I’m still new with Twitter Bootstrap and the whole grid framework, so please bear with me if this seems like a very noobish question.
But here is what I have so far in a jsFiddle.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>Bootstrap</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="install_files2/css/bootstrap.css" />
<!-- <link rel="stylesheet"
href="install_files/docs/assets/css/bootstrap-responsive.css" /> -->
</head>
<body>
<div class="container-fluid">
<div class="row-fluid" style="background-color:;">
<div class="span2" style="background-color:red;"></div>
<div class="span2" style="background-color:blue;"></div>
<div class="span2" style="background-color:red;"></div>
<div class="span2" style="background-color:blue;"></div>
<div class="span2" style="background-color:red;"></div>
<div class="span1" style="background-color:blue;min-height:100px;">
</div>
<div class="span1" style="background-color:red;min-height:100px;">
</div>
<div class="span2" style="background-color:blue;"></div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
CSS
/*!
* Bootstrap v2.1.1
*
* Copyright 2012 Twitter, Inc
* Licensed under the Apache License v2.0
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Designed and built with all the love in the world @twitter by @mdo and @fat.
*/
.clearfix {
*zoom: 1;
}
.clearfix:before,
.clearfix:after {
display: table;
content: "";
line-height: 0;
}
.clearfix:after {
clear: both;
}
.hide-text {
font: 0/0 a;
color: transparent;
text-shadow: none;
background-color: transparent;
border: 0;
}
.input-block-level {
display: block;
width: 100%;
min-height: 30px;
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
article,
aside,
details,
figcaption,
figure,
footer,
header,
hgroup,
nav,
section {
display: block;
}
audio,
canvas,
video {
display: inline-block;
*display: inline;
*zoom: 1;
}
audio:not([controls]) {
display: none;
}
html {
font-size: 100%;
-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}
a:focus {
outline: thin dotted #333;
outline: 5px auto -webkit-focus-ring-color;
outline-offset: -2px;
}
a:hover,
a:active {
outline: 0;
}
sub,
sup {
position: relative;
font-size: 75%;
line-height: 0;
vertical-align: baseline;
}
sup {
top: -0.5em;
}
sub {
bottom: -0.25em;
}
img {
/* Responsive images (ensure images don't scale beyond their parents) */
max-width: 100%;
/* Part 1: Set a maxium relative to the parent */
width: auto\9;
/* IE7-8 need help adjusting responsive images */
height: auto;
/* Part 2: Scale the height according to the width, */
/* otherwise you get stretching */
vertical-align: middle;
border: 0;
-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;
}
#map_canvas img {
max-width: none;
}
button,
input,
select,
textarea {
margin: 0;
font-size: 100%;
vertical-align: middle;
}
button,
input {
*overflow: visible;
line-height: normal;
}
button::-moz-focus-inner,
input::-moz-focus-inner {
padding: 0;
border: 0;
}
button,
input[type="button"],
input[type="reset"],
input[type="submit"] {
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-appearance: button;
}
input[type="search"] {
-webkit-box-sizing: content-box;
-moz-box-sizing: content-box;
box-sizing: content-box;
-webkit-appearance: textfield;
}
input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration,
input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button {
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
textarea {
overflow: auto;
vertical-align: top;
}
body {
margin: 0;
font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 20px;
color: #333333;
background-color: #ffffff;
}
a {
color: #0088cc;
text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
color: #005580;
text-decoration: underline;
}
.img-rounded {
-webkit-border-radius: 6px;
-moz-border-radius: 6px;
border-radius: 6px;
}
.img-polaroid {
padding: 4px;
background-color: #fff;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}
.img-circle {
-webkit-border-radius: 500px;
-moz-border-radius: 500px;
border-radius: 500px;
}
.row {
margin-left: -20px;
*zoom: 1;
}
.row:before,
.row:after {
display: table;
content: "";
