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text-align: center - without
I have 1 row of 10 fields, with respective column headers, which I need to
display in a two-row table. Some fields are strings and some are numbers
and dates. Applying typical justification rules, I need to right justify
dates and numbers and left justify the Strings. I have come to the
conclusion that I can't use <h:dataTable>. The question is, how do I get
the ability to specify justification without the use of <h:dataTable>?
It may be my ignorance but I'm finding JSF view rendering unecessarily
restrictive, when something like this should be allowed (or at least
configurable). HTML nested in <f:verbatim> doesn't seem to render properly
when there are JSF tags (<h:outputText/>) nested within.
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Re: text-align: center - without
Posted by Craig McClanahan <cr...@apache.org>.
On 11/15/06, Jeff Bischoff <jb...@klkurz.com> wrote:
>
> Monkeyden,
>
> You may try Facelets, where you can be more granular by using the actual
> <tr> and <td> elements...
Or, whether you use facelets or not, experiment with the "columnClasses" and
"rowClasses" attributes of <h:panelGrid>. You can specify comma delimited
lists of CSS style classes that will get applied to each column or each row,
respectively ... and if the component runs out of choices it starts over
again. This latter feature makes it very easy to do things like even/odd
striping.
Regards,
>
> Jeff Bischoff
> Kenneth L Kurz & Associates, Inc.
Craig
monkeyden wrote:
> > Really the fundamental issue has little to do with the dataTable
> itself. It
> > has more to do with specifying justifications for different types of
> data,
> > within the same table. UI layout in JSF is very klugey. Here is a
> simple
> > table with two columns and two rows.
> >
> > <table border="1">
> > <tr>
> > <th>Today's Date</th>
> > <th>Current Weather</th>
> > </tr>
> > <tr>
> > <td align="right">11/15/2006</td>
> > <td>Sunny</td>
> > </tr>
> > </table>
> >
> > As you can see, the first column in the second row needs to be right
> > aligned, becasue it's a date.
> >
> > Now, so far as I know, here is (roughly) the way this same table would
> be
> > represented in JSF:
> >
> > <h:panelGrid columns="2">
> > <h:panelGrid style="text-align: center" columns="2">
> > <h:outputText value="Today's Date"/>
> > <h:outputText value="Current Weather"/>
> > </h:panelGrid>
> > <h:panelGrid style="text-align: right" columns="1">
> > <h:outputText value="#{myBean.todaysDate}"/>
> > </h:panelGrid>
> > <h:panelGrid columns="1">
> > <h:outputText value="#{myBean.weather}"/>
> > </h:panelGrid>
> > </h:panelGrid>
> >
> > There must be something better than this. Do I really need to create a
> new
> > table (<h:panelGrid>) everytime a style attribute changes across
> columns?
> > Is this the extent of control we have over finite rendering points?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Scott Stevenson-5 wrote:
> >> Maybe I'm missing the point but why would you want to use a columns tag
> >> without a datatable??
> >>
> >> The answer is, you can't (as far as I know).
> >>
> >>> Can I use <t:column>without using <dataTable>?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Scott Stevenson-5 wrote:
> >>>> In your column (or columns) tag simply specify a style to align the
> text
> >>>> contained in that column. We use something like this in our
> <t:columns>
> >>>> tag:
> >>>>
> >>>> style="text-align:#{dataTableBean.alignment};"
> >>>>
> >>>> Where getAlignment() in the backing bean returns "left", "right" or
> >>>> "center" depending on the current column.
> >>>>
> >>>> If you are using a <t:column> tag then you can explicity set the
> style
> >>>> like this:
> >>>>
> >>>> style="text-align:RIGHT;"
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> I have 1 row of 10 fields, with respective column headers, which I
> need
> >>>>> to
> >>>>> display in a two-row table. Some fields are strings and some are
> >>>>> numbers
> >>>>> and dates. Applying typical justification rules, I need to right
> >>>>> justify
> >>>>> dates and numbers and left justify the Strings. I have come to the
> >>>>> conclusion that I can't use <h:dataTable>. The question is, how do
> I
> >>>>> get
> >>>>> the ability to specify justification without the use of
> <h:dataTable>?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It may be my ignorance but I'm finding JSF view rendering
> unecessarily
> >>>>> restrictive, when something like this should be allowed (or at least
> >>>>> configurable). HTML nested in <f:verbatim> doesn't seem to render
> >>>>> properly
> >>>>> when there are JSF tags (<h:outputText/>) nested within.
> >>>>> --
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> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
Re: text-align: center - without
Posted by Jeff Bischoff <jb...@klkurz.com>.
Monkeyden,
You may try Facelets, where you can be more granular by using the actual
<tr> and <td> elements...
Regards,
Jeff Bischoff
Kenneth L Kurz & Associates, Inc.
monkeyden wrote:
> Really the fundamental issue has little to do with the dataTable itself. It
> has more to do with specifying justifications for different types of data,
> within the same table. UI layout in JSF is very klugey. Here is a simple
> table with two columns and two rows.
