Bootstrap sets the fonts and typography as part of its layout. However, they’ve added several classes to help you out. Headings For example, they have classes that mimic your heading tags. So if you need a large size text, like an H1, but it’s not appropriate to add an H1 tag, you can apply the…
Bootstrap considers two different types of customizations. These customizations can either come from yourself, and/or a 3rd party. Light customizations – which include changing minor things like color and font changes. Overhauls – which change the way a class functions. Make sure you find the Bootstrap selector, and use the same selector. This keeps you…
Installation is like what the installation for any CSS or JavaScript framework for any website. You can either download the files from http://getbootstrap.com/getting-started/, or you can link to it via the Content Delivery Network (CDN). Requiring jQuery Regardless of which version you use, you will still need to include jQuery if you are going to…
Bootstrap is becoming a popular web layout system for the web. It was started by a designer/developer who worked at Twitter in 2010, and currently is at version 3.1.1. Bootstrap is a web framework. This means that it has identified common problems that web designer and developers run into, and tries to provide easy solutions…
Installing jQuery Mobile into a website is an easy task.As with jQuery UI, you can choose to install it locally, or you can run the JavaScript and CSS from jQuery’s website. Most people run it from their local site, as it reduces the DNS look-ups, which are slower in most mobile browsers/networks. To download jQuery…
Unlike working with Navigation in the mobile environment, forms input will be more about styling and proper use of HTML tags/attributes. Because of the size of the screen, we need to find good ways that we can overcome the small space. This means providing an easy and clear way for users to enter information into…
Coming up with a good navigation structure is important in mobile web design. We’ve already looked at some issues when dealing with navigation in mobile devices. Now we are going to look at some ideas on over coming these problems. Problem Recap Just to recap some of the problems we may experience: Taking up too…
The process for designing for a mobile webpage isn’t that conceptually different from a desktop. It just requires you to use some extra steps. For example you will normally follow a basic formula of: Receive Project Requirements Sketch out/mock-up designs Build HTML Test in various browsers Modify as necessary Repeat testing The core difference is…