line-height: 0;
}
.row:after {
clear: both;
}
[class*="span"] {
float: left;
min-height: 1px;
/*margin-left: 20px;*/
}
.container,
.navbar-static-top .container,
.navbar-fixed-top .container,
.navbar-fixed-bottom .container {
width: 940px;
}
.span12 {
width: 940px;
}
.span11 {
width: 860px;
}
.span10 {
width: 780px;
}
.span9 {
width: 700px;
}
.span8 {
width: 620px;
}
.span7 {
width: 540px;
}
.span6 {
width: 460px;
}
.span5 {
width: 380px;
}
.span4 {
width: 300px;
}
.span3 {
width: 220px;
}
.span2 {
width: 140px;
}
.span1 {
width: 60px;
}
.offset12 {
margin-left: 980px;
}
.offset11 {
margin-left: 900px;
}
.offset10 {
margin-left: 820px;
}
.offset9 {
margin-left: 740px;
}
.offset8 {
margin-left: 660px;
}
.offset7 {
margin-left: 580px;
}
.offset6 {
margin-left: 500px;
}
.offset5 {
margin-left: 420px;
}
.offset4 {
margin-left: 340px;
}
.offset3 {
margin-left: 260px;
}
.offset2 {
margin-left: 180px;
}
.offset1 {
margin-left: 100px;
}
.row-fluid {
width: 100%;
*zoom: 1;
}
.row-fluid:before,
.row-fluid:after {
display: table;
content: "";
line-height: 0;
}
.row-fluid:after {
clear: both;
}
.row-fluid [class*="span"] {
display: block;
width: 100%;
min-height: 220px;
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
float: left;
/*margin-left: 2.127659574468085%;*/
/**margin-left: 2.074468085106383%;*/
}
@media (min-width: 800px) {
.row {
margin-left: -30px;
*zoom: 1;
}
.row:before,
.row:after {
display: table;
content: "";
line-height: 0;
}
.row:after {
clear: both;
}
[class*="span"] {
float: left;
min-height: 1px;
/*margin-left: 30px;*/
}
.container,
.navbar-static-top .container,
.navbar-fixed-top .container,
.navbar-fixed-bottom .container {
width: 1170px;
}
.span12 {
width: 1170px;
}
.span11 {
width: 1070px;
}
.span10 {
width: 970px;
}
.span9 {
width: 870px;
}
.span8 {
width: 770px;
}
.span7 {
width: 670px;
}
.span6 {
width: 570px;
}
.span5 {
width: 470px;
}
.span4 {
width: 370px;
}
.span3 {
width: 270px;
}
.span2 {
width: 170px;
}
.span1 {
width: 70px;
}
.offset12 {
margin-left: 1230px;
}
.offset11 {
margin-left: 1130px;
}
.offset10 {
margin-left: 1030px;
}
.offset9 {
margin-left: 930px;
}
.offset8 {
margin-left: 830px;
}
.offset7 {
margin-left: 730px;
}
.offset6 {
margin-left: 630px;
}
.offset5 {
margin-left: 530px;
}
.offset4 {
margin-left: 430px;
}
.offset3 {
margin-left: 330px;
}
.offset2 {
margin-left: 230px;
}
.offset1 {
margin-left: 130px;
}
.row-fluid {
width: 100%;
*zoom: 1;
}
.row-fluid:before,
.row-fluid:after {
display: table;
content: "";
line-height: 0;
}
.row-fluid:after {
clear: both;
}
.row-fluid [class*="span"] {
display: block;
width: 100%;
min-height: 200px;
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
float: left;
/*margin-left: 2.564102564102564%;*/
/**margin-left: 2.5109110747408616%;*/
}
.row-fluid [class*="span"]:first-child {
margin-left: 0;
}
.row-fluid .span12 {
width: 100%;
*width: 99.94680851063829%;
}
.row-fluid .span11 {
width: 91.45299145299145%;
*width: 91.39979996362975%;
}
.row-fluid .span10 {
width: 82.90598290598291%;
*width: 82.8527914166212%;
}
.row-fluid .span9 {
width: 74.35897435897436%;
*width: 74.30578286961266%;
}
.row-fluid .span8 {
width: 65.81196581196582%;
*width: 65.75877432260411%;
}
.row-fluid .span7 {
width: 57.26495726495726%;
*width: 57.21176577559556%;
}
.row-fluid .span6 {
width: 48.717948717948715%;
*width: 48.664757228587014%;
}
.row-fluid .span5 {
width: 71.42857142857145%;
*width: 71.42857142857145%;
}
.row-fluid .span4 {
width: 31.623931623931625%;
*width: 31.570740134569924%;
}
.row-fluid .span3 {
width: 23.076923076923077%;
*width: 23.023731587561375%;
}
.row-fluid .span2 {
width: 14.28571428571429%;
*width: 14.28571428571429%;
}
.row-fluid .span1 {
width: 7.142857142857143%;
*width: 7.142857142857143%;
}
.row-fluid .offset12 {
margin-left: 105.12820512820512%;
*margin-left: 105.02182214948171%;
}
.row-fluid .offset12:first-child {
margin-left: 102.56410256410257%;
*margin-left: 102.45771958537915%;
}
.row-fluid .offset11 {
margin-left: 96.58119658119658%;
*margin-left: 96.47481360247316%;
}
.row-fluid .offset11:first-child {
