So basically have my own version of the bootstrap files that I wish to modify and my own bootstrap.less which imports the actual boostrap.less so that I can replace those files with newer version of boostrap as and when they arrive. Right?
On 12 May 2013 01:27, Raul MATEi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > > I recommend you to use Bootstrap's LESS files you can download them from > GitHub and use LESS for your own project, here's an older topic I replied > not so long ago: > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/twitter-bootstrap/EpNZEiefCwg, > you can take some of my "ideas" from there. > > I'm using it that way in many different projects and everything goes > faster and faster. For example I had to modify the grid width in a recent > project which was translated from plain CSS to LESS, the project was > started with a customized version of Bootstrap's CSS generated directly > from their site with a grid with of 988px, a few days ago I've moved > everything to LESS to make it much more maintainable. To make the grid > 988px width I just had to re-declare the @gridColumnWidth to 64px in my own > vars.less which is included after Bootstrap's vars.less so that variable > overwrites the Bootstrap's one. > > As you'll see in the above topic, I use WinLess to compile all LESS files > to CSS, you can use other LESS compilers if you want, but for me that > worked and it still works like a charm. In time I became faster and I have > a manageable UI frameworks with untouched Bootstrap files and access to all > it's variables (for use or overwrites) at anytime. > > Hope it helps, > Raul. > > > > > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Ujjwal Thaakar > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Guys, >> I'm building a web app with a distinctive look and I want to use >> bootstrap as a base. Now this is a long term project and I want to be able >> to keep up to date with bug fixes and new features on bootstrap while >> maintaining my distinctive look which could mean losing the gradients or >> adding a couple of extra classes. What's the best way to go about it? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "twitter-bootstrap" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "twitter-bootstrap" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/twitter-bootstrap/7qQXhvgG-RI/unsubscribe?hl=en > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Thanks Ujjwal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "twitter-bootstrap" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
