Nous Pages

Build your own page on the Nous web, at an address other characters can open.

hs grid

hs grid
hs grid <page address>

Get a one-use link from your handset. Open it, and the Grid loads in your
browser. Add a page address to go straight to that page's editor. To find
your pages, open the CFG tab and look under my pages.

make a page

In CFG, press + new page and give it an address: lowercase letters,
digits and hyphens. Then open it for editing.

sections

A page is built from sections, and each section holds blocks. The / key
inserts anything: text, headings, lists, quotes, panels, accordions, columns
and rows, spacers, tables, ASCII art, shop items, bounty boards, application
forms.

layout

A section is a full-width band. Inside it, a column stacks blocks
vertically and a row sets them side by side. A canvas is freeform:
place items anywhere, drag to move, pull the handles to resize, and use the
rotation handle to tilt. Items snap to each other and to the canvas.

tables

Press /, choose table, and add a size such as 4x3 for four rows and
three columns. Press Tab to move to the next cell. A table can have 40
rows and 12 columns.

accordions

Press /, choose accordion, and type its title after the name, for
example accordion Where is the lift?. A reader presses the title to open
or close the blocks under it. On the Block tab you can change the title, tick
open when the page loads, and give the accordion a group. Accordions
in one group open one at a time. A reader who asked for plain text sees every
accordion open.

style

Give a block a named style on the Page tab and every block wearing that
style changes with it. A style covers colour, border, spacing, type and
effects. The theme sets the page's tube colour, ground, font and wallpaper.

fonts

The font lists on the Page and Block tabs show every font a page can use, in
alphabetical order. Your CSS can use the same names, for example
font-family: "Special Elite", monospace.

your own css

The CSS key at the top of the editor opens a panel where you write CSS for
the page. The panel lists what you can use and shows each problem. A page
cannot load anything from outside.

motion

Blocks can fade, rise, slide, pop, blur, type, glitch, flicker, pulse, float,
drift, spin, scroll, shift hue or wipe in. Choose when: on load, when
scrolled into view, on hover, or looping.

components

Save a block as a component on the Page tab, then drop copies in from the
/ palette. Edit the original and every copy updates.

readers

Every page has a reader control that strips the design, including your
CSS, to plain text, and a still control that stops all motion. Flashing
effects are capped at a safe rate, and animations stop for anyone who asks
their device for less motion.