Blueprint Grid CSS Generator

Version: v.0.7.1 (2008-02-25)

PLEASE NOTE:

This Grid Generator is OUT OF DATE and UNSUPPORTED!
Please visit http://www.blueprintcss.org/ for the latest info.

INTRODUCTION:

This tool will help you generate more flexible versions of Blueprint's grid.css and compressed.css and grid.png files. Whether you prefer 8, 10,16 or 24 columns in your design, this generator now enables you that flexibility with Blueprint.

Updated to version 0.7.1! Please Note! The default Blueprint CSS files are already generated for you to copy below.

USAGE:

Enter your desired number of columns.
Your column width.
Enter the width of your margin.
Enter the desired page width.
Click 'Generate CSS' button and copy the results from the Generated Code section.

Generator Form:

Number of Columns:

Column Width:
px

Margin Width:
px

Total Page Width:
---

Desired Page Width:
px

Generated Code:

Click in the text area below to copy all the CSS code and save your versions of grid.css, compressed.css and grid.png. Click tabs below to switch between files.

Grid.css
Compressed.css
Grid.png

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- 
   
   BLUEPRINT CSS
    * Filename:        grid.css
    * Version:         0.7.1 (2008-02-25) YYYY-MM-DD
    * Website:         http://code.google.com/p/blueprintcss/

Generated by:
    * Blueprint CSS Grid Generator (2008-02-25) [http://kematzy.com/blueprint-generator/]

Based on work by:
    * Olav Bjorkoy      [bjorkoy.com]
    * Nathan Borror     [playgroundblues.com]
    * Jeff Croft        [jeffcroft.com]
    * Christian Metts   [mintchaos.com]
    * Khoi Vinh         [subtraction.com]

== STRUCTURE: ========================
    * Page width:            950 px
    * Number of columns:     24
    * Column width:          30 px
    * Margin width:          10 px
   ======================================

By default, the grid is 950px wide, with 24 columns 
   spanning 30px, and a 10px margin between columns.

If you need fewer or more columns, use this formula to calculate
   the new total width:

Total width = (number_of_columns * column_width) - margin_width

Read more about using a grid here:
   * subtraction.com/archives/2007/0318_oh_yeeaahh.php
   
-------------------------------------------------------------- */

/* A container should group all your columns. */
.container {
  width: 950px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Use this class on any div.span / container to see the grid. */
.showgrid { 
  background: url(src/grid.png); 
}

/* Body margin for a sensile default look. */
body {
  margin:1.5em 0;	
}

/* Columns
-------------------------------------------------------------- */

/* Sets up basic grid floating and margin. */
div.span-1, div.span-2, div.span-3, div.span-4, div.span-5, div.span-6, div.span-7, div.span-8, div.span-9, div.span-10, div.span-11, div.span-12, div.span-13, div.span-14, div.span-15, div.span-16, div.span-17, div.span-18, div.span-19, div.span-20, div.span-21, div.span-22, div.span-23, div.span-24 {float:left;margin-right: 10px;}

/* The last column in a row needs this class. */
div.last { margin-right: 0; }

/* Use these classes to set the width of a column. */
.span-1  { width: 30px;}
.span-2  { width: 70px;}
.span-3  { width: 110px;}
.span-4  { width: 150px;}
.span-5  { width: 190px;}
.span-6  { width: 230px;}
.span-7  { width: 270px;}
.span-8  { width: 310px;}
.span-9  { width: 350px;}
.span-10 { width: 390px;}
.span-11 { width: 430px;}
.span-12 { width: 470px;}
.span-13 { width: 510px;}
.span-14 { width: 550px;}
.span-15 { width: 590px;}
.span-16 { width: 630px;}
.span-17 { width: 670px;}
.span-18 { width: 710px;}
.span-19 { width: 750px;}
.span-20 { width: 790px;}
.span-21 { width: 830px;}
.span-22 { width: 870px;}
.span-23 { width: 910px;}
.span-24, div.span-24 { width: 950px; margin: 0; }

