What’s New for Front-end Developers in Bootstrap 4.4.0 and 4.4.1
Author : John Prabhu 5th Dec 2019
Bootstrap has launched 4.4.0, and within a couple of days, Bootstrap released 4.4.1 as well. It claims to have updated dozens of CSS & JavaScript bugs and also moved to GitHub Actions for CI/CDCI/CDCI/CD generally refers to the combined practices of continuous integration and continuous delivery. In the context of corporate communication, CI/CD can also refer to the overall process of corporate design and corporate identity.. Moreover, the Bootstrap team has cleaned its documentation, fixed typos, and links, and even offers a new security doc. The security doc bears the guidelines on reporting vulnerabilities. Additionally, Bootstrap updated its spacing and alignment for modal footer elements such as buttons to automatically wrap when space is constrained.
The new version of Bootstrap ships new responsive containers, new responsive classes, new functions, new MixinsMixinsMixins are a language concept that allows a programmer to inject some code into a class. Mixin programming is a style of software development, in which units of functionality are created in a class and then mixed in with other classes., etc. Let’s have a detailed look at the updates in the coming sections. The Bootstrap team promises to ship all the features in 4.4.0 to v5. This ensures that there will be minimal to no code redundancies when v5 releases. So, you can start using Boostrap 4.4.0 right away.
NEW INCLUSIONS & FIXES IN VERSION 4.4.0:
- New responsive .row-cols classes to quickly specify the number of columns across breakpoints. It helps to develop responsive card decks.
- Fluid up to a particular breakpoint, available for all responsive tiers.
- New escape-svg() function to simplify the embedded background-image SVGs for forms and more.
- New make-col-auto() mixin to make the .col-auto class available with custom HTML.
- Fixed an issue with Microsoft Edge not picking up :disabled styles by moving selectors to [disabled].
- New add() and subtract() functions to avoid errors and zero values from CSS’s built-in calc feature.
MIXINS REMOVED IN 4.4.0:
As said earlier, since the team at Bootstrap wants to make 4.4.0 compatible with v5, they have decided to remove the following mixins:
- bg-variant()
- nav-divider()
- form-control-focus()
Bootstrap 4.4.1
Though the new add() and subtract() functions introduced in Bootstrap 4.4.0 work as expected with Bootstrap’s node-sass-based build system, some alert developers noticed that things broke when using other SassSassSass is a meta-language on top of CSS that's used to describe the style of a document cleanly and structurally, with more power than flat CSS allows. Sass both provides a simpler, more elegant syntax for CSS and implements various features that are useful for creating manageable stylesheets. compilers such as Dart SassDart SassDart Sass is the primary implementation of Sass, which means it gets new features before any other implementation. It's fast, easy to install, and it compiles to pure JavaScript which makes it easy to integrate into modern web development workflows. or Ruby SassRuby SassRuby Sass is an extension of CSS, adding nested rules, variables, mixins, selector inheritance, and more. It's translated to well-formatted, standard CSS using the command line tool or a web-framework plugin.. The Bootstrap team resolved this issue in Bootstrap 4.4.1 by tweaking these functions a bit to deliver what is expected.
Bootstrap 4 Template Starter Page
Bootstrap 4 requires to set up with the latest design and development standards. Use an HTML5 doctype and include a viewport meta tag for responsive behaviors. Below is a sample starter template that your pages should look like.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<!-- Required meta tags -->
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
<!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-Vkoo8x4CGsO3+Hhxv8T/Q5PaXtkKtu6ug5TOeNV6gBiFeWPGFN9MuhOf23Q9Ifjh" crossorigin="anonymous">
<title>Hello, world!</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>TechAffinity - Best IT Services Company in Tampa</h1>
<!-- Optional JavaScript -->
<!-- jQuery first, then Popper.js, then Bootstrap JS -->
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.slim.min.js" integrity="sha384-J6qa4849blE2+poT4WnyKhv5vZF5SrPo0iEjwBvKU7imGFAV0wwj1yYfoRSJoZ+n" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/popper.js@1.16.0/dist/umd/popper.min.js" integrity="sha384-Q6E9RHvbIyZFJoft+2mJbHaEWldlvI9IOYy5n3zV9zzTtmI3UksdQRVvoxMfooAo" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-wfSDF2E50Y2D1uUdj0O3uMBJnjuUD4Ih7YwaYd1iqfktj0Uod8GCExl3Og8ifwB6" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
</body>
</html>New Bootstrap Icons
Bootstrap Icons are designed to work with Bootstrap themes, from form controls to navigation. Bootstrap Icons are SVGs, so they scale quickly and easily and can be styled using CSS. They’re built for Bootstrap, and they’ll work with any project.
The icons are open-source, so free to download, use, and extend. Since it is in the early stages, you can expect lots of updates.
As front-end technologies evolve at a rapid pace, you have to stay updated to implement new design trends to make your website more attractive. Rich functionalities add value to the user experience design and make it easy for your visitors to navigate and get what they are looking for.
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