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Daniel Silva
Daniel Silva
11,209 Points
Posted by Daniel Silva
Daniel Silva
11,209 Points

Bootstrap 4 carousel image inconsistency

I'm creating a sample construction site. I've made a carousel however when the images slide they bounce in size. Also when the carousel is resized to mobile the images are difference heights.

<!doctype html>

<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <title>Sample Construction Site</title>
    <meta name="description" content="Construction Site">
    <meta name="author" content="SitePoint">
    <!-- Latest compiled and minified CSS -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">

    <!-- jQuery library -->
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.0/jquery.min.js"></script>

    <!-- Popper JS -->
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.7/umd/popper.min.js"></script>

    <!-- Latest compiled JavaScript -->
    <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md bg-dark navbar-dark fixed-top">
      <!-- Brand -->
      <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>

      <!-- Toggler/collapsibe Button -->
      <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapsibleNavbar">
        <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
      </button>

      <!-- Navbar links -->
      <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="collapsibleNavbar">
        <ul class="navbar-nav">
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
          </li>
          <li class="nav-item">
            <a class="nav-link" href="#">Link</a>
          </li> 
        </ul>
      </div> 
    </nav>
    <div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel">
        <!-- Carousel indicators -->
        <ol class="carousel-indicators">
            <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li>
            <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="1"></li>
            <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="2"></li>
        </ol>
        <!-- Wrapper for carousel items -->
        <div class="carousel-inner">
            <div class="carousel-item active">
                <img src="images/blueprint.jpg" class="img-fluid" alt="First Slide">
            </div>
            <div class="carousel-item">
                <img src="images/crane.jpg" class="img-fluid" alt="Second Slide">
            </div>
            <div class="carousel-item">
                <img src="images/green_building.jpg" class="img-fluid" alt="Third Slide">
            </div>
        </div>
        <!-- Carousel controls -->
        <a class="carousel-control-prev" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="prev">
            <span class="carousel-control-prev-icon"></span>
        </a>
        <a class="carousel-control-next" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="next">
            <span class="carousel-control-next-icon"></span>
        </a>
    </div>

    <div class="container-fluid"><h1>Sample Construction</h1></div>

  <script src="js/scripts.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

html, body {
    height:100%;
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
}

.carousel {
    margin-top: 70px;
}

.carousel-item{
    text-align: center;
    min-height: 280px; /* Prevent carousel from being distorted if for some reason image doesn't load */
}