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re: How Does All the Styling for xPages Fit Together

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:28:13 +0000

Author: Lenni Sauve
Answer:

Hi Matt!

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Thanks for your response to my questions.

1.� I use Firebug for tracking code, but didn't realize I could use it to instantly see styling changes - I'll use it for that too now.

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2.� I decided to use oneui because when I applied Blueprint, it made the application look awful, and when I reapplied oneui it looked good again.�� As well, I thought since it ships with the software and is used most often, there would be more documentation on it, therefore it would be a better choice for a newbie.� But maybe not.

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And can I use the screen.css file from Blueprint to add to an xPage in order to get the grid for that xPage?� Or are frameworks an all or nothing thing?

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3.� My only problem with overriding the defaults is that I need to have the colours different for buttons and other items on different xPages.� And it seems that once I overridge the button colour for example, that is the colour all of the dijit buttons change to throughout the application.� So I'm trying to figure a way around that.� If you know of any way I could do this, please let me know.

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And do you have any ideas about the paragraph I had added without a number?� Or would I need to contact a oneui guru?� And, if the latter, any idea about who that would be?

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Thanks so much!

re: How Does All the Styling for xPages Fit Together

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:54:09 +0000

Author: Matt White
Answer:

Lenni,

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It may have been easier to split these into separate questions as there's a huge amount of detail you're asking for here. But here goes anyway!

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1.�- Firebug is your friend, it lets you see what styles are being used and edit them live to see what will happen.

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2. �You're not the only one using the OneUI. Personally I don't like it (hence this site using Blueprint CSS and our own custom css) but each to their own. It is very complex really so I would rely on using the XpagesFramework application from OpenNTF and not editing the UI elements of that template.

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3. The dojo elements have their own styling as you've picked up. You can define your own theme and override all of the styles but again this is a lot of work. Overriding the defaults the way you're doing is really the way to go for simple changes.

4. Rule of thumb is that you should never use inline styling, always move that out to your stylesheet for maintenance reasons. Of course expediency sometimes takes over but generally you shouldn't be using inline.

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5.�Again Firebug is your friend.

6.�It is the latter.

re: Where is the link to ideajam on the IQjam page?

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:22:47 +0000

Author: Bruce Elgort
Answer: Phil - we will be adding some IdeaJammy stuff to the sidebar over the next few weeks.

re: Can I embed IQJam in Notes ? Portal ? Sametime ? Connections ?

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:27:05 +0000

Author: Matt White
Answer: At the moment there are no automatic plugins. However if you look at the bottom of every page, you will notice a "Developers" link. From there you've got access to two different styles of API - Web Services and JSON.

Rather than us trying to anticipate every type of integration we thought it would be easier to open the application up that way. My understanding of Composite Apps etc is that a Web Service provides enough of an interface to get data as required.

If this useful to you?

re: Left column is empty...why? Or Can right column be shrunk?

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:08:51 +0000

Author: Bruce Elgort
Answer: Keith thanks for the input. �The Blueprint CSS is based on a page width of 960 pixels. �As far as collapsing columns, this is not something we have planned at this time.