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Learn to implement bootstrap

In this session we will study what is bootstrap and learn to implement bootstrap for creating a responsive website.
Bootstrap is a free collection of tools for creating websites and web applications. It contains HTML and CSS-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, navigation and other interface components, as well as optional JavaScript extensions.

  • Follow the steps given below to implement bootstrap :
  1. First of all visit getbootstrap.com you will have the following view .
  2. bootstrap

  3. Now click on the Download Bootstrap button the following window will pop up .
  4. learn to implement bootstrap

  5. Now under the Bootstrap menu click the Download Bootstrap button .
  6. Thus, a zip file will get downloaded which you can extract.After extracting you will have the following contents in it:
  7. contents of boot strap file

  8. Now create index.html file in the same folder and open it with Notepad++ or any other text editor .
  9. Again visit the getbootstrap.com and in the above menu bar select the Getting Started tab. Here we will find the basic template that we will be using to construct our website .
  10. v4

  11. At the right hand side you will find Basic Template just click on it and you will see an html code .Just scroll down the page and go to Examples and select the second theme from the following . You can also select the other ones based on your requirement .
  12. Bootstrap theme

  13. Now click on the second theme, right click on it and click on the view page source.
  14. You will get the source code which you have to copy and paste it in the index.html file .
  15. Here are the screen shots for it :
  16. getting started boot strap
    v7

  17. For example let’s create a folder named boot which consists all the downloaded files and index.html file as shown in the image :
  18. Bootstrap implementation

  19. Here are the contents of the boot folder :
  20. learn to implement bootstrap

  21. Now right click on the index.html file and open it with Notepad ++ or any other text editor .
  22. downloaded code

  23. Here is the downloaded html source code :
  24. <html lang="en">
      <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
        <meta name="description" content="">
        <meta name="author" content="">
        <link rel="shortcut icon" href="../../assets/ico/favicon.ico">
    
        <title>Theme Template for Bootstrap</title>
    
        <!-- Bootstrap core CSS -->
        <link href="../../dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
        <!-- Bootstrap theme -->
        <link href="../../dist/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
        <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
        <link href="theme.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
        <!-- Just for debugging purposes. Don't actually copy this line! -->
        <!--[if lt IE 9]><script src="../../assets/js/ie8-responsive-file-warning.js"></script><![endif]-->
    
        <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
        <!--[if lt IE 9]>
          <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/html5shiv/3.7.0/html5shiv.js"></script>
          <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/respond.js/1.4.2/respond.min.js"></script>
        <![endif]-->
      </head>
    
      <body role="document">
    
        <!-- Fixed navbar -->
        <div class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
          <div class="container">
            <div class="navbar-header">
              <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse">
                <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="#">Bootstrap theme</a>
            </div>
            <div class="navbar-collapse collapse">
              <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
                <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
                <li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
                <li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
                <li class="dropdown">
                  <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown <b class="caret"></b></a>
                  <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                    <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
                    <li class="divider"></li>
                    <li class="dropdown-header">Nav header</li>
                    <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
                    <li><a href="#">One more separated link</a></li>
                  </ul>
                </li>
              </ul>
            </div><!--/.nav-collapse -->
          </div>
        </div>
    
        <div class="container theme-showcase" role="main">
    
          <!-- Main jumbotron for a primary marketing message or call to action -->
          <div class="jumbotron">
            <h1>Hello, world!</h1>
            <p>This is a template for a simple marketing or informational website. It includes a large callout called a jumbotron and three supporting pieces of content. Use it as a starting point to create something more unique.</p>
            <p><a href="#" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" role="button">Learn more &raquo;</a></p>
          </div>
    
    
    
          <div class="page-header">
            <h1>Buttons</h1>
          </div>
          <p>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-lg btn-default">Default</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-lg btn-primary">Primary</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-lg btn-success">Success</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-lg btn-info">Info</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-lg btn-warning">Warning</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-lg btn-danger">Danger</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-lg btn-link">Link</button>
          </p>
          <p>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Default</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Primary</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Success</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-info">Info</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Warning</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger">Danger</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-link">Link</button>
          </p>
          <p>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-default">Default</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary">Primary</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-success">Success</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-info">Info</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-warning">Warning</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger">Danger</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-link">Link</button>
          </p>
          <p>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-default">Default</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-primary">Primary</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-success">Success</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-info">Info</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-warning">Warning</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-danger">Danger</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-link">Link</button>
          </p>
    
