I commonly make quick demo pages or websites with simple content. For these, I don't want to spend time styling them but don't like the uglyness of the default styles.
Water.css is a css framework that doesn't require any classes. You just include it in your `<head>` and forget about it, while it silently makes everything nicer.
## Who?
You might want to use Water.css if you're making a simple static or demo website that you don't want to spend time styling.
You probably don't want to use it for a production app or something that has more than a simple document. Rule of thumb: if your site has a navbar, don't use Water.css. It's just not meant for that kind of content.
Well, there's a dark theme and a light theme. If you want the light theme, use `light.css` instead of `dark.css`. See [Theming](#theming) to make your own theme!
No other classes or code is required to make Water.css work. If you want a specific version, you can replace `@latest` with `@version`. See [all the versions](https://github.com/kognise/water.css/releases).
If you decide to contribute, after downloading a copy of the repository make sure to run `yarn` to install dependencies useful for development. Then, you can just run the following to start a server of the demo with live reloading and automatic Sass compiling.
And make sure to run `yarn build` before pushing any changes! Thanks for taking the time to contribute :)
## Theming
Do you want to make your own theme different from the light or dark themes? Since Water.css is built with Sass this is super easy to do. There are two methods. Also, here's a list of variables to set:
-`$background`
-`$background-alt`
-`$text-main`
-`$text-bright`
-`$links`
-`$focus`
-`$border`
-`$code`
-`$button-hover`
-`$animation-duration`
-`$form-placeholder`
-`$form-text`
### Based on an existing theme
You can base your theme off of the existing light or dark themes, which already have some variables predefined to make it easier for you.
