fixes #10406: Update grid to use width on .container instead of max-w…

…idth as IE8 improperly computes width

dist/css/bootstrap.css

@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ pre code {
 
 @media (min-width: 768px) {
   .container {
-    max-width: 750px;
+    width: 750px;
   }
   .col-sm-1,
   .col-sm-2,
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ pre code {
 
 @media (min-width: 992px) {
   .container {
-    max-width: 970px;
+    width: 970px;
   }
   .col-md-1,
   .col-md-2,
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ pre code {
 
 @media (min-width: 1200px) {
   .container {
-    max-width: 1170px;
+    width: 1170px;
   }
   .col-lg-1,
   .col-lg-2,

getting-started.html

@@ -275,12 +275,9 @@ <h1 id="disable-responsive">Disabling responsiveness</h1>
     <h3>Steps to disable page responsiveness</h3>
     <ol>
       <li>Omit the viewport <code>&lt;meta&gt;</code> mentioned in <a href="../css/#overview-mobile">the CSS docs</a></li>
-      <li>Remove the <code>max-width</code> on the <code>.container</code> for all grids with <code>max-width: none !important;</code> and set a regular
-          width, for example <code>width: 970px;</code>. Be sure that this comes after the default Bootstrap CSS.
-          You can optionally avoid the <code>!important</code> with media queries or some selector-fu.</li>
+      <li>Override the <code>width</code> on the <code>.container</code> for each grid tier with a single width, for example <code>width: 970px !important;</code> Be sure that this comes after the default Bootstrap CSS. You can optionally avoid the <code>!important</code> with media queries or some selector-fu.</li>
       <li>If using navbars, remove all navbar collapsing and expanding behavior.</li>
-      <li>For grid layouts, use <code>.col-xs-*</code> classes in addition to, or in place of, the medium/large ones.
-	      Don't worry, the extra-small device grid scales to all resolutions.</li>
+      <li>For grid layouts, use <code>.col-xs-*</code> classes in addition to, or in place of, the medium/large ones. Don't worry, the extra-small device grid scales to all resolutions.</li>
     </ol>
     <p>You'll still need Respond.js for IE8 (since our media queries are still there and need to be processed).
 	   This disables the "mobile site" aspects of Bootstrap.</p>
@@ -710,6 +707,9 @@ <h3>Internet Explorer 8 and 9</h3>
 
     <p>Visit <a href="http://caniuse.com/">Can I use...</a> for details and additional browser support of CSS3 and HTML5 features.</p>
 
+    <h3>Internet Explorer 8 and box-sizing</h3>
+    <p>IE8 does not fully support <code>box-sizing: border-box;</code> when combined with <code>min-width</code>, <code>max-width</code>, <code>min-height</code>, and <code>max-height</code>. For that reason, as of v3.0.1, we have moved from <code>max-width</code> on <code>.container</code>s.</p>
+
     <h3>IE Compatibility modes</h3>
     <p>Bootstrap is not supported in the old Internet Explorer compatibility modes. To be sure you're using the latest rendering mode for IE, consider including the appropriate <code>&lt;meta&gt;</code> tag in your pages:</p>
 {% highlight html %}

less/grid.less

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 
 @media (min-width: @screen-sm) {
   .container {
-    max-width: @container-sm;
+    width: @container-sm;
   }
 
   .col-sm-1,
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 
 @media (min-width: @screen-md) {
   .container {
-    max-width: @container-md;
+    width: @container-md;
   }
   .col-md-1,
   .col-md-2,
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 
 @media (min-width: @screen-lg-min) {
   .container {
-    max-width: @container-lg;
+    width: @container-lg;
   }
 
   .col-lg-1,