CSS Tips
Keep CSS and HTML to a minimum
- CSS and HTML are every dependent. Remove unnecessary tags and CSS classes.
- Lesser the CSS and HTML, easier it is to modify.
Use flex and grid for adjusting positions
- These are much more dynamic than using position absolute.
- Resource:
Don’t use absolute lengths, use relative lengths
- absolute lengths include cm, px, etc. relative lengths include em, cm, rem etc.
- if a width or height need to be a certain character length use “ch”. This cannot be used for font-size
- “vh” and “vw” can also be used but they are not perfect. instead use em or rem. rem is more preferred.
- Resource: https://www.w3schools.com/CSSref/css_units.asp
Use CSS variables
- CSS variables allow for easily changing CSS on the fly.
- Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtRmIp4eMjs
For DevExpress, modify dx-widget property
- .dx-widget class is applied to all DevExpress component so modifying it for changing something like font-size will effect every dx component.
- For responsiveness, rely on CSS not JS.
- Unless absolutely needed, JS should not be used to re-enforce responsiveness.
Media Queries
- Assuming you are used most of the tips above, your CSS should be fairly small.
- Now you can use media queries for modifying elements on specific screen sizes.
- Before using media queries decide on the size of displays you want to support. This will make sure media query parameters is same across application.
- Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU7jJ3NbPdA