Tag Archives : Device Detection June 2013

• What do I call it? : Media Query naming conventions in Sass

  Posted : June 12, 2013 | Filed Under : Sass

  “Hey you, Sass developers who use variables for media queries! How do you decide what to name the media queries?” It’s a pretty common question in programming languages other than Sass, and one that is always the toughest to decide.

  When Chris Van Patten asked in this tweet there were a few replies. Some answers assorted and some similar. If you aren’t aware of Chris Coyier’s post on naming conventions then be sure to check that out before reading further. It’s what I call “the bear approach.” Read More →

• Conditional Resources

  Posted : May 15, 2012 | Filed Under : Modernizr

  So you wanna conditionally load assets for your web app? Do you load them based on @media queries (device size, screen width, pixel density etc.) or based on touch events? Are we detecting “touch device” or are we asking “supports touch events”? Which touch events are we looking for? With so many different capabilities across the device spectrum, and with the advancement of touch capabilities ( or lack thereof ), touch will no longer mean “mobile.” For instance, the new version of Windows 8 will now incorporate a touch interface so it’s now more disastrous than ever before to assume “touch” means “mobile” or “no touch” means “desktop.” Read More →