Creating a Bootstrap starter
Having an example or mockup that we can refer to when creating a starter theme is always helpful. So, to get the most out of our Twitter Bootstrap starter, let's browse http://getbootstrap.com/examples/jumbotron/ where we will see an example of a homepage layout:
As we take a look at the mockup, we can see that the layout consists of two rows of content with the first row containing a large callout known as a Jumbotron. The second row contains three featured blocks of content. The remaining typography and components are taking advantage of the Twitter Bootstrap CSS framework to display the content.
One advantage of integrating the Twitter Bootstrap framework into our starter theme is that our markup will be responsive in nature. It means that as the browser window is resized, the content will scale down accordingly. At smaller resolutions, the three columns will stack on top of one another enabling the user to view the content easier on smaller devices.
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