Question

From the Susy docs: http://susy.oddbird.net/guides/reference/#ref-grid-background

SUSY GRID BACKGROUND
Show the Susy Grid as a background-image on any container.

// susy-grid-background();
.page { @include susy-grid-background; }

If you are using the element as your Container, you need to apply a background to the element in order for this grid-background to size properly.

Snippets of my css:

$total-cols     : 16;
$column-width   : 4em;
$gutter-width   : 1em;
$grid-padding   : $gutter-width;

html { background: #fff no-repeat left top; }    

.standard {
  @include container; 
  @include susy-grid-background; /* Susy */

and in my Haml:

%body.standard

Whatever I’ve tried the grid always shows 12 columns. Would anyone be kind enough as to point me in the direction I need to go to get this debug tool to work?

susy (1.0.rc.1)
compass (0.13.alpha.0)

Answer 1

$total-cols should be called $total-columns. The name of that variable changed in 1.0. The default setting is 12 columns, and you are not actually overriding that anywhere.