Create a macOS-inspired stack UI with Stimulus and Tailwind CSS | Rails Designer

The other day I accidentally enabled the “fan” option in my dock’s application folder (I have it normally set to just “list”). But this incident inspired me to recreate the effect in Rails with a simple Stimulus controller and lots of Tailwind CSS goodies. (side-note: an early reader of this article mentioned that Hey uses a similar effect for their “trays”) It made for a good case to show how much can be done with (Tailwind-flavored) CSS. And while this article uses Tailwind CSS, it can be easily replicated with just CSS. 💡 This is the component I am aiming for:.