Tips for declaring elements with equal width in a row using isolation-span

I have been experimenting with Singularity and trying to transition from the float to the isolation output style using grid- and isolation-span. However, there is one particular pattern that I am struggling to replicate. I wonder if there might be a more elegant solution. Previously, for the float output, I used the following settings:

<div class="floater">
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
</div>

@import 'compass';
@import 'singularitygs';
$grids: 16;
$gutters:0.25;
$output: 'float';

.floater div
{
  background-color:red;
  height:10em;
  @include float-span(4);
  &:nth-child(4n) {
      @include float-span(4, 'last');
  }
}

This resulted in 4 boxes of equal width aligned side by side. My challenge now is achieving the same layout with isolation-span / isolation output. When attempting the following:

<div class="isolator">
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
</div>

@import 'compass';
@import 'singularitygs';
$grids: 16;
$gutters:0.25;
$output: 'isolation';

.isolator div
{
  background-blue;
  height:10em;
  @include isolation-span(4, 1, 'right', $gutter: .25);
  &:nth-child(4n) {
        @include isolation-span(4, 13, 'right', $gutter: .25);
  }
}

Do I need to write an nth-child selector and isolation-span include for each "column" (since the nth-child approach from the float example only displayed the first and last box)? Or is there a shorter method similar to the float example above? Regards, Ralf

Answer №1

In order to display each item correctly, it is necessary to list them out individually. The isolation output method subtly positions an item within a column on the grid. The use of the float output method actually results from a unique interaction between the float and symmetric grid settings, which may change if either of these variables is altered.

Essentially, in a symmetric grid layout where all items have the same width, columns can be swapped without affecting the overall design. When using float, each column aligns with the one to its left (in the case of

ltr</code). This allows for creating a <code>span
in float that always starts at the first column but can appear anywhere due to the interchangeability of columns in symmetric grids. This capability is fundamental to stacking items together effectively. It serves as a key distinction between the mental models of the float and isolation output styles; the latter discreetly placing items into specific column positions.

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