Bootstrap Styles

BYU's templates have some core features of Twitter Bootstrap built in.

This means you can forget wondering what sort of button styles to use, or whether there's a good jQuery dropdown plugin around. It's all there from the start. We've updated the variables.scss file with colors, fonts, and sizes that are customized and compatible with BYU's style.

FontAwesome Icons

We've also included a sweet icon set for your UI pleasure. Again, no need to reinvent the wheel here.

The latest and greatest in icon design is vectors; specifically, icon fonts. They're scalable, colorable, and completely accessible. Yes, they're that good. Happy designing. Some examples below.

Check out the full icon set (369 icons) and the useful usage guidelines.

<i class="fa fa-bolt"></i> Expeliarmus!
<i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Calendar
<i class="fa fa-cog"></i> Settings
<i class="fa fa-comment"></i> Say something!
...

<i class="fa fa-search"></i>
<i class="fa fa-search fa-lg"></i>
<i class="fa fa-search fa-2x"></i>
<i class="fa fa-search fa-3x"></i>
...

<i class="fa fa-spin fa-cog"></i>
<i class="fa fa-spin fa-spinner"></i>
<i class="fa fa-spin fa-refresh"></i>
...

HTML5 Boilerplate (h5bp)

We've borrowed liberally from the great h5bp project for the benefit of the research that some of the best minds in web development have given there. Below are documented some of the CSS helper classes you may find useful.

Image replacement

.ir

This solves the common problem of replacing text with an image via CSS. It keeps your markup semantic and accessible, but provides most users with the an image rather than just plain text. It's really useful for logos and things like that. Notice that the markup looks like plain text, and the image

Note When using the .ir class, make sure to specify the background-image, width, and height.

<div id="stretch-Y" class="ir">BYU Cougars</div>

The relevant css might look something like the following.

#stretch-Y {
  background-image:url('images/stretch_y.png');
  width:100px;
  height:65px;
}

Hiding elements

Again in the spirit of accessibility and semantics, there are several shades of visibility that may be more useful or desirable than justdisplay:none. Add the following classes to any element to get just the right effect.

.hidden

Hide from both screenreaders and browsers(h5bp.com/u)

.visuallyhidden

Hide only visually, but have it available for screenreaders (also available for focus by keyboard navigation)(h5bp.com/v)

.invisible

Hide visually and from screenreaders, but maintain layout

Clearfix

.clearfix

The ever-useful clearfix available as a global class. Apply to any container that has floated elements which shouldn't extend outside said container.

Button styles can be applied to anything with the .btn class applied. However, typically you'll want to apply these to only <a> and <button> elements for the best rendering.

Cross browser compatibility

IE9 doesn't crop background gradients on rounded corners, so we remove it. Related, IE9 jankifies disabled button elements, rendering text gray with a nasty text-shadow that we cannot fix.

Button sizes

Fancy larger or smaller buttons? Add .btn-large , .btn-small , or .btn-mini for additional sizes.

Create block level buttons—those that span the full width of a parent— by adding .btn-block .

Disabled state

Make buttons look unclickable by fading them back 50%. Just add the .disabled class.

Primary link Link

Heads up!We use .disabled as a utility class here, similar to the common .active class, so no prefix is required. Also, this class is only for aesthetic; you must use custom JavaScript to disable links here.

One class, multiple tags

Use the .btn class on an <a> , <button> , or <input> element.

As a best practice, try to match the element for your context to ensure matching cross-browser rendering. If you have an input, use an <input type="submit"> for your button.

Headings

All HTML headings, <h1> through <h6> are styled.

Body copy

BYU's global default font-size is 15px, with a line-height of 20px. This is applied to the <body> and all paragraphs. In addition, <p> (paragraphs) receive a bottom margin of half their line-height (10px by default).

<p>...</p>

Lead body copy

Make a paragraph stand out by adding .lead.

<p class="lead">...</p>

Extras

Alignment classes

Easily realign text to components with text alignment classes.

<p class="text-left">Left aligned text.</p>
<p class="text-center">Center aligned text.</p>
<p class="text-right">Right aligned text.</p>

Emphasis classes

Convey meaning through color with a handful of emphasis utility classes.

<p class="muted">Fusce dapibus, tellus ac cursus commodo, tortor mauris nibh.</p>
<p class="text-warning">Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod.</p>
<p class="text-error">Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.</p>
<p class="text-info">Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis.</p>
<p class="text-success">Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula.</p>

Blockquote options

Style and content changes for simple variations on a standard blockquote.

Naming a source

Add <small> tag for identifying the source. Wrap the name of the source work in <cite> .

<blockquote>
  <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.</p>
  <small>Someone famous <cite title="Source Title">Source Title</cite></small>
</blockquote>

Alternate displays

Use .pull-right for a floated, right-aligned blockquote.

<blockquote class="pull-right">
...
</blockquote>

List options

Unstyled

Remove the default list-style and left padding on list items (immediate children only).

<ul class="unstyled">
  <li>...</li>
</ul>

Inline

Place all list items on a single line with inline-block and some light padding.

<ul class="inline">
  <li>...</li>
</ul>

Horizontal description list

Make terms and descriptions in <dl> line up side-by-side.

<dl class="dl-horizontal">
  <dt>...</dt>
  <dd>...</dd>
</dl>

Heads up! Horizontal description lists will truncate terms that are too long to fit in the left column fix text-overflow . In narrower viewports, they will change to the default stacked layout.

Alternate typographic styles

Small caps

This text should be set in small caps

Lining numerals

These numbers should be lining: 1234567890

And these should not: 1234567890