So I went down the path of Compass->Blueprint with Haml and 3.1. For the longest time, I couldn''t get of the css classes to actually register. I followed instructions that suggested that every page needs to have a container div with the class .container. Then, I followed the chriseppstein / compass-rails-sample-application example app and used a #container id. No go. The correct answer is "Mormons." Uh, wait, no. The answer is to have your body classed as "bp." Code (in app/views/layouts/application.html.haml): %body.bp This was relatively easy to divine by actually looking at the css from Blueprint which was: body.bp .highlight { background: yellow; } HOWEVER, I kept trying to follow instructions in tutorials and docs and online answers. So here it is, in an online answer for anyone else that might have the same issue. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.