margin-left: 94.01709401709402%;
*margin-left: 93.91071103837061%;
}
.row-fluid .offset10 {
margin-left: 88.03418803418803%;
*margin-left: 87.92780505546462%;
}
.row-fluid .offset10:first-child {
margin-left: 85.47008547008548%;
*margin-left: 85.36370249136206%;
}
.row-fluid .offset9 {
margin-left: 79.48717948717949%;
*margin-left: 79.38079650845607%;
}
.row-fluid .offset9:first-child {
margin-left: 76.92307692307693%;
*margin-left: 76.81669394435352%;
}
.row-fluid .offset8 {
margin-left: 70.94017094017094%;
*margin-left: 70.83378796144753%;
}
.row-fluid .offset8:first-child {
margin-left: 68.37606837606839%;
*margin-left: 68.26968539734497%;
}
.row-fluid .offset7 {
margin-left: 62.393162393162385%;
*margin-left: 62.28677941443899%;
}
.row-fluid .offset7:first-child {
margin-left: 59.82905982905982%;
*margin-left: 59.72267685033642%;
}
.row-fluid .offset6 {
margin-left: 53.84615384615384%;
*margin-left: 53.739770867430444%;
}
.row-fluid .offset6:first-child {
margin-left: 51.28205128205128%;
*margin-left: 51.175668303327875%;
}
.row-fluid .offset5 {
margin-left: 45.299145299145295%;
*margin-left: 45.1927623204219%;
}
.row-fluid .offset5:first-child {
margin-left: 42.73504273504273%;
*margin-left: 42.62865975631933%;
}
.row-fluid .offset4 {
margin-left: 36.75213675213675%;
*margin-left: 36.645753773413354%;
}
.row-fluid .offset4:first-child {
margin-left: 34.18803418803419%;
*margin-left: 34.081651209310785%;
}
.row-fluid .offset3 {
margin-left: 28.205128205128204%;
*margin-left: 28.0987452264048%;
}
.row-fluid .offset3:first-child {
margin-left: 25.641025641025642%;
*margin-left: 25.53464266230224%;
}
.row-fluid .offset2 {
margin-left: 19.65811965811966%;
*margin-left: 19.551736679396257%;
}
.row-fluid .offset2:first-child {
margin-left: 17.094017094017094%;
*margin-left: 16.98763411529369%;
}
.row-fluid .offset1 {
margin-left: 11.11111111111111%;
*margin-left: 11.004728132387708%;
}
.row-fluid .offset1:first-child {
margin-left: 8.547008547008547%;
*margin-left: 8.440625568285142%;
}
input,
textarea,
.uneditable-input {
margin-left: 0;
}
.controls-row [class*="span"] + [class*="span"] {
margin-left: 30px;
}
input.span12, textarea.span12, .uneditable-input.span12 {
width: 1156px;
}
input.span11, textarea.span11, .uneditable-input.span11 {
width: 1056px;
}
input.span10, textarea.span10, .uneditable-input.span10 {
width: 956px;
}
input.span9, textarea.span9, .uneditable-input.span9 {
width: 856px;
}
input.span8, textarea.span8, .uneditable-input.span8 {
width: 756px;
}
input.span7, textarea.span7, .uneditable-input.span7 {
width: 656px;
}
input.span6, textarea.span6, .uneditable-input.span6 {
width: 556px;
}
input.span5, textarea.span5, .uneditable-input.span5 {
width: 456px;
}
input.span4, textarea.span4, .uneditable-input.span4 {
width: 356px;
}
input.span3, textarea.span3, .uneditable-input.span3 {
width: 256px;
}
input.span2, textarea.span2, .uneditable-input.span2 {
width: 156px;
}
input.span1, textarea.span1, .uneditable-input.span1 {
width: 56px;
}
.thumbnails {
margin-left: -30px;
}
.thumbnails > li {
margin-left: 30px;
}
.row-fluid .thumbnails {
margin-left: 0;
}
}
What I am trying to achieve is to place 2 small boxes after that last big red box in the white space. I’ve done some research and I read that it required nesting a row inside a row and then placing a column. But that seemed to apply to a non-fluid application of the spans, i.e fixed widths. I am however measuring those boxes in percentages and am quite unsure as to how to proceed with nesting those rows. Any help?
There are a few ways you could do this. One is to nest them as such:
(http://jsfiddle.net/rdTfe/)
However, this will extend the red container itself. So unless I misunderstand what you want to do, you don’t really need to nest them.
(http://jsfiddle.net/rdTfe/1/)
Nesting them this way makes sure the left and right edges of all your red box and other smaller boxes line up vertically.
Update for Bootstrap 3
The above examples can be written as such: http://jsfiddle.net/9wQ2M/10/
And without nesting… http://jsfiddle.net/55z7p/3/