I can replace this code with
<div class="row">
<div class="span10">...</div>
<div class="span2">...</div>
</div>
With this, to make it more semantic
<div class="article">
<div class="main-section">...</div>
<div class="aside">...</div>
</div>
<!-- Less stylesheet -->
.article {
.makeRow();
.main-section {
.makeColumn(10);
}
.aside {
.makeColumn(2);
}
}
How can I do this with the fluid grid though:
<div class="row-fluid">
<div class="span10">...</div>
<div class="span2">...</div>
</div>
<!-- Less stylesheet -->
.article {
???
.main-section {
.makeColumn(10);
}
.aside {
.makeColumn(2);
}
}
I have tried:
.article { #grid > .fluid(@fluidGridColumnWidth768, @fluidGridGutterWidth768);}
and some variations on it from some related stackoverflow posts but its not getting responsive.
This worked for me.. posting in case it helps anyone else.
Mixins for semantic fluid grid:
.makeFluidRow(){
width: 100%;
.clearfix();
}
.makeFluidCol(@span:1,@offset:0){
float: left;
#grid > .fluid .span(@span);
#grid > .fluid .offset(@offset);
&:first-child {
margin-left: 0;
.offsetFirstChild(@offset);
}
}
Use them just like the non-fluid mixins:
.article {
.makeFluidRow();
.main-section {
.makeFluidCol(10); //Spans 10 cols
}
.aside {
.makeFluidCol(1,1); //offset by one, spans 1
}
}
Ok, I think I have got it. I am updating the question to add offsets with the fluid layout as this is where I ran into the most trouble.
<div class="article">
<div class="main-section">...</div>
<div class="aside">...</div>
</div>
<!-- Less stylesheet -->
.article {
.main-section {
#grid > .fluid > .offset(2);
#grid > .fluid > .span(8);
}
.aside {
#grid > .fluid > .span(2);
}
}
I found your question looking for a way to use .makeColumn() for responsive grids (1200px, 768px, etc). The .makeColumn() mixin that is including with Bootstrap 2 accounts for only the 940px grid.
To fix it, I just extended the .makeColumn() mixin in a LESS file that loads after the Boostrap files.
// Improve .makeColumn to work with 1200px responsive grid
.makeColumn(@columns: 1, @offset: 0) {
@media (min-width: 1200px) {
margin-left: (@gridColumnWidth1200 * @offset) + (@gridGutterWidth1200 * (@offset - 1)) + (@gridGutterWidth1200 * 2);
width: (@gridColumnWidth1200 * @columns) + (@gridGutterWidth1200 * (@columns - 1));
}
}