// Make elements align in a grid, regardless of height
// Apply to elements you want as grid items
// $cols = how many columns you want
// $margin-right = margin-right, should be in percent
// $ie8-height = an explicit height for all the elements, "off" by default, only applied to IE
@mixin gridify($cols, $margin-right: 5%, $ie8-height: auto) {
// Math for widths, margins, and clears
$width: (100% / $cols) - $margin-right + ($margin-right / $cols);
$ie-width: (100% / $cols) - $margin-right;
$clearnum: $cols + 1;
// Default styles for each grid item
clear: none;
display: block;
float: left;
margin-right: $margin-right;
width: $width;
// Resetting from any previous uses of this mixin
&:nth-child(odd),
&:nth-child(even) {
clear: none;
margin-right: $margin-right;
}
// Clear the rows
&:nth-child(#{$cols}n+#{$clearnum}) {
clear: left;
}
// Remove margin-right from last column
&:nth-child(#{$cols}n+#{$cols}) {
margin-right: 0;
}
// Fix for IE8 since it can't handle :nth-child()
.lt-ie9 & {
height: $ie8-height;
width: $ie-width;
}
}