How to get nested structure in less using for loop - less

my css code which I want to get generate from my less code
here i am using less mixin functions Please suggest how to achieve this.
also index order is max to min so how to iterate from 0 to max in less.
// css code
.folder .folder-row {
padding-left: 20px;
}
.folder .folder .folder-row {
padding-left: 40px;
}
.folder .folder .folder .folder-row {
padding-left: 60px;
}
.folder .folder .folder .folder .folder-row {
padding-left: 80px;
}
.folder .folder .folder .folder .folder .folder-row {
padding-left: 100px;
}
// less code
.loop (#index) when (#index > 0) {
.folder {
.folder-row{
padding-left: #index * 20px;
}
}
.loop (#index - 1);
}
.folder {
.loop(5);
}

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vue.js, vuetify scroll event not firing when using css scroll snap

UPDATE dropped this approach and went with vue-awesome-swiper script
I"m been stuck on this for days. Basically I want to use css scroll snap and I want to monitor scroll also.
In this basic example with just javascript it works fine scroll event fires and div snaps with css. The other pen below with vue.js does not and that is my problem. Losing hair about this... any help appreciated!
https://codepen.io/travis-pancakes/pen/pGYOZK?editors=0011
var i = 0;
function Onscrollfnction(event) { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = i;
i = i + 1;
};
/* setup */
html, body, .holster {
height: 100%;
}
.holster {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
flex-flow: column nowrap;
font-family: monospace;
}
.container {
display: flex;
overflow: auto;
outline: 1px dashed lightgray;
flex: none;
}
.container.x {
width: 100%;
height: 128px;
flex-flow: row nowrap;
}
.container.y {
width: 256px;
height: 256px;
flex-flow: column nowrap;
}
/* scroll-snap */
.x.mandatory-scroll-snapping {
scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
}
.y.mandatory-scroll-snapping {
scroll-snap-type: y mandatory;
}
.x.proximity-scroll-snapping {
scroll-snap-type: x proximity;
}
.y.proximity-scroll-snapping {
scroll-snap-type: y proximity;
}
.container > div {
text-align: center;
scroll-snap-align: center;
flex: none;
}
.x.container > div {
line-height: 128px;
font-size: 64px;
width: 100%;
height: 128px;
}
.y.container > div {
line-height: 256px;
font-size: 128px;
width: 256px;
height: 256px;
}
/* appearance fixes */
.y.container > div:first-child {
line-height: 1.3;
font-size: 64px;
}
/* coloration */
.container > div:nth-child(even) {
background-color: #87EA87;
}
.container > div:nth-child(odd) {
background-color: #87CCEA;
}
<div><p>Scrolled <span id="demo">0</span> times.</p></div>
<div class="container y mandatory-scroll-snapping" onscroll="Onscrollfnction();" dir="ltr">
<div>Y Mand. LTR</div>
<div>2</div>
<div>3</div>
<div>4</div>
<div>5</div>
</div>
The vue.js, vuetify version does not
https://codepen.io/travis-pancakes/pen/BMbqPq?editors=1111
new Vue({
el: '#app',
data: function(){
return {
i: 0
}
},
created () {
},
methods: {
Onscrollfnction (event) {
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = this.i;
this.i = this.i + 1;
console.log('i ', i)
}
}
});
/* setup */
html, body, .holster {
height: 100%;
}
.holster {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
flex-flow: column nowrap;
font-family: monospace;
}
.container {
display: flex;
overflow: auto;
outline: 1px dashed lightgray;
flex: none;
}
.container.x {
width: 100%;
height: 128px;
flex-flow: row nowrap;
}
.container.y {
width: 256px;
height: 256px;
flex-flow: column nowrap;
}
/* scroll-snap */
.x.mandatory-scroll-snapping {
scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
}
.y.mandatory-scroll-snapping {
scroll-snap-type: y mandatory;
}
.x.proximity-scroll-snapping {
scroll-snap-type: x proximity;
}
.y.proximity-scroll-snapping {
scroll-snap-type: y proximity;
}
.container > div {
text-align: center;
scroll-snap-align: center;
flex: none;
}
.x.container > div {
line-height: 128px;
font-size: 64px;
width: 100%;
height: 128px;
}
.y.container > div {
line-height: 256px;
font-size: 128px;
width: 256px;
height: 256px;
}
/* appearance fixes */
.y.container > div:first-child {
line-height: 1.3;
font-size: 64px;
}
/* coloration */
.container > div:nth-child(even) {
background-color: #87EA87;
}
.container > div:nth-child(odd) {
background-color: #87CCEA;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vue/2.5.17/vue.js"></script>
<div id="app">
<!-- could use v-scroll="Onscrollfnction" with vuetify" --->
<div class="container y mandatory-scroll-snapping"
v-on:scroll.native="Onscrollfnction" dir="ltr">
<div>Y Mand. LTR</div>
<div>2</div>
<div>3</div>
<div>4</div>
<div>5</div>
</div>
<p>Scrolled <span id="demo">0</span> times.</p>
</div>
</div>
vue-awesome-swiper does the functionality I'm going for

How to integrate jsplumb in vuejs?