/* Add these to a column to append empty cols. */
.append-1  { padding-right: 40px;}
.append-2  { padding-right: 80px;}
.append-3  { padding-right: 120px;}
.append-4  { padding-right: 160px;}
.append-5  { padding-right: 200px;}
.append-6  { padding-right: 240px;}
.append-7  { padding-right: 280px;}
.append-8  { padding-right: 320px;}
.append-9  { padding-right: 360px;}
.append-10 { padding-right: 400px;}
.append-11 { padding-right: 440px;}
.append-12 { padding-right: 480px;}
.append-13 { padding-right: 520px;}
.append-14 { padding-right: 560px;}
.append-15 { padding-right: 600px;}
.append-16 { padding-right: 640px;}
.append-17 { padding-right: 680px;}
.append-18 { padding-right: 720px;}
.append-19 { padding-right: 760px;}
.append-20 { padding-right: 800px;}
.append-21 { padding-right: 840px;}
.append-22 { padding-right: 880px;}
.append-23 { padding-right: 920px;}

/* Add these to a column to prepend empty cols. */
.prepend-1  { padding-left: 40px;}
.prepend-2  { padding-left: 80px;}
.prepend-3  { padding-left: 120px;}
.prepend-4  { padding-left: 160px;}
.prepend-5  { padding-left: 200px;}
.prepend-6  { padding-left: 240px;}
.prepend-7  { padding-left: 280px;}
.prepend-8  { padding-left: 320px;}
.prepend-9  { padding-left: 360px;}
.prepend-10 { padding-left: 400px;}
.prepend-11 { padding-left: 440px;}
.prepend-12 { padding-left: 480px;}
.prepend-13 { padding-left: 520px;}
.prepend-14 { padding-left: 560px;}
.prepend-15 { padding-left: 600px;}
.prepend-16 { padding-left: 640px;}
.prepend-17 { padding-left: 680px;}
.prepend-18 { padding-left: 720px;}
.prepend-19 { padding-left: 760px;}
.prepend-20 { padding-left: 800px;}
.prepend-21 { padding-left: 840px;}
.prepend-22 { padding-left: 880px;}
.prepend-23 { padding-left: 920px;}

/* Border on right hand side of a column. */
div.border {
  padding-right:4px;
  margin-right:5px;
  border-right: 1px solid #eee;
}

/* Border with more whitespace, spans one column. */
div.colborder {
  padding-right:28px;
  margin-right:25px;
  border-right: 1px solid #eee;
}

/* Use these classes on an element to push it into the 
   next column, or to pull it into the previous column.  */

.pull-1 { margin-left: -40px;}
.pull-2 { margin-left: -80px;}
.pull-3 { margin-left: -120px;}
.pull-4 { margin-left: -160px;}
.pull-5 { margin-left: -200px;}
.pull-6 { margin-left: -240px;}
.pull-7 { margin-left: -280px;}
.pull-8 { margin-left: -320px;}
.pull-9 { margin-left: -360px;}
.pull-10 { margin-left: -400px;}
.pull-11 { margin-left: -440px;}
.pull-12 { margin-left: -480px;}
.pull-13 { margin-left: -520px;}
.pull-14 { margin-left: -560px;}
.pull-15 { margin-left: -600px;}
.pull-16 { margin-left: -640px;}
.pull-17 { margin-left: -680px;}
.pull-18 { margin-left: -720px;}
.pull-19 { margin-left: -760px;}
.pull-20 { margin-left: -800px;}
.pull-21 { margin-left: -840px;}
.pull-22 { margin-left: -880px;}
.pull-23 { margin-left: -920px;}
.pull-24 { margin-left: -960px;}

