[dev] Twitter's bootstrap - nice base for future app guis?

[Chuck Hagenbuch]

Quoting Gunnar Wrobel <wrobel at horde.org>:

> Quoting Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck at horde.org>:
>
>> http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/
>>
>> This looks really nice to me. What do folks think of it as a base  
>> for simple apps, or upcoming apps?
>
> Looks good and very flexible to me as well. And I'm a fan of using  
> something at least somewhat pre-designed as this seems to be one of  
> our weaker spots.
>
> Assuming we would use it for new/simple apps only I wonder if it  
> would integrate well with our old/complex apps. I assume both would  
> look very different. Question if it is possible to integrate at  
> least some design elements into the old/complex apps so that it  
> doesn't look too far apart.

Well I think their topbar is a potential building block for the menu  
redesign you started another thread on. And if we're willing to put in  
the time on the skin, I think what goes below that could look similar  
for new and existing apps. The dynamic ones would probably be the  
hardest...

-chuck