Skin form — Components tab — Layouts — Containers
These styles apply to the container header. You can specify styles for the Default container format and create custom container formats.
You can also specify styles for legacy headers formats, if necessary. However, as a best practice, replace legacy header formats with new container formats. The new container formats create optimal markup and CSS.
In Internet Explorer 8 and later, non-legacy container formats render in HTML5 document type (standards mode). If your application is rendered in quirks mode, or Compatibility settings are enabled, non-legacy container formats may not render as expected.
A preview of the currently selected format displays to the right. You can also preview formats by selecting Actions > Launch in the toolbar and then choosing one of the following preview options: Run Process, Open Portal, Harness Preview, UI Gallery Preview, Skin Preview.
Headers
| Use the same formatting for Expanded and Collapsed headers | Applies the same settings to expanded and collapsed headers. Clear this check box if you want define different styles for expanded and collapsed headers. Additional fields appear. |
| Use the skin's base settings for text styling | Inherits the skin's base settings for header styling. Clear this check box if you with to customize the container's styling. |
Text
Applies to the text in container headers.
| Use mixin |
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| Specify styles |
Select this check box to define a custom text format:
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Border
Applies to the border of container headers. Displays within the outline border if a border is defined on the Outline tab.
| Use mixin | If desired, you can specify the Top , Left , Right , or Bottom border as none, solid, dashed, or dotted, rather than inheriting the style from the selected mixin. |
| Specify styles | You can specify a custom border by selecting or clearing the Apply to all sides check box:
The following border styles are available:
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Background
Applies to the background of container headers.
| Use mixin |
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| Specify styles |
Select this check box to define a custom background:
Select the background Type:
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Expanded Icon
Specifies the icon indicating that the container is expanded; click to collapse the container.
| Image | Specify the height of the header by entering a value in pixels. |
| Indent | Specify the indentation of the header text in pixels. |
Collapsed Icon
Specifies the icon indicating the container is collapsed; click to expand the container.
| Image | Specify the height of the header by entering a value in pixels. |
| Indent | Specify the indentation of the header text in pixels. |
Height
Sets the height of container headers.
| Height | Specify the height of container headers by entering a value in pixels. |
Container states
Use the options in this section to style the control based on its state. You can style the control differently when it is in one of the following states:
- :hover – State of the control when a user points to the control or rests the pointer on the control.
- :focus – State of the control when the field is in focus, for example, the state of a text field when it is ready to accept inputs.
- :active – State of the control when the field is ready to be activated, for example, when a user has clicked the control but has not yet released the mouse button.
- Auto – Select this option to apply auto-generated styles for the control in this state. These styles are generated based on the applied control format and the mixins defined within the format.
- Default – Select this option to apply the default browser styles for the states instead of generating the styles based on a skin or defined CSS in the application.
- Custom – Select this option to define your own styles for the element in this state.
About Legacy header formats
If you select the Include legacy header formats check box, you can specify styles for legacy header formats.
As a best practice, avoid use of legacy header formats: Standard, Sub, Standard Hidden, Sub Hidden, Custom, Outline, A, B, C, D, Simple. If your application uses legacy header formats, replace the legacy header formats with new container formats that create optimal markup and CSS.
| Description of legacy header formats | |
| Header | |
Standard | Standard heading format. |
Custom | Custom header format. When applying this style to a layout, specify Custom as the Container format . In the HTML field that displays, select an HTML rule that defines the content of the custom header. |
Standard Hidden | Hidden header format (no header). This option is not available for the top-level of a harness. |
| SubHeader |
Information in or below a subheader (including
Sub Hidden
) is right-indented from information in a header.
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Sub | Sub heading format. |
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A
B C D |
Sub heading formats that function identically, but may differ in presentation. For example, if your forms include three hierarchical levels of subheaders, you can select
A
for the highest level,
B
for the middle level, and
C
for the lowest level.
You may choose to format the sub headers as follows:
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Simple | Preserves PRPC Version 5.5 flow action styles for layouts created from PRPC Version 5.5 flow actions. |
Outline | Provides no header area, but a border around the contents of the layout with a single text label. |
Sub Hidden | For no subheader, but indented body. |
- Create a custom container format
You can create a new custom format or copy an existing one.
- Applying a custom container format
- Component styles (custom style formats)
Use the Component styles tab to define the presentation of components by creating custom style formats. After you define style formats, reference them on property panes for sections, harnesses, and controls.
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