---
title: Layout Modes
layout: demo
category: demos
related: layouts
---
  
  <section id="copy">
    <p>Isotope has a versatile layout engine that can accommodate multiple layout modes. Vertical layouts react to changes in browser width. Horizontal layouts react to browser height.</p>
    <p>See docs on <a href="../docs/layout-modes.html">layout modes</a>.</p>
  </section>
  
  <section id="options" class="clearfix">
    
    {% include layout-options.html %}

  </section> <!-- #options -->
  
  <div id="container" class="variable-sizes clearfix">
    {% for element in site.elements_ordered limit:20 %}
      {% include element-partial.html %}
    {% endfor %}
  </div> <!-- #container -->
  
  <script src="../js/jquery-1.4.4.min.js"></script>
  <script src="../jquery.isotope.js"></script>
  <script>
    $(function(){
      
      var $container = $('#container');

      // hacky way of adding random size classes
      $container.find('.element').each(function(){
        if ( Math.random() > 0.6 ) {
          $(this).addClass('width2');
        }
        if ( Math.random() > 0.6 ) {
          $(this).addClass('height2');
        }
      });
      
      $container.isotope({
        itemSelector : '.element',
        masonry : {
          columnWidth : 120
        },
        masonryHorizontal : {
          rowHeight: 120
        },
        cellsByRow : {
          columnWidth : 240,
          rowHeight : 240
        },
        cellsByColumn : {
          columnWidth : 240,
          rowHeight : 240
        },
        animationEngine : $.browser.opera ? 'jquery' : 'best-available',
      });
      
      {% include layout-change.js %}
      
      {% include option-buttons.js %}
      
    });
  </script>