Bootstrap layout

Brief introduction

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Bootstrap toolkit to create a fixed layout and flow layout. Bootstrap tutorial is based on version 2.0.

In version 2.0, Bootstrap for mobile phones, tablets, laptops, small desktop machine, large widescreen desktop, etc. Add a response.
You can add a file to bootstrap-responsive.css page (located docs \ assets \ css under) to make the layout responsive.

Bootstrap fixed layout

If you want to create a web page based on a fixed number of pixels or app, see this part of the tutorial.

usage

<Body>
  <Div class = "container">
    ...
  </ Div>
</ Body>

Explanation

bootstrap.css (docs located bootstrap main folder \ assets \ css under) first 261-273 line, to create the main container rendering styles to create a fixed layout. The purpose is to create a fixed layout 940 pixels for web or app (default) width layout.

Examples of Bootstrap fixed layout

The following code creates a fixed page layout. For customization, in addition to the default style, the need to create a new css file example-fixed-layout.css, and bootstrap.css located in the same folder.

CSS code

body {
padding-top: 60px;
padding-bottom: 40px;
}
.nav li {
padding-top: 5px;
}
.leaderboard {
padding: 60px;
margin-bottom: 30px;
background-image: url ( '../ twitter-bootstrap / images / gridbg.gif');
background-repeat: repeat;
-webkit-border-radius: 6px;
-moz-border-radius: 6px;
border-radius: 6px;
}
.leaderboard h1 {
font-size: 40px;
margin-bottom: 5px;
line-height: 1;
letter-spacing: -1px;
color: # FF6600;
}
.leaderboard p {
font-size: 18px;
font-weight: 200;
line-height: 27px;
}

HTML code

Examples

<! DOCTYPE html>
<Html lang = "en">
<Head>
<Meta charset = "utf-8">
<Title> using Bootstrap Version 2.0 fixed layout examples </ title>
<Meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width, initial-scale = 1.0">
<Meta name = "description" content = "Example of Fixed Layout with Bootstrap version 2.0 from w3cschool.cc">
<Meta name = "author" content = "">
<-! Le styles ->
<Link href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / css / bootstrap.css" rel = "stylesheet">
<Link href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / css / example-fixed-layout.css" rel = "stylesheet">
<-! Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements ->
<-! [If lt IE 9]>
<Script src = "// html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"> </ script>
<! [Endif] ->
<-! Le fav and touch icons ->
<Link rel = "shortcut icon" href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / examples / images / favicon.ico">
<Link rel = "apple-touch-icon" href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / examples / images / apple-touch-icon.png">
<Link rel = "apple-touch-icon" sizes = "72x72" href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / examples / images / apple-touch-icon-72x72.png">
<Link rel = "apple-touch-icon" sizes = "114x114" href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / examples / images / apple-touch-icon-114x114.png">
</ Head>

<Body>
<Div class = "navbar navbar-fixed-top">
<Div class = "navbar-inner">
<Div class = "container">
<a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
<Span class = "icon-bar"> </ span>
<Span class = "icon-bar"> </ span>
<Span class = "icon-bar"> </ span>
</a>
<a class="brand" href="#">
<Img src = "/ images / w3r.png" width = "111" height = "30" alt = "w3cschool logo" /> </a>
<Div class = "nav-collapse">
<Ul class = "nav">
<Li class = "active">
<a href="#"> Home </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#about"> About </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#contact"> Contact </a> </ li>
</ Ul>
</ Div>
<-! / Nav-collapse -.> </ Div>
</ Div>
</ Div>
<Div class = "container">
<-! Main hero unit for a primary marketing message or call to action ->
<Div class = "leaderboard">
<H1> w3cschool Web Store </ h1>
<P> Try and purchase HTML5, JS, Ruby, PHP-MySQL based web apps to enhance your productivity at affordable price. </ P>
<P>
<a class="btn btn-success btn-large"> Sign Up for a 30 day free trial </a> </ p>
</ Div>
<-! Example row of columns ->
<Div class = "row">
<Div class = "span4">
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<P>
<a class="btn btn-success btn-large" href="#"> View apps </a> </ p>
</ Div>
<Div class = "span4">
<H2> Ruby Apps </ h2>
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<P>
<a class="btn btn-success btn-large" href="#"> View apps </a> </ p>
</ Div>
<Div class = "span4">
<H2> PHP MySQL Apps </ h2>
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<P>
<a class="btn btn-success btn-large" href="#"> View apps </a> </ p>
</ Div>
</ Div>
<Hr>
<Footer>
<P> & copy; Company 2012 </ p>
</ Footer>
</ Div>
<-! / Container ->
<-! Le javascript ============================================ ====== - ->
<-! Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster ->
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / jquery.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-transition.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-alert.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-modal.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-dropdown.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-scrollspy.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-tab.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-tooltip.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-popover.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-button.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-collapse.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-carousel.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-typeahead.js"> </ script>
</ Body>
</ Html>

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Bootstrap Fluid Layout

If you want to create a non-fixed layout that is based on a percentage of the layout, in order to allow a more flexible layout, see this tutorial.

usage

<Div class = "container-fluid">
  <Div class = "row-fluid">
    <Div class = "span2">
      <-! Sidebar content ->
    </ Div>
    <Div class = "span10">
      <-! Body content ->
    </ Div>
  </ Div>
</ Div>

Explanation

bootstrap.css (docs located bootstrap main folder \ assets \ css under) first 274-285 line, to create the main container rendering styles to create a flow layout. The purpose is to create a flow layout based on a percentage of the layout (eg, width = 20%) as a Web page or app.

