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Olian04
Olian04

Reputation: 6872

Bootstrap won't work

Yes I'm new and yes this is probably not even a real problem, but it still bugs me...

This is what i got...

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Emmet & Bootstrap</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="dist/css/bootstrap.css">
</head>

<body>

    <div class="navbar">
        <ul>
            <li><a href="#">link 1</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">link 2</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">link 3</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">link 4</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>

    <!-- JavaScript -->
    <script src="dist/js/jquery.js"></script>
    <script src="dist/js/bootstrap.js"></script>
</body>

</html>

File structure

And this is what i get...

Result

What have i missed? (I'm running this in Chrome using the Brackets (node.js based) live preview)

EDIT1:
@Nhan I want the smallest possible bit of html that's still valid in the scenes of bootstrap. I.e. The least amount of rows that still change appearance if i exclude the bootstrap.css. I'm not looking for a specific "look" i just want to learn the fundamentals of bootstrap, from the ground up (I.e. i have no interest in a flying start / ctrl+c, ctrl+v).

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2222

Answers (2)

Nhan
Nhan

Reputation: 3895

I see what you mean. Below is the minimal markup required to implement a Bootstrap navbar:

<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.4.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

<!-- navbar-default: default colour scheme -->
<nav class="navbar navbar-default">

  <!-- Bootstrap container -->
  <div class="container">

    <!-- Toggle menu on smaller screen sizes (mobile) -->
    <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed"
            data-toggle="collapse"
            data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1"> + </button>

    <!-- Bootstrap collapse, work with the button above -->
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">

      <!-- Link list -->
      <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
        <li class="active">
          <a href="#">Link</a>
        </li>
        <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
      </ul>

    </div>

  </div>
</nav>

Upvotes: 1

JBartus
JBartus

Reputation: 440

You're missing about 90% of the navbar related structure. From: http://getbootstrap.com/components/#navbar

<nav class="navbar navbar-default">
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display -->
    <div class="navbar-header">
      <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1" aria-expanded="false">
        <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
      </button>
      <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Brand</a>
    </div>

    <!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
      <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
        <li class="active"><a href="#">Link <span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
        <li class="dropdown">
          <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></a>
          <ul class="dropdown-menu">
            <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
            <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
            <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
            <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
            <li><a href="#">One more separated link</a></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
      </ul>
      <form class="navbar-form navbar-left">
        <div class="form-group">
          <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Search">
        </div>
        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
      </form>
      <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
        <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
        <li class="dropdown">
          <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></a>
          <ul class="dropdown-menu">
            <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
            <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
            <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
      </ul>
    </div><!-- /.navbar-collapse -->
  </div><!-- /.container-fluid -->
</nav>

Bootstrap is almost certainly fine, you just need to provide it with the correct working materials to style. I put your navbar code into a bootstrap page I know works and got the exact same output you're seeing due to the lack of appropriate styles and structure.

Upvotes: 2

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