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How do I link my css stylesheet to my html file. I am using rails to generate an application, but the file structure is still quite confusing. I have a directory for stylesheets in assets, but I don’t know how to link them. Here is what my index.html file looks like:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta name="description" content="">
<meta name="author" content="">
<title>Stylish Portfolio - Start Bootstrap Theme</title>
<!-- Bootstrap Core CSS -->
<link href="css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- Custom CSS -->
<link href="css/stylish-portfolio.css" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- Custom Fonts -->
<link href="font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro:300,400,700,300italic,400italic,700italic" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<!-- HTML5 Shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
<!-- WARNING: Respond.js doesn't work if you view the page via file:// -->
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/html5shiv/3.7.0/html5shiv.js"></script>
<script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/respond.js/1.4.2/respond.min.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
</head>
<body>
<!-- Navigation -->
<a id="menu-toggle" href="#" class="btn btn-dark btn-lg toggle"><i class="fa fa-bars"></i></a>
<nav id="sidebar-wrapper">
<ul class="sidebar-nav">
<a id="menu-close" href="#" class="btn btn-light btn-lg pull-right toggle"><i class="fa fa-times"></i></a>
<li class="sidebar-brand">
<a href="#top" onclick = $("#menu-close").click(); >Start Bootstrap</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#top" onclick = $("#menu-close").click(); >Home</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#about" onclick = $("#menu-close").click(); >About</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#services" onclick = $("#menu-close").click(); >Services</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#portfolio" onclick = $("#menu-close").click(); >Portfolio</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#contact" onclick = $("#menu-close").click(); >Contact</a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<!-- Header -->
<header id="top" class="header">
<div class="text-vertical-center">
<h1>Start Bootstrap</h1>
<h3>Free Bootstrap Themes & Templates</h3>
<br>
<a href="#about" class="btn btn-dark btn-lg">Find Out More</a>
</div>
</header>
<!-- About -->
<section id="about" class="about">
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-12 text-center">
<h2>Stylish Portfolio is the perfect theme for your next project!</h2>
<p class="lead">This theme features some wonderful photography courtesy of <a target="_blank" href="http://join.deathtothestockphoto.com/">Death to the Stock Photo</a>.</p>
</div>
</div>
<!-- /.row -->
</div>
<!-- /.container -->
</section>
<!-- Services -->
<!-- The circle icons use Font Awesome's stacked icon classes. For more information, visit http://fontawesome.io/examples/ -->
<section id="services" class="services bg-primary">
<div class="container">
<div class="row text-center">
<div class="col-lg-10 col-lg-offset-1">
<h2>Our Services</h2>
<hr class="small">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6">
<div class="service-item">
<span class="fa-stack fa-4x">
<i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
<i class="fa fa-cloud fa-stack-1x text-primary"></i>
</span>
<h4>
<strong>Service Name</strong>
</h4>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.</p>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-light">Learn More</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6">
<div class="service-item">
<span class="fa-stack fa-4x">
<i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
<i class="fa fa-compass fa-stack-1x text-primary"></i>
</span>
<h4>
<strong>Service Name</strong>
</h4>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.</p>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-light">Learn More</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6">
<div class="service-item">
<span class="fa-stack fa-4x">
<i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
<i class="fa fa-flask fa-stack-1x text-primary"></i>
</span>
<h4>
<strong>Service Name</strong>
</h4>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.</p>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-light">Learn More</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6">
<div class="service-item">
<span class="fa-stack fa-4x">
<i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i>
<i class="fa fa-shield fa-stack-1x text-primary"></i>
</span>
<h4>
<strong>Service Name</strong>
</h4>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.</p>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-light">Learn More</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- /.row (nested) -->
</div>
<!-- /.col-lg-10 -->
</div>
<!-- /.row -->
</div>
<!-- /.container -->
</section>
<!-- Callout -->
<aside class="callout">
<div class="text-vertical-center">
<h1>Vertically Centered Text</h1>
</div>
