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Wart Burggraaf
Wart Burggraaf
9,948 Points
Posted by Wart Burggraaf
Wart Burggraaf
9,948 Points

Need help using SCSS Variables with Foundation

Hi,

I am working with the Foundation framework. Using variables is easy at first. I put them on top of the SCSS document before the @import "foundation";

But further down the document I like to use @media queries. If I use SCSS variables there nothing happens.

Could you help me out?

Thanks in advance.

By the way, this is what I mean:

$topbar-height: 35px; //works
@import "foundation";
@media #{$small} {
$topbar-height: 45px; //doesn't work
}

2 Answers

Rose Cass
Rose Cass
16,323 Points
Rose Cass
Rose Cass
16,323 Points

Just looking at your code, could it be that you haven't told @media #{$small} any scss to parse? Would the right syntax if you want to set the height be:

$topbar-height: 45px; 
 @import "foundation";
@media #{$small} {
 height: $topbar-height; 
}

Currently you have just the value of what $topbar-height but haven't called it

Wart Burggraaf
Wart Burggraaf
9,948 Points
Wart Burggraaf
Wart Burggraaf
9,948 Points

Thank you for your reply. Yet it doesn't answer the question.

Maybe my question needs more explanation:

I work with the Foundation framework together with Compass and SCSS. With the variable $topbar-height I can specifically change the height of the topbar (menu on top). It works perfectly. But, because of the responsive layout, I would like to give the topbar a different height at certain breakpoints. I do not understand how to change its value at those breakpoints.

I hope my explanation makes my question more clear. Thanks a lot.