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CSS Bootstrap 4 Basics (Retired) Responsive Layouts with the Bootstrap Grid Layout in Bootstrap

Daniel Schroeder
Daniel Schroeder
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Posted by Daniel Schroeder
Daniel Schroeder
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Bootstrap uses pixels for media-query ranges as of 9-5-16!

I noticed that in the video, the Bootstrap website had ems listed for the different media-query ranges, but as I'm following along on the Bootstrap website today (9-5-16) they have changed this to pixels. Not really a big deal, but I figured a teacher's note may be in order since this has changed!

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Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
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Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Edit ** I'm wrong as of 9/27/15. See https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/17403

Alpha V4, like what's being used in the video, has moved to ems for media queries. But the current stable version is V3, which is probably what you're using, because V3 used pixels for the media queries.

It's the only thing that makes sense, as I know V3 never had em media queries, and they wouldn't have spent the energy to change it. As a matter of fact, they announced yesterday they are discontinuing any further support or effort on V3 in order to finish V4 and move it into a stable release.

Daniel Schroeder
Daniel Schroeder
13,859 Points
Daniel Schroeder
Daniel Schroeder
13,859 Points

Check out this link, which is the same page that Gil was using in the video. That's where I see the px used for breakpoints. I think it's V4 (due to the URL) but I could be wrong. http://v4-alpha.getbootstrap.com/layout/overview/

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
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Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Nope, you're right, I'm just out of the times, it was almost a year ago they switched back..lol.

Found it here: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/17403