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Mastering Bootstrap 4 - Second Edition

By : Benjamin Jakobus
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Mastering Bootstrap 4 - Second Edition

By: Benjamin Jakobus

Overview of this book

Bootstrap 4 is a free CSS and JavaScript framework that allows developers to rapidly build responsive web interfaces. This book will help you use and adapt Bootstrap to produce enticing websites that fit your needs. You will build a customized Bootstrap website from scratch, using various approaches to customize the framework with increasing levels of skill. You will get to grips with Bootstrap's key features and quickly discover various ways in which Bootstrap can help you develop web interfaces. Then take a walk through the fundamental features, such as its grid system, global styles, helper classes, and responsive utilities. When you have mastered these, you will discover how to structure page layouts, utilize Bootstrap's various navigation components, use forms, and style different types of content. Among other things, you will also tour the anatomy of a Bootstrap plugin, create your own custom components, and extend Bootstrap using jQuery. You will also understand what utility classes Bootstrap 4 has to offer, and how you can use them effectively to speed up the development of your website. Finally, you will discover how to optimize your website and integrate it with third-party frameworks. By the end of this book, you will have a thorough knowledge of the framework's ins and outs, and will be able to build highly customizable and optimized web interfaces.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Figures


If one requires just a figure on its own, and no media context, then Bootstrap's figure classes should be used. Although they do not fit into the current context of MyPhoto, Bootstrap's figure styling is a commonly used and important feature. As such, it is worth explaining the three classes that are to be used when creating a figure. The figure class sets the element's display to inline-block. This forces the element to behave just like inline elements but also allows it to have a set width and height. The figure-img class should be applied to img elements within the figure element, adjusting their bottom margin and line height. Lastly, the figure-caption class is used to denote captions and adjusts the font size (setting it to 90%) and the font color (setting it to #818a91). Observe the following code:

<figure class="figure">
    <img src="/img/example.png" class="figure-img">
    <figcaption class="figure-caption">Sample text.</figcaption></figure&gt...