Click File > New.
For a mobile-first, responsive website, use Bootstrap starter templates and drag-and-drop Bootstrap components in Dreamweaver.
Bootstrap is a popular, free, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for developing responsive, mobile-first websites. The framework includes responsive CSS and HTML templates for buttons, tables, navigation, image carousels, and other elements that you can use on your web page. A few optional JavaScript plug-ins are available, which enable developers with even basic coding knowledge to develop great responsive websites.
Dreamweaver lets you create Bootstrap documents and also edit existing web pages created with Bootstrap. Whether they are fully designed Bootstrap files or works-in-progress, you can edit them in Dreamweaver to not only edit code, but also use visual editing features such as Live View editing, visual CSS designer, Visual Media Queries, and Extract to make design changes.
Bootstrap versions that are currently supported include v4.4.1 and v3.4.1.
When you created fluid grid documents, Dreamweaver made your web pages responsive by applying appropriate classes automatically. All you had to do was to focus on your content and decide how they reflow in the different form factors.
Similarly, in Bootstrap documents, you only have to focus on content and design and the responsiveness of your web page is taken care of by Dreamweaver, which is tightly integrated with the Bootstrap framework.
Dreamweaver currently supports Bootstrap 3.4.1 and 4.4.1 versions:
"Bootstrap 3.4.1 includes a responsive, mobile first fluid grid system that appropriately scales up to 12 columns as the device or viewport size increases. It includes predefined classes for easy layout options, as well as powerful mixins for generating more semantic layouts." - Bootstrap documentation.
"Bootstrap 4.4.1, with major changes, includes powerful mobile-first flexbox grid to build layouts of all shapes and scales thanks to a twelve column system, five default responsive tiers, Sass variables and mixins, and dozens of predefined classes." - Bootstrap documentation.
To get started with Bootstrap documents in Dreamweaver, consider using Bootstrap starter templates. Dreamweaver includes a bunch of templates aimed at different types of websites you may want to create, for example, ecommerce or portfolio.
If you want to create a Bootstrap document from scratch, you could always do so as described in the Create Bootstrap Documents section.No, there isn’t a direct method of converting your existing fluid grid documents to Bootstrap documents. However, the user experience in Dreamweaver while creating and designing Bootstrap documents is similar to that of fluid grid documents. For example, you can get started by creating a Bootstrap document right from the New Document dialog box. While you create fluid grid documents for three basic form factors – Mobile, Tablet, and Desktop, for Bootstrap, you start by creating a document for basic screen sizes – small, medium, large, and extra large. The layout editing options that are displayed when you click elements in Bootstrap documents also look similar to that of fluid grid documents.
Yes, you can import old sites in the latest version of Dreamweaver. When you do so, Dreamweaver looks for the Bootstrap CSS file in the site root/css/ folder.
You can begin designing your Bootstrap website using one of the following options in the New Document dialog box:
Bootstrap starter templates let you create web pages for popular themes in a jiffy. All the dependent files in the framework are saved automatically.
Click File > New.
In the New Document dialog box that appears, click Starter Templates, and then select the required template from the list of Bootstrap Templates.
Click Create.
An HTML page that is based on the template you chose is created. You can now modify the page by adding or deleting components, editing text, or assets, as required.
You can start building your responsive website by creating an HTML document based on Bootstrap framework. You can choose to create a set of Bootstrap framework files or use the existing files. Once the document is created, you can add Bootstrap components such as accordions and carousels using the Insert panel in Dreamweaver. Or, if you have Photoshop comps, you can use Extract to bring in images, fonts, styles, text, and more into your Bootstrap document.
Click File > New.
In the New Document dialog box, click New Document > HTML, and then click the Bootstrap tab.
To create a new bootstrap.css file (and the other bootstrap files), perform the following actions:
Specify whether you want to create a new Bootstrap CSS or use an existing CSS.
If you choose to create a new CSS, a "css" folder is created in the site root, and the bootstrap.css file is copied into the new folder. If you choose to use an existing CSS, specify the path or browse to the location of the CSS.
Click Create New.
(Optional) if you want to attach any other CSS to your document, click in the Attach CSS section. The Attach External Style Sheet dialog box appears. Specify the settings and click OK.
Include A Pre-built Layout option provides a basic Bootstrap document structure.
If you do not want the basic structure and want to start off with a blank document, deselect the Include A Pre-built Layout option.
(Optional) The default layout contains 12 columns with 30 px gutter. The default screen sizes are 576px, 768px, 992px, and 1200px.
If you want to modify these settings, click Customize. The bootstrap.css file is modified accordingly.
For Bootstrap v3.4.0, the default screen sizes are 768 px, 992 px, and 1200 px.
Select Use Extract to Build Your Page from Photoshop Comps if you want the Extract panel to be opened (in case it is closed). By doing so, you can start extracting assets from Photoshop comps right away.
By default, a new site is created using Bootstrap version 4.4.1. After you create the document, you find the css, and js folders in the site root folder. However, if you want to create the site using Bootstrap version 3.4.1, select Site > Manage Sites. Select the site root folder. Click Advance Settings > Bootstrap. In the Bootstrap Version drop-down field, select 3.4.1. For Bootstrap version 3.4.1, you can see the css, js, and fonts folder in the site root folder.
When you create a Bootstrap 4.4.1 page, the jQuery version 3.4.1 is supported. The Bootstrap Starter templates are updated to Bootstrap version 4.4.1.
