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  * Intro
  * Components
         
      + Buttons  
      + Radio Buttons  
      + Checkboxes  
      + Dropdown  
      + Text Box

  * Windows
         
      + Title Bar  
      + Window Contents  
      + Dialogs

     
  * Contributing, Credits, etc.

System.css

A design system for building retro -inspired interfaces

Intro

System.css is a CSS library for building interfaces that resemble
Apple's System OS which ran from 1984-1991. Design-wise, not much
really changed from System 1 to System 6; however this library is
based on System 6 as it was the final monochrome version of MacOS.

Fortunately, this library does not use any JavaScript and is
compatible with any front-end framework of your choice. Most styles
can also be overwritten to allow for deeper customization.

Components

Buttons

    A button is a rounded rectangle that is named with text. Clicking
    a button performs the action described by the button's name. --
    Apple HI Guidelines, p. 204

A standard button measures 59px wide and 20px tall. We use the .btn
class for these buttons

Cancel Submit Show code

<button class="btn">Cancel</button>
<button class="btn">Submit</button>

When pressed, buttons invert. The button below is stimulated to be in
the active state.

Active Show code

<button  class="btn">Active</button>

Buttons can also have dynamic widths.

Buttons can be long!! Show code

<button class="btn">Buttons can be long!!</button>

Disabled buttons look the same as standard buttons, but with grey
button text. Add the disabled attribute to use it.

Disabled Show code

<button class="btn" disabled>Disabled</button>

Radio Buttons

    A radio button is a Macintosh control that displays a setting,
    either on or off, and is part of a group in which only one button
    can be on at a time. -- Apple HI Guidelines, p. 210

Radio Buttons can be rendered by specifying a radio type on an input
tag and assigning it a name.

( ) Left
( ) Center
( ) Right
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<div class="field-row">
    <input id="radio1" type="radio" name="first-example">
    <label for="radio1">Left</label>
  </div>
  <div class="field-row">
    <input id="radio2" type="radio" name="first-example">
    <label for="radio2">Center</label>
  </div>
  <div class="field-row">
    <input id="radio3" type="radio" name="first-example">
    <label for="radio3">Right</label>
</div>

Checkboxes

    Checkboxes, like radio buttons, provide alternative choices for
    users. A checkbox is a square with label text next to it -- Apple
    HI Guidelines, p. 211

Checkboxes can be rendered by specifying a checkbox type on an input
tag and assigning it a name.

[ ] Left
[ ] Center
[ ] Right
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<div class="field-row">
    <input id="checkbox1" type="checkbox" name="chbx-example">
    <label for="checkbox1">Left</label>
  </div>
  <div class="field-row">
    <input id="checkbox2" type="checkbox" name="chbx-example">
    <label for="checkbox2">Center</label>
  </div>
  <div class="field-row">
    <input id="checkbox3" type="checkbox" name="chbx-example">
    <label for="checkbox3">Right</label>
</div>

Dropdown

    A dropdown is a menu that offers a list of options.

Apply the dd-toggle class to what you want to serve as a dropdown

File
[ ]

  * Action
  * Another action
  * Something else here
  * 
  * sakun's twitter

Edit
[ ]

  * Woah
  * 
  * Another action
  * Something else here
  * 
  * sakun's projects

View
[ ]

  * Action
  * Another action
  * Something else here
  * 
  * Apple

Special
[ ]

  * You probably
  * Get the
  * 
  * Idea

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<label class="dropdown">

  <div class="dd-toggle">
    File
  </div>

  <input type="checkbox" class="dd-input" id="test">

  <ul class="dd-menu">
    <li>Action</li>
    <li>Another action</li>
    <li>Something else here</li>
    <li class="divider"></li>
    <li>
      <a href="https://twitter.com/sakofchit">sakun's twitter</a>
    </li>
  </ul>

</label>

<label class="dropdown">

  <div class="dd-toggle">
    Edit
  </div>

  <input type="checkbox" class="dd-input" id="test">

  <ul class="dd-menu">
    <li>Woah</li>
    <li class="divider"></li>
    <li>Another action</li>
    <li>Something else here</li>
    <li class="divider"></li>
    <li>
      <a href="https://sakun.co">sakun's projects</a>
    </li>
  </ul>

