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Chris Andruszko
Chris Andruszko
18,392 Points
Posted by Chris Andruszko
Chris Andruszko
18,392 Points

reordering layouts in media queries using JS...

http://codepen.io/sketchcrush/pen/OPxoZQ (For some reason, CodePen is displaying the divs weird in the media query. But you'll at least get the idea of what I'm trying to do.)

I've created four divs, all of them are labeled. You'll notice the divs are not in sequence in the HTML (their current order is .box_1, .box_4, .box_2, .box_3). When I decrease the display resolution and the media query kicks in, they remain in that order as expected. However, when they're displayed in the media query, I want to reorder the boxes so that they're in sequential order.

I've read a few methods on how to do this, but I'm just a bit confused at this point. I suppose I could append the divs somehow with jQuery. But it could also be done with enquire.js. I'm having trouble finding (and understanding) the best solution. Can anybody give me some advice on how to do this?

1 Answer

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points
Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

Hey Chris Andruszko,

Have you thought about doing a flexbox layout? It is one of those layouts that can be done all in CSS, and this guide from CSS Tricks is completely awesome. Flexbox has support from all major desktop browsers (even IE 11 surprisingly) including almost all of the major mobile browsers (except for Opera Mini). I got that data from this caniuse link. Flexbox makes it super simple to change the sort order. You'll love it.

Chris Andruszko
Chris Andruszko
18,392 Points
Chris Andruszko
Chris Andruszko
18,392 Points

The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know. I'll start digging into flexbox (as well as finish up the remaining CSS courses on here).

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

I know that flexbox is talked about in one course, and I know it's either a course from Guil Hernandez or Nick Pettit lol. You keep going through the CSS courses on here, and you'll run into it. Good luck, Chris!