I have tried jsplumb script in .html file under the script tag. This is working fine.
<body>
<div id="q-app"></div>
<!-- built files will be auto injected -->
<script>
jsPlumb.ready(function() {
jsPlumb.connect({
source:"item_left",
target:"item_right",
endpoint:"Rectangle"
});
jsPlumb.draggable("item_left");
jsPlumb.draggable("item_right");
});
</script>
</body>
But now i want to integrate this jsplumb code/script in .vue file.I tried to put this script in .vue file under script tag, but i did not get any output except an blank page with zero errors. How can i proceed further?.Guide me with some simple example.
You can try this:
mydraggableview.vue
<template>
<div id="diagramContainer">
<div id="item_left" class="item"></div>
<div id="item_right" class="item" style="margin-left:50px;"></div>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import jsplumb from 'jsplumb'
export default {
props: ['yourProps'],
data() {
return {
your: data
}
},
mounted(){
jsPlumb.ready(function() {
jsPlumb.connect({
source:"item_left",
target:"item_right",
endpoint:"Rectangle"
})
})
}
}
</script>
Then you can import where you are going to use it.
otherfile.js
<script>
import myDraggableComponent from './path/to/component/mydraggableview'
</script>
and use it as directive or inside your component.
I managed to put together working code based on jsplumb demo community example -
<template>
<div id="canvas" class="jtk-demo-canvas canvas-wide flowchart-demo jtk-surface jtk-surface-nopan">
<div id="flowchartWindow1" class="window jtk-node">1</div>
<div id="flowchartWindow2" class="window jtk-node">2</div>
<div id="flowchartWindow3" class="window jtk-node">3</div>
<div id="flowchartWindow4" class="window jtk-node">4</div>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import { jsPlumb as JSPlumb } from 'jsplumb'
export default {
name: 'JsPlumb',
data () {
return {
}
},
mounted () {
JSPlumb.ready(function() {
var instance = window.jsp = JSPlumb.getInstance({
// default drag options
DragOptions: { cursor: 'pointer', zIndex: 2000 },
// the overlays to decorate each connection with. note that the label overlay uses a function to generate the label text; in this
// case it returns the 'labelText' member that we set on each connection in the 'init' method below.
