Right way to manage inline controls (might involve bootstrap)?
I have a piece of html that produces form controls and I want them lined up on the same line. I think I have no choice but use these block-level tags in order to skin them with bootstrap.
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I spent a lot of time getting it to look better using Float but I suspect there is a better way and one that will give me less grief for responsive. I want it to look like this:
I want the block of controls to center and, if the windows shrinks, THEN they can start stacking. But I want them on a line when there is room. Is there a better way than float? Should I be using the bootstrap grid somehow? A toolbar? Btn-block? This seems like such a straightforward thing that I suspect I might need to take things out rather than add things in.
What's the RIGHT way to inline and center these?
<div class="container" style="width: 100%; background: #4e4e4e; height: 177px; color: #fff;">
<form name="input" action="demo_form_action.asp" method="get" style="margin-top: 16px; height: 155px;">
<div class="input-group"
style="margin-left: 100px; width: 200px;">
<input type="text" name="user" placeholder="Username:" class="form-control">
<span class="input-group-addon flat">
<i class=" glyphicon glyphicon-user">
</i>
</span>
</div>
<select class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" name="Days"
data-toggle="dropdown" style="margin-left: 20px;">
<option value="0">Days</option>
<option>1</option> <option>2</option> <option>3</option>
</select>
<div class="btn-group btn-block row">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" style="margin-left: 20px;">Default</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle"
data-toggle="dropdown">
<span class="caret"></span>
<span class="sr-only">Toggle Dropdown</span>
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
<li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
<li class="divider"></li>
<li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<input type="submit"
value="Check Files"
style="margin-left: 20px;"
class=" btn btn-default btn-primary">
</form>
</div>This renders to:
I spent a lot of time getting it to look better using Float but I suspect there is a better way and one that will give me less grief for responsive. I want it to look like this:
I want the block of controls to center and, if the windows shrinks, THEN they can start stacking. But I want them on a line when there is room. Is there a better way than float? Should I be using the bootstrap grid somehow? A toolbar? Btn-block? This seems like such a straightforward thing that I suspect I might need to take things out rather than add things in.
What's the RIGHT way to inline and center these?
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That just floats it, you may as well use the Bootstrap classes rather than writing your own.
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Fast answer that works.
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the only thing that can work or does it just have to be a narrow width div?I'll close this shortly but was hoping to understand it a little better while this question gives us a place to follow up.