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Responsive Web Design by Example

By : Frahaan Hussain
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Responsive Web Design by Example

By: Frahaan Hussain

Overview of this book

Desktop-only websites just aren't good enough anymore. As you enter a future of increasingly diverse browsing methods, you need to know how to build websites that are presentable and will work perfectly with the huge volume of different device sizes and resolutions that are now commercially available. Responsive web design is an answer to the problem of modern web development. By following the detailed step-by-step instructions, previews, and examples mentioned in this book, you will learn how to build engaging responsive websites and upgrade your skills as a web designer. With coverage of Responsive Grid System and Bootstrap, you will learn about the most powerful frameworks in responsive web design. In this book, you will learn how to create a crisp blog page, a beautiful portfolio site, a cool social networking page, and a fun photo gallery. Through each of these projects, you'll learn how to build various elements of a modern responsive website, and also find out which framework works best for your project specifications. By the end of the book, you will have gained practical skills you need to build real-world websites that are professional, creative and truly responsive.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Implementing the light box

We will continue with the code from the preceding chapter to finish our photo gallery with an awesome light box.

We will use a Bootstrap feature called modals, which is an awesome and simple way of opening a box within the website; this is what will display our image to the user.

Adding a simple modal

First, we will open an empty modal when the thumbnail is clicked from the gallery. Add the following code after all other HTML code, even outside of the container:

Firstly, I'm sure you're wondering why we added it outside of the container and not within it, considering everything thus far in the book has been within. The main reason for this is due to the code not being part of the main...