Demo: Compass Stretch Layout Example

<div class='example'>
  <ul>
    <li class='stretch-container'>
      <div id='stretch-full'>
        This element is fully stretched.
      </div>
    </li>
    <li class='stretch-container'>
      <div id='stretch-offset'>
        This element is stretched with a 1em offset on each side.
      </div>
    </li>
    <li class='stretch-container'>
      <div id='stretch-x'>
        This
        <br>
        element
        <br>
        is
        <br>
        stretched
        <br>
        horizontally.
      </div>
    </li>
    <li class='stretch-container'>
      <div id='stretch-y'>
        This
        <br>
        element
        <br>
        is
        <br>
        stretched
        <br>
        vertically.
      </div>
    </li>
  </ul>
</div>

.example
  %ul
    %li.stretch-container
      #stretch-full
        This element is fully stretched.
    %li.stretch-container
      #stretch-offset
        This element is stretched with a 1em offset on each side.
    %li.stretch-container
      #stretch-x
        This
        %br
        element
        %br
        is
        %br
        stretched
        %br
        horizontally.
    %li.stretch-container
      #stretch-y
        This
        %br
        element
        %br
        is
        %br
        stretched
        %br
        vertically.

@import "compass/layout/stretching";
@import "compass/utilities";
@import "compass/css3";

.stretch-container {
  border: 1px solid #999999;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  position: relative;
  @include inline-block;
}

%stretched {
  $stretch-color: #4c6b99;
  border: 3px solid $stretch-color;
  @include border-radius(8px);
  display: block;
  background-color: darken($stretch-color, 30%);
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  vertical-align: middle;
  padding: 0.5em;
}

#stretch-full {
  @extend %stretched;
  @include stretch;
}

#stretch-offset {
  @extend %stretched;
  @include stretch(1em, 1em, 1em, 1em);
}

#stretch-x {
  @extend %stretched;
  @include stretch-x;
}

#stretch-y {
  @extend %stretched;
  @include stretch-y;
}

@import compass/layout/stretching
@import compass/utilities
@import compass/css3

.stretch-container
  border: 1px solid #999999
  width: 200px
  height: 200px
  position: relative
  +inline-block

%stretched
  $stretch-color: #4c6b99
  border: 3px solid $stretch-color
  +border-radius(8px)
  display: block
  background-color: darken($stretch-color, 30%)
  color: white
  text-align: center
  vertical-align: middle
  padding: 0.5em

#stretch-full
  @extend %stretched
  +stretch

#stretch-offset
  @extend %stretched
  +stretch(1em, 1em, 1em, 1em)

#stretch-x
  @extend %stretched
  +stretch-x

#stretch-y
  @extend %stretched
  +stretch-y

.stretch-container {
  border: 1px solid #999999;
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
  *vertical-align: auto;
  *zoom: 1;
  *display: inline;
}

#stretch-full, #stretch-offset, #stretch-x, #stretch-y {
  border: 3px solid #4c6b99;
  -moz-border-radius: 8px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 8px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  display: block;
  background-color: #192433;
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  vertical-align: middle;
  padding: 0.5em;
}

#stretch-full {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
}

#stretch-offset {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1em;
  bottom: 1em;
  left: 1em;
  right: 1em;
}

#stretch-x {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
}

#stretch-y {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
}