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#'''Alpaca''' | #'''Alpaca''' | ||
#*Found on github, alpaca software is effectively a programming language extension, and you really don't need to worry about it. | #*Found on github, alpaca software is effectively a programming language extension, and you really don't need to worry about it. | ||
#*It is used for most settings screens. | #*It is used for most settings screens. See http://www.alpacajs.org/ for more information. The latest version there is 1.5.27 released on 14 May 2019. | ||
#* MX uses Alpaca Release 1.1.3 from https://github.com/gitana/alpaca which was on 15 May 2014, although some individual components have been updated on that github, and others. | |||
#'''Bootstrap''' | #'''Bootstrap''' | ||
#*Also known by some as ''Twitter Bootstrap'' which gives a clue as to its origins as an internal tool for those building Twitter, that company still keep making updates as it is now the most popular styling library of all those available widely. | #*Also known by some as ''Twitter Bootstrap'' which gives a clue as to its origins as an internal tool for those building Twitter, that company still keep making updates as it is now the most popular styling library of all those available widely. | ||
#*The simplest way to think about this package is as a standard set of styling promoting easy responsive web site design. | #*The simplest way to think about this package is as a standard set of styling promoting easy responsive (means adapts to screen dimensions) web site design. | ||
#*To give just a few examples, it defines a standard way to represent buttons, form components, lists, navigation, and breadcrumbs. | #*To give just a few examples, it defines a standard way to represent buttons, form components, lists, navigation, and breadcrumbs. | ||
#*MX uses Bootstrap v3.3.7 (http://getbootstrap.com), which is very restricted in what it offers compared to the current Bootstrap version 4.5.0 (the earlier 4.4 released in 2018 was widely praised for its improved functionality). | #*MX uses Bootstrap v3.3.7 (http://getbootstrap.com), which is very restricted in what it offers compared to the current Bootstrap version 4.5.0 (the earlier 4.4 released in 2018 was widely praised for its improved functionality). | ||
