4-Bootstrap and jQuery

Key Objectives

  • Set up Bootstrap & jQuery as npm packages.

  • Set up proper links in head.

  • Set up script tags.

  • Understand the rule of 12s in Bootstrap.

Video

Overview

In this module, we set up Bootstrap to allow our application to be responsive, meaning that it will appear nice on a number of different device sizes (as big as iMac and as small as iPhone 5). Bootstrap is an indispensable tool for modern web developers, and this section covers just the tip of the iceberg.

Notes/Tips

The Bootstrap docs are phenomenal. Go take a look here. At this point, you don't have to understand jQuery, you just have to know that Bootstrap uses it. We'll talk about jQuery more later. Although the newest version (4.0) of Bootstrap was recently released, we are still using 3.3.7. It's perfectly safe, but be aware that version 4.0 is out there. You might run into projects that use it.

Steps

  1. Please start by taking a look at this instructional video.

  2. Jump onto the module-3-bootstrap-and-jquery branch and run npm install.

  3. Then, run gulp serve.

  4. Play around with the Bootstrap columns in our app and get a feel for the rule of 12s as discussed in the video. When you are done, run git reset --hard so that you can switch branches later. This will get rid of the changes that you just did.

    <!--================================
     BOOTSTRAP DEMO: THIS BRANCH ONLY
 ==================================-->
 <!--Bootstrap Rule of 12s - Demo Code-->
 <div class="container">
     <div class="col-sm-1 columnred">.col-sm-1</div>
     <div class="col-sm-1 columnblue">.col-sm-1</div>
     <div class="col-sm-1 columngreen">.col-sm-1</div>
     <div class="col-sm-1 columnred">.col-sm-1</div>
     <div class="col-sm-1 columnblue">.col-sm-1</div>
     <div class="col-sm-1 columngreen">.col-sm-1</div>
     <div class="col-sm-1 columnred">.col-sm-1</div>
     <div class="col-sm-1 columnblue">.col-sm-1</div>
     <div class="col-sm-1 columngreen">.col-sm-1</div>
     <div class="col-sm-1 columnred">.col-sm-1</div>
     <div class="col-sm-1 columnblue">.col-sm-1</div>
     <div class="col-sm-1 columngreen">.col-md-1</div>
 </div>
 <br />
     <!--================================
     BOOTSTRAP DEMO: THIS BRANCH ONLY
 ==================================-->
 <!--BOotstrap Rule of 12s - Demo Code-->

 <div class="container">
     <div class="col-md-4 columnred">.col-md-4</div>
     <div class="col-md-4 columnblue">.col-md-4</div>
     <div class="col-md-4 columngreen">.col-md-4</div>
 </div>
     <!--================================
     BOOTSTRAP DEMO: THIS BRANCH ONLY
 ==================================-->

 <div class="container">
     <h1>col-sm-4</h1>
     <p>Resize the browser window to see the effect. The only difference is sm-4.</p>
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-sm-4 project" style="background-color:green">
             <h4>Project 1</h4>
         </div>
         <div class="col-sm-4 project" style="background-color:white">
             <h4>Project 2</h4>
         </div>
         <div class="col-sm-4 project" style="background-color:blue">
             <h4>Project 3</h4>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-sm-4 project" style="background-color:pink">
             <h4>Project 4</h4>
         </div>
         <div class="col-sm-4 project" style="background-color:green">
             <h4>Project 5</h4>
         </div>
         <div class="col-sm-4 project" style="background-color:white">
             <h4>Project 6</h4>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
     <!--================================
     BOOTSTRAP DEMO: THIS BRANCH ONLY
 ==================================-->

 <div class="container">
     <div class="row">
         <h3>Example (Push/Pull):</h3>

         <!--example of pushing and pulling columns you must reset the next size screen when using push/pull -->

         <div class="row" style="margin-top=20px;">
             <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 col-md-push-6 col-lg-8 col-lg-push-0 thumb" style="background-color:pink">Content area</div>
             <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 col-md-pull-6 col-lg-4 col-lg-pull-0 thumb" style="background-color:lightgray">Sidebar area</div>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
     <!--================================
     BOOTSTRAP DEMO: THIS BRANCH ONLY
 ==================================-->

 <div class="container">
     <div class="row">
         <h3>Example (Hidden/Visible):</h3>

         <!--this image/color box will be hidden on large screens, but visible
                     on all other view sizes-->

         <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 hidden-lg" style="background-color:lightblue">
             <p>TEST TEXT</p>
         </div>

         <!--this can be used in the same way for visible
                   this example above will be visible on medium screens,
                     and hidden on xs, sm, and lg screens-->

         <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 visible-md" style="background-color:lightgray">
             <p>TEST TEXT</p>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
     <!--================================
     BOOTSTRAP DEMO: THIS BRANCH ONLY
 ==================================-->

 <div class="container">
     <div class="row">
         <h3>Example (Hidden/Visible):</h3>

         <!--the default visible property is set to block, but you can override it to inline or inline-block -->

         <div class="row" style="margin-top: 50px;">
             <div class="col-xs-12">
                 <span style="width:40%; padding: 20px; background: lightblue" class="visible-md    -inline-block">Wohoo</span>
                 <span style="width:40%; padding: 20px; background: lightblue" class="visible-md    -inline-block">Wohoo</span>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>

  5. In your own project, here are some things you'll want to do to get Bootstrap working:

    • Run npm install jquery bootstrap font-awesome --save

    • Put the proper link tag for Bootstrap.css in the head of your index.html file.

      <!-- Bootstrap core CSS Modules-->
<link href="node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

    • Put the proper script tags for jQuery and Bootstrap at the bottom of the body.

      <!-- Bootstrap & jQuery Scripts - Note: jQuery must be first -->
<script src="node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="node_modules/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

    • Bootstrap needs jQuery. jQuery needs to be listed first because it needs to load first.

    • Add a Bootstrap navbar of your own choosing. It does not have to be the one that you end up using, just a navbar to get working. You will customize it later. The docs have excellent navbars. There's also bootsnipp.com.

      <!-- Navigation -->
<!--Note that the text-uppercase will set the name in caps -->
<div class="navbar navbar-default navbar-fixed-top text-uppercase" id="mainNav" role="navigation">
  <div class="container">
      <div class="navbar-header">
          <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle text-uppercase bg-primary text-white rounded" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse"
              aria-controls="navbarResponsive" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
              <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
              <span class="icon-bar"></span>
              <span class="icon-bar"></span>
              <span class="icon-bar"></span>
          </button>
          <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">EFA Starter Template</a>
      </div>
      <div class="navbar-collapse collapse">
          <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
              <li class="active">
                  <a href="#">Home</a>
              </li>
              <li class="active">
                  <a href="#about">About</a>
              </li>
              <li class="active">
                  <a href="#portfolio">Portfolio</a>
              </li>
              <li class="active">
                  <a href="#contact">Contact</a>
              </li>
          </ul>
      </div>
  </div>
</div>

<br />

    • If you get a customized navbar, you might have extra CSS to add. Add any extra CSS to your main.css file.

      body {
background-color: white;
}
.columnred {
height: 200px;
background-color: red;
}
.columnblue {
height: 200px;
background-color: blue;
}
.columngreen {
height: 200px;
background-color: green;
}

    • Commit your code and push it to your GitHub repository when finished.

    • After you have Bootstrap working, go to the next module.

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