ConnectionOverlays: [
[ "Arrow", {
location: 1,
visible:true,
width:11,
length:11,
id:"ARROW",
events:{
click:function() { alert("you clicked on the arrow overlay")}
}
} ],
[ "Label", {
location: 0.1,
id: "label",
cssClass: "aLabel",
events:{
tap:function() { alert("hey"); }
}
}]
],
Container: "canvas"
});
var basicType = {
connector: "StateMachine",
paintStyle: { stroke: "red", strokeWidth: 4 },
hoverPaintStyle: { stroke: "blue" },
overlays: [
"Arrow"
]
};
instance.registerConnectionType("basic", basicType);
// this is the paint style for the connecting lines..
var connectorPaintStyle = {
strokeWidth: 2,
stroke: "#61B7CF",
joinstyle: "round",
outlineStroke: "white",
outlineWidth: 2
},
// .. and this is the hover style.
connectorHoverStyle = {
strokeWidth: 3,
stroke: "#216477",
outlineWidth: 5,
outlineStroke: "white"
},
endpointHoverStyle = {
fill: "#216477",
stroke: "#216477"
},
// the definition of source endpoints (the small blue ones)
sourceEndpoint = {
endpoint: "Dot",
paintStyle: {
stroke: "#7AB02C",
fill: "transparent",
radius: 7,
strokeWidth: 1
},
isSource: true,
connector: [ "Flowchart", { stub: [40, 60], gap: 10, cornerRadius: 5, alwaysRespectStubs: true } ],
connectorStyle: connectorPaintStyle,
hoverPaintStyle: endpointHoverStyle,
connectorHoverStyle: connectorHoverStyle,
dragOptions: {},
overlays: [
[ "Label", {
location: [0.5, 1.5],
label: "Drag",
cssClass: "endpointSourceLabel",
visible:false
} ]
]
},
// the definition of target endpoints (will appear when the user drags a connection)
targetEndpoint = {
endpoint: "Dot",
paintStyle: { fill: "#7AB02C", radius: 7 },
hoverPaintStyle: endpointHoverStyle,
maxConnections: -1,
dropOptions: { hoverClass: "hover", activeClass: "active" },
isTarget: true,
overlays: [
[ "Label", { location: [0.5, -0.5], label: "Drop", cssClass: "endpointTargetLabel", visible:false } ]
]
},
init = function (connection) {
connection.getOverlay("label").setLabel(connection.sourceId.substring(15) + "-" + connection.targetId.substring(15));
};
var _addEndpoints = function (toId, sourceAnchors, targetAnchors) {
for (var i = 0; i < sourceAnchors.length; i++) {
var sourceUUID = toId + sourceAnchors[i];
instance.addEndpoint("flowchart" + toId, sourceEndpoint, {
anchor: sourceAnchors[i], uuid: sourceUUID
});
}
for (var j = 0; j < targetAnchors.length; j++) {
var targetUUID = toId + targetAnchors[j];
instance.addEndpoint("flowchart" + toId, targetEndpoint, { anchor: targetAnchors[j], uuid: targetUUID });
}
};
// suspend drawing and initialise.
instance.batch(function () {
_addEndpoints("Window4", ["TopCenter", "BottomCenter"], ["LeftMiddle", "RightMiddle"]);
_addEndpoints("Window2", ["LeftMiddle", "BottomCenter"], ["TopCenter", "RightMiddle"]);
_addEndpoints("Window3", ["RightMiddle", "BottomCenter"], ["LeftMiddle", "TopCenter"]);
_addEndpoints("Window1", ["LeftMiddle", "RightMiddle"], ["TopCenter", "BottomCenter"]);
// listen for new connections; initialise them the same way we initialise the connections at startup.
instance.bind("connection", function (connInfo, originalEvent) {
init(connInfo.connection);
});
// make all the window divs draggable
instance.draggable(JSPlumb.getSelector(".flowchart-demo .window"), { grid: [20, 20] });
// THIS DEMO ONLY USES getSelector FOR CONVENIENCE. Use your library's appropriate selector
// method, or document.querySelectorAll:
//JSPlumb.draggable(document.querySelectorAll(".window"), { grid: [20, 20] });
// connect a few up
instance.connect({uuids: ["Window2BottomCenter", "Window3TopCenter"]});
instance.connect({uuids: ["Window2LeftMiddle", "Window4LeftMiddle"]});
instance.connect({uuids: ["Window4TopCenter", "Window4RightMiddle"]});
instance.connect({uuids: ["Window3RightMiddle", "Window2RightMiddle"]});
instance.connect({uuids: ["Window4BottomCenter", "Window1TopCenter"]});
instance.connect({uuids: ["Window3BottomCenter", "Window1BottomCenter"] });
//
//
// listen for clicks on connections, and offer to delete connections on click.
