Feature request - Update to Bootstrap 3/FontAwesome 4

[exponentcms]

Twitter Bootstrap is now officially at v3.0.0, and our lessphp integrated compiler should compile it, HOWEVER, Font Awesome is NOT yet integrated and our icons come from Font Awesome

[exponentcms]

Font Awesome 4.0.1 has been released, but the usage has changed somewhat

[exponentcms]

Here's a list of changes moving from bootstrap 2 to 3 http://getbootstrap.com/getting-started/#migration

Here's a list of (bigger) changes moving from font-awesome 3 to 4 https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/wiki/Upgrading-from-3.2.1-to-4

[exponentcms]

Due to the drastic changes between versions, we will likely BREAK any existing bootstrap themes. We MAY have to move to a 3rd framework type of 'bootstrap3' to alleviate this meaning subfolders of bootstrap3, etc... though it looks like we really don't need the 'jquery' framework.

FWIW, I have a preliminary code working...bootstrap v3.0.1 will NOT compile with out less compiler, and we'll likely have to create a bootstrap version of all our controls since all form controls now must pick up a 'form-control' class to display properly.

Otherwise, the MANY changes to class names (icons & styles, etc...) are not that difficult, but are quite numerous.

[exponentcms]

(from [78ca846e0163e54e78f96fe6b2f30a2797727813]) Adds/Updates to Bootstrap 3 FontAwesome 4 [#1087] https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/78ca846e0163e54e78f96fe6b2f30a2797727813

[exponentcms]

(from [d6a24a6de1223240151b442de9ed6123a3532279]) Missing Bootstrap 3 FontAwesome 4 files [#1087] https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/d6a24a6de1223240151b442de9ed6123a3532279

[exponentcms]

(from [a4ffc091172e3d83c7fbaf051925bf8828fe0caa]) Reverts Bootstrap3 to v3.0.0 since later version don't compile with lessphp [#1087] https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/a4ffc091172e3d83c7fbaf051925bf8828fe0caa

[exponentcms]

FWIW, this is implemented in the bootstrap3dave branch on github...we add a 3rd framework type of 'bootstrap3'

[exponentcms]

(from [04e1bf52722a27971d358f16715956e68f0e6891]) Adds BootSwatch 3.02+2 to Bootstrap v3 implementation [#1087] https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/04e1bf52722a27971d358f16715956e68f0e6891

[exponentcms]

This work is being done on the bootstrap3dave github branch

[exponentcms]

Though we have a working implementation of Bootstrap v3.0.0, the current version is v3.0.3 which will NOT compile using lessphp. We may have to move to use less.php which is a more current less compiler and will compile bootstrap v3.0.3. The caching and variable injection approach are much different, but we do all the compilation within the expCSS subsystem anyway.

[exponentcms]

Initial test of less.php shows that less compilation takes some time and the caching feature is mostly undocumented for what we need (only compile if needed, etc...). Also having difficulty getting bootstrap to compile to anything but an empty css file with only the header.

[exponentcms]

(from [0021592fabc07b9871ce1dcfc6d7f4e5eb4bd8ef]) Updates Bootstrap v3 to v3.0.3 (with some edits to compile under lessphp) and prevents loading of normalize.css in boostrap3 since it's already a part of bootstrap v3 [#1087] https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/0021592fabc07b9871ce1dcfc6d7f4e5eb4bd8ef

[exponentcms]

As a note, it appears development of lessphp has stagnated by the original developer, so we switched to using an edited version of the bootstrap less file to get it to compile since the php.less doesn't seem to work for us yet.

[exponentcms]

(from [93ff97b494c225751c3f6eb04fe3141074693f9c]) Lots of code tweaks to apply more recent updates to the bootstrap3 stuff [#1087] https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/93ff97b494c225751c3f6eb04fe3141074693f9c

[exponentcms]

(from [b0f9154cee26ee32fd502e1f08119b3ecaaec83f]) Missing file from - Lots of code tweaks to apply more recent updates to the bootstrap3 stuff [#1087] https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/b0f9154cee26ee32fd502e1f08119b3ecaaec83f

[exponentcms]

We have bootstrap 3.1.1 and font-awesome v4.0.3 working in the bootstrap3dave branch using the newer less.php less compiler which easily compiles bootstrap v3 as is

[exponentcms]

At this point the bootstrap3dave branch has been kept up to date with the develop branch and should be suitable for reintegration back into develop...HOWEVER it would likely interfere with the NEWUI development, so we'll postpone reintegration.

[exponentcms]

[bulk edit]

[exponentcms]

Lighthouse URL: https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1087