Version 6.3.0 - Proxima Centauri b
Foundation 6.3 contains new features, reworked old features, and more bugfixes than you can shake a stick at! Foundation is now EVEN MORE accessible out of the box, with a default color palette that meets AA contrast requirements, better keyboard navigation, and a slew of other improvements.
Migration Notes:
- If you're using the ZURB template, check out this pull request to see the changes you'll want to make to update: https://github.com/zurb/foundation-zurb-template/pull/49/files
- Flex Videos are now Responsive Embeds. Old classes and mixin names are now deprecated. Check out #8765
- Accordion Items now MUST be labeled with
data-accordion-item
, they are no longer inferred fromli
elements. Check out #9178 - The dist directory structure has changed. CSS files now live in
dist/css
, JS files indist/js
. Check out #9078 - The default color palette has changed to be meet AA contrast requirements. This has changed both defaults and a number scss variables and functions. Check out #9319 (comment)
- In order to facilitate vertical rhythm layouts, the old
$header-sizes
map has been replaced with a more general$header-styles
map.$header-styles
map not only allows to set thefont-size
, but alsoline-height
,margin-top
andmargin-bottom
per header size and breakpoint.$header-sizes
still works, however, it is going to be depreciated. If$header-sizes
is present in your_settings.scss
it overrides any$header-styles
map. Check out #9419 - Some older flex based mixins (flex-grid-order, flex-grid-row-align, flex-grid-column-align) and classes (.align-column/.align-row), that had been deprecated are now removed, along with a few old variables that are no longer relevant. Check out #9437
New Components:
Super cool enhancements:
- Completely reworked Off Canvas - see #9357
- Mutation Observers! (components like tabs and equalizer automatically adjusting when their content changes) - see #9126 and #9320
- Vertical Rhythm Support - see #9419
- Improved Print Style Control - see #9304
- Autoresizing Drilldowns - see #8699
- Deep linking to tabs - see #9242 and #9407
- Flexbox Helpers - see #9324
Contributors
- Aaron Arney (@ocularrhythm)
- Abdullah Salem (@abdullahsalem)
- Alec Joy (@ajoy39)
- Andy Cochran (@andycochran)
- Andy Hebrank (@ahebrank)
- Arian Xhezairi (@xhezairi)
- Brett Mason (@brettsmason)
- Brian Tan (@briantan888)
- Colin Marshall (@colin-marshall)
- Corey Snyder (@coreysyms)
- Daniel Schuba (@DaSchTour)
- David Ball (@drball)
- David Reese (@whatcould)
- Dominik Pieper
- Jens Köhler (@designerno1)
- John Wei
- Karl Anders (@karland)
- Kevin Ball (@kball)
- Leslie Doherty (@lesliedoherty)
- Maks Feltrin (@pine3ree)
- Marcelo Luz (@Lindsor)
- Marius Olbertz (@Owlbertz)
- Matt Ferderer (@mattferderer)
- Michael Manhire (@MichaelManhire)
- Milos (@milose)
- Nicolas Coden (@ncoden)
- Paul Bailey (@spacepants)
- Quy (@Quy)
- Rafi Benkual (@rafibomb)
- Raymond Perez (@rspraymond)
- Rawikitua Isherwood (@rawiki)
- Sébastien Gravier (@IllusionPerdu)
- Seth M Kane (@sethkane)
- Shawn (@simshaun)
- Sujayjaju (@sujayjaju)
- Vinicius Tadeu (@tadeusrox)
- Webdevan (@webdevan)
Proxima Centauri b
A recently discovered Earth-sized planet, rotating around the star closest to our sun, Proxima Centauri b "would be the most natural location to where our civilization could aspire to move after the sun will die, five billion years from now" - Avi Loeb, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
(Artists rendition courtesy of http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/earth-mass-planet-proxima-centauri-habitable-space-science/)