>
> <table border="1">
> <tr>
> <th>Today's Date</th>
> <th>Current Weather</th>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td align="right">11/15/2006</td>
> <td>Sunny</td>
> </tr>
> </table>
>
> As you can see, the first column in the second row needs to be right
> aligned, becasue it's a date.
>
> Now, so far as I know, here is (roughly) the way this same table would be
> represented in JSF:
>
> <h:panelGrid columns="2">
> <h:panelGrid style="text-align: center" columns="2">
> <h:outputText value="Today's Date"/>
> <h:outputText value="Current Weather"/>
> </h:panelGrid>
> <h:panelGrid style="text-align: right" columns="1">
> <h:outputText value="#{myBean.todaysDate}"/>
> </h:panelGrid>
> <h:panelGrid columns="1">
> <h:outputText value="#{myBean.weather}"/>
> </h:panelGrid>
> </h:panelGrid>
>
> There must be something better than this. Do I really need to create a new
> table (<h:panelGrid>) everytime a style attribute changes across columns?
> Is this the extent of control we have over finite rendering points?
>
>
>
>
>
> Scott Stevenson-5 wrote:
>> Maybe I'm missing the point but why would you want to use a columns tag
>> without a datatable??
>>
>> The answer is, you can't (as far as I know).
>>
>>> Can I use <t:column>without using <dataTable>?
>>>
>>>
>>> Scott Stevenson-5 wrote:
>>>> In your column (or columns) tag simply specify a style to align the text
>>>> contained in that column. We use something like this in our <t:columns>
>>>> tag:
>>>>
>>>> style="text-align:#{dataTableBean.alignment};"
>>>>
>>>> Where getAlignment() in the backing bean returns "left", "right" or
>>>> "center" depending on the current column.
>>>>
>>>> If you are using a <t:column> tag then you can explicity set the style
>>>> like this:
>>>>
>>>> style="text-align:RIGHT;"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I have 1 row of 10 fields, with respective column headers, which I need
>>>>> to
>>>>> display in a two-row table. Some fields are strings and some are
>>>>> numbers
>>>>> and dates. Applying typical justification rules, I need to right
>>>>> justify
>>>>> dates and numbers and left justify the Strings. I have come to the
>>>>> conclusion that I can't use <h:dataTable>. The question is, how do I
>>>>> get
>>>>> the ability to specify justification without the use of <h:dataTable>?
>>>>>
>>>>> It may be my ignorance but I'm finding JSF view rendering unecessarily
>>>>> restrictive, when something like this should be allowed (or at least
>>>>> configurable). HTML nested in <f:verbatim> doesn't seem to render
>>>>> properly
>>>>> when there are JSF tags (<h:outputText/>) nested within.
>>>>> --
>>>>> View this message in context:
>>>>> http://www.nabble.com/text-align%3A-center---without-%3Ch%3AdataTable%3E-tf2631645.html#a7344409
>>>>> Sent from the MyFaces - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> Sent from the MyFaces - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
Re: text-align: center - without
Posted by monkeyden <mo...@gmail.com>.
Really the fundamental issue has little to do with the dataTable itself. It
has more to do with specifying justifications for different types of data,
within the same table. UI layout in JSF is very klugey. Here is a simple
table with two columns and two rows.
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Today's Date</th>
<th>Current Weather</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right">11/15/2006</td>
<td>Sunny</td>
</tr>
</table>
As you can see, the first column in the second row needs to be right
aligned, becasue it's a date.
Now, so far as I know, here is (roughly) the way this same table would be
represented in JSF:
<h:panelGrid columns="2">
<h:panelGrid style="text-align: center" columns="2">
<h:outputText value="Today's Date"/>
<h:outputText value="Current Weather"/>
</h:panelGrid>
<h:panelGrid style="text-align: right" columns="1">
<h:outputText value="#{myBean.todaysDate}"/>
</h:panelGrid>
<h:panelGrid columns="1">
<h:outputText value="#{myBean.weather}"/>
</h:panelGrid>
</h:panelGrid>
There must be something better than this. Do I really need to create a new
table (<h:panelGrid>) everytime a style attribute changes across columns?
Is this the extent of control we have over finite rendering points?
Scott Stevenson-5 wrote:
>
> Maybe I'm missing the point but why would you want to use a columns tag
> without a datatable??
>
> The answer is, you can't (as far as I know).
>
>>
>> Can I use <t:column>without using <dataTable>?
>>
>>
>> Scott Stevenson-5 wrote:
>>>
>>> In your column (or columns) tag simply specify a style to align the text
>>> contained in that column. We use something like this in our <t:columns>
>>> tag:
>>>
>>> style="text-align:#{dataTableBean.alignment};"
>>>
>>> Where getAlignment() in the backing bean returns "left", "right" or
>>> "center" depending on the current column.
>>>
>>> If you are using a <t:column> tag then you can explicity set the style
>>> like this:
>>>
>>> style="text-align:RIGHT;"
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have 1 row of 10 fields, with respective column headers, which I need
>>>> to
>>>> display in a two-row table. Some fields are strings and some are
>>>> numbers
>>>> and dates. Applying typical justification rules, I need to right
>>>> justify
>>>> dates and numbers and left justify the Strings. I have come to the
>>>> conclusion that I can't use <h:dataTable>. The question is, how do I
>>>> get
>>>> the ability to specify justification without the use of <h:dataTable>?
