The Gloss Project¶

Adding a logo link and navigation menu¶

If your design has a logo surrounded by an anchor tag and want to magically put the actual site link:

<a href=""><img src="pathtocoollogo.png" /></a>

Then use the gl-logo class like this:

<a class="gl-logo" href=""><img src="pathtocoollogo.png" /></a>

Gloss will inject the correct home url into the href:

<a class="gl-logo" href="http://home.example.com"><img src="pathtocoollogo.png" /></a>

Assigning a main content area¶

It is common to have a main area where your most important content goes. In this example we’ll assume that that area has the id “main”.

<div id="main"> <!-- this is where main content goes --> </div>

Use the gl-content class like this:

<div id="main" class="gl-content"> <!-- this is where main content goes --> </div>

Gloss will replace the content of ‘main’ with the content from your site:

<div id="main" class="gl-content">
content from my site
<!-- this is where main content goes -->
</div>

Adding the site edit-bar¶

The site edit-bar is usually available to site editors so that they can quickly edit an article or other kind of content in context. In this example we’ll assign an edit bar to the part of the site with the id “main”.

<div id="main"> <!-- this is where main content goes --> </div>

Use the gl-edit-bar class like this:

<div id="main" class="gl-edit-bar gl-content"> <!-- this is where main content goes --> </div>

Gloss will add the edit-bar to the beginning of the ‘main’ content for your site:

<div id="main" class="gl-content gl-edit-bar">
<edit-bar> <!-- the editbar ends up here --></edit-bar>
content from my site
<!-- this is where main content goes -->
</div>

Adding breadcrumbs¶

The breadcrumbs are used to help a visitor know where they are within a website. In this example we’ll use a standalone div with an id of ‘my-breadcrumbs’ and assign breadcrumbs to that div.

<div id="my-breadcrumbs"> <!-- this is where breadcrumbs will go --> </div>

Use the gl-breadcrumbs class like this:

<div id="my-breadcrumbs" class="gl-breadcrumbs"> <!-- this is where breadcrumbs will go --> </div>

Gloss will add the breadcrumbs to the beginning of the ‘main’ content for your site:

<div id="my-breadcrumbs" class="gl-breadcrumbs">
<breadcrumbs> <!-- the breadcrumbs end up here --></breadcrumbs>
content from my site
<!-- this is where breadcrumbs will go -->
</div>

Adding a user menu¶

The user menu provides quick access to a collection of personal and site configuration settings a visitor. In this example we’ll see how the user-menu can be quickly added to any div.

<div id="my-menu"> <!-- this is where our menu will go --> </div>

Use the gl-user-menu class like this:

<div id="my-menu" class="gl-user-menu"> <!-- this is where our menu will go --> </div>

Gloss will add the user-menu to the beginning of the div:

<div id="my-menu" class="gl-user-menu">
<user-menu> <!-- the breadcrumbs end up here --></user-menu>
<!-- this is where our menu will go -->
</div>

Dropping elements¶

The simplest example of layout dropping is removing something from everywhere on the site. In this example we’ll see how to use the gl-drop class to remove an unwanted element from our layout.

 <section> This is coolness
 <div id="annoying-item"> <!-- we want this to disappear --> </div>
</section>

Use the gl-drop class like this:

 <section> This is coolness
 <div id="annoying-item" class="gl-drop"> <!-- we want this to disappear --> </div>
</section>

Gloss will ensure that it doesn’t show up in our layout:

<section> This is coolness

</section>

Dropping from the front page only¶

To remove an element only from the front page we use the gl-front-drop class.

 <section> I am only meant to show up on inner pages
</section>

Use the gl-front-drop class like this:

 <section class="gl-front-drop"> I am only meant to show up on inner pages
</section>

Gloss will ensure that the element will be removed from the front page

Dropping from inner pages only¶

To remove an element from inner pages we use the gl-inner-drop class.

 <section> I am meant to be dropped from inner pages
</section>

Use the gl-inner-drop class like this:

 <section class="gl-inner-drop"> I am meant to be dropped from inner pages
</section>

Gloss will ensure that the element will be removed from all inner pages

Dropping based on user role¶

The examples below illustrate the gl-not-authenticated-drop and gl-not-manager-drop classes. They allow dropping based on absence of a role (in the case the authenticated and manager roles).

<aside class=”gl-not-authenticated-drop”>

This will not be visible to anonymous users

</aside> <aside class=”gl-not-manager-drop”>

I will only be shown to a manager

</aside>

Adding markup to your layout to support column based layouts¶

The underlying system dynamically supports two and three column layouts. Adding the following markup to your layout will allow Gloss to tap into your own customizations.

The older gl-left-column and gl-right-column can still be used but should be considered deprecated.

Two Columns (with left sidebar)

Activating custom grids¶

The Gloss Project allows you to “magically” transform your site to support specific grid systems. Currently we support the webflow grid system. This is enabled by To going to the theming-controlpanel then selecting modify theme and in the rules.xml file, uncommenting the grid-webflow.xml reference.

Adding Custom CSS¶

If you need to add style related customizations make use of Gloss’s custom-css.xml file. Styles in custom-css.xml are given priority over styles provided by either the layout (theme) or the source content.

To use it, go to the theming-controlpanel and select modify theme. Then look for the custom-css.xml file.

Core Classes¶

Adding these classes to your html elements will allow Gloss to dynamically transform your HTML

Drop Classes¶

Use drop classes to remove unwanted elements

Column and Side Bar Layout Classes¶

Control dynamic site layout using the layout classes. It is for achieving layouts like:

Button and List Classes¶

These classes make it possible to style system buttons