</label>

<label class="dropdown">

  <div class="dd-toggle">
    View
  </div>

  <input type="checkbox" class="dd-input" id="test">

  <ul class="dd-menu">
    <li>Action</li>
    <li>Another action</li>
    <li>Something else here</li>
    <li class="divider"></li>
    <li>
      <a href="https://apple.com">Apple</a>
    </li>
  </ul>

</label>

<label class="dropdown">

  <div class="dd-toggle">
    Special
  </div>

  <input type="checkbox" class="dd-input" id="test">

  <ul class="dd-menu">
    <li>You probably</li>
    <li>Get the</li>
    <li class="divider"></li>
    <li>Idea</li>
  </ul>

</label>

Text Box

    The place or places in a dialog box where information can be
    typed. Also called text entry field. -- Apple HI Guidelines, p.
    372

Text Boxes can be rendered by specifying a text type on an input tag

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<input type="text" placeholder="some cool text"/>

Other types of text are also supported

Email
[                    ]
Password
[                    ]

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<form>
  <label for="email">Email</label><br>
  <input type="email" placeholder="panic@thedis.co"/><br>
  <label for="password">Password</label><br>
  <input type="password" placeholder="password"/><br><br>
</form>

Windows

    Standard document windows have standard structural components.
    These components include the title bar, size box, close box, zoom
    box, and scroll bars. Windows are designed for visual consistency
    across all monitors -- Apple HI Guidelines, p. 134, 159

Title Bar

    A standard title bar is at least 19px tall, has a close button,
    caption, and racing stripes.

They're usually a part of a window. Title bars use the Chicago 12pt
font.

A Title Bar

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<div class="window">
  <div class="title-bar">
    <button class="close"></button>
    <h1 class="title">A Title Bar</h1>
    <button class="hidden"></button>
  </div>
</div>

Title bars can look different depending on what they're intended for.

Also a Title Bar

Dialog Title

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<div class="window">
  <div class="title-bar">
    <button class="close"></button>
    <h1 class="title">Also a Title Bar</h1>
    <button class="resize"></button>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="window">
  <div class="title-bar">
    <h1 class="title">Dialog Title</h1>
  </div>
</div>

You can also set a title bar to be inactive by applying the
.inactive-title-bar class

Inactive Title Bar

Show code

<div class="window">
  <div class="inactive-title-bar">

    <h1 class="title">Inactive Title Bar</h1>

  </div>
</div>

Window Contents

    Document windows present a view into the content that people
    create and store. -- Apple HI Guidelines, p. 134

This is a window (without stuff in it). To create a basic window, we
simply use the .window class.

Window Without Stuff

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<div class="window">
  <div class="title-bar">
    <button class="close"></button>
    <h1 class="title">Window Without Stuff</h1>
    <button class="resize"></button>
  </div>
</div>

This is a window with stuff in it. We can achieve this by simply
adding a div with the .window-pane below the title bar.

Window With Stuff

Woo I got stuff in me!
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<div class="window">
  <div class="title-bar">
    <button class="close"></button>
    <h1 class="title">Window With Stuff</h1>
    <button class="resize"></button>
  </div>
  <div class="separator"></div>

  <div class="window-pane">
    Woo I got stuff in me!
  </div>
</div>

You can also add a details bar to a window by adding.details-bar
below the title bar.

Window With Details

some more details
Woo I got a details bar.
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<div class="window">
  <div class="title-bar">
    <button class="close"></button>
    <h1 class="title">Window With Details</h1>
    <button class="resize"></button>
  </div>
  <div class="details-bar">
    <span>some</span>
    <span>more</span>
    <span>details</span>
  </div>

  <div class="window-pane">
    Woo I got a details bar.
  </div>
</div>

You can also create an inactive window using an inactive title bar.