//
instance.bind("click", function (conn, originalEvent) {
// if (confirm("Delete connection from " + conn.sourceId + " to " + conn.targetId + "?"))
// instance.detach(conn);
conn.toggleType("basic");
});
instance.bind("connectionDrag", function (connection) {
console.log("connection " + connection.id + " is being dragged. suspendedElement is ", connection.suspendedElement, " of type ", connection.suspendedElementType);
});
instance.bind("connectionDragStop", function (connection) {
console.log("connection " + connection.id + " was dragged");
});
instance.bind("connectionMoved", function (params) {
console.log("connection " + params.connection.id + " was moved");
});
});
JSPlumb.fire("jsPlumbDemoLoaded", instance);
})
}
}
</script>
<style>
.item{
height:50px;
width:50px;
background-color: red;
display: inline-block;
}
.demo {
/* for IE10+ touch devices */
touch-action:none;
}
.flowchart-demo .window {
border: 1px solid #346789;
box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #aaa;
-o-box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #aaa;
-webkit-box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #aaa;
-moz-box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #aaa;
-moz-border-radius: 0.5em;
border-radius: 0.5em;
opacity: 0.8;
width: 80px;
height: 80px;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
cursor: pointer;
text-align: center;
z-index: 20;
position: absolute;
background-color: #eeeeef;
color: black;
font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;
padding: 0.5em;
font-size: 0.9em;
-webkit-transition: -webkit-box-shadow 0.15s ease-in;
-moz-transition: -moz-box-shadow 0.15s ease-in;
-o-transition: -o-box-shadow 0.15s ease-in;
transition: box-shadow 0.15s ease-in;
}
.flowchart-demo .window:hover {
box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #444;
-o-box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #444;
-webkit-box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #444;
-moz-box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #444;
opacity: 0.6;
}
.flowchart-demo .active {
border: 1px dotted green;
}
.flowchart-demo .hover {
border: 1px dotted red;
}
#flowchartWindow1 {
top: 34em;
left: 5em;
}
#flowchartWindow2 {
top: 7em;
left: 36em;
}
#flowchartWindow3 {
top: 27em;
left: 48em;
}
#flowchartWindow4 {
top: 23em;
left: 22em;
}
.flowchart-demo .jtk-connector {
z-index: 4;
}
.flowchart-demo .jtk-endpoint, .endpointTargetLabel, .endpointSourceLabel {
z-index: 21;
cursor: pointer;
}
.flowchart-demo .aLabel {
background-color: white;
padding: 0.4em;
font: 12px sans-serif;
color: #444;
z-index: 21;
border: 1px dotted gray;
opacity: 0.8;
cursor: pointer;
}
.flowchart-demo .aLabel.jtk-hover {
background-color: #5C96BC;
color: white;
border: 1px solid white;
}
.window.jtk-connected {
border: 1px solid green;
}
.jtk-drag {
outline: 4px solid pink !important;
}
path, .jtk-endpoint {
cursor: pointer;
}
.jtk-overlay {
background-color:transparent;
}
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* --- page structure --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
body {
background-color: #FFF;
color: #434343;
font-family: "Lato", sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 400;
height: 100%;
padding: 0;
}
.jtk-bootstrap {
min-height:100vh;
display:flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.jtk-bootstrap .jtk-page-container {
display:flex;
width:100vw;
justify-content: center;
flex:1;
}
.jtk-bootstrap .jtk-container {
width: 60%;
max-width:800px;
}
.jtk-bootstrap-wide .jtk-container {
width: 80%;
max-width:1187px;
}
.jtk-demo-main {
position: relative;
margin-top:98px;
display:flex;
flex-direction:column;
}
.jtk-demo-main .description {
font-size: 13px;
