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			@title CSS Coding Standards
			@group standards

			This document describes CSS features and coding standards for Phabricator.

			= Overview =

			This document describes technical and style guidelines for writing CSS in
			Phabricator.

			Phabricator has a limited CSS preprocessor. This document describes the features
			it makes available.

			= Z-Indexes =

			You should put all `z-index` rules in `z-index.css`, and keep them sorted. The
			goal is to make indexes relatively manageable and reduce the escalation of the
			Great Z-Index War where all indexes grow without bound in an endless arms race.

			= Color Variables =

			Phabricator's preprocessor provides some standard color variables. You can
			reference these with `{$color}`. For example:

			lang=css
			span.critical {
			color: {$red};
			}

			You can find a list of all available colors in the UIExamples application.

			= Printable Rules =

			If you preface a rule with `!print`, it will be transformed into a print rule
			and activated when the user is printing the page or viewing a printable version
			of the page:

			lang=css
			!print div.menu {
			display: none;
			}

			Specifically, this directive causes two copies of the rule to be written out.
			The output will look something like this:

			lang=css
			.printable div.menu {
			display: none;
			}

			@media print {
			div.menu {
			display: none;
			}
			}

			The former will activate when users look at the printable versions of pages, by
			adding `__print__` to the URI. The latter will be activated in print contexts
			by the media query.

			= Device Rules =

			Phabricator's environment defines several device classes which can be used to
			adjust behavior responsively. In particular:

			lang=css
			.device-phone {
			/* Smallest breakpoint, usually for phones. */
			}

			.device-tablet {
			/* Middle breakpoint, usually for tablets. */
			}

			.device-desktop {
			/* Largest breakpoint, usually for desktops. */
			}

			Since many rules are specific to handheld devices, the `.device` class selects
			either tablets or phones:

			lang=css
			.device {
			/* Phone or tablet (not desktop). */
			}

			= Image Inlining =

			Phabricator's CSS preprocessor automatically inlines images which are less than
			32KB using `data:` URIs. This is primarily useful for gradients or textures
			which are small and difficult to sprite.

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