I have an AngularJS app in development, and the CSS is already done, just adding functionality.
What I now need is stuff like
date pickers
modals
tooltips
I'd love to use some of the stuff from angular-strap, but it's based on the bootstrap.css file.
If I don't include the bootstrap file, it doesn't work. If I include it, it works, but it breaks everything, my whole layout is destroyed. That happens also if I include the bootstrap.css first.
I then tried to only load partial elements from the bootstrap site. For example, the date picker from angular-strap said to use elements like tooltip, so I only used the tooltip css elements using the bootstrap customiser, then it displays but inline, not a tooltip anymore.
It's quite frustrating. Is there a way to add those amazing libraries without breaking the CSS of the existing app? I'm somehow not seeing what's really required for that.
My company's project is in the exact same situation. We use Foundations for our grid layout. But we want to use things like AngularUI which is based off of foundations.
What we've done is to include the bootstrap JS. And then selectively choose the bootstrap css that is needed. Doing it this way has given us the ability to use Datepicker & Modal. (Although, recently I found some better angular datepickers - and the angularUI datepickers just don't have the usability that I was looking for).
So it seems that what you may be missing is the JS for bootstrap. But without seeing your code it's really hard to say.
Per your request, here are some of the datepickers that I like better:
ngQuickDate
ng-bs-daterangepicker (useful for date ranges) (although, this one also has a BS dependency)
Jquery UI Datepicker (implemented as a directive)
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I have a Django website already complete with its CSS. One of its templates has a form. As anyone familiar with Django forms, the most common way to style it nicely is by using crispy form or Bootstrap. However, with my CSS already in place whenever I use either of the above solution, the website appearance gets messed up.
Things I have already done and attempted:
placed the Bootstrap stylesheet before my own stylesheet
override Bootstrap but realised it was so tedious when I only want to style a single form
Is there a way to use only the Form styling of Bootstrap so it doesn't mess up the rest of my stylesheet?
django widget tweaks seems to be the solution for my problem. It saves me a lot of time and it allows me to edit forms on template level (instead of editing at forms.py).
I have already built a site using CSS. Now looking back I regret not taking the chance of using Bootstrap. My website is already built and styled. My questions is, is it possible to use bootstrap even though you already have styled you website without having to remove all the CSS?
Bootstrap uses a set of pre-configured classes to implement it's styling rules..
So unless you somehow incorporated the same class names in your site and intended the same styling as was intended by the Bootstrap developers, you are going to have to make the necessary changes on your own.
That said, if your project is intended to be extended in the future, it may still be a good idea do re-work what you did up until now with Bootstrap, in order to save time in the future (I am assuming that the project is not very large in scope).
There are few things you need to know:
Bootstrap uses box-sizing: content-box so if you are not, it will probably impact all your padding/border stuff.
Bootstrap comes with a reset and few helpers with generic names that can interfere with your own style.
That said it's totally ok to add bootstrap to your project and it should be smooth.
After many fruitless days of trying to get JQuery Mobile and AngularJS routing to work together, I'm considering my alternative options..
Is there a way to use the JQM CSS without relying on JQuery's javascript?
Or is there a substitute CSS package that are recommended? something with all header/footers and lists that is available in JQM?
Of course, there is an CSS file in the package you downloaded. But all the sites functionality and the mobile adaption will be broken. You can rename the classes and the id's or directly use the classes from the css file.
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There are quite a few jQueryMobile functionalities that rely solely on the CSS fole, eg. the grids. You won't get the interactions, but all the buttons looks, shapes and colors are totally useful without the JS.
Still - depends on your expectations.
And when using it like that you need to understand a bit how JQM works to know the classes and html structure that's expected, because some of these are generated by javascript.
[kind of digression]
But maybe you just dislike how big jquerymobile is?
Then you probably want to use: http://jquerymobile.com/download-builder/ to get only stuff you need, and also use tte themeroller here: http://jquerymobile.com/themeroller/index.php to create only one theme (global) and remove other themes (A,B,C)
That's how you get it a lot smaller.
