The core cabin.css file is supposed to be as simple (yet supportive) as possible—perfect for smaller websites and applications. With this in mind, the core file does not include predefined styles for elements associated with forms or tables as these are not always necessary. Adding support for these elements is incredibly easy thanks to Cabin's modular nature.
Grids have been removed from Cabin as there are far superior systems out there: 960gs or 1140 CSS Grid for example.
Cabin's extension CSS files allow you to add additional predefined styles to the framework as you need them. Inclusion in your project is as simple as downloading the desired CSS file and including it in your project. There are 2 easy ways of going about this, the first uses @import found at the top of the cabin.css file:
@charset "UTF-8";
@import url("{extension}.cabin.css");
/*==================================================*/
/* Cabin CSS Framework by Adam Whitcroft */
/* hello[at]adamwhitcroft[dot]com */
/* @adamwhitcroft */
/*==================================================*/
Or, you can add a <link /> inside the <head> of your page after the core cabin.css link.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<title>Let's hug kittens!<title>
<!-- Core Cabin .css file -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="cabin.css" />
<!-- Cabin extension .css file -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{extension}.cabin.css" />
</head>
Make sure you link to the reset.cabin.css before your cabin.css file, otherwise the reset will override everything.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<title>Let's hug kittens!<title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="reset.cabin.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="cabin.css" />
</head>
It's all available to you freely on an "as is" basis. This means you can use it when you like, where you like and how you like without fear of reprimand. Neat huh?
All I ask is that if you do choose Cabin let me know—it would make me a happy chappy. Send @adamwhitcroft a Tweet with your feedback or your project url.
Please do not download Cabin or any of it's extensions from any site other than www.cabincss.com or the official Github repository. Cabin was recently scraped and added to a website called Softpedia without my consent. I cannot guarantee any files downloaded from Softpedia are clean and/or virus free.