Skin form — Components tab — Layouts — Containers |
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Styles set here 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, non-legacy container formats render in HTML5 Document Type (standards mode) in Internet Explorer 8 and higher. 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.
Use Same Formatting
Use the same formatting for Expanded and Collapsed headers | Applies the same settings to expanded and collapsed headers. Clear this checkbox if you want define different styles for expanded and collapsed headers. Additional fields appear. |
Text
Applies to the text in container headers.
Use mixin |
Select to use a mixin to define the appearance of this element. The Mixin field displays the name and a preview of the currently selected mixin. Click to select a different mixin from the list.
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Specify styles |
Select this checkbox 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 |
Select to use a mixin to define the appearance of this element. The Mixin field displays the name and a preview of the currently selected mixin. Click to select a different mixin from the list. 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 |
Select to define a custom border:
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Background
Applies to the background of container headers.
Use mixin |
Select to use a mixin to define the appearance of this element. The Mixin field displays the name and a preview of the currently selected mixin. Click to select a different mixin from the list.
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Specify styles |
Select this checkbox 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. |
Creating a custom container format
To create a new style format:
If you want to create a new format that is a copy of an existing format, right-click the format that you want copy and then click Clone.
Applying a custom container format
If you select the Include legacy header formats checkbox, 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 |
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Header |
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Standard
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Standard heading format. |
Custom
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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
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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. |
Sub
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Sub heading format. |
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
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Preserves V5.5 flow action styles for layouts created from V5.5-style flow actions. |
Outline
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Provides no header area, but a border around the contents of the layout with a single text label. |
Sub Hidden
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For no subheader, but indented body. |