passing a context object to css

[gazza]

Hello,

Normally I would pass my context object to a template. However I would like to
pass this to a css class.

 i.e c.color="red"

Is this possible? or do I have to add a style statement in html on the template.

Thanks,
Gary C

[Laurent DAVERIO]

Hello,

I would probably prefer to keep all my CSS files as purely static files,
for performance reasons (actually, I would create Sass files, and have
Fanstatic automatically compile and minify them for me, but that's
another story)

Mako can be used for creating CSS templates, but then these CSS files
won't have the same path as the static ones (they will live with your
HTML templates), so you'll need to remember which is which when you
include them in your HTML code. That's probably the way you must go. In
that case, I would keep the "dynamic CSS" to a minimum, i.e. a single,
short file overloading a static CSS file.

Hope this helps,

Laurent.

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[Torsten Irländer]

Hi,

+1 for mako.
I also use mako to generate the CSS files if I want to add some dynamic content. This works pretty well so far here.

[gazza]

Thanks. Not sure how to use mako to genetate css files. Yes I need to have some dynamic content in the css. Could you be so kind
and forward a link or an example on how to do this with mako?

[Jonathan Vanasco]

You have 3 options:

1. Generate the CSS in your main template (in a style section)

2. Generate the CSS as a dynamic file 

3. Use a static CSS file, and generate CSS overrides in the main template (in a style section)

I prefer option 3.  

[gazza]

Yes point 3 seems the best option. Simply override the css and stick the c.color in the style section.