BootMetro provides simple and flexible HTML, CSS, and Javascript for web apps that wants to use the "Windows 8 MetroUI" style, without the need to run on Windows 8. It is built on top of Twitter Bootstrap and HTML5 Boilerplate.

The framework permit to create web applications with the look&feel of Windows 8 "Windows Store App" (ex "MetroUI" style). Maybe not ideal for internet web sites, the MetroUI style can be adopted for modern intranet web sites. I've choose to use as base the awesome Twitter Bootstrap framework, applying a set of customizations in pure css.

The framework integrate and extend the work first done by other great people:

• HTML5 Boilerplate
• Twitter Bootstrap
• IcoMoon

• Install Node.js and NPM (should come with)
• Install global dev dependencies (Windows users should run it as administrator): npm install -g grunt-cli karma
• Instal local dev dependencies: npm install while current directory is bootmetro repo

To build the whole project run 'grunt' in the project directory.

• BREAKING CHANGES:
  • icomoon.css is now bootmetro-icons.css and is recomended to have it before bootmetro.css
  • bootmetro.js is now bootmetro-panorama.js
    • classes in hub.html to use panorama scroll, are changed from metro* to panorama*
• moved bootmetro main css files to LESS
• upgraded to jQuery 1.8.3
• upgraded to Modernizr 2.6.2
• integrated HTML5 Boilerplate 4.0.1
• added metro controls:
  • new panorama
  • new pivot
  • Metro Progress Bars, determinate & indeterminate & ring
  • Metro styled date picker
  • FlipView
  • Toast notifications
• Metro Layouts
• use NiceScroll for Hub scrolling with touch support

• Various bug fixes
• restored correct use of OpenSans web font
• upgraded to use Twitter Bootstrap v2.2.1
• added ListView demo
• added Wizard demo (in progress)
• styled modal dialogs as Metro guidelines for messages and errors/warnings.

• check layout guideline on "Understanding the Windows 8 silhouette"
  • make 2 layout grid: h-scroll + v-scroll
• (almost done) Complete the implementation of the tiles templates (add counter & mini ico)
• demo form page with notifications
• demo image thumbs selectables
• demo charms with docs

BootMetro is dual licensed, GPL-2 and Apache-2; see the LICENSE file.

• UX guidelines for Metro style apps

• Understanding the Windows 8 silhouette

• Navigation design for Metro style apps

• Guidelines and checklist for search

• Commanding design for Metro style apps

• Guidelines and checklist for text and typography

• Choosing the right UI surfaces

• Choosing a tile template

• Tile image sizes