You can reuse the CSS file inside he downloaded JQM package. The file jquery.mobile-1.x.x.css can be included, but make sure to include the images folder as well and have it at the same location at the destination.
If you aren't sure of which classes to include for which purpose, you can simply find it out by inspecting a JQM demo page to find out (View source will not work due to the JQM javascript).
JQS provides support for ui animations and user experience enhancement. Removing libraries will dispart you from accessing css contents created and used by javascript in order to 'manage' a front-end design. –
Yes you can use jquery mobile theme and adapt it to your needs.
Just reading there was adapter releases for your situation : https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/angular/oIxRxpkn3L0
Perhaps substitutes to css packages are documented. About heavier JQM templating and using, there are some introduction to what you'll need to take a look at like adobe theme-control-jquery-mobile.html ..
I'm developing a ASP .NET web project that uses: jQuery, jQuery UI, reset/normalize css stylesheets. Most of the CSS is crap, so I'm going to rewrite it + I will have a budget to it :)
I came across two fancy solutions that I would like to learn:
SASS
Bootstrap
I wonder, how to "mix" my existing application with these solution. When it comes to SASS, it seems to me pretty obvious - just rewrite CSS and be proud of new clean meta CSS, however I'm not sure about Bootstrap. What are the advantages of it if I don't want to change the layout of my site?
Another thing: can I run into possible issues when including Bootstrap / SASS into my site?
Twitter Bootstrap (TBS) is a CSS framework and its original purpose was for website and web app prototypes. So if you want to start from scratch with very thorough and well styled CSS, then bootstrap is great.
Twitter Bootstrap is NOT necessarily the right solution if you want to keep the majority of your existing UI, especially if your existing UI doesn't match up well with their scaffolding, grid system, and other elements of their UI styles (forms inputs, buttons, typography etc). You'll find yourself having to override a lot the framework's properties, which kind of defeats the purpose.
As #Nathron mentioned, if you try to mix TBS with your existing code, you could run into conflicts. Creating a customized build of TBS that includes only the elements of their framework that you want would be the best approach there: http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/customize.html.
Regarding SASS, if you want to use it in combination with TBS, check out https://github.com/jlong/sass-twitter-bootstrap.
From their site: The Boostrap JS is for "interactive components for things like tooltips, popovers, modals, and more". So if you are using any of those, make sure you don't have conflicting JS functions.
You could run into issues with the CSS if your class names are the same as the ones that Bootstrap uses. Many of them are a little obscure like "darkwell", but some of them are common like "dropdown", so you just have to keep an eye out for that.
Easiest way to see is to download it and play around with it :)
i want to manage all the design of my website(asp.net) through my css.
my client requirement is he should be able to change all design of website within 4-5 hrs.
is this possible.
is there any trick to do this?
Sure it is. ASP.NET doesn't but render html, css and javascript. What you need it to let it render the html you're after and hook in css for layouting.
ASP.NET also provides you with some great functionality: Themes and skins. These make changing css, images, ... a snap by either configuration or setting a certain premaid theme in code. I suggest you take a look at these videos for more information:
Customize my Site with Profiles and Themes?
Create User Selectable Themes for a Web Site
Use Skins with CSS for a Flexible and Maintainable ASP.NET Web Site
That's a very tall order indeed. By design does the client mean the color/theme or also the layout?
Basically is boils down to the following:
1. Generate semantic html only from you ASP.NET code. That is no in-line style and use meaning full css class names for html that needs to be styled
2. Break your css files into two. One for style and layout and another for color. If you're using images, they should be a part of your color css file
You can start here but also be clear about what your client means by "should be able to change the design within 4-5 hours".
Yes this possible if you have good knowledge of CSS i.e. 2 and 3. Have look at below links which can provide you and idea about layouts fully dependent on CSS
Yui library
Yui CSS tools
Many more ideas like CSS sprite can be used to achieve what you need