How do I keep a fixed with for bootstrap lg only?

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So, I'm pretty new to bootstrap.

I have a quite responsive site and I haven't had to learn bootstrap too in depth to get there, but that leave me with a (probably) very simple question:

My front page has a "back-lit" middle column so I don't have to worry about all my control being stretched too far on very large monitors. In fact, the css for this back-lit area is <div class="col-lg-8 col-md-12 col-sm-12 BackLight">. Backlight is my own class.

md and sm work fine, but what I really want is to keep the width at lg constant. At the moment, it shrinks a little when I decrease the window width.

What I really want is "col-lg-1200px col-md-12 col-sm-12 BackLight". How do I do that with bootstrap, or am I overlooking a really simple solution without bootstrap?

Thanks ^_^
Andy

UPDATE:

I have added a media class of my own:

CSS

@media (min-width: 1200px) {
    .BackLight {
            width: 1170px !important;
    }
}

I still have a slight issue of making sure the BackLight area is centered, but that should be simple

Posted 10-Sep-15 22:59pm

Andy Lanng

Updated 11-Sep-15 0:18am

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Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-11T00:11:00

Solution 1

[Initial Post]
Overriding the col-lg-12 class in your page might help. Write like below.

CSS

#divId .col-lg-12{
    width: 1200px !important;
}

[Update]
So, me and OP tried together and solved it !!! This is called partnership. :)

The below is his idea which seems to be similar as mine.

CSS

@media (min-width: 1200px) {
    .BackLight {
        width: 1170px !important;
        float: none !important;
    }
}

Posted 11-Sep-15 0:11am

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

Updated 11-Sep-15 0:29am

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Andy Lanng 11-Sep-15 6:16am

.col-lg-12 is also used within the forms :S

Although you have given me an idea ^_^

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 11-Sep-15 6:19am

Then narrow down to a div or something like...

#divId .col-lg-12{
width: 1200px !important;
}

Andy Lanng 11-Sep-15 6:21am

similar to my idea ^_^
@media (min-width: 1200px) {
.BackLight {
width: 1170px !important;
float: none !important;
}
}

Add that to your solution and I'll accept it ^_^

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 11-Sep-15 6:21am

Okay cool. Glad you solved.

Andy Lanng 11-Sep-15 6:21am

Add that to your solution and I'll accept it ^_^

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 11-Sep-15 6:27am

Hehe cool. :) Sure doing it.

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 11-Sep-15 6:29am

Done :P

Andy Lanng 11-Sep-15 6:30am

Good solve. Thanks Tadit ;Þ

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 11-Sep-15 6:32am

Most welcome Andy. :)