"Flatiron" Equivalent in 7.1

Hey all,

I'm trying to build a portfolio site, and to me the Flatiron 7.0 template is super elegant. Once you click into a project, there are 2 independently scrolling columns, one for the text and one for the images:

Check it:
https://flatiron-demo.squarespace.com/

It sure feels wrong to embrace an already outdated version (7.0), but from what I can tell, as flexible as 7.1 is, there is no way to create scrolling like in the flatiron template.

Ideas anyone? Thank you in advance for your help!

Sam

I don't think you will be able to duplicate that particular effect in 7.1 without some extensive code. And 7.0 is older but certainly not outdated, it is simply designed for a different group of website users and builders.  

Thank you @derricksrandomviews.

That perspective certainly helps. Working in software myself, I can't help but view the release of each update as moving all previous updates one step closer to obsolescence. Last thing I want to do is completely rebuild my site every couple years

I think the market is greater for self builders using 7.1 than 7.0 and that is one of the reasons that Squarespace is "pushing' it more than 7.0. Both are good and I don't see 7.0 going away anytime soon if at all. I think the name 7.1 insinuates that but I look at it more like the name of Cadillac's XT5 and XT4. Both are good cars and the XT5 not a replacement for the other its a larger addition to their lineup.  

On 12/15/2020 at 2:23 AM, Porkue said:

Hey all,

I'm trying to build a portfolio site, and to me the Flatiron 7.0 template is super elegant. Once you click into a project, there are 2 independently scrolling columns, one for the text and one for the images:

Check it:
https://flatiron-demo.squarespace.com/

It sure feels wrong to embrace an already outdated version (7.0), but from what I can tell, as flexible as 7.1 is, there is no way to create scrolling like in the flatiron template.

Ideas anyone? Thank you in advance for your help!

Sam

 

Same mechanism can be implement using javascript and ajax