Exploring JavaScript Libraries
React-Bootstrap uses the Overlay component to construct ToolTips and other popper components. In this tutorial we will add simple background and border styling. Then we will add a more complex border that wraps the pointer arrow on the ToolTip. Here’s what we will build: My demo is inspired by this great tooltip post by Calvin … Read more
React-Bootstrap has two options for tooltips: an Overlay component that can have a manually constructed tooltip (for complex requirements) or a simpler OverlayTarget and Tooltip. The example in the docs for the Overlay is good. In this tutorial, we will construct a ToolTip using the Overlay component and add a pointer arrow and custom position. … Read more
In this tutorial we will create a TextField that follows Material Design principles for TextFields. It will look and feel like the MUI outlined variant TextField. We will use React-Bootstrap but this could be done in a similar way with vanilla Bootstrap. Here is what we will create: We’ll start with a React-Bootstrap InputGroup and … Read more
MUI Buttons in a disabled state have CSS property pointer-events set to off. This presents a challenge when we want to show a ToolTip on hover of a disabled button. Simply setting pointer-events: all; does not solve the problem. In this tutorial I show a clever solution that enables ToolTips on disabled button hover. The … Read more
The MUI Table can quickly be enhanced with edit and delete functionality. A good approach is to use state management, perhaps even useState, and click listeners to swap a TextField into a Cell and capture user typing. Deleting requires a component column and another useState value. Here’s what we will build: Notice there is no … Read more
We can easily customize the Bootstrap DropDown component’s hover color using a couple of different methods. We can change Bootstrap color variables or create a selector that targets the hover pseudo class. Here’s what we will build in this tutorial: Full code for this demo is in the Resources section. Change Bootstrap NavBar DropDown Hover … Read more
The Bootstrap Accordion component has several subcomponents that can be styled with text color, background color, and borders. These components are created by adding classes to elements and include the accordion-header, the accordion-button, the accordion-collapse, and the accordion-body. In this tutorial, we will style the accordion components by customizing existing Bootstrap variables that these classes … Read more
Bootstrap’s NavBar sizing and transition can be customized with a little CSS knowledge. In this tutorial I will make the NavBar use the full screen height and have the content open left to right. Here’s a screenshot of what we will build: Here is a link to the Bootstrap NavBar Docs. I will be using … Read more
The Bootstrap NavBar has several available classes for optimizing text color, background color, and other properties. However, understanding when to use these classes and how to customize them can be challenging. In this tutorial we will create a NavBar with the following custom features: Here is the Bootstrap NavBar what we will build in this … Read more
In this guide to Bootstrap margin we will use Bootstrap utilities to apply margin to the top, left, and right of element. I will dive into the different Bootstrap margin classes, explore auto and negative margin, and also show how to remove margin. I will use Bootstrap version 5 but will also show the code … Read more
