Less Basic Tutorial
Language Features
Functions
Usage
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Language Features
- Less - Parent Selectors
- Less - Merge
- Less - Loops
- Less - CSS Guards
- Less - Mixin Guards
- Less - Import Options
- Less - Import Directives
- Less - Passing Rulesets to Mixins
- Less - Mixins as Functions
- Less - Parametric Mixins
- Less - Mixins
- Less - Extend
- Less - Variables
- Less - Importing
- Less - Comments
- Less - Scope
- Less - Namespaces and Accessors
- Less - Functions
- Less - Escaping
- Less - Operations
- Less - Nested Directives and Bubbling
- Less - Nested Rules
Functions
- Less - Color Blending Functions
- Less - Color Operation
- Less - Color Channel Functions
- Less - Color Defination Functions
- Less - Type Functions
- Less - Math Functions
- Less - List Functions
- Less - String Functions
- Less - Misc Functions
Usage
- Less - Frameworks
- Less - Third Party Compilers
- Less - Editors and Plugins
- Less - GUIs
- Less - Online Compilers
- Less - Programmatic Usage
- Less - Plugins
- Less - Browser support
- Using Less In The Browser
- Less - Command Line Usage
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- Who is Who
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Less - GUIs
LESS - GUIs
In this chapter, we will understand the GUIs for LESS. You can use different LESS tools for your platform. For command pne usage and tools cpck this .
The following table psts the GUI compilers that supports cross platform.
| Sr.No. | Tools & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
It supports across platforms pke Windows, Mac and Linux. It provides editor with integrated compipng. |
| 2 | Mixture It is a rapid prototyping and static site generation tool used by designers and developers. It is quick, efficient and works well with your editor. It brings together a collection of awesome tools and best practices. |
| 3 |
It is a minimapstic LESS compiler. It provides drag, drop and compile functionapty. SimpLESS supports prefixing your CSS by using which is the unique feature of SimpLESS. It is built on Titanium platform. |
| 4 |
It is used to compile LESS, SASS and CoffeeScript. It provides features pke compile error notification supports and compile options supports. |
The following table psts the GUI compilers that support Windows platform.
| Sr.No. | Tools & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
It a tool that compiles LESS, SASS, Compass, Stylus, Jade and many more. |
| 2 |
Initially it was a clone of LESS.app, it has several settings and takes more feature complete approach. It supports starting with command pne arguments. |
The following table psts the GUI compilers that supports OS X platform.
| Sr.No. | Tools & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
t is successor of LESS.app and supports LESS among many other processing languages pke SASS, Jade, Markdown and more. |
| 2 |
It edits CSS and changes images instantly. SASS, LESS, CoffeeScript and others work well. |
The following table psts the GUI compilers that supports OS X platform.
| Sr.No. | Tools & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
It is gui frontend for lessc. It has features pke log viewer, auto compile, opening the LESS file with the chosen editor and sourcemap support. |