A powerful, accessible, developer-friendly framework for building responsive websites
Welcome to the world of Responsive Boilerplate (RB). For developers seeking efficiency and ease, this framework comes to the rescue, allowing you to build responsive websites without unnecessary design constraints. While many frameworks are heavy and stylistically opinionated, Responsive Boilerplate has been crafted with the developer’s needs in mind.
Why Choose Responsive Boilerplate?
Often, developers find themselves wrestling with bloated frameworks that enforce unnecessary designs, wasting both time and resources. Here’s where Responsive Boilerplate shines:
- Lightweight: The combined output of CSS and JavaScript is a mere 20.3kB when minified and gzipped.
- Feature-Rich: Despite its small size, it supports touch functionality, right-to-left languages, and accessibility features.
- Broad Browser Support: Works seamlessly across all evergreen browsers.
Downloading Responsive Boilerplate
If you’re ready to dive into developing with Responsive Boilerplate, consider these easy download options:
- Download the latest release
- Download the latest release source
- Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/ResponsiveBP/Responsive.git
- Install with NPM:
npm install responsive-bp
Documentation
Responsive Boilerplate’s documentation is hosted on GitHub Pages. To view it:
- If necessary, install Jekyll (Jekyll Installation Guide).
- Windows Users: Refer to this unofficial guide.
- From the root Responsive directory, run
jekyll serve
in the command line. - Open http://localhost:4000 in your browser to view the compiled docs.
Contributing
Contribution is welcome! Let’s build a brilliant boilerplate together:
- Follow JavaScript and Sass style conventions.
- Test your code on multiple devices.
- Refer to the guidelines for contributing.
Building the Sass and JavaScript
To build Responsive, you’ll utilize Webpack. Follow these steps:
- Install necessary build dependencies:
npm install
. - If adding new functionality:
npm install your_new_build_dependency --save-dev
. - Build the framework:
npm run build
– Compiles to the dist folder.
npm run dev
– For development, compiles while watching for changes.
Troubleshooting
If you encounter issues during installation or while using Responsive Boilerplate, here are some troubleshooting steps:
- Ensure that all dependencies are properly installed, especially if using Jekyll.
- For errors related to Webpack, double-check your configuration settings.
- Refer to the community discussions on Gitter for assistance.
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