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Adrian Crum commented on OFBIZ-268:
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This issue can be closed. It was a "sandbox" issue that Si and I used.
> User selectable UI themes
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>
> Key: OFBIZ-268
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-268
> Project: OFBiz (The Open for Business Project)
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Affects Versions: SVN trunk
> Reporter: Marco Risaliti
> Priority: Minor
> Attachments: DEFAULT.JPG, envsetup.bsh, header.ftl, SectionMap.java,
> southwest.css, STHWEST.JPG, ThemeServices.java, UiThemes.xml,
> UserServices.java, USERSET.JPG, viewMain.ftl
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> It's a copy of the old-jira issue
> http://jira.undersunconsulting.com/browse/OFBIZ-880 from Adrian Crum.
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> From the Dev mailing list, implementation overview for user-selected UI
> themes.
> [Text from mailing]
> I modified header.ftl to support alternative style sheets. If an alternative
> style sheet is in the environment, then the maincss.css is disabled and the
> alternative is used.
> I copied and modified the maincss.css file to create different themes. One
> css
> file for each theme.
> I set up a "Workspace Manager" web page where the user can select from a list
> of
> themes. The web page stores their selection in the user setting entity.
> I modified the GlobalDecorator so that it calls an action that gets the
> user's
> current theme from the user setting entity and puts it in the environment.
> Some of this was submitted in Jira 174. That Jira issue is kinda outdated
> now,
> but the changes I made to header.ftl will still work.
> [End text]
> I have submitted some files that can be consulted for ideas. They will NOT
> work "out of the box" because they rely on other components we use
> internally. I'm sure they will contain enough information so that someone can
> flesh it out on their own.
> Comment by Adrian Crum [10/May/06 05:12 PM] [ Permlink ]
> Modified header.ftl - enables alternate style sheets.
> Comment by Adrian Crum [10/May/06 05:14 PM] [ Permlink ]
> An example alternative style sheet.
> Comment by Adrian Crum [10/May/06 05:15 PM] [ Permlink ]
> XML file used to specify available themes. Used by workspace web page.
> Comment by Adrian Crum [10/May/06 05:16 PM] [ Permlink ]
> Java file for theme services.
> Comment by Adrian Crum [10/May/06 05:16 PM] [ Permlink ]
> FTL file for the Workspace web page.
> Comment by Charles Johnson [11/May/06 05:03 PM] [ Permlink ]
> That sounds great Adrian. I wonder if we could have some screenshots?
> Comment by Adrian Crum [11/May/06 05:16 PM] [ Permlink ]
> Default.jpg - screen shot of Workspace Manager using OFBiz's default
> maincss.css
> Comment by Adrian Crum [11/May/06 05:17 PM] [ Permlink ]
> sthwest.jpg - screenshot of workspace manager using the southwest.css
> Comment by Adrian Crum [11/May/06 06:29 PM] [ Permlink ]
> UserServices.java - the services used to apply the user-selected theme. I
> just found this. Sorry, it's been over a year since I've seen this code.
> Comment by Adrian Crum [11/May/06 06:30 PM] [ Permlink ]
> SectionMap.java - used by UserServices. Seems to be a little garbled, looks
> like the cr/lf pairs were changed or something.
> Comment by Si Chen [11/May/06 07:14 PM] [ Permlink ]
> Adrian,
> So how does this work? How are you detecting alternate CSS styles? It seems
> that there's a new entity and an XML for setting this? If so, what is the new
> entity and how is the XML setting done?
> Si
> Comment by Adrian Crum [11/May/06 07:22 PM] [ Permlink ]
> Si,
> That part of the code is missing because it's mixed in with a bunch of other
> custom stuff we do here. Basically, there is an action in the GlobalDecorator
> that looks up the theme the user selected (ThemeServices.THEMES_SETTING_NAME)
> in the UserSettings entity, retrieves the theme's settings from the XML file,
> then puts those settings in the environment.
> It's really quite simple. There are no new entities involved. Just the code I
> submitted plus a simple entity lookup.
> Comment by Si Chen [11/May/06 07:30 PM] [ Permlink ]
> What does the UserSettings entity look like?
> And, just curious, why the separate XML file and entity model? Why not put it
> all into user settings?
> Comment by Adrian Crum [11/May/06 07:36 PM] [ Permlink ]
> UserSet.jpg - screenshot of UserSettings entity data. I hope this helps Si.
> Comment by Adrian Crum [11/May/06 07:44 PM] [ Permlink ]
> The separate XML file is there for flexibility. If an integrator or
> administrator wanted to add more themes, all they have to do is drop the new
> css files in a folder and then add entries in the XML file to point to them.
> The XML file is what makes adding skins so easy.
> Comment by Si Chen [11/May/06 07:53 PM] [ Permlink ]
> Sorry to ask, one last question: how is a UserLogin associated with a
> UserSetting? Another entity like UserLoginSetting?
> Comment by Adrian Crum [11/May/06 08:00 PM] [ Permlink ]
> If you look at the UserSetting screen shot, you'll see the user's login name
> appended to the setting name. I was trying to implement this feature with a
> minimum of intrusion into existing code - that's why I didn't set up a
> separate entity.
> My "OfbizEx" component contains all of the code I've submitted. It "sits
> outside" the SVN code. Whenever I download an SVN update, I only need to
> modify the GlobalDecorator to make this work.
> Getting back to the XML file question - I used an XML file because David
> prefers to keep configuration stuff out of the DB. I was trying to follow his
> advice. The only info kept in the DB is the user's current selection.
> Comment by Adrian Crum [11/May/06 08:11 PM] [ Permlink ]
> If something like this was made a part of the project, then the workspace
> manager application could be expanded to include the capability to create new
> themes. A user with sufficient priviledges would be presented with another
> tab that allows them to create/edit themes. Probably could use content
> manager services to upload css files, logos, etc.
> Comment by Adrian Crum [17/May/06 11:38 AM] [ Permlink ]
> envsetup.bsh - the script that is run from the Global Decorator. It simply
> gets the user's UI preferences and puts them in the layoutSettings map.
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