.pull-1, .pull-2, .pull-3, .pull-4, .pull-5, .pull-6, .pull-7, .pull-8, .pull-9, .pull-10, .pull-11, .pull-12, .pull-13, .pull-14, .pull-15, .pull-16, .pull-17, .pull-18, .pull-19, .pull-20, .pull-21, .pull-22, .pull-23, .pull-24 {float:left;position:relative;}

.push-1 { margin: 0 -40px 1.5em 40px;}
.push-2 { margin: 0 -80px 1.5em 80px;}
.push-3 { margin: 0 -120px 1.5em 120px;}
.push-4 { margin: 0 -160px 1.5em 160px;}
.push-5 { margin: 0 -200px 1.5em 200px;}
.push-6 { margin: 0 -240px 1.5em 240px;}
.push-7 { margin: 0 -280px 1.5em 280px;}
.push-8 { margin: 0 -320px 1.5em 320px;}
.push-9 { margin: 0 -360px 1.5em 360px;}
.push-10 { margin: 0 -400px 1.5em 400px;}
.push-11 { margin: 0 -440px 1.5em 440px;}
.push-12 { margin: 0 -480px 1.5em 480px;}
.push-13 { margin: 0 -520px 1.5em 520px;}
.push-14 { margin: 0 -560px 1.5em 560px;}
.push-15 { margin: 0 -600px 1.5em 600px;}
.push-16 { margin: 0 -640px 1.5em 640px;}
.push-17 { margin: 0 -680px 1.5em 680px;}
.push-18 { margin: 0 -720px 1.5em 720px;}
.push-19 { margin: 0 -760px 1.5em 760px;}
.push-20 { margin: 0 -800px 1.5em 800px;}
.push-21 { margin: 0 -840px 1.5em 840px;}
.push-22 { margin: 0 -880px 1.5em 880px;}
.push-23 { margin: 0 -920px 1.5em 920px;}
.push-24 { margin: 0 -960px 1.5em 960px;}

.push-1, .push-2, .push-3, .push-4, .push-5, .push-6, .push-7, .push-8, .push-9, .push-10, .push-11, .push-12, .push-13, .push-14, .push-15, .push-16, .push-17, .push-18, .push-19, .push-20, .push-21, .push-22, .push-23, .push-24 {float:right;position:relative;}

/* Misc classes and elements
-------------------------------------------------------------- */

/* Use a .box to create a padded box inside a column.  */ 
.box { 
  padding: 1.5em; 
  margin-bottom: 1.5em; 
  background: #E5ECF9; 
}

/* Use this to create a horizontal ruler across a column. */
hr {
  background: #ddd; 
  color: #ddd;
  clear: both; 
  float: none; 
  width: 100%; 
  height: .1em;
  margin: 0 0 1.45em;
  border: none; 
}
hr.space {
  background: #fff;
  color: #fff;
}

/* Clearing floats without extra markup
   Based on How To Clear Floats Without Structural Markup by PiE
   [http://www.positioniseverything.net/easyclearing.html] */

.clearfix:after, .container:after {
    content: "."; 
    display: block; 
    height: 0; 
    clear: both; 
    visibility: hidden;
}
.clearfix, .container {display: inline-block;}
* html .clearfix,
* html .container {height: 1%;}
.clearfix, .container {display: block;}

/* Regular clearing
   apply to column that should drop below previous ones. */

.clear { clear:both; }

/* 
  BLUEPRINT CSS
   * Filename:        compressed.css
   * Version:         0.7.1 (2008-02-25) YYYY-MM-DD
   * Website:         http://code.google.com/p/blueprintcss/
   
   Generated by:
    * Blueprint CSS Grid Generator (2008-02-25) [http://kematzy.com/blueprint-generator/]
    
  == STRUCTURE: ========================
   * Page width:            950 px
   * Number of columns:     24
   * Column width:          30 px
   * Margin width:          10 px
  ======================================
   