margin-top: 25px;
padding: 13px;
margin-bottom: 22px;
background-color: #f4f5ef;
}
.jtk-demo-main .description li {
list-style-type: disc !important;
}
.jtk-demo-canvas {
height:750px;
max-height:700px;
border:1px solid #CCC;
background-color:white;
display: flex;
flex-grow:1;
}
.canvas-wide {
margin-left:0;
}
.miniview {
position: absolute;
top: 25px;
right: 25px;
z-index: 100;
}
.jtk-demo-dataset {
text-align: left;
max-height: 600px;
overflow: auto;
}
.demo-title {
float:left;
font-size:18px;
}
.controls {
top: 25px;
color: #FFF;
margin-right: 10px;
position: absolute;
left: 25px;
z-index: 1;
display:flex;
}
.controls i {
background-color: #5184a0;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
margin-right: 4px;
padding: 4px;
}
li {
list-style-type: none;
}
/* ------------------------ node palette -------------------- */
.sidebar {
margin:0;
padding:10px 0;
background-color: white;
display:flex;
flex-direction:column;
border: 1px solid #CCC;
align-items: center;
}
.sidebar-item {
background-color: #CCC;
border-radius: 11px;
color: #585858;
cursor: move;
padding: 8px;
width: 128px;
text-align: center;
margin: 10px;
outline:none;
}
button.sidebar-item {
cursor:pointer;
width:150px;
}
.sidebar select {
height:35px;
width:150px;
outline:none;
}
.sidebar-item.katavorio-clone-drag {
margin:0;
border:1px solid white;
}
.sidebar-item:hover, .sidebar-item.katavorio-clone-drag {
background-color: #5184a0;
color:white;
}
/*
.sidebar button {
background-color: #30686d;
outline: none;
border: none;
margin-left: 25px;
padding: 7px;
color: white;
cursor:pointer;
}*/
.sidebar i {
float:left;
}
#media (max-width: 600px) {
.sidebar {
float:none;
height: 55px;
width: 100%;
padding-top:0;
}
.sidebar ul li {
display:inline-block;
margin-top: 7px;
width:67px;
}
.jtk-demo-canvas {
margin-left: 0;
margin-top:10px;
height:364px;
}
}
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* --- jsPlumb setup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.jtk-surface-pan {
display:none;
}
.jtk-connector {
z-index:9;
}
.jtk-connector:hover, .jtk-connector.jtk-hover {
z-index:10;
}
.jtk-endpoint {
z-index:12;
opacity:0.8;
cursor:pointer;
}
.jtk-overlay {
background-color: white;
color: #434343;
font-weight: 400;
padding: 4px;
z-index:10;
}
.jtk-overlay.jtk-hover {
color: #434343;
}
path {
cursor:pointer;
}
.delete {
padding: 2px;
cursor: pointer;
float: left;
font-size: 10px;
line-height: 20px;
}
.add, .edit {
cursor: pointer;
float:right;
font-size: 10px;
line-height: 20px;
margin-right:2px;
padding: 2px;
}
.edit:hover {
color: #ff8000;
}
.selected-mode {
color:#E4F013;
}
.connect {
width:10px;
height:10px;
background-color:#f76258;
position:absolute;
bottom: 13px;
right: 5px;
}
/* header styles */
.demo-links {
position: fixed;
right: 0;
top: 57px;
font-size: 11px;
background-color: white;
opacity: 0.8;
padding-right: 10px;
padding-left: 5px;
text-transform: uppercase;
z-index:100001;
}
.demo-links div {
display:inline;
margin-right:7px;
margin-left:7px;
}
.demo-links i {
padding:4px;
}
.jtk-node {
background-color: #5184a0;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 12px;
position: absolute;
z-index: 11;
overflow: hidden;
min-width:80px;
min-height:30px;
width: auto;
}
.jtk-node .name {
color: white;
cursor: move;
font-size: 13px;
line-height: 24px;
padding: 6px;
text-align: center;
}
.jtk-node .name span {
cursor:pointer;
}
[undo], [redo] { background-color:darkgray !important; }
[can-undo='true'] [undo], [can-redo='true'] [redo] { background-color: #3E7E9C !important; }
</style>
See the official article to integrate with VueJs:
https://docs.jsplumbtoolkit.com/toolkit/current/articles/demo-vue2.html

Nested loops in Less

I have some nested loops in Less.
