I want to change a less variable on client side.
Say I have a less file
@color1: #123456;
@color2: @color1 + #111111;
.title { color: @color1; }
.text { color: @color2; }
I want that user yo pick a color and change the value of @color1 and recompile css without reloading the page.
Basically I'm looking for a js function, something like this
less_again({color1: '#ff0000'})
The creator of less.js added some features that should allow you to do something like this. Read the comments and the answers here: Load less.js rules dynamically
Marvin,
I wrote a function that does exactly what you're looking for, last night.
I have created a fork on Github;
https://github.com/hbi99/less.js/commit/6508fe89a6210ae3cd8fffb8e998334644e7dcdc
Take a look at it. Since this is a recent addition, I'd like to hear your comments on the addition. This solution fits my needs perfectly and I think it will do the same for you.
Here is a basic sample;
Sample LESS:
@bgColor: black;
@textColor: yellow;
body {background: @bgColor; color: @textColor;}
From JS:
less.modifyVars({
'@bgColor': 'blue',
'@textColor': 'red'
});
This less:
@color1: #123456;
@color2: @color1 + #111111;
.title { color: @color1; }
.text { color: @color2; }
compiles to this CSS and this is all the browser knows about:
.title { color: #123456; }
.text { color: #234567; }
So, now you're effectively saying you want to change dynamically to this:
.title { color: #ff0000; }
You can do that by reaching into the existing stylesheet with JS and changing the rule for .title
. Or, you can define an alternate rule in your original CSS:
.alternate.title { color: #ff0000; }
And, find all the objects with .title and add .alternate to them. In jQuery, this would be as simple as:
$(".title").addClass(".alternate");
In plain JS, you'd need to use a shim to provide getElementsByClassName in a cross browser fashion and then use:
var list = document.getElementsByClassName("title");
for (var i = 0, len = list.length; i < len; i++) {
list[i].className += " alternate";
}