Exactly, and if possible : af|inputText:required::label
On 6/28/06, Jeanne Waldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It sounds like you'd like it if you had a skinning key like this:
af|inputText:required::content
- Jeanne
Dan Robinson wrote:
> Thanks Guys, that seemed to work.
>
> We've yet to upgrade to the very latest Trinidad release, so I guess
> that's
> why the 'af|inputText.requiredFieldMarker::content' method didn't
> work, but
> we're using Markus' method and plan to switch over once we're
up-to-date.
>
> I'm not a huge fan of the contentStyle approach, but would love a
> 'contentClass' tag instead. Having our devs understand and put styles
> into
> pages is not an approach I want to take.
>
> Better still I'd love an out-of-the-box style we can override for
> required
> fields that just workswhen required or showRequired are true.
>
> Danny
>
> On 6/28/06, Jeanne Waldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> The styleClass attribute for the form components goes on the root dom
>> element of the component, which isn't the <input> or <textArea>. We
>> should be doing this for all our components, and if we are not, we'll
>> need to enhance them to do this. This is for consistency, and it makes
>> it easier to write skinning rules.
>>
>> In the case of inputText where changing the styles of the 'content'
(aka
>> the input/textArea) piece of the component is common, we've added a
>> 'contentStyle' attribute. So you can essentially do what Markus
>> suggested, but use the contentStyle attribute. By essentially, I mean
>> that contentStyle takes styles, not style classes. So you would do
>> this:
>>
>> contentStyle="#{bindings.Title.mandatory ? 'background-color:
>> rgb(255,255,181);border-style: solid ;' : 'background-color: white;
>> border-style: solid ;'}"
>>
>>
>> I just thought of another way you can do this using the skinning file.
>> Do what Markus suggested, but I would change the name of the
>> styleClasses:
>>
>> <af:inputText value="#{bindings.Title.inputValue}"
>> label="#{bindings.Title.label}"
>> required="#{bindings.Title.mandatory}"
>> styleClass="#{bindings.Title.mandatory ?
>> 'requiredFieldMarker' : 'nonrequiredMarker'}"
>> columns="#{bindings.Title.displayWidth}">
>> </af:inputText>
>>
>> The in the skinning file you can do this:
>>
>> /* When the af|inputText's component has the styleClass set to
>> requiredFieldMarker, set its 'content' piece */
>> af|inputText.requiredFieldMarker::content {
>> background-color: rgb(255,255,181);
>> border-style: solid ;
>> }
>>
>> - Jeanne
>>
>> Markus Heinisch wrote:
>>
>> >Hi Dan,
>> >
>> >Are you looking for a solution like this:
>> >
>> > <af:inputText value="#{bindings.Title.inputValue}"
>> > label="#{bindings.Title.label}"
>> > required="#{bindings.Title.mandatory}"
>> > styleClass="#{bindings.Title.mandatory ?
>> 'required' : 'nonrequired'}"
>> > columns="#{bindings.Title.displayWidth}">
>> > </af:inputText>
>> >
>> >The EL expression in the attribute styleClass makes the trick. The EL
>> expression resolves to styleClass="required" when the Title is
mandatory
>> (example uses Oracle ADF which provides for a property like 'Title'
some
>> metadata like 'mandatory' or 'updatable').
>> >
>> >The styleclass must be defined in a CSS or your Skin-CSS:
>> >
>> >input.required, textarea.required, select.required {
>> > background-color: rgb(255,255,181);
>> > border-style: solid ;
>> >}
>> >input.nonrequired, textarea.nonrequired, select.nonrequired {
>> > background-color: white;
>> > border-style: solid ;
>> >}
>> >
>> >>From my point of view everything you need is available to solve your
>> styling needs. ;-)
>> >
>> >Cheers,
>> >Markus
>> >------------------------------------------
>> >Markus Heinisch
>> >
>> >Dipl.-Inform.
>> >Consultant
>> >
>> >Trivadis GmbH
>> >Freischützstrasse 92
>> >81927 München
>> >Germany
>> >
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>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> >>Von: Dan Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >>Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. Juni 2006 18:02
>> >>An: adffaces-user@incubator.apache.org
>> >>Betreff: [SPAM] - Skin Enhancement Request - Bayesian Filter
>> >>detected spam
>> >>
>> >>I don't think this is currently possible, but please prove me wrong!
>> >>
>> >>We'd like to provide a skin configuration that would cause
>> >>certain styles to be appled when a field is marked as
>> >>required. Specifically, we'd like to cause the input field
>> >>background colour to be changed to make it very obvious that
>> >>it is required.
>> >>
>> >>So far we've only been able to set the background color for
>> >>all elements of an input field (label, tip, etc.).
>> >>
>> >>I guess an extension of this would be to make the label bold etc.
etc.
>> >>
>> >>Thanks,
>> >>
>> >>Danny
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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