It should create css rules for padding with 3 sizes and 4 direction.
Code sample:
#sizes: normal, small, large;
#size-normal: 1em;
#size-small: 0.8 * #size-normal;
#size-large: 1.2 * #size-normal;
.l-padding {
#directions: top, left, right, bottom;
.s(#i: length(#sizes)) when (#i > 0) {
.s((#i - 1));
.d(#j: length(#directions)) when (#j > 0) {
.d((#j - 1));
#dir: extract(#directions, #j);
#s: extract(#sizes, #i);
#size: "size-#{s}";
&_#{dir}_#{s} {
.l-padding-mixin(#dir, ##size);
}
}
.d();
}
.s();
}
I don't know where is the problem but it compile to many duplacates. However each independet loop do their job.
.l-padding_top_normal {
padding-top: 1em;
}
.l-padding_left_normal {
padding-left: 1em;
}
.l-padding_right_normal {
padding-right: 1em;
}
.l-padding_bottom_normal {
padding-bottom: 1em;
}
.l-padding_top_normal {
padding-top: 1em;
}
.l-padding_left_normal {
padding-left: 1em;
}
.l-padding_right_normal {
padding-right: 1em;
}
.l-padding_bottom_normal {
padding-bottom: 1em;
}
.l-padding_top_normal {
padding-top: 1em;
}
...
.l-padding_top_normal {
padding-top: 1em;
}
.l-padding_top_small {
padding-top: 0.8em;
}
.l-padding_left_small {
padding-left: 0.8em;
}
.l-padding_right_small {
padding-right: 0.8em;
}
.l-padding_bottom_small {
padding-bottom: 0.8em;
}
.l-padding_top_normal {
padding-top: 1em;
}
.l-padding_left_normal {
padding-left: 1em;
}
.l-padding_right_normal {
padding-right: 1em;
}
.l-padding_bottom_normal {
padding-bottom: 1em;
}
...
To many duplicates. Can any one help with this?
UPD
thanks to #Harry find solution:
.l-padding-mixin(#direction, #size: 1em) {
padding-#{direction}: #size;
}
#sizes: normal, small, large;
#size-normal: 1em;
#size-small: 0.8 * #size-normal;
#size-large: 1.2 * #size-normal;
//==== layouts ====
.l-padding {
#directions: top, left, right, bottom;
#i: length(#sizes);
#j: length(#directions);
.d(#j) when (#j > 0) {
.d((#j - 1));
#dir: extract(#directions, #j);
#s: extract(#sizes, #i);
#size: "size-#{s}";
&_#{dir}_#{s} {
.l-padding-mixin(#dir, ##size);
}
}
.-(#i) when (#i > 0) {
.-((#i - 1));
.d(#j);
} .-(#i);
}

Bootstrap collapse nav at 991px

Building a site using Bootstrap. Having an issue with the van. I want it to collapse at 991px. Searched online and found this code, however it has changed the function of the nav as the nav wont stay open. Any ideas? The code used to override default is in my custom.css
http://nurdit.com/styleengineered/
#media (max-width: 991px) {
.navbar-header {
float: none;
}
.navbar-toggle {
display: block;
}
.navbar-collapse {
border-top: 1px solid transparent;
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
}
.navbar-collapse.collapse {
display: none!important;
}
.navbar-nav {
float: none!important;
margin: 7.5px -15px;
}
.navbar-nav>li {
float: none;
}
.navbar-nav>li>a {
padding-top: 10px;
padding-bottom: 10px;
}
}
Try changing the CSS above to:
#media (max-width: 991px) {
.navbar-header {
float: none;
}
.navbar-toggle {
display: block;
}
.navbar-collapse {
border-top: 1px solid transparent;
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
}
.navbar-collapse.collapse {
display: none!important;
}
.navbar-nav {
float: none!important;
margin: 7.5px -15px;
}
.navbar-nav>li {
float: none;
}
.navbar-nav>li>a {
padding-top: 10px;
padding-bottom: 10px;
}
.navbar-collapse.collapse.in { /* NEW */
display: block!important;
}
}
As far as I can tell, this does the trick on your site. Credit for this suggestion goes to Dave Forber , see Bootstrap 3 Navbar Collapse

Working with Less: avoiding tree inheritance

When I want to write something like
.security-list ul {
list-style: none;
margin-left: 0;
}
