Designing in the browser — still a thing? (part 2)

:has() finally lets me style parents without JavaScript, and support is good now.

Dark mode is a one-liner media query once your colours live in variables.

I design in the browser almost exclusively now; mockups only for client sign-off.

Curious what everyone else here thinks about it.

:has() finally lets me style parents without JavaScript, and support is good now.

CSS variables + one class toggle is my whole dark mode stack.

Refactoring legacy CSS one component at a time is the only sane way.

Thanks for sharing, saved me a lot of time.

I still reach for Bootstrap when a client needs to maintain it afterwards.

Interesting — I will have to try that.

I still reach for Bootstrap when a client needs to maintain it afterwards.

CSS variables + one class toggle is my whole dark mode stack.

I still reach for Bootstrap when a client needs to maintain it afterwards.

:has() feels like cheating compared to what we used to do.

Nice thread, following for the replies.

I still reach for Bootstrap when a client needs to maintain it afterwards.

Refactoring legacy CSS one component at a time is the only sane way.

Thanks for sharing, saved me a lot of time.

I still reach for Bootstrap when a client needs to maintain it afterwards.

Container queries are great but I still add a media-query fallback.

Good point, I had not thought of it that way.

CSS variables + one class toggle is my whole dark mode stack.

Thanks for sharing, saved me a lot of time.

I still reach for Bootstrap when a client needs to maintain it afterwards.

Container queries are great but I still add a media-query fallback.

CSS variables + one class toggle is my whole dark mode stack.

I disagree slightly, but I can see where you are coming from.