    
    
          <div class="page-header">
            <h1>Thumbnails</h1>
          </div>
          <img data-src="holder.js/200x200" class="img-thumbnail" alt="A generic square placeholder image with a white border around it, making it resemble a photograph taken with an old instant camera">
    
    
    
          <div class="page-header">
            <h1>Dropdown menus</h1>
          </div>
          <div class="dropdown theme-dropdown clearfix">
            <a id="dropdownMenu1" href="#" role="button" class="sr-only dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown <b class="caret"></b></a>
            <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenu1">
              <li class="active" role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">Action</a></li>
              <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">Another action</a></li>
              <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
              <li role="presentation" class="divider"></li>
              <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
            </ul>
          </div>
    
    
    
    
          <div class="page-header">
            <h1>Navbars</h1>
          </div>
    
          <div class="navbar navbar-default">
            <div class="container">
              <div class="navbar-header">
                <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse">
                  <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="#">Project name</a>
              </div>
              <div class="navbar-collapse collapse">
                <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
                  <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
                  <li class="dropdown">
                    <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown <b class="caret"></b></a>
                    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                      <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
                      <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
                      <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
                      <li class="divider"></li>
                      <li class="dropdown-header">Nav header</li>
                      <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
                      <li><a href="#">One more separated link</a></li>
                    </ul>
                  </li>
                </ul>
              </div><!--/.nav-collapse -->
            </div>
          </div>
    
          <div class="navbar navbar-inverse">
            <div class="container">
              <div class="navbar-header">
                <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse">
                  <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="#">Project name</a>
              </div>
              <div class="navbar-collapse collapse">
                <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
                  <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
                  <li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
                  <li class="dropdown">
                    <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown <b class="caret"></b></a>
                    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                      <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
                      <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
                      <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
                      <li class="divider"></li>
                      <li class="dropdown-header">Nav header</li>
                      <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
                      <li><a href="#">One more separated link</a></li>
                    </ul>
                  </li>
                </ul>
              </div><!--/.nav-collapse -->
            </div>
          </div>
    
    
    
          <div class="page-header">
            <h1>Alerts</h1>
          </div>
          <div class="alert alert-success">
            <strong>Well done!</strong> You successfully read this important alert message.
          </div>
          <div class="alert alert-info">
            <strong>Heads up!</strong> This alert needs your attention, but it's not super important.
          </div>
          <div class="alert alert-warning">
            <strong>Warning!</strong> Best check yo self, you're not looking too good.
          </div>
          <div class="alert alert-danger">
            <strong>Oh snap!</strong> Change a few things up and try submitting again.
          </div>
    
    
    
          <div class="page-header">
            <h1>Progress bars</h1>
          </div>
          <div class="progress">
            <div class="progress-bar" role="progressbar" aria-valuenow="60" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" style="width: 60%;"><span class="sr-only">60% Complete</span></div>
          </div>
          <div class="progress">
            <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-success" role="progressbar" aria-valuenow="40" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" style="width: 40%"><span class="sr-only">40% Complete (success)</span></div>
          </div>
          <div class="progress">
            <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-info" role="progressbar" aria-valuenow="20" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" style="width: 20%"><span class="sr-only">20% Complete</span></div>
          </div>
          <div class="progress">
            <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-warning" role="progressbar" aria-valuenow="60" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" style="width: 60%"><span class="sr-only">60% Complete (warning)</span></div>
          </div>
          <div class="progress">
            <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-danger" role="progressbar" aria-valuenow="80" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" style="width: 80%"><span class="sr-only">80% Complete (danger)</span></div>
          </div>
          <div class="progress">
            <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-success" style="width: 35%"><span class="sr-only">35% Complete (success)</span></div>
            <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-warning" style="width: 20%"><span class="sr-only">20% Complete (warning)</span></div>
            <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-danger" style="width: 10%"><span class='sr-only'>10% Complete (danger)</span></div>
          </div>
    
    
    
