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# 760 Grid System
Being an avid lover the [960 Grid System][1], I decided to make a 760 pixel wide version when I started working with Facebook applications.
[1]: http://960.gs/
It was instantly obvious it would be easier creating a generator for the grid system. The first version was written in PHP, and took less than an hour to create. I've now replaced it with a Ruby version, which technically creates identical output, only it's configured with a YAML file.
## Grid Usage
760 works exactly the same way as [960][1]. The only difference is that instead of 12 and 16 columns, 760 has 20, 38, and 76 column layouts.
[1]: http://960.gs/
## Generator Usage
The generator is an easy to use shell script. Just edit grids.yml to your needs, and run:
./generate-grid.rb > new_grids.css
## Notes
* By default columns don't have any margins, cause the columns are already __very__ thin. But you can use _760.margin.css_ which has a 5 pixel margin. Or you could just generate your own new grid css with custom margins.
* Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
## Legal
* Released under MIT license, of course.
* Included Eric Meyer's comprehensive browser [reset stylesheet][1], which 960 also uses.
* I "stole" the text.css file from the 960 Grid System, I hope nobody minds :)
[1]: http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/