*/
/* reset.css */
html, body, div, span, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, code, del, dfn, em, img, q, dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li, fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td {margin:0;padding:0;border:0;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:100%;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;}
body {line-height:1.5;}
table {border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;}
caption, th, td {text-align:left;font-weight:normal;}
table, td, th {vertical-align:middle;}
blockquote:before, blockquote:after, q:before, q:after {content:"";}
blockquote, q {quotes:"" "";}
a img {border:none;}

/* typography.css */
body {font-size:75%;color:#222;background:#fff;font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {font-weight:normal;color:#111;}
h1 {font-size:3em;line-height:1;margin-bottom:0.5em;}
h2 {font-size:2em;margin-bottom:0.75em;}
h3 {font-size:1.5em;line-height:1;margin-bottom:1em;}
h4 {font-size:1.2em;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:1.25em;height:1.25em;}
h5 {font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:1.5em;}
h6 {font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;}
h1 img, h2 img, h3 img, h4 img, h5 img, h6 img {margin:0;}
p {margin:0 0 1.5em;}
p img {float:left;margin:1.5em 1.5em 1.5em 0;padding:0;}
p img.right {float:right;margin:1.5em 0 1.5em 1.5em;}
a:focus, a:hover {color:#000;}
a {color:#009;text-decoration:underline;}
blockquote {margin:1.5em;color:#666;font-style:italic;}
strong {font-weight:bold;}
em, dfn {font-style:italic;}
dfn {font-weight:bold;}
sup, sub {line-height:0;}
abbr, acronym {border-bottom:1px dotted #666;}
address {margin:0 0 1.5em;font-style:italic;}
del {color:#666;}
pre, code {margin:1.5em 0;white-space:pre;}
pre, code, tt {font:1em 'andale mono', 'lucida console', monospace;line-height:1.5;}
li ul, li ol {margin:0 1.5em;}
ul, ol {margin:0 1.5em 1.5em 1.5em;}
ul {list-style-type:disc;}
ol {list-style-type:decimal;}
dl {margin:0 0 1.5em 0;}
dl dt {font-weight:bold;}
dd {margin-left:1.5em;}
table {margin-bottom:1.4em;width:100%;}
th {font-weight:bold;background:#C3D9FF;}
th, td {padding:4px 10px 4px 5px;}
tr.even td {background:#E5ECF9;}
tfoot {font-style:italic;}
caption {background:#eee;}
.small {font-size:.8em;margin-bottom:1.875em;line-height:1.875em;}
.large {font-size:1.2em;line-height:2.5em;margin-bottom:1.25em;}
.hide {display:none;}
.quiet {color:#666;}
.loud {color:#000;}
.highlight {background:#ff0;}
.added {background:#060;color:#fff;}
.removed {background:#900;color:#fff;}
.first {margin-left:0;padding-left:0;}
.last {margin-right:0;padding-right:0;}
.top {margin-top:0;padding-top:0;}
.bottom {margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0;}

/* grid.css */
.container {width:950px;margin:0 auto;}
.showgrid {background:url(src/grid.png);}
body {margin:1.5em 0;}
div.span-1, div.span-2, div.span-3, div.span-4, div.span-5, div.span-6, div.span-7, div.span-8, div.span-9, div.span-10, div.span-11, div.span-12, div.span-13, div.span-14, div.span-15, div.span-16, div.span-17, div.span-18, div.span-19, div.span-20, div.span-21, div.span-22, div.span-23, div.span-24 {float:left;margin-right: 10px;}

div.last {margin-right:0;}
.span-1  { width: 30px;}
.span-2  { width: 70px;}
.span-3  { width: 110px;}
.span-4  { width: 150px;}
.span-5  { width: 190px;}
.span-6  { width: 230px;}
.span-7  { width: 270px;}
.span-8  { width: 310px;}
.span-9  { width: 350px;}
.span-10 { width: 390px;}
.span-11 { width: 430px;}
.span-12 { width: 470px;}
.span-13 { width: 510px;}
.span-14 { width: 550px;}
.span-15 { width: 590px;}
.span-16 { width: 630px;}
.span-17 { width: 670px;}
.span-18 { width: 710px;}
.span-19 { width: 750px;}
.span-20 { width: 790px;}
.span-21 { width: 830px;}
.span-22 { width: 870px;}
.span-23 { width: 910px;}
.span-24, div.span-24 { width: 950px; margin: 0; }

