$body_color: darken(#fff, 3);
$body_p_font: normal 100% / 1.5 Georgia, Cambria, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
$body_font_color: #222;
$link_color: #b53a04;
$secondary-link-color: #838383;
$narrow-beta-width: 680px;
$narrow-max-width: 720px;
$max_width: 1140px;
$link_hover_color: #b53a04;

$home-palette-primary: #14cfe7;

@function calc-rem($size) {
  $remsize: $size/16;
  @return #{$remsize}rem;
}
@mixin fontsize($size) {
  font-size: $size + px;
  font-size: calc-rem($size);
}

@mixin generic-sans {
    font-family: sans-serif;
}
@mixin generic-serif {
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
}
@mixin fancy-sans {
    font-family: mffnweb, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
@mixin fancy-serif {
    font-family: mffweb, 'PT Serif', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
}
%clearfix {
    *zoom: 1;
    &:before {
        content: " ";
        display: table;
    }
    &:after {
        content: " ";
        display: table;
        clear: both;
    }
}

@mixin faded_line_after {
    display: block;
    content: "";
    margin-top: 3em;
    height: 1px;
    width: 100%;
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0),rgba(0,0,0,0.1),rgba(0,0,0,0));
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0),rgba(0,0,0,0.1),rgba(0,0,0,0));
    background: -o-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0),rgba(0,0,0,0.1),rgba(0,0,0,0));
    background: linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0),rgba(0,0,0,0.1),rgba(0,0,0,0));
} 

//generic constrain function
@mixin constrain($size) {
    max-width: $size;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

//set an element to centered, narrowish column width
//used mostly on columns of text
@mixin constrain_narrow() {
    max-width: 94%;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    @include breakpoint(beta) {
        max-width: $narrow-beta-width;
    }
    @include breakpoint(gamma) {
        max-width: $narrow-max-width;
    }
}

//set an element to centered, wideish column width
@mixin constrain_wide() {
    max-width: 94%;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    @include breakpoint(gamma) {
        max-width: $breakpoint-gamma;
    }
    @include breakpoint(delta) {
        max-width: $breakpoint-delta;
    }
    @include breakpoint(epsilon) {
        max-width: $max_width;
    }
}