When you add Bootstrap components to a Bootstrap page, you can upgrade the Bootstrap 4.0.0 pages to Bootstrap 4.4.1 and jQuery version to 3.4.1. Click Yes on the dialog that appears when you insert Bootstrap components to page.
When you import a Bootstrap 4.0.0 site or when you migrate a site from previous versions to the next version of Dreamweaver release, the Bootstrap version is set to 4.4.1 in Site Setup > Advanced setting > Bootstrap.
With Bootstrap 4.3.1, the height of a Grid row column is changed from 1 px to 0 px. So, to make it visible in Live view you need to add some content in the Grid row column.
To use existing Bootstrap framework files, perform the following actions:
Click Use Existing, and specify the path of the bootstrap.css file. You can also browse to the location where the CSS is saved.
(Optional) if you want to attach any other CSS to your document, click in the Attach CSS section. In the Attach External Style Sheet dialog box, specify the settings and click OK.
Include A Pre-built Layout option provides a basic Bootstrap document structure. If you do not want the basic structure and want to start off with a blank document, deselect the Include A Pre-built Layout option.
Click Create.
The bootstrap.css file that is created is read-only. So, you cannot edit these styles using the CSS Designer; the Properties pane in CSS Designer is disabled in Bootstrap files.
If you want to modify the styling of your Bootstrap document, create another CSS file to override the existing styles, and then attach it to the document.
It is recommended that you open and edit documents that are created only in Bootstrap version 3 and later in Dreamweaver.
You can open Bootstrap files using one of the following ways:
When you open a Bootstrap HTML file in Dreamweaver:
Dreamweaver recognizes the CSS files associated with any Bootstrap HTML file if the CSS filename contains 'bootstrap'. The CSS file reference can be any or all of the following:
The minified or unminified CSS file is present locally. For example:
<link href="css/bootstrap.css" rel="stylesheet"> or
<link href="css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
A remote minified or unminified CSS file. For example:
<link href="http://somewebsite.com/css/bootstrap.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="http://somewebsite.com/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/<bootstrap_version_number>/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
Bootstrap style sheets in both link and import tags are supported in Dreamweaver. However, nested import - link to a style sheet that in turn imports another style sheet - is not supported.
Sometimes, you may require an element to be displayed in one viewport while in another viewport, you may want to hide the element for design purposes.
To hide a Bootstrap element, right-click and select Hide Element. The element is temporarily hidden from the view.
To view and unhide hidden elements, right-click and select Manage Hidden Elements. The hidden elements appear with a gray, hashed background. Click the eye icon to unhide the element.
The Bootstrap Components option in the Insert panel lists all the Bootstrap components that you can add to your web page in Dreamweaver. According to the Bootstrap version in the bootstrap.css file linked to the HTML page, the respective components are listed in the Insert panel. For example, in Bootstrap v4.0.0, you see additional components such as Cards, Badges. Similarly, Glyphicons, Panel, Wells, and Thumbnails components are available only in Bootstrap v3.3.7. Depending on the Bootstrap version, you see the respective components in the Insert panel. Also, Spinners component is available only in Bootstrap v4.4.1.
The components in the Insert panel are populated based on the following criteria:
To add a component, drag it from the panel onto the web page. Before you drop the component, take note of the visual aids such as Live Guides, Precision Insert (using DOM), and Position Assist. Use these aids to place the components quickly, and accurately on your page. For more information on inserting elements in your web page, see Insert panel overview.
Click the required row after which you want to add the new row. Then, click the Add new row icon. A Bootstrap row along with two child column elements with six columns each is added.
The code for the added row is as follows:
<div class="row">
<div class="col-*-6"></div>
<div class="col-*-6"></div>
</div>
where * represents the current screen size in Dreamweaver.
Select the required column and then click the Add new column icon. The selected column is duplicated without its children.
All empty columns are assigned a minimum height of 20px. However, this height is not actually added to the page; it is shown only in Live view for easier insertion of elements within the columns.
Click the row or column that you want to duplicate and then click the duplicate icon at the lower right corner. The entire row or column is duplicated along with its contents.
The Add Row or Add Column option duplicates the row or column with classes, but without the content.
Resizing and offsetting columns become imperative especially when you are creating responsive designs for various viewports.
Click the required column and drag the handle on the right to resize. For a Bootstrap v4.0.0 document, when you resize a column, the col-*-n class is added, where * represents the current media query (sm, md, ld, xl) and n represents the number of columns that it occupies. For the Extra small screen size, the class col-n is added.
For a Bootstrap v3.3.7 document, when you resize a column, the col-*-n class is added, where * represents the current media query (xs, sm, md, or lg) and n represents the number of columns that it occupies.
Dreamweaver detects the current screen size and adds the appropriate class. To resize columns to suit specific viewports, change the viewport size using the options in the lower-right corner or the scrubber. Then resize the columns as appropriate.
Click the required column and drag the handle on the left to offset the column. The offset is shown as a hashed area. For a Bootstrap v4.0.0 document, when you offset the column, the offset-*-n class is added, where * represents the current media query (sm, md, lg or xl) and n represents the number of columns that it occupies.
For a Bootstrap v3.3.7 document, when you offset the column, the col-*-offset-n class is added, where * represents the current media query (xs, sm, md, or lg) and n represents the number of columns by which it shifts.
Dreamweaver detects the current screen size and adds the right class. To offset columns to suit specific viewports, change the viewport size using the options in the lower-right corner or the scrubber. Then, offset the columns as appropriate.
Pierakstieties savā kontā