Take a look at the DecoratorPanel. It implements a 9-box and you should be able to use css to override the defaults.
http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/2.0/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/DecoratorPanel.html On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Jonny <[email protected]> wrote: > So given that CSS is used for the "flesh" what to you anchor it to? > The layout panels? With images as backgrounds (so you'd need 4 > different anchors for 4 rounded corners?)? Or do you use something > like an HTMLPanel with several "divs" to outline around layout panels? > > I feel more and more like my code is becoming a "hodge-podge" of > different markups and losing some of the "benefits" of the simplicity > of UIBinder. It seems like I'm missing a more elegant solution. > Anyone? > > On Apr 15, 8:36 pm, dparish <[email protected]> wrote: > > If gwt has a failing it's making the app look well rounded. Ok bad > > pun. The uibinder makes you think you are sculpting a ui. You really > > aren't. You are writing a skeleton that needs CSS for the flesh. > > > > The client side generated HTML is complex which makes the task harder. > > It's worth it considering the power and flexibility gwt gives you > > > > -Dave > > > > On Apr 15, 7:14 pm, Jonny <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Despite all my searching (and mostly because of the limited > > > information available regarding proper use of UIBinder) I cannot find > > > a simple, elegant way to use UIBinder with rounded corners. The > > > Google I have a vary simple, one page business card site with the with > > > the outline of the page as a rounded corner pod. There are a few pods > > > within that, one of which I want to use as the new TabLayoutPanel > > > (requiring strict browser support). I considered using the "older" > > > DecoratorPanel but that requires quirks mode. Is there an equivalent > > > for the new "layout" structures? My original code just laid out css > > > in the default html page and I anchored all my widgets using the > > > RootPanel.get('id') operation but that does not work with > > > RootLayoutPanel.get(), thereby limiting my ability to use the new > > > TabLayoutPanel. > > > > > I'm considering avoiding the new UIBinder features altogether, at > > > least until more tutorials are available but I have to say I'm am very > > > tempted > > > I hope this all makes some sense. I'd be happy to clarify as this > > > "simple" webpage project in GWT has turned into much more of a design > > > barrier than anything else. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-web-toolkit%[email protected]> > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-web-toolkit%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-web-toolkit%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
