Hello!
What are the advantages and disadvantages of integrating the Bootstrap framework into a Kendo UI web application?
Doing so, does this enhance any features of existing Kendo UI widgets? Are there any limitations? Is there a case study of a real project built with Kendo UI widgets, and then being integrated with the Bootstrap framework? What would be the reasons to use Bootstrap framework? Are there any alternative approaches?
Our goal is to make our Kendo UI web application more responsive (desktop, tablet, smartphone). Right now it uses a Kendo Splitter > TabStrip > Grid (= Grid in a TabStrip, TabStrip in a Splitter).
Best regards,
Kaan
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Hello,
1) What are the advantages / disadvantages of integrating bootstrap with Kendo UI:
For the most part, there are none. Bootstrap is a generic layout / microcomponent framework, where as KendoUI is a full featured UI framework with complex components etc. You don't necessarily benefit from the integration, but you are not handicapped as well.
What KendoUI lacks is a grid / responsive layout system which Bootstrap has and they play nice in this part.
2) Is there a case study?
No, there isn't. Both frameworks are quite large and quite far apart so to have an actual case study would be really hard.
3) Why use Bootstrap? Are there alternatives?
To use Bootstrap is your own decision. We can't provide you with with any additional valid reasons. As for alternatives, there is Foundation by Zurb, PureCss and other frameworks with Bootstrap being the most popular.
4) Responsive KendoUI widgets
As mentioned in 1), KendoUI does not provide grid / responsive layout part. However, most relevant components, such as grid, scheduler, spreadsheet, editor etc react to different viewports. With 2017 R1, we've added scrolling of menu items when there isn't enough space (similar to tabstrip).
If you need to, say, reorder layout then you need Bootstrap for sure.
Regards,
Ivan Zhekov
Telerik by Progress
1) What are the advantages / disadvantages of integrating bootstrap with Kendo UI:
For the most part, there are none. Bootstrap is a generic layout / microcomponent framework, where as KendoUI is a full featured UI framework with complex components etc. You don't necessarily benefit from the integration, but you are not handicapped as well.
What KendoUI lacks is a grid / responsive layout system which Bootstrap has and they play nice in this part.
2) Is there a case study?
No, there isn't. Both frameworks are quite large and quite far apart so to have an actual case study would be really hard.
3) Why use Bootstrap? Are there alternatives?
To use Bootstrap is your own decision. We can't provide you with with any additional valid reasons. As for alternatives, there is Foundation by Zurb, PureCss and other frameworks with Bootstrap being the most popular.
4) Responsive KendoUI widgets
As mentioned in 1), KendoUI does not provide grid / responsive layout part. However, most relevant components, such as grid, scheduler, spreadsheet, editor etc react to different viewports. With 2017 R1, we've added scrolling of menu items when there isn't enough space (similar to tabstrip).
If you need to, say, reorder layout then you need Bootstrap for sure.
Regards,
Ivan Zhekov
Telerik by Progress
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