling

What it should be compiled to (if preview is to work, note textured background at right)

espresso_correct_preview

What my SCSS looks like (note bg not previewing at right)

espresso_scss_preview_not_working

bdkjones commented 11 years ago

This is not an issue with CodeKit. This is the Sass compiler and it's definitely not a bug. According to the W3C spec for CSS, @import statements must be the absolute first thing in a file. They must be at the top and all other content comes after them.

The Sass compiler is doing things correctly, but you could try asking them to support this sort of scenario. Cheers!

danawhittle commented 11 years ago

Thanks Bryan; I understand that it's not a bug but it is an "issue" from my point of view since it affects my workflow; didn't realize it was a SASS feature, though, so I apologize for taking up your time... I have emailed Espresso developer to see if they are planning a workaround since your app is definitely the wave of the future (near at least!). : )

bdkjones commented 11 years ago

Yea, I definitely understand your frustration. Unfortunately, I don't think the Sass guys are going to break the W3C spec to accomodate Espresso comments. Sorry!

danawhittle commented 11 years ago

thanks for the reply bryan; will put the pressure on Espresso to somehow accommodate this! it's so hard to change workflows... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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On 2013-05-24, at 1:24 AM, bdkjones wrote:

Yea, I definitely understand your frustration. Unfortunately, I don't think the Sass guys are going to break the W3C spec to accomodate Espresso comments. Sorry!

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