# Poole
-In the novel, *The Strange Case of Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde*, Mr. Poole is Dr. Jekyll's virtuous and loyal butler. Similarly, Poole is the Butler for Jekyll themes by [@mdo](https://twitter.com/mdo), providing a clear and concise foundational setup for any Jekyll site.
+*The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* tells the story of a lawyer investigating the connection of two persons, Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Edward Hyde. Chief among the novel's supporting cast is a man by the name of Mr. Poole, Dr. Jekyll's loyal butler.
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+Poole is the butler for [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com), the static site generator. It's designed and developed by [@mdo](https://twitter.com/mdo) to provide a clear and concise foundational setup for any Jekyll site. It does so by furnishing a full vanilla Jekyll install with example templates, pages, posts, and styles.
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+
See Poole in action with [the demo site](http://demo.getpoole.com).
Individual theme feedback and bug reports should be submitted to the theme's individual repository.
+## Contents
+
+- [Usage](#usage)
+- [Options](#options)
+ - [Rems, `font-size`, and scaling](#rems-font-size-and-scaling)
+- [Development](#development)
+- [Author](#author)
+- [License](#license)
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+
## Usage
-### 1. Install Jekyll
+### 1. Install dependencies
-Poole is built for use with Jekyll, so naturally you'll need to install that. On Macs, it's rather straightforward:
+Poole is built on Jekyll and uses its built-in SCSS compiler to generate our CSS. Before getting started, you'll need to install the Jekyll gem:
```bash
$ gem install jekyll
**Windows users:** Windows users have a bit more work to do, but luckily [@juthilo](https://github.com/juthilo) has your back with his [Run Jekyll on Windows](https://github.com/juthilo/run-jekyll-on-windows) guide.
-You may also need to install Pygments, the Python syntax highlighter for code snippets that plays nicely with Jekyll. Read more about this [in the Jekyll docs](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/templates/#code_snippet_highlighting).
+**Need syntax highlighting?** Poole includes support for Pygments or Rouge, so install your gem of choice to make use of the built-in styling. Read more about this [in the Jekyll docs](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/templates/#code_snippet_highlighting).
### 2a. Quick start
$ jekyll serve
```
-Open <http://localhost:4000> in your browser, and voilà. You're done.
+Open <http://localhost:4000> in your browser, and voilà.
+
+### 4. Serving it up
+If you host your code on GitHub, you can use [GitHub Pages](https://pages.github.com) to host your project.
+
+1. Fork this repo and switch to the `gh-pages` branch.
+ 1. If you're [using a custom domain name](https://help.github.com/articles/setting-up-a-custom-domain-with-github-pages), modify the `CNAME` file to point to your new domain.
+ 2. If you're not using a custom domain name, **modify the `baseurl` in `_config.yml`** to point to your GitHub Pages URL. Example: for a repo at `github.com/username/poole`, use `http://username.github.io/poole/`. **Be sure to include the trailing slash.**
+3. Done! Head to your GitHub Pages URL or custom domain.
+
+No matter your production or hosting setup, be sure to verify the `baseurl` option file and `CNAME` settings. Not applying this correctly can mean broken styles on your site.
## Options
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1.5;
}
-@media (min-width: 38rem) {
+@media (min-width: 38em) {
html {
font-size: 20px;
}
To easily scale your site's typography and components, simply customize the base `font-size`s here.
+## Development
+
+Poole has two branches, but only one is used for active development.
+
+- `master` for development. **All pull requests should be to submitted against `master`.**
+- `gh-pages` for our hosted site, which includes our analytics tracking code. **Please avoid using this branch.**
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+
## Author
**Mark Otto**
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