feat(ux): turn home page posts into clickable cards (#895)

Resolves #895

_layouts/home.html

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ layout: page
 # The Home page layout
 ---
 
-{% assign pinned = site.posts | where: "pin", "true" %}
-{% assign default = site.posts | where_exp: "item", "item.pin != true and item.hidden != true" %}
+{% assign pinned = site.posts | where: 'pin', 'true' %}
+{% assign default = site.posts | where_exp: 'item', 'item.pin != true and item.hidden != true' %}
 
-{% assign posts = "" | split: "" %}
+{% assign posts = '' | split: '' %}
 
 <!-- Get pinned posts -->
 
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ layout: page
 {% endif %}
 
 <div id="post-list">
-
-{% for post in posts %}
-
-  <div class="post-preview">
-    <h1>
-      <a href="{{ post.url | relative_url }}">{{ post.title }}</a>
+  {% for post in posts %}
+    <div class="card post-preview">
+      <a href="{{ post.url | relative_url }}">
+        <div class="card-body">
+          <h1 class="card-title">
+            {{ post.title }}
           </h1>
 
-    <div class="post-content">
+          <div class="card-text post-content">
             <p>
               {% include no-linenos.html content=post.content %}
               {{ content | markdownify | strip_html | truncate: 200 | escape }}
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ layout: page
 
           <div class="post-meta text-muted d-flex">
             <div class="mr-auto">
-
               <!-- posted date -->
               <i class="far fa-calendar fa-fw"></i>
               {% include datetime.html date=post.date %}
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ layout: page
                   {% endfor %}
                 </span>
               {% endif %}
-
             </div>
 
             {% if post.pin %}
@@ -80,14 +78,15 @@ layout: page
                 <span>{{ site.data.locales[site.lang].post.pin_prompt }}</span>
               </div>
             {% endif %}
-
-    </div> <!-- .post-meta -->
-
-  </div> <!-- .post-review -->
-
-{% endfor %}
-
-</div> <!-- #post-list -->
+          </div>
+          <!-- .post-meta -->
+        </div>
+      </a>
+    </div>
+    <!-- .post-review -->
+  {% endfor %}
+</div>
+<!-- #post-list -->
 
 {% if paginator.total_pages > 0 %}
   {% include post-paginator.html %}

_sass/colors/dark-typography.scss

@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
   --btn-share-color: #6c757d;
   --btn-share-hover-color: #bfc1ca;
   --relate-post-date: var(--text-muted-color);
-  --card-bg: rgb(39, 40, 43);
+  --card-bg: #212121;
+  --card-hovor-bg: #3a3a3a;
   --card-border-color: rgb(53, 53, 60);
   --card-box-shadow: var(--main-bg);
   --kbd-wrap-color: #6a6a6a;

_sass/colors/light-typography.scss

@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
   /* Posts */
   --toc-highlight: #563d7c;
   --btn-share-hover-color: var(--link-color);
-  --card-border-color: #f1f1f1;
+  --card-hovor-bg: #eeeeee;
+  --card-border-color: #ececec;
   --card-box-shadow: rgba(234, 234, 234, 0.76);
   --label-color: #616161;
   --relate-post-date: rgba(30, 55, 70, 0.4);

_sass/layout/home.scss

@@ -53,16 +53,26 @@
 } /* .pagination */
 
 #post-list {
-  margin-top: 1rem;
+  margin-top: 1.75rem;
   padding-right: 0.5rem;
 
-  .post-preview {
-    padding-top: 1.5rem;
-    padding-bottom: 1rem;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--main-border-color);
-
   a:hover {
-      @extend %link-hover;
+    text-decoration: none;
+  }
+
+  .post-preview {
+    padding: 0.25rem;
+    border-radius: 0.75rem;
+    border: 1px solid var(--card-border-color);
+    background: var(--card-bg);
+
+    &:hover {
+      background: var(--card-hovor-bg);
+      box-shadow: 0 0.125rem 0.25rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075);
+    }
+
+    &:not(:last-child) {
+      margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
     }
 
     h1 {
@@ -103,7 +113,6 @@
       color: var(--post-list-text-color);
 
       > p {
-        /* Make preview shorter on the homepage */
         margin: 0;
         overflow: hidden;
         text-overflow: ellipsis;
@@ -115,8 +124,19 @@
   } /* .post-preview */
 } /* #post-list */
 
+@media (hover: hover) {
+  .post-preview {
+    transition: all 0.35s ease-in-out;
+  }
+}
+
 /* Hide SideBar and TOC */
 @media all and (max-width: 830px) {
+  .post-preview {
+    margin-left: -0.5rem;
+    margin-right: -0.5rem;
+  }
+
   .pagination {
     justify-content: space-evenly;
 
@@ -131,9 +151,12 @@
 /* Sidebar is visible */
 @media all and (min-width: 831px) {
   #post-list {
-    margin-top: 1.5rem;
+    margin-top: 3rem;
 
-    .post-preview .post-meta {
+    .post-preview {
+      padding: 0.5rem;
+
+      .post-meta {
         .pin {
           background: var(--pin-bg);
           border-radius: 5px;
@@ -149,6 +172,7 @@
         }
       }
     }
+  }
 
   .pagination {
     font-size: 0.85rem;