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@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ mkdocs-material-1.0.0 (2017-01-13)
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* Rewrite of the complete typographical system
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* Rewrite of Gulp asset pipeline in ES6 and separation of tasks
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* Removed Bower as a dependency in favor of NPM
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* Removed custom icon build in favor of the Material Design iconset
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* Removed custom icon build in favor of the Material Design icon set
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* Removed _blank targets on links due to vulnerability: http://bit.ly/1Mk2Rtw
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* Removed unversioned assets from build directory
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* Restructured templates into base templates and partials
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## A great starting point
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Project documentation is as diverse as the projects themselves and the Material
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theme is a good starting point for making it look great. However, as you write
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Project documentation is as diverse as the projects themselves and Material for
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MkDocs is a good starting point for making it look great. However, as you write
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your documentation, you may reach a point where some small adjustments are
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necessary to preserve the desired style.
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necessary to preserve your brand's style.
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## Adding assets
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@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ extra_css:
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Spin up the development server with `mkdocs serve` and start typing your
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changes in your additional stylesheet file – you can see them instantly after
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saving, as the MkDocs development server implements live reloading.
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saving, as the MkDocs development server supports live reloading.
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### Additional JavaScript
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@ -62,35 +62,34 @@ Further assistance can be found in the [MkDocs documentation][2].
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## Extending the theme
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If you want to alter the HTML source (e.g. add or remove some part), you can
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extend the theme. From version 0.16 on MkDocs implements [theme extension][3],
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an easy way to override parts of a theme without forking and changing the
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main theme.
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extend the theme. MkDocs supports [theme extension][3], an easy way to override
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parts of a theme without forking and changing the main theme.
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[3]: https://www.mkdocs.org/user-guide/styling-your-docs/#using-the-theme-custom_dir
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### Setup and theme structure
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Reference the Material theme as usual in your `mkdocs.yml`, and create a
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new folder for overrides, e.g. `theme`, which you reference using `custom_dir`:
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new folder for `overrides` which you reference using `custom_dir`:
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``` yaml
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theme:
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name: material
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custom_dir: theme
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custom_dir: overrides
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```
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!!! warning "Theme extension prerequisites"
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As the `custom_dir` variable is used for the theme extension process, the
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Material theme needs to be installed via `pip` and referenced with the
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Material for MkDocs needs to be installed via `pip` and referenced with the
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`name` parameter in your `mkdocs.yml`.
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The structure in the theme directory must mirror the directory structure of the
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original theme, as any file in the theme directory will replace the file with
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the same name which is part of the original theme. Besides, further assets
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may also be put in the theme directory.
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The structure in the `overrides` directory must mirror the directory structure
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of the original theme, as any file in the `overrides` directory will replace the
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file with the same name which is part of the original theme. Besides, further
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assets may also be put in the `overrides` directory.
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The directory layout of the Material theme is as follows:
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The directory layout of the theme is as follows:
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``` sh
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.
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│ ├─ nav.html # Main navigation
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│ ├─ search.html # Search box
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│ ├─ social.html # Social links
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│ ├─ source-date.html # Last updated date
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│ ├─ source-link.html # Link to source file
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│ ├─ source.html # Repository information
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│ ├─ tabs-item.html # Tabs navigation item
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│ ├─ tabs.html # Tabs navigation
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In order to override the footer, we can replace the `footer.html` partial with
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our own partial. To do this, create the file `partials/footer.html` in the
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theme directory. MkDocs will now use the new partial when rendering the theme.
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This can be done with any file.
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`overrides` directory. MkDocs will now use the new partial when rendering the
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theme. This can be done with any file.
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### Overriding template blocks
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Besides overriding partials, one can also override so called template blocks,
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which are defined inside the Material theme and wrap specific features. To
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override a template block, create a `main.html` inside the theme directory and
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define the block, e.g.:
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Besides overriding partials, one can also override so called *template blocks*,
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which are defined inside the templates and wrap specific features. To override a
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template block, create a `main.html` inside the `overrides` directory and define
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the block, e.g.:
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``` jinja
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{% extends "base.html" %}
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{% endblock %}
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```
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The Material theme provides the following template blocks:
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Material for MkDocs provides the following template blocks:
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| Block name | Wrapped contents |
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| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
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| `analytics` | Wraps the Google Analytics integration |
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| `announce` | Wraps the Announcement bar |
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| `config` | Wraps the JavaScript application config |
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| `content` | Wraps the main content |
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| `disqus` | Wraps the disqus integration |
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| `extrahead` | Empty block to define additional meta tags |
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@ -168,19 +171,19 @@ For more on this topic refer to the [MkDocs documentation][4]
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## Theme development
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The Material theme uses [Webpack][5] as a build tool to leverage modern web
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technologies like [Babel][6] and [SASS][7]. If you want to make more fundamental
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changes, it may be necessary to make the adjustments directly in the source of
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the Material theme and recompile it. This is fairly easy.
