Require statement in application.css.scss

Question

I want to use a lightbox gem such as fancybox or color box. Both gems ask to add this line in the application.css

 *= require colorbox-rails 

Here's the problem. I only have application.css.scss files. All my css files are scss files. I have import statements in the application.css.scss but no *=require statements. Adding the above line results in the error :

Invalid CSS after "*": expected "{", was "=require colorb..."

Here's the complete application.css.scss

@import "bootstrap"; @import "welcome"; @import "sessions"; @import "users";   *= require colorbox-rails 

Answer 1

application.css.scss or application.css are kinda the same. Just rename your application.css to application.css.scss.

As for adding that line, it'll need to be right up the top, in a comment. Like this:

/*  * This is a manifest file that'll be compiled into application.css, which will include all the files  * listed below.  *  * Any CSS and SCSS file within this directory, lib/assets/stylesheets, vendor/assets/stylesheets,  * or vendor/assets/stylesheets of plugins, if any, can be referenced here using a relative path.  *  * You're free to add application-wide styles to this file and they'll appear at the bottom of the  * compiled file so the styles you add here take precedence over styles defined in any styles  * defined in the other CSS/SCSS files in this directory. It is generally better to create a new  * file per style scope.  *  *= require_self  *= require colorbox-rails  */  @import "bootstrap"; @import "welcome"; @import "sessions"; @import "users";