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Since playing with the concept of <a href="https://uglyduck.ca/fake-3d-elements-with-css/">faking 3D elements</a>, I wanted to circle back around to an older CodePen I created: a mini, interactive undo keyboard.</p> +<h2 id="see-it-in-action">See it in action</h2> +<p>Below you can view a live demo of the mini keyboard itself. This demo is nothing special, but takes design inspiration from Apple’s magic keyboards (if that wasn’t already obvious).</p> +<p><img src="/public/images/undo-keyboard.png" alt="Undo keyboard with two buttons to click" /></p> +<p><a href="https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/PadQMP">Live CodePen Example</a></p> +<p>So now that we have seen what we plan to build, let’s break down the process of creating this stupid, fun project!</p> +<h2 id="the-html">The HTML</h2> +<p>The core skeleton of this project is very simple, since the keyboard consists of only 2 interactive buttons on top of a basic base element: </p> +<ul> +<li><p>Keyboard base</p></li> +<li><p>Command button</p></li> +<li><p>‘Z’ letter button</p></li> +</ul> +<h2 id="the-css">The CSS</h2> +<p>Here is where all the magic happens. Let’s break these elements into their own sections, starting with the <strong>base styling</strong>:</p> +<pre><code>/* Custom typeface */ +@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Muli"); + +/* Basic layout styling */ +body { +background: #d2dcff; +margin: 80px 0 40px; +} +</code></pre> +<p>We then tackle the basic <strong>keyboard base</strong> element:</p> +<pre><code>.base { +background: linear-gradient(180deg, #eee 0%, #d8d8d8 100%); +border-radius: 20px; +box-shadow: inset 0 3px 5px rgba(255,255,255,0.3), inset 0 1px 3px rgba(255,255,255,0.5), 0 10px 0 #afafaf; +display: flex; +height: 310px; +margin: 0 auto; +position: relative; +width: 620px; +} + +/* This pseudo element is used for more realistic drop-shadows */ +.base:after { +bottom: 0; +box-shadow: 0 10px 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); +content: ''; +height: 50px; +left: 7.5%; +position: absolute; +width: 85%; +z-index: -1; +} +</code></pre> +<p>Next, we target all shared styles between the <strong>2 keyboard buttons</strong> to avoid repeating ourselves later on:</p> +<pre><code>.command, .z { + -webkit-appearance: none; + background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff 0%, #f2f2f2 100%); + border: 0; + border-radius: 20px; + box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(255,255,255,0.5), 0 10px 0 #c9c9c9, 0 10px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.3), 0 12px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); + cursor: pointer; + display: inline-block; + height: 260px; + margin: 15px 0 0 20px; + outline: 0; + position: relative; + width: 300px; + z-index: 2; +} + +.command span, .z span { + font-family: 'Muli', 'Helvetica', sans-serif; +} + +/* Styling when pressed */ +.command:active, .z:active { + box-shadow: inset 0 10px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.2), inset 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.6), 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.6); + margin: 25px 0 0 20px; +} +</code></pre> +<p>All that remains is to add the custom styling for each independent button:</p> +<pre><code>/* Custom Command styling */ +.command svg { + height: 60px; + right: 15px; + position: absolute; + stroke: #9f9f9f; + top: 15px; + width: 60px; +} +.command span { + bottom: 15px; + color: #9f9f9f; + font-size: 58px; + left: 0; + position: absolute; + width: 100%; +} + +/* Custom "Z" Letter styling */ +.z { + width: 260px; +} +.z span { + color: #9f9f9f; + font-size: 150px; +} +</code></pre> +<h2 id="taking-it-further">Taking it further</h2> +<p>You could easily improve upon this concept by rendering an entire interactive keyboard, if you so desired. 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