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diff --git a/docs/templates/pages/extend.mustache b/docs/templates/pages/extend.mustache index 914d22a8e..d3fa364bd 100644 --- a/docs/templates/pages/extend.mustache +++ b/docs/templates/pages/extend.mustache @@ -31,8 +31,15 @@ <h1>{{_i}}Built with LESS{{/i}}</h1> </div> + <p class="lead">{{_i}}Bootstrap is made with LESS at its core, a dynamic stylesheet language created by our good friend, <a href="http://cloudhead.io">Alexis Sellier</a>. It makes developing systems-based CSS faster, easier, and more fun.{{/i}}</p> + <h3>{{_i}}Why LESS?{{/i}}</h3> - <p>{{_i}}Bootstrap is made with LESS at its core, a dynamic stylesheet language created by our good friend, <a href="http://cloudhead.io">Alexis Sellier</a>. It makes developing systems-based CSS faster, easier, and more fun.{{/i}}</p> + <p>{{_i}}One of Bootstrap's creators wrote a quick <a href="http://www.wordsbyf.at/2012/03/08/why-less/">blog post about this</a>, summarized here:{{/i}}</p> + <ul> + <li>{{_i}}Bootstrap compiles faster ~6x faster with Less compared to Sass{{/i}}</li> + <li>{{_i}}Less is written in JavaScript, making it easier to us to dive in and patch compared to Ruby with Sass.{{/i}}</li> + <li>{{_i}}Less is more; we want to feel like we're writing CSS and making Bootstrap approachable to all.{{/i}}</li> + </ul> <h3>{{_i}}What's included?{{/i}}</h3> <p>{{_i}}As an extension of CSS, LESS includes variables, mixins for reusable snippets of code, operations for simple math, nesting, and even color functions.{{/i}}</p> @@ -48,8 +55,11 @@ ================================================== --> <section id="compiling"> <div class="page-header"> - <h1>{{_i}}Compiling Bootstrap with LESS{{/i}}</h1> + <h1>{{_i}}Compiling Bootstrap with Less{{/i}}</h1> </div> + + <p class="lead">{{_i}}Since our CSS is written with Less and utilizes variables and mixins, it needs to be compiled for final production implementation. Here's how.{{/i}}</p> + <div class="alert alert-info"> {{_i}}<strong>Note:</strong> If you're submitting a pull request to GitHub with modified CSS, you <strong>must</strong> recompile the CSS via any of these methods.{{/i}} </div> @@ -76,8 +86,7 @@ <p>{{_i}}To recompile the .less files, just save them and reload your page. Less.js compiles them and stores them in local storage.{{/i}}</p> <h3>{{_i}}Unofficial Mac app{{/i}}</h3> - <p>{{_i}}<a href="http://incident57.com/less/">The unofficial Mac app</a> watches directories of .less files and compiles the code to local files after every save of a watched .less file.{{/i}}</p> - <p>{{_i}}If you like, you can toggle preferences in the app for automatic minifying and which directory the compiled files end up in.{{/i}}</p> + <p>{{_i}}<a href="http://incident57.com/less/">The unofficial Mac app</a> watches directories of .less files and compiles the code to local files after every save of a watched .less file. If you like, you can toggle preferences in the app for automatic minifying and which directory the compiled files end up in.{{/i}}</p> <h3>{{_i}}More Mac apps{{/i}}</h3> <h4><a href="http://crunchapp.net/" target="_blank">Crunch</a></h4> @@ -85,7 +94,7 @@ <h4><a href="http://incident57.com/codekit/" target="_blank">CodeKit</a></h4> <p>{{_i}}Created by the same guy as the unofficial Mac app, CodeKit is a Mac app that compiles LESS, SASS, Stylus, and CoffeeScript.{{/i}}</p> <h4><a href="http://wearekiss.com/simpless" target="_blank">Simpless</a></h4> - <p>{{_i}}Mac, Linux, and PC app for drag and drop compiling of LESS files. Plus, the <a href="https://github.com/Paratron/SimpLESS" target="_blank">source code is on GitHub</a>.{{/i}}</p> + <p>{{_i}}Mac, Linux, and Windows app for drag and drop compiling of LESS files. Plus, the <a href="https://github.com/Paratron/SimpLESS" target="_blank">source code is on GitHub</a>.{{/i}}</p> </section> @@ -97,6 +106,7 @@ <div class="page-header"> <h1>{{_i}}Use as static assets{{/i}}</h1> </div> + <p class="lead">Quickly start any web project by dropping in the compiled or minified CSS and JS. Layer on custom styles separately for easy upgrades and maintenance moving forward.</p> <p>...</p> </section> |