Modifying the presentation options of the column layout
Customize the styling and behavior of the column layout in your user interface to build a responsive application that meets your business needs.
In the navigation pane of Dev Studio, click Records.
Expand the User Interface category, and then click Section.
From the section list, select the section that contains the target layout.
In the Columns header, click the View properties icon.
In the Column layout properties window, click the Presentation tab.
Define the markup that you want to use for the layout:
- To select the default responsive layout that updates automatically with each release, select Optimize layout, markup, and CSS with new releases (recommended).
- To select a static layout that is consistent with Pega Platform version 7.x markup, select Use static legacy layout, markup, and CSS, and then select your Pega Platform version.
Responsive layouts use flexboxes, while legacy markup relies on inline blocks for setting several layouts side-by-side.To specify custom CSS behavior, select the Display advanced presentation options check box, and then define the settings by performing any number of the following actions:
- If your layout contains other layouts that are floated, to ensure that the
top-level layout does not take up space and permits the nested layout to inherit
styling, select the Self-clear check box.
Note: This setting applies only to IE10 and Chrome browsers. - To display the column layout below other floated column layouts within the container that hosts the column layout, select the Clear floated layouts check box.
- To define an inline style for the layout, in the Inline style (not for
production use) field, enter CSS code.
Note: Entering inline style produces a guardrail warning. For maintainability and reuse, use a custom CSS class. For more information, see CSS helper classes. - To specify the styling of the layout container, in the Container CSS
class list, select a predefined class, or click the Open class
editor icon to see a list of available helper classes.
You can enter several helper classes, separated by a space. For more information, see Helper classes.
- To specify styling of the content within the layout, in the Content
CSS class list, select a predefined class, or click the Open
class editor icon to see a list of available helper classes.
You can enter several helper classes, separated by a space. For more information, see Helper classes.
- If your layout contains other layouts that are floated, to ensure that the
top-level layout does not take up space and permits the nested layout to inherit
styling, select the Self-clear check box.
Click Submit.
On the section form, click Save.
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