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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout box-sizing and max-width

Daniel Russell
Daniel Russell
7,254 Points
Posted by Daniel Russell
Daniel Russell
7,254 Points

Box-Sizing Tag Not Recognized with Sublime Text 2?

I use Sublime Text 2. When I type box-sizing, sublime text 2 doesn't recognize it as a legitimate element. Why?

Dan Gordon
Dan Gordon
9,321 Points
Dan Gordon
Dan Gordon
9,321 Points

box-sizing is from CSS3, and Sublime Text doesn't include CSS3 support by default.

Luckily there's plenty of plugins to include support for CSS3: https://github.com/i-akhmadullin/Sublime-CSS3

I also recommend you use Sublime Text 3 rather than version 2, if you feel comfortable upgrading. There's almost no reason to stick with version 2.

delaney
delaney
7,743 Points

To have box-sizing in Sublime 3 (I also switched over from ST2) follow the installation instructions here: https://packagecontrol.io/packages/CSS3.

Note: After CSS3 loads, a doc pops up in Sublime that will recommend you disable Emmet, as the above site does, but also mentions Emmet CSS, regular CSS, and I think CSS3_syntax, as they interfere with the CSS3 package - just be sure to read the doc and disable what's listed. Good luck!