Inactive Window

some more details
not active :(
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<div class="window">
  <div class="inactive-title-bar">
    <h1 class="title">Inactive Window</h1>
  </div>
  <div class="details-bar">
    <span>some</span>
    <span>more</span>
    <span>details</span>
  </div>

  <div class="window-pane">
    not active :(
  </div>
</div>

Dialogs

    Dialog boxes are windows that provide a standard framework in
    which the computer can present alternatives from which the user
    can choose. -- Apple HI Guidelines, p. 176

A basic dialog is just a box with text in it. We use the
.standard-dialog class here.

The Macintosh Finder, Version 1.0 (18 Jan 84)

(c) 1984 Apple Computer

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<div class="standard-dialog center" style="width:50%;">
  <p class="dialog-text">The Macintosh Finder, Version 1.0 (18 Jan 84)</p>
  <p class="dialog-text">&copy; 1984 Apple Computer</p>
</div>

A modeless dialog box looks like a window without a size box, zoom
box, or scroll bars.

Modeless Dialog

Find:

[                    ] Cancel Find
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<div class="window" style="width:30rem;">
  <div class="title-bar">
    <button class="close"></button>
    <h1 class="title">Modeless Dialog</h1>
    <button class="hidden"></button>
  </div>
  <div class="separator"></div>

  <div class="modeless-dialog">
    <section class="field-row" style="justify-content: flex-start">
      <p class="modeless-text">Find:</p>
      <input type="text" style="width:100%;" placeholder=""/>

    </section>
    <section class="field-row" style="justify-content: flex-end">
      <button class="btn">Cancel</button>
      <button class="btn" style="width:95px;">Find</button>
    </section>
  </div>
</div>

We can also have a modal dialog box, which typically has some
interactive component within it. It has a double-outline border. We
achieve this by using a nested div. The outer div uses the
.outer-border class and the .inner-border

Modal Dialog

( ) Room
( ) For
( ) Stuff
Cancel OK
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<div class="modal-dialog outer-border">
  <div class="inner-border center">

    <div class="modal-contents">
      <p class="modal-text">Modal Dialog</p>
      <div style="padding-left: 20px;">
        <div class="field-row">
          <input id="radio4" type="radio" name="second-example">
          <label for="radio4">Room</label>
        </div>
        <div class="field-row">
          <input id="radio5" type="radio" name="second-example">
          <label for="radio5">For</label>
        </div>
        <div class="field-row">
          <input id="radio6" type="radio" name="second-example">
          <label for="radio6">Stuff</label>
        </div>

      </div>

      <section class="field-row" style="justify-content: flex-end">
        <button class="btn">Cancel</button>
        <button class="btn" style="width:95px;">OK</button>
      </section>

    </div>


  </div>
</div>

    Alert boxes appear when the system software or an application
    needs to communicate information to the user. Alert boxes provide
    messages about error conditions and warn users about potentially
    hazardous situations or actions -- Apple HI Guidelines, p. 176

Like modal dialogs, alert boxes also have a double-outline frame. The
empty square is where you'd place an icon.

This is a standard alert box. The text would be placed here. This is
where more text appears

Cancel OK
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<div class="alert-box outer-border"  style="width:30rem;">
  <div class="inner-border">

    <div class="alert-contents" style="padding-left: 30px; padding-right:20px;">
      <section class="field-row" style="justify-content: flex-start">
        <div class="square"></div>
        <p class="alert-text" style="padding-left:10px;">This is a standard alert box. The text would be placed here.
          This is where more text appears</p>
      </section>

      <section class="field-row" style="justify-content: flex-end">
        <button class="btn">Cancel</button>
        <button class="btn" style="width:95px;">OK</button>
      </section>

    </div>


  </div>
</div>

Contributing, Credits, etc.

Thanks for checking this project out! This library was made in good
fun and was largely inspired by 98.css. The Chicago 12pt and Geneva
9pt fonts are recreations by @blogmywiki

System.css is still in beta! I recreated components based on Apple's
Human Interface Guidelines. However, there's still a pretty good
chance that I've might've missed/overlooked something essential. I've
also had to recreate most of the assets, which can also be found here
.

If you find a bug, consider opening an issue here. If there's
something that you'd like to add, please feel free to create a PR!

If you'd like to see what else I'm up to, consider following me on
Twitter or checking out my personal site :)