</aside>
<!-- Portfolio -->
<section id="portfolio" class="portfolio">
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-10 col-lg-offset-1 text-center">
<h2>Our Work</h2>
<hr class="small">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-6">
<div class="portfolio-item">
<a href="#">
<img class="img-portfolio img-responsive" src="img/portfolio-1.jpg">
</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
<div class="portfolio-item">
<a href="#">
<img class="img-portfolio img-responsive" src="img/portfolio-2.jpg">
</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
<div class="portfolio-item">
<a href="#">
<img class="img-portfolio img-responsive" src="img/portfolio-3.jpg">
</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
<div class="portfolio-item">
<a href="#">
<img class="img-portfolio img-responsive" src="img/portfolio-4.jpg">
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- /.row (nested) -->
<a href="#" class="btn btn-dark">View More Items</a>
</div>
<!-- /.col-lg-10 -->
</div>
<!-- /.row -->
</div>
<!-- /.container -->
</section>
<!-- Call to Action -->
<aside class="call-to-action bg-primary">
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-12 text-center">
<h3>The buttons below are impossible to resist.</h3>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-lg btn-light">Click Me!</a>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-lg btn-dark">Look at Me!</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</aside>
<!-- Map -->
<section id="contact" class="map">
<iframe width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Twitter,+Inc.,+Market+Street,+San+Francisco,+CA&aq=0&oq=twitter&sll=28.659344,-81.187888&sspn=0.128789,0.264187&ie=UTF8&hq=Twitter,+Inc.,+Market+Street,+San+Francisco,+CA&t=m&z=15&iwloc=A&output=embed"></iframe>
<br />
<small>
<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Twitter,+Inc.,+Market+Street,+San+Francisco,+CA&aq=0&oq=twitter&sll=28.659344,-81.187888&sspn=0.128789,0.264187&ie=UTF8&hq=Twitter,+Inc.,+Market+Street,+San+Francisco,+CA&t=m&z=15&iwloc=A"></a>
</small>
</iframe>
</section>
<!-- Footer -->
<footer>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-10 col-lg-offset-1 text-center">
<h4><strong>Start Bootstrap</strong>
</h4>
<p>3481 Melrose Place<br>Beverly Hills, CA 90210</p>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><i class="fa fa-phone fa-fw"></i> (123) 456-7890</li>
<li><i class="fa fa-envelope-o fa-fw"></i> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
</li>
</ul>
<br>
<ul class="list-inline">
<li>
<a href="#"><i class="fa fa-facebook fa-fw fa-3x"></i></a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#"><i class="fa fa-twitter fa-fw fa-3x"></i></a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#"><i class="fa fa-dribbble fa-fw fa-3x"></i></a>
</li>
</ul>
<hr class="small">
<p class="text-muted">Copyright © Your Website 2014</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</footer>
<!-- jQuery -->
<script src="js/jquery.js"></script>
<!-- Bootstrap Core JavaScript -->
<script src="js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<!-- Custom Theme JavaScript -->
<script>
// Closes the sidebar menu
$("#menu-close").click(function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
$("#sidebar-wrapper").toggleClass("active");
});
// Opens the sidebar menu
$("#menu-toggle").click(function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
$("#sidebar-wrapper").toggleClass("active");
});
// Scrolls to the selected menu item on the page
$(function() {
$('a[href*=#]:not([href=#])').click(function() {
if (location.pathname.replace(/^//, '') == this.pathname.replace(/^//, '') || location.hostname == this.hostname) {
var target = $(this.hash);
target = target.length ? target : $('[name=' + this.hash.slice(1) + ']');
if (target.length) {
$('html,body').animate({
scrollTop: target.offset().top
}, 1000);
return false;
}
}
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
I commented the link that I need help with such as the Bootstrap Core CSS, and custom CSS.
5
Answers
From Section 3.1.3: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/layouts_and_rendering.html:
You can call all stylesheets with: found in (app/views/layouts/application.html.erb)
or create a separate directory for your external stylesheet
asset::your_external_css::new_sytle
Open your
application.html.erbfile and put this line of code together with existing tag :You might want read this also.
you need separate libraries editable files, the Rails “Asset Pipeline” all in one file called application.css or aplication.js
you need only request the files:
Application.css.scss
application_layout.html.erb
if you need created other file when rails compile, Add this function in your config/application.rb
in your layout
and you need created a file in assents/stylesheets/yourfile.css.scss
The Ruby pipeline guide: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/asset_pipeline.html
I know it cant be quite confusing, here is what you can do. Add these lines into your application.css file.
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