Examples of Bootstrap Fluid Layout

The following code creates a page layout flow. For customization, in addition to the default style, the need to create a new css file example-fluid-layout.css, and bootstrap.css located in the same folder.

CSS code

 body {
        padding-top: 60px;
        padding-bottom: 40px;
      }
	  .nav li {
	  padding-top: 5px;
	  }
	  
	  .sidebar-nav {
        padding: 9px 0;
      }
	  .leaderboard {
  padding: 60px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  background-image: url ( '../ twitter-bootstrap / images / gridbg.gif');
  background-repeat: repeat;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
}
.leaderboard h1 {
  font-size: 40px;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -1px;
  color: # FF6600;
}
.leaderboard p {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 200;
  line-height: 27px;
}

.well {
background-image: url ( '../ twitter-bootstrap / images / gridbg.gif');
  background-repeat: repeat;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
}

.nav .nav-header {
font-size: 18px;
color: # FF9900;
}

HTML code

Examples

<! DOCTYPE html>
<Html lang = "en">
<Head>
<Meta charset = "utf-8">
<Title> using Bootstrap Version 2.0 fixed layout examples </ title>
<Meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width, initial-scale = 1.0">
<Meta name = "description" content = "Example of Fluid Layout with Bootstrap version 2.0 from w3cschool.cc">
<Meta name = "author" content = "">
<-! Le styles ->
<Link href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / css / bootstrap.css" rel = "stylesheet">
<Link href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / css / example-fluid-layout.css" rel = "stylesheet">
<-! Le HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements ->
<-! [If lt IE 9]>
<Script src = "// html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"> </ script>
<! [Endif] ->
<-! Le fav and touch icons ->
<Link rel = "shortcut icon" href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / examples / images / favicon.ico">
<Link rel = "apple-touch-icon" href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / examples / images / apple-touch-icon.png">
<Link rel = "apple-touch-icon" sizes = "72x72" href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / examples / images / apple-touch-icon-72x72.png">
<Link rel = "apple-touch-icon" sizes = "114x114" href = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / examples / images / apple-touch-icon-114x114.png"> </ head >

<Body>
<Div class = "navbar navbar-fixed-top">
<Div class = "navbar-inner">
<Div class = "container-fluid">
<a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
<Span class = "icon-bar"> </ span>
<Span class = "icon-bar"> </ span>
<Span class = "icon-bar"> </ span>
</a>
<a class="brand" href="#">
<Img src = "/ images / w3r.png" width = "111" height = "30" alt = "w3cschool logo" /> </a>
<Div class = "nav-collapse">
<Ul class = "nav">
<Li class = "active">
<a href="#"> Home </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#about"> About </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#contact"> Contact </a> </ li>
</ Ul>
<P class = "navbar-text pull-right"> Logged in as
<a href="#"> username </a> </ p>
</ Div>
<-! / Nav-collapse -.> </ Div>
</ Div>
</ Div>
<Div class = "container-fluid">
<Div class = "row-fluid">
<Div class = "span3">
<Div class = "well sidebar-nav">
<Ul class = "nav nav-list">
<Li class = "nav-header"> Frontend </ li>
<Li class = "active">
<a href="#"> HTML 4.01 </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#"> HTML5 </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#"> CSS </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#"> JavaScript </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#"> Twitter Bootstrap </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#"> Firebug </a> </ li>
<Li class = "nav-header"> Backend </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#"> PHP </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#"> SQL </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#"> MySQL </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#"> PostgreSQL </a> </ li>
<Li>
<a href="#"> MongoDB </a> </ li>
</ Ul>
</ Div> <-!. / Well ->
</ Div> <-! / Span ->
<Div class = "span9">
<Div class = "leaderboard">
<H1> Learn. Practice. Develop. </ H1>
<P> w3cschool offers web development tutorials. We believe in Open Source. Love standards. And prioritize simplicity and readability while serving content. </ P>
<P>
<a class="btn btn-success btn-large"> Join w3cschool now </a> </ p>
</ Div>
<Div class = "row-fluid">
<Div class = "span4">
<H2> Learn </ h2>
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<P>
<a class="btn btn-success btn-large" href="#"> Start Learning now </a> </ p>
</ Div> <-! / Span ->
<Div class = "span4">
<H2> Practice </ h2>
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<P>
<a class="btn btn-success btn-large" href="#"> Start percticing now </a> </ p>
</ Div>
<-! / Span ->
<Div class = "span4">
<H2> Develop </ h2>
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<P>
<a class="btn btn-success btn-large" href="#"> Start developing now </a> </ p>
</ Div> <-! / Span ->
</ Div> <-! / Row ->
<Hr>
<Footer>
<P> & copy; Company 2012 </ p>
</ Footer>
</ Div>
</ Div>
</ Div> <-!. / Fluid-container ->

<-! Le javascript ============================================ ====== - ->
<-! Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster ->
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / jquery.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-transition.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-alert.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-modal.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-dropdown.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-scrollspy.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-tab.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-tooltip.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-popover.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-button.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-collapse.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-carousel.js"> </ script>
<Script src = "../ bootstrap / twitter-bootstrap-v2 / docs / assets / js / bootstrap-typeahead.js"> </ script>
</ Body>
</ Html>

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