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Material for MkDocs uses [Webpack][5] as a build tool to leverage modern web
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technologies like [TypeScript][6] and [SASS][7]. If you want to make more
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fundamental changes, it may be necessary to make the adjustments directly in
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the source of the theme and recompile it. This is fairly easy.
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[5]: https://webpack.js.org/
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[6]: https://babeljs.io
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[6]: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
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[7]: https://sass-lang.com
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### Environment setup
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In order to start development on the Material theme, a [Node.js][8] version of
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at least 8 is required. First, clone the repository:
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In order to start development on Material for MkDocs, a [Node.js][8] version of
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at least 12 is required. First, clone the repository:
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``` sh
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git clone https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material
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pip install -r requirements.txt
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npm install
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```
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If you're on Windows, you may also need to install [GNU Make][9]
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[8]: https://nodejs.org
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[9]: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm
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### Development mode
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The development server can be started with:
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``` sh
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npm run watch
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npm start
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```
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This will also start the MkDocs development server which will monitor changes
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on assets, templates and documentation. Point your browser to
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[localhost:8000][10] and you should see this documentation in front of you.
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For example, changing the color palette is as simple as changing the
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`$md-color-primary` and `$md-color-accent` variables in
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`src/assets/stylesheets/_config.scss`:
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``` css
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$md-color-primary: $clr-red-400;
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$md-color-accent: $clr-teal-a700;
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```
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[localhost:8000][190] and you should see this documentation in front of you.
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!!! warning "Automatically generated files"
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directory are automatically generated from the `src` directory and will be
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overridden when the theme is built.
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[10]: http://localhost:8000
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[9]: http://localhost:8000
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### Build process
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```
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This triggers the production-level compilation and minification of all
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stylesheets and JavaScript sources. When the command exits, the final theme is
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stylesheets and JavaScript sources. When the command exits, the final files are
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located in the `material` directory. Add the `theme_dir` variable pointing to
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the aforementioned directory in your original `mkdocs.yml`.
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Now you can run `mkdocs build` and you should see your documentation with your
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changes to the original Material theme.
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changes to the original theme.
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If the colors are set with these configuration options, an additional CSS file
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that includes the hues of the color palette is automatically included and linked
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from the template. If you want to define a custom color (e.g. your brand color),
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see the [customization guide][13].
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from the template.
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??? tip "Custom colors with CSS variables"
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Material for MkDocs defines all colors as CSS variables. If you want to
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customize the colors beyond the palette (e.g. to use your brand's colors),
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you can add an [additional stylesheet][13] and override the defaults:
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``` css
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:root {
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/* Default color shades */
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--md-default-fg-color: ...;
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--md-default-fg-color--light: ...;
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--md-default-fg-color--lighter: ...;
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--md-default-fg-color--lightest: ...;
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--md-default-bg-color: ...;
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--md-default-bg-color--light: ...;
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--md-default-bg-color--lighter: ...;
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--md-default-bg-color--lightest: ...;
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/* Primary color shades */
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--md-primary-fg-color: ...;
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--md-primary-fg-color--light: ...;
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--md-primary-fg-color--dark: ...;
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--md-primary-bg-color: ...;
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--md-primary-bg-color--light: ...;
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/* Accent color shades */
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--md-accent-fg-color: ...;
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--md-accent-fg-color--transparent: ...;
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--md-accent-bg-color: ...;
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--md-accent-bg-color--light: ...;
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/* Code block color shades */
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--md-code-bg-color: ...;
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--md-code-fg-color: ...;
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}
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```
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[12]: http://www.materialui.co/colors
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[13]: customization.md
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[13]: customization.md/#additional-stylesheets
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#### Primary color
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# Revision date
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The [mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin][1] is an extension that shows
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the date on which a Markdown file was last updated in at the bottom of each
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page. The date is extracted at the time of the build, so `mkdocs build` must be
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triggered from within a git repository.
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The [mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin][1] will add the date on which a
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Markdown file was last updated at the bottom of each page. The date is extracted
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at the time of the build, so `mkdocs build` must be triggered from within a git
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repository.
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!!! success "Bundled with the official Docker image"
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<small>
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Last updated: 9 December, 2019
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Last updated: 28 November, 2019
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</small>
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* Rewrite of the complete typographical system
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* Rewrite of Gulp asset pipeline in ES6 and separation of tasks
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* Removed Bower as a dependency in favor of NPM
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* Removed custom icon build in favor of the Material Design iconset
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* Removed custom icon build in favor of the Material Design icon set
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* Removed `_blank` targets on links due to vulnerability: http://bit.ly/1Mk2Rtw
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* Removed unversioned assets from build directory
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* Restructured templates into base templates and partials
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