.security-list ul li {
padding: 10px 9px;
display: inline-block;
}
.security-list ul li a {
width: 234px;
color: #000;
text-decoration: none;
display: inline-block;
background-image: url(http://domain.com/infopage-icons.png);
background-position: 200px 0;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.security-list ul li a.basket,
.security-content h3.basket {
background-position: 200px 0;
}
.security-list ul li a.creditcard,
.security-content h3.creditcard {
background-position: 200px -205px;
}
I end up writting:
.security-list ul {
list-style: none;
margin-left: 0;
li {
padding: 10px 9px;
display: inline-block;
a {
width: 234px;
color: #000;
text-decoration: none;
display: inline-block;
background-image: url(http://domain.com/infopage-icons.png);
background-position: 200px 0;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
&.basket,
.security-content h3.basket {
background-position: 200px 0;
}
&.creditcard,
.security-content h3.creditcard {
background-position: 200px -205px;
}
}
}
but the problem I have is this will compile the last 2 blocks as
.security-list ul li a.basket,
.security-list ul li a .security-content h3.basket { ... }
.security-list ul li a.creditcard,
.security-list ul li a .security-content h3.creditcard { ... }
where what I really want is:
.security-list ul li a.basket,
.security-content h3.basket{ ... }
.security-list ul li a.creditcard,
.security-content h3.creditcard { ... }
What can I do in LESS that he knows that I do not want to inherit the hole tree, but still not repeat myself on the same style rule, in other words, don't create 2 rules with the same content...
Your problem is that you want to ignore the nest inside a nest, which is not (at least currently) possible. If it did work, it also would make for challenging code to read, as you would not expect a non-nesting item to be defined inside a nest.
I think one elegant solution to this, especially in your case, is to abstract the nest even further. This code gets close to what you desire by locating it all within a .security nest:
.security {
&-list ul {
list-style: none;
margin-left: 0;
li {
padding: 10px 9px;
display: inline-block;
a {
width: 234px;
color: #000;
text-decoration: none;
display: inline-block;
background-image: url(http://domain.com/infopage-icons.png);
background-position: 200px 0;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
}
}
&-list ul li a,
&-content h3 {
&.basket {
background-position: 200px 0;
}
&.creditcard {
background-position: 200px -205px;
}
}
}
The above disaccociates the call from the deep nesting in the list, which does require a small repetition of code in the ul li a call, but it produces this CSS:
.security-list ul {
list-style: none;
margin-left: 0;
}
.security-list ul li {
padding: 10px 9px;
display: inline-block;
}
.security-list ul li a {
width: 234px;
color: #000;
text-decoration: none;
display: inline-block;
background-image: url(http://domain.com/infopage-icons.png);
background-position: 200px 0;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.security-list ul li a.basket,
.security-content h3.basket {
background-position: 200px 0;
}
.security-list ul li a.creditcard,
.security-content h3.creditcard {
background-position: 200px -205px;
}
Assuming the .security-list class is only used on a container that holds a true list (like a ul), then if you are able to remove the background-position from the straight security-list ul li a selector, you can then reduce the selector of the .basket and .creditcard by removing the ul li porition of that to make it just .security-list a.basket, etc. This would reduce the selector nesting bloat on that call.