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Responsive Web Design by Example : Beginner's Guide - Second Edition

You're reading from   Responsive Web Design by Example : Beginner's Guide - Second Edition Build powerful and engaging responsive websites with ease

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2014
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ISBN-13 9781783553259
Length 258 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Preface 1. Responsive Web Design FREE CHAPTER 2. Web Development Tools 3. Constructing a Simple Responsive Blog with Responsive.gs 4. Enhancing the Blog Appearance 5. Developing a Portfolio Website with Bootstrap 6. Polishing the Responsive Portfolio Website with LESS 7. A Responsive Website for Business with Foundation 8. Extending Foundation A. Pop Quiz Answers Index

The Bootstrap components

Unlike the Responsive.gs framework that we used in the first project, Bootstrap is shipped with extra components, which are commonly used in the Web. Hence, before we step further into developing the portfolio website, first let's explore these components, mainly those of which we will employ within the website, such as the responsive grid, the buttons, and the form elements.

Note

Frankly, the official Bootstrap website (http://getbootstrap.com/) is always the best source to be up-to-date with anything related to Bootstrap. So, herein, I would like to point out the key things that are straightforward.

The Bootstrap responsive grid

Bootstrap comes with a Responsive Grid System, along with the supporting classes that form the columns and the rows. In Bootstrap, we build the column using these prefix classes: col-xs-, col-sm-, col-md-, and col-lg-. This is then followed by the column number, ranging from 1 to 12, to define the column size as well as to aim the column...

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