          <div class="page-header">
            <h1>List groups</h1>
          </div>
          <div class="row">
            <div class="col-sm-4">
              <ul class="list-group">
                <li class="list-group-item">Cras justo odio</li>
                <li class="list-group-item">Dapibus ac facilisis in</li>
                <li class="list-group-item">Morbi leo risus</li>
                <li class="list-group-item">Porta ac consectetur ac</li>
                <li class="list-group-item">Vestibulum at eros</li>
              </ul>
            </div><!-- /.col-sm-4 -->
            <div class="col-sm-4">
              <div class="list-group">
                <a href="#" class="list-group-item active">
                  Cras justo odio
                </a>
                <a href="#" class="list-group-item">Dapibus ac facilisis in</a>
                <a href="#" class="list-group-item">Morbi leo risus</a>
                <a href="#" class="list-group-item">Porta ac consectetur ac</a>
                <a href="#" class="list-group-item">Vestibulum at eros</a>
              </div>
            </div><!-- /.col-sm-4 -->
            <div class="col-sm-4">
              <div class="list-group">
                <a href="#" class="list-group-item active">
                  <h4 class="list-group-item-heading">List group item heading</h4>
                  <p class="list-group-item-text">Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit.</p>
                </a>
                <a href="#" class="list-group-item">
                  <h4 class="list-group-item-heading">List group item heading</h4>
                  <p class="list-group-item-text">Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit.</p>
                </a>
                <a href="#" class="list-group-item">
                  <h4 class="list-group-item-heading">List group item heading</h4>
                  <p class="list-group-item-text">Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit.</p>
                </a>
              </div>
            </div><!-- /.col-sm-4 -->
          </div>
    
    
    
          <div class="page-header">
            <h1>Panels</h1>
          </div>
          <div class="row">
            <div class="col-sm-4">
              <div class="panel panel-default">
                <div class="panel-heading">
                  <h3 class="panel-title">Panel title</h3>
                </div>
                <div class="panel-body">
                  Panel content
                </div>
              </div>
              <div class="panel panel-primary">
                <div class="panel-heading">
                  <h3 class="panel-title">Panel title</h3>
                </div>
                <div class="panel-body">
                  Panel content
                </div>
              </div>
            </div><!-- /.col-sm-4 -->
            <div class="col-sm-4">
              <div class="panel panel-success">
                <div class="panel-heading">
                  <h3 class="panel-title">Panel title</h3>
                </div>
                <div class="panel-body">
                  Panel content
                </div>
              </div>
              <div class="panel panel-info">
                <div class="panel-heading">
                  <h3 class="panel-title">Panel title</h3>
                </div>
                <div class="panel-body">
                  Panel content
                </div>
              </div>
            </div><!-- /.col-sm-4 -->
            <div class="col-sm-4">
              <div class="panel panel-warning">
                <div class="panel-heading">
                  <h3 class="panel-title">Panel title</h3>
                </div>
                <div class="panel-body">
                  Panel content
                </div>
              </div>
              <div class="panel panel-danger">
                <div class="panel-heading">
                  <h3 class="panel-title">Panel title</h3>
                </div>
                <div class="panel-body">
                  Panel content
                </div>
              </div>
            </div><!-- /.col-sm-4 -->
          </div>
    
    
    
          <div class="page-header">
            <h1>Wells</h1>
          </div>
          <div class="well">
            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum. Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit. Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur.</p>
          </div>
    
    
        </div> <!-- /container -->
    
    
        <!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript
        ================================================== -->
        <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
        <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
        <script src="../../dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
        <script src="../../assets/js/docs.min.js"></script>
      </body>
    </html>
    

  25. Now just navigate to the head section and in the provide the proper directory path
  26. For example in the above code perform the following changes in the head section :
  27. boot strap

  28. Also navigate to the end of the source code to the scripts section to provide proper route path so that the index.html file will get all the bootstrap file .
  29. v13

  30. Now open your index.html file in the browser and you will have the following output:
  31. bootstrap
    learn bootstrap
    learn to implement bootstrap
    bootstrap

  32. In the body section there are various components you can use themes as per your site requirement like Panel, Well, navigation, List Groups, Progress Bar, Alert, Thumbnail, Dropdown menu.
  33. You can open your website in any browser such as IE, safari, Chrome ..etc
  34. Thus your website will be a responsive one.
  35. Output is shown below :
  36. bootstrap
    implementation of bootstrap
    bootstrap output
    bootstrap

  37. Hence, we have successfully learnt how to use the bootstrap and develop an responsive website .

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