Having completely given up attempting to touch the command line for SASS compiling, I have installed Prepos which seems to have a decent interface, and at least seems to be able to do the basics like compile SASS.
This compiles nicely when I save the file:
$my_color: #BADA55;
nav {
a{
color: $my_color;
&:hover {
color: darken($my_color, 10%);
}
}
}
The problem arises when I try to import compass, eg. if I add
@import 'compass';
Then I get a 'compilation failed' error- with a big red sad face, but naturally, no elaboration as to what the problem is.
To be honest, I barely know where to start to fix this. I just about grasp the basics of what I'm dealing with, but that's about it. I have found the available online documentation surrounding getting started with SASS nothing short of atrocious, which is why I have (reluctantly) turned to using a GUI. From my understanding Prepros comes with everything out of the box- including ruby and compass. So I really have no idea why this isn't working, and would greatly appreciate any pointers. Thanks.
EDIT: I am using the free version of Prepros (will happily pay for the full version if it actually works) and have tried adding a custom config.rb file which sets some basic configuration options:
relative_assets = true
css_dir = "css"
sass_dir = "scss"
images_dir = "images"
output_style = :expanded
line_comments = true
preferred_syntax = :scss
Doesn't work.