>>>>
>>>> It may be my ignorance but I'm finding JSF view rendering unecessarily
>>>> restrictive, when something like this should be allowed (or at least
>>>> configurable). HTML nested in <f:verbatim> doesn't seem to render
>>>> properly
>>>> when there are JSF tags (<h:outputText/>) nested within.
>>>> --
>>>> View this message in context:
>>>> http://www.nabble.com/text-align%3A-center---without-%3Ch%3AdataTable%3E-tf2631645.html#a7344409
>>>> Sent from the MyFaces - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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>>
>
>
>
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Re: text-align: center - without
Posted by Scott Stevenson <js...@scottstevenson.com>.
Maybe I'm missing the point but why would you want to use a columns tag
without a datatable??
The answer is, you can't (as far as I know).
>
> Can I use <t:column>without using <dataTable>?
>
>
> Scott Stevenson-5 wrote:
>>
>> In your column (or columns) tag simply specify a style to align the text
>> contained in that column. We use something like this in our <t:columns>
>> tag:
>>
>> style="text-align:#{dataTableBean.alignment};"
>>
>> Where getAlignment() in the backing bean returns "left", "right" or
>> "center" depending on the current column.
>>
>> If you are using a <t:column> tag then you can explicity set the style
>> like this:
>>
>> style="text-align:RIGHT;"
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I have 1 row of 10 fields, with respective column headers, which I need
>>> to
>>> display in a two-row table. Some fields are strings and some are
>>> numbers
>>> and dates. Applying typical justification rules, I need to right
>>> justify
>>> dates and numbers and left justify the Strings. I have come to the
>>> conclusion that I can't use <h:dataTable>. The question is, how do I
>>> get
>>> the ability to specify justification without the use of <h:dataTable>?
>>>
>>> It may be my ignorance but I'm finding JSF view rendering unecessarily
>>> restrictive, when something like this should be allowed (or at least
>>> configurable). HTML nested in <f:verbatim> doesn't seem to render
>>> properly
>>> when there are JSF tags (<h:outputText/>) nested within.
>>> --
>>> View this message in context:
>>> http://www.nabble.com/text-align%3A-center---without-%3Ch%3AdataTable%3E-tf2631645.html#a7344409
>>> Sent from the MyFaces - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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>
>
Re: text-align: center - without
Posted by monkeyden <mo...@gmail.com>.
Can I use <t:column>without using <dataTable>?
Scott Stevenson-5 wrote:
>
> In your column (or columns) tag simply specify a style to align the text
> contained in that column. We use something like this in our <t:columns>
> tag:
>
> style="text-align:#{dataTableBean.alignment};"
>
> Where getAlignment() in the backing bean returns "left", "right" or
> "center" depending on the current column.
>
> If you are using a <t:column> tag then you can explicity set the style
> like this:
>
> style="text-align:RIGHT;"
>
>
>>
>> I have 1 row of 10 fields, with respective column headers, which I need
>> to
>> display in a two-row table. Some fields are strings and some are numbers
>> and dates. Applying typical justification rules, I need to right justify
>> dates and numbers and left justify the Strings. I have come to the
>> conclusion that I can't use <h:dataTable>. The question is, how do I get
>> the ability to specify justification without the use of <h:dataTable>?
>>
>> It may be my ignorance but I'm finding JSF view rendering unecessarily
>> restrictive, when something like this should be allowed (or at least
>> configurable). HTML nested in <f:verbatim> doesn't seem to render
>> properly
>> when there are JSF tags (<h:outputText/>) nested within.
>> --
>> View this message in context:
>> http://www.nabble.com/text-align%3A-center---without-%3Ch%3AdataTable%3E-tf2631645.html#a7344409
>> Sent from the MyFaces - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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Re: text-align: center - without
Posted by Scott Stevenson <js...@scottstevenson.com>.
In your column (or columns) tag simply specify a style to align the text
contained in that column. We use something like this in our <t:columns>
tag:
style="text-align:#{dataTableBean.alignment};"
Where getAlignment() in the backing bean returns "left", "right" or
"center" depending on the current column.
If you are using a <t:column> tag then you can explicity set the style
like this:
style="text-align:RIGHT;"
>
> I have 1 row of 10 fields, with respective column headers, which I need to
> display in a two-row table. Some fields are strings and some are numbers
> and dates. Applying typical justification rules, I need to right justify
> dates and numbers and left justify the Strings. I have come to the
> conclusion that I can't use <h:dataTable>. The question is, how do I get
> the ability to specify justification without the use of <h:dataTable>?
>
> It may be my ignorance but I'm finding JSF view rendering unecessarily
> restrictive, when something like this should be allowed (or at least
> configurable). HTML nested in <f:verbatim> doesn't seem to render
> properly
> when there are JSF tags (<h:outputText/>) nested within.
> --
> View this message in context:
> http://www.nabble.com/text-align%3A-center---without-%3Ch%3AdataTable%3E-tf2631645.html#a7344409
> Sent from the MyFaces - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
>