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+1 for bootstrap.


On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:25 PM, David Peterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Bootstrap is great. Comes loaded with as much or as little as you'd like.
>
> http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/scaffolding.html
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Lisa Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I've used the Skeleton framework (http://www.getskeleton.com/), which
>> worked well with the responsive U of M header/footer. I just had to adjust
>> the breaking points to match. It is very simple and bare-bones, making it
>> easy to modify and add my own styles.
>>
>> Otherwise, if you are using Dreamweaver CS6, there is a new Fluid Grid
>> Layout feature that allows you to set the width/columns/etc. I'm planning
>> to use that going forward. This explains it a bit more:
>> http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-dreamweaver-cs6/using-fluid-grid-layouts/
>> .
>>
>> Hope that Helps!
>>
>> Lisa Anderson
>> Graphic & Web Designer
>> University of Minnesota Printing Services
>> 612-625-7802
>>
>> Hours: M-F, 7am - 1:30pm
>> For assistance after 1:30pm, please contact Shawn Welch at 612-625-8064.
>>
>> On Nov 30, 2012, at 12:56 PM, Kevin Bullock wrote:
>>
>> Hello all—
>>
>> I'm working on implementing a couple different sites from scratch, and I
>> want to do them both responsively, with a grid system. Given that the
>> current responsive headers & footers are max 960px wide, I can't use the
>> 1140 CSS Grid (cssgrid.net), nor any of the fluid-at-full-size systems
>> that might otherwise be my inclination.
>>
>> I'm looking at Gumby (gumbyframework.com), which provides both 12-column
>> and 16-column variants. (One of the sites is laid out on a 16-column grid.)
>> Are there others that meet these requirements (960 max width, 16-column,
>> responsive) that I should be looking at? Are there any big downsides to
>> using a framework at all (other than cluttering HTML with non-semantic
>> classes)?
>>
>> pacem in terris / мир / शान्ति / ‎‫سَلاَم‬ / 平和
>> Kevin R. Bullock
>>
>>
>>
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