.append-1  { padding-right: 40px;}
.append-2  { padding-right: 80px;}
.append-3  { padding-right: 120px;}
.append-4  { padding-right: 160px;}
.append-5  { padding-right: 200px;}
.append-6  { padding-right: 240px;}
.append-7  { padding-right: 280px;}
.append-8  { padding-right: 320px;}
.append-9  { padding-right: 360px;}
.append-10 { padding-right: 400px;}
.append-11 { padding-right: 440px;}
.append-12 { padding-right: 480px;}
.append-13 { padding-right: 520px;}
.append-14 { padding-right: 560px;}
.append-15 { padding-right: 600px;}
.append-16 { padding-right: 640px;}
.append-17 { padding-right: 680px;}
.append-18 { padding-right: 720px;}
.append-19 { padding-right: 760px;}
.append-20 { padding-right: 800px;}
.append-21 { padding-right: 840px;}
.append-22 { padding-right: 880px;}
.append-23 { padding-right: 920px;}

.prepend-1  { padding-left: 40px;}
.prepend-2  { padding-left: 80px;}
.prepend-3  { padding-left: 120px;}
.prepend-4  { padding-left: 160px;}
.prepend-5  { padding-left: 200px;}
.prepend-6  { padding-left: 240px;}
.prepend-7  { padding-left: 280px;}
.prepend-8  { padding-left: 320px;}
.prepend-9  { padding-left: 360px;}
.prepend-10 { padding-left: 400px;}
.prepend-11 { padding-left: 440px;}
.prepend-12 { padding-left: 480px;}
.prepend-13 { padding-left: 520px;}
.prepend-14 { padding-left: 560px;}
.prepend-15 { padding-left: 600px;}
.prepend-16 { padding-left: 640px;}
.prepend-17 { padding-left: 680px;}
.prepend-18 { padding-left: 720px;}
.prepend-19 { padding-left: 760px;}
.prepend-20 { padding-left: 800px;}
.prepend-21 { padding-left: 840px;}
.prepend-22 { padding-left: 880px;}
.prepend-23 { padding-left: 920px;}

div.border{padding-right:4px;margin-right:5px;border-right:1px solid #eee;}
div.colborder { padding-right:26px;margin-right:25px;border-right:1px solid #eee;}
.pull-1 { margin-left: -40px;}
.pull-2 { margin-left: -80px;}
.pull-3 { margin-left: -120px;}
.pull-4 { margin-left: -160px;}
.pull-5 { margin-left: -200px;}
.pull-6 { margin-left: -240px;}
.pull-7 { margin-left: -280px;}
.pull-8 { margin-left: -320px;}
.pull-9 { margin-left: -360px;}
.pull-10 { margin-left: -400px;}
.pull-11 { margin-left: -440px;}
.pull-12 { margin-left: -480px;}
.pull-13 { margin-left: -520px;}
.pull-14 { margin-left: -560px;}
.pull-15 { margin-left: -600px;}
.pull-16 { margin-left: -640px;}
.pull-17 { margin-left: -680px;}
.pull-18 { margin-left: -720px;}
.pull-19 { margin-left: -760px;}
.pull-20 { margin-left: -800px;}
.pull-21 { margin-left: -840px;}
.pull-22 { margin-left: -880px;}
.pull-23 { margin-left: -920px;}
.pull-24 { margin-left: -960px;}

.pull-1, .pull-2, .pull-3, .pull-4, .pull-5, .pull-6, .pull-7, .pull-8, .pull-9, .pull-10, .pull-11, .pull-12, .pull-13, .pull-14, .pull-15, .pull-16, .pull-17, .pull-18, .pull-19, .pull-20, .pull-21, .pull-22, .pull-23, .pull-24 {float:left;position:relative;}

