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diff --git a/build/easy-toggle-switches/index.html b/build/easy-toggle-switches/index.html index 5120d90..b84f921 100644 --- a/build/easy-toggle-switches/index.html +++ b/build/easy-toggle-switches/index.html @@ -1,49 +1,65 @@ <!doctype html> -<html lang="en" id="top"> +<html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> <title>Easy Toggle Switches</title> - <link href="https://bt.ht/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> - <style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{overflow:auto;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}</style> + <link href="/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> + <link href="/rss.xml" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="RSS feed for blog posts" /> +<style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.33;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{border:1px solid;overflow:auto;padding:5px;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}.footnotes{font-size:90%;}</style> </head> <nav> - <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> + <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> </nav> <main> -<h1>Easy Toggle Switches</h1> +<h1 id="easy-toggle-switches">Easy Toggle Switches</h1> + <p>2019-02-18</p> + <p>Sometimes there is a need to use toggle elements in-place of the default <code>checkbox</code> inputs. The problem is, I tend to see a lot of developers reaching for plugins or JavaScript components in order to implement these toggles.</p> + <p><em>This is overkill</em>. You can create your own custom <code>input</code> elements to mimic toggles perfectly with just a small amount of CSS.</p> -<h2>What we will be building</h2> + +<h2 id="what-we-will-be-building">What we will be building</h2> + <p><img src="/public/images/easy-toggle-switches.png" alt="Easy toggle switches" /></p> + <p><a href="https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/bGgbajY">Live CodePen Example</a></p> -<h2>The HTML</h2> + +<h2 id="the-html">The HTML</h2> + <p>The build structure for these toggles is really simple, we only need:</p> + <ul> -<li>a parent container to hold all our corresponding elements</li> -<li>a checkbox <code>input</code> element (which we will hide)</li> -<li>an empty label designed to represent the slider</li> -<li>a text label that references the <code>input</code> </li> +<li><p>a parent container to hold all our corresponding elements</p></li> +<li><p>a checkbox <code>input</code> element (which we will hide)</p></li> +<li><p>an empty label designed to represent the slider</p></li> +<li><p>a text label that references the <code>input</code> </p> + +<p>/* Main toggle parent container <em>/ + + /</em> Checkbox input, hidden with CSS <em>/ + + /</em> The toggle slider element <em>/ + + /</em> The text label to the right of the slider */ + Toggle Switch +</p></li> </ul> -<pre><code>/* Main toggle parent container */ -<div class="toggle-switch"> - /* Checkbox input, hidden with CSS */ - <input class="toggle-input" type="checkbox" id="toggle-1"> - /* The toggle slider element */ - <label class="toggle-slider" for="toggle-1"></label> - /* The text label to the right of the slider */ - <label class="toggle-label" for="toggle-1">Toggle Switch</label> -</div> -</code></pre> -<p>And that's everything we need for the HTML.</p> -<p><strong>ProTip:</strong> Don't forget to increment both the <code>id</code> and <code>for</code> attributes when adding additional toggles. This seems like a no-brainer but it's overlooked more than you think.</p> -<h2>The CSS</h2> + +<p>And that’s everything we need for the HTML.</p> + +<p><strong>ProTip:</strong> Don’t forget to increment both the <code>id</code> and <code>for</code> attributes when adding additional toggles. This seems like a no-brainer but it’s overlooked more than you think.</p> + +<h2 id="the-css">The CSS</h2> + <p>To get things started we will add the styling to the <code>.toggle-switch</code> item directly (using <code>flexbox</code> in this demo for easier layout).</p> -<p><strong>Sidenote</strong>: You will notice the inclusion of CSS variables in this demo - if you are unfamiliar with how to use root variables in CSS, take a look at one of my previous posts: <a href="https://accssible.com/2018/03/24/css-variables/">CSS variables</a>.</p> + +<p><strong>Sidenote</strong>: You will notice the inclusion of CSS variables in this demo - if you are unfamiliar with how to use root variables in CSS, take a look at one of my previous posts: CSS variables.