Spot the bug - #141: Potion Shelf Grid

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Why is my potion shelf grid collapsing into one row?

.potion-shelf {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(100px, 1fr));
  grid-gap: 12px;
  column-count: 3;
}

Reply with what is broken and how you would fix it.

2

The column-count property is actually for multi-column layout, not CSS Grid.

It’s trying to make your items flow into columns like newspaper text. Just delete column-count: 3; and your grid should behave.

3

Spot the Bug answer: The ‘column-count’ property is incorrectly applied to a CSS Grid container.

The fix:
Remove the ‘column-count: 3;’ declaration.

Why:
The ‘column-count’ property is designed for multi-column layout, typically used with block containers to flow content into a specified number of columns. It does not interact with or control the column behavior of a CSS Grid layout, which is already handled by ‘grid-template-columns’.

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4

Oh this is like cleaning up your studio desk when you realize you had two different systems for organizing your brushes. grid already has its own way of doing columns.

5

Yeah this is why I always try to keep things explicit. implicit column handling is a perf trap waiting to happen.

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