.push-1 { margin: 0 -40px 1.5em 40px;}
.push-2 { margin: 0 -80px 1.5em 80px;}
.push-3 { margin: 0 -120px 1.5em 120px;}
.push-4 { margin: 0 -160px 1.5em 160px;}
.push-5 { margin: 0 -200px 1.5em 200px;}
.push-6 { margin: 0 -240px 1.5em 240px;}
.push-7 { margin: 0 -280px 1.5em 280px;}
.push-8 { margin: 0 -320px 1.5em 320px;}
.push-9 { margin: 0 -360px 1.5em 360px;}
.push-10 { margin: 0 -400px 1.5em 400px;}
.push-11 { margin: 0 -440px 1.5em 440px;}
.push-12 { margin: 0 -480px 1.5em 480px;}
.push-13 { margin: 0 -520px 1.5em 520px;}
.push-14 { margin: 0 -560px 1.5em 560px;}
.push-15 { margin: 0 -600px 1.5em 600px;}
.push-16 { margin: 0 -640px 1.5em 640px;}
.push-17 { margin: 0 -680px 1.5em 680px;}
.push-18 { margin: 0 -720px 1.5em 720px;}
.push-19 { margin: 0 -760px 1.5em 760px;}
.push-20 { margin: 0 -800px 1.5em 800px;}
.push-21 { margin: 0 -840px 1.5em 840px;}
.push-22 { margin: 0 -880px 1.5em 880px;}
.push-23 { margin: 0 -920px 1.5em 920px;}
.push-24 { margin: 0 -960px 1.5em 960px;}

.push-1, .push-2, .push-3, .push-4, .push-5, .push-6, .push-7, .push-8, .push-9, .push-10, .push-11, .push-12, .push-13, .push-14, .push-15, .push-16, .push-17, .push-18, .push-19, .push-20, .push-21, .push-22, .push-23, .push-24 {float:right;position:relative;}

.box {padding:1.5em;margin-bottom:1.5em;background:#E5ECF9;}
hr {background:#ddd;color:#ddd;clear:both;float:none;width:100%;height:.1em;margin:0 0 1.45em;border:none;}
hr.space {background:#fff;color:#fff;}
.clearfix:after, .container:after {content:".";display:block;height:0;clear:both;visibility:hidden;}
.clearfix, .container {display:inline-block;}
* html .clearfix, * html .container {height:1%;}
.clearfix, .container {display:block;}
.clear {clear:both;}

/* forms.css */
label {font-weight:bold;}
fieldset {padding:1.4em;margin:0 0 1.5em 0;border:1px solid #ccc;}
legend {font-weight:bold;font-size:1.2em;}
input.text, input.title, textarea, select {margin:0.5em 0;border:1px solid #bbb;}
input.text:focus, input.title:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus {border:1px solid #666;}
input.text, input.title {width:300px;padding:5px;}
input.title {font-size:1.5em;}
textarea {width:390px;height:250px;padding:5px;}
.error, .notice, .success {padding:.8em;margin-bottom:1em;border:2px solid #ddd;}
.error {background:#FBE3E4;color:#8a1f11;border-color:#FBC2C4;}
.notice {background:#FFF6BF;color:#514721;border-color:#FFD324;}
.success {background:#E6EFC2;color:#264409;border-color:#C6D880;}
.error a {color:#8a1f11;}
.notice a {color:#514721;}
.success a {color:#264409;}

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A big Thank You ! goes out to all the developers involved in Blueprint CSS. You guys have helped me loads.

LICENCE:

The code for this 'solution' is released under the same licence as Blueprint. Please feel free to use as you wish. IF you make improvements to the script, please let me know, so I too can benefit from those improvements ;-)

NB! The downloadable version is unfortunately out of sync with the current version on this site.

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