</p> + <pre><code>:root { --primary-color: #4A90E2; } @@ -56,14 +72,18 @@ margin: 20px 0; } </code></pre> -<p>Next we will hide the default browser checkbox element since we won't be needing it:</p> + +<p>Next we will hide the default browser checkbox element since we won’t be needing it:</p> + <pre><code>.toggle-input { position: absolute; visibility: hidden; z-index: -1; } </code></pre> -<p>Let's also add some base styling for the <code>label</code> containing the text corresponding to it's <code>input</code> sibling:</p> + +<p>Let’s also add some base styling for the <code>label</code> containing the text corresponding to it’s <code>input</code> sibling:</p> + <pre><code>.toggle-label { color: #ccc; cursor: pointer; @@ -73,8 +93,10 @@ transition: ease all .3s; } </code></pre> + <p>Now we target the <code>.toggle-slider</code> label and add the styling for the main slider base:</p> -<pre><code>/* This is just the main slider base */ + +<pre><code>/* This is just the main slider base */ .toggle-slider { background: #eee; border-radius: 9999px; @@ -89,13 +111,15 @@ width: 40px; } </code></pre> + <p>We <em>could</em> include a separate element for the circle toggle switcher itself, but instead we will use the <code>:before</code> pseudo element:</p> + <pre><code>.toggle-slider:before { background: white; border-radius: 9999px; box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); - content:''; + content:''; height: 16px; left: 2px; position: absolute; @@ -104,13 +128,16 @@ width: 16px; } </code></pre> -<h3>Interaction</h3> -<p>Right now we just have a static toggle that does nothing when the user interacts with it. Let's change that by moving the pseudo element's position based on the checkbox <code>input</code> state and updating the label text color:</p> + +<h3 id="interaction">Interaction</h3> + +<p>Right now we just have a static toggle that does nothing when the user interacts with it. Let’s change that by moving the pseudo element’s position based on the checkbox <code>input</code> state and updating the label text color:</p> + <pre><code>.toggle-input:checked + .toggle-slider { background: var(--primary-color); } .toggle-input:checked + .toggle-slider:before { - /* Move 100% of the width minus it's own width plus initial 'left' */ + /* Move 100% of the width minus it's own width plus initial 'left' */ left: calc(100% - 18px); } @@ -118,32 +145,39 @@ color: var(--primary-color); } </code></pre> + <p>And because we already included the <code>transition</code> property on both the base slider and label text, everything animates nicely between state changes.</p> -<h2>Final code</h2> -<p>To make things easier, you can find the HTML & CSS is their entirety below:</p> -<h3>HTML</h3> -<pre><code><div class="toggle-switch"> - <input class="toggle-input" type="checkbox" id="toggle-1"> - <label class="toggle-slider" for="toggle-1"></label> - <label class="toggle-label" for="toggle-1">Toggle Switch</label> -</div> -<div class="toggle-switch"> - <input class="toggle-input" type="checkbox" id="toggle-2"> - <label class="toggle-slider" for="toggle-2"></label> - <label class="toggle-label" for="toggle-2">Toggle Switch</label> -</div> -<div class="toggle-switch"> - <input class="toggle-input" type="checkbox" id="toggle-3" checked> - <label class="toggle-slider" for="toggle-3"></label> - <label class="toggle-label" for="toggle-3">Toggle Switch</label> -</div> -<div class="toggle-switch"> - <input class="toggle-input" type="checkbox" id="toggle-4"> - <label class="toggle-slider" for="toggle-4"></label> - <label class="toggle-label" for="toggle-4">Toggle Switch</label> -</div> + +<h2 id="final-code">Final code</h2> + +<p>To make things easier, you can find the HTML & CSS is their entirety below:</p> + +<h3 id="html">HTML</h3> + +<pre><code><div class="toggle-switch"> + <input class="toggle-input" type="checkbox" id="toggle-1"> + <label class="toggle-slider" for="toggle-1"></label> + <label class="toggle-label" for="toggle-1">Toggle Switch</label> +</div> +<div class="toggle-switch"> + <input class="toggle-input" type="checkbox" id="toggle-2"> + <label class="toggle-slider" for="toggle-2"></label> + <label class="toggle-label" for="toggle-2">Toggle Switch</label> +</div> +<div class="toggle-switch"> + <input class="toggle-input" type="checkbox" id="toggle-3" checked> + <label class="toggle-slider" for="toggle-3"></label> + <label class="toggle-label" for="toggle-3">Toggle Switch</label> +</div> +<div class="toggle-switch"> + <input class="toggle-input" type="checkbox" id="toggle-4"> + <label class="toggle-slider" for="toggle-4"></label> + <label class="toggle-label" for="toggle-4">Toggle Switch</label> +</div> </code></pre> -<h3>The CSS</h3> + +<h3 id="the-css-1">The CSS</h3> + <pre><code>:root { --primary-color: #4A90E2; } @@ -177,7 +211,7 @@ border-radius: 9999px; box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); - content:''; + content:''; height: 16px; left: 2px; position: absolute; @@ -203,6 +237,7 @@ color: var(--primary-color); } </code></pre> + <p>Enjoy your custom toggles!</p> <footer role="contentinfo"> <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> |