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[S2] alternate tag layouts?
hi..
i saw that all you do in struts tag is place them inside a form tag, and it
automatically renders them as a 2 columns table, but if i want a diffeent
layout? what if i want to have several controls in one group ,and several
controls in another group next to them (like in frames) ?
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Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
Posted by אלחנן מעין <em...@msn.com>.
is there anyway to define the wird of the text aread? i've used it in a
table where one rows has to timepicker elements (next to each other ,from
time to time, what's why i wanted simple theme), but the toTIme field to far
away from the fromTime field, becouse the textarea in rows below it widens
the entire table, so either shorten the text area or somehow find away to
get the 2 time fields closer, i know this is something to do with html
layouts or something.
>From: Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>
>Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <us...@struts.apache.org>
>To: user@struts.apache.org
>Subject: Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
>Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 17:08:15 -0400
>
>אלחנן מעין wrote:
>>can i use the simple theme just for the form, and use the usuall ones of
>>all other forms?
>
>Yes: you can specify the theme for the whole page in the s:head tag; for a
>particular form in the s:form tag; or just for selected form inputs, using
>any mix of themes you want within the form.
>
>>when you say render manualy what do you mean exactl? the current beaviour
>>is that error messages appear automtially which is nice, but they appear
>>rather misplaced, so placeing them where i want sounds pretty good to me,
>>i like the fact the lables turn red automatially will i loose that, or can
>>i link them to a specific and still have them lit up? if so, and all i
>>loose is just automatic placementm, then i'm fine
>
>The simple theme doesn't do any of that, it just renders the form inputs.
>Lables, error messages, enclosing markup, all has to be added back in by
>you.
>
>>with that it would be like asp.net, becouse for real world app, i think
>>visual layouts can be tricky..
>>(btw what about double select? i asked this once i think, can i have the
>>2nd select appear next to first one instead of on the buttom? or do i have
>>to mess around with the template?
>
>I'm not sure how/if the simple theme handles that tag, but this definately
>sounds like a customized template would be the best option. It's really not
>that hard :-)
>
>L.
>
>>>From: Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>
>>>Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <us...@struts.apache.org>
>>>To: user@struts.apache.org
>>>Subject: Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
>>>Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 16:02:59 -0400
>>>
>>>Well, there is another option which I should have mentioned: you can use
>>>the 'simple' theme to get plain versions of the form inputs and wrap
>>>whatever markup you want around them.
>>>
>>>The downside of that is that you have to render labels, error messages
>>>etc. manually, but it would give you the flexibility to create whatever
>>>layout you want without writing new tags.
>>>
>>>L.
>>>
>>>××œ×—× ×Ÿ מעין wrote:
>>>>
>>>>isn't there another way? like maybe wrapping them in tables (table that
>>>>has one row, once cell) and have the table boreder visible?
>>>>
>>>>otherwise if i understand this right, i'll have to create new "Group"
>>>>tag, that will have nested regualr tags , sounds rather difficult to me,
>>>>becouse then i would have to create a new class implementing tag
>>>>interface, and attributes, and a new template.
>>>>
>>>>>From: Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>
>>>>>Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <us...@struts.apache.org>
>>>>>To: user@struts.apache.org
>>>>>Subject: Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
>>>>>Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 04:13:36 -0400
>>>>>
>>>>>×Âלח× ן
>>>>>מעין wrote:
>>>>>>hi..
>>>>>>
>>>>>>i saw that all you do in struts tag is place them inside a form tag,
>>>>>>and it automatically renders them as a 2 columns table, but if i want
>>>>>>a diffeent layout? what if i want to have several controls in one
>>>>>>group ,and several controls in another group next to them (like in
>>>>>>frames) ?
>>>>>
>>>>>In that case, you would either customize an existing theme or create a
>>>>>new one:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/themes-and-templates.html
>>>>>http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/extending-themes.html
>>>>>
>>>>>L.
>>>>>
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Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
Posted by Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>.
אלחנן מעין wrote:
> can i use the simple theme just for the form, and use the usuall ones of
> all other forms?
Yes: you can specify the theme for the whole page in the s:head tag; for
a particular form in the s:form tag; or just for selected form inputs,
using any mix of themes you want within the form.
> when you say render manualy what do you mean exactl? the current
> beaviour is that error messages appear automtially which is nice, but
> they appear rather misplaced, so placeing them where i want sounds
> pretty good to me, i like the fact the lables turn red automatially will
> i loose that, or can i link them to a specific and still have them lit
> up? if so, and all i loose is just automatic placementm, then i'm fine
The simple theme doesn't do any of that, it just renders the form
inputs. Lables, error messages, enclosing markup, all has to be added
back in by you.
> with that it would be like asp.net, becouse for real world app, i think
> visual layouts can be tricky..
> (btw what about double select? i asked this once i think, can i have the
> 2nd select appear next to first one instead of on the buttom? or do i
> have to mess around with the template?
I'm not sure how/if the simple theme handles that tag, but this
definately sounds like a customized template would be the best option.
It's really not that hard :-)
L.
>> From: Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>
>> Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <us...@struts.apache.org>
>> To: user@struts.apache.org
>> Subject: Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
>> Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 16:02:59 -0400
>>
>> Well, there is another option which I should have mentioned: you can
>> use the 'simple' theme to get plain versions of the form inputs and
>> wrap whatever markup you want around them.
>>
>> The downside of that is that you have to render labels, error messages
>> etc. manually, but it would give you the flexibility to create
>> whatever layout you want without writing new tags.
>>
>> L.
>>
>> ××œ×—× ×Ÿ מעין wrote:
>>>
>>> isn't there another way? like maybe wrapping them in tables (table
>>> that has one row, once cell) and have the table boreder visible?
>>>
>>> otherwise if i understand this right, i'll have to create new "Group"
>>> tag, that will have nested regualr tags , sounds rather difficult to
>>> me, becouse then i would have to create a new class implementing tag
>>> interface, and attributes, and a new template.
>>>
>>>> From: Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>
>>>> Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <us...@struts.apache.org>
>>>> To: user@struts.apache.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
>>>> Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 04:13:36 -0400
>>>>
>>>> ×Âלח× ן מעין wrote:
>>>>> hi..
>>>>>
>>>>> i saw that all you do in struts tag is place them inside a form
>>>>> tag, and it automatically renders them as a 2 columns table, but if
>>>>> i want a diffeent layout? what if i want to have several controls
>>>>> in one group ,and several controls in another group next to them
>>>>> (like in frames) ?
>>>>
>>>> In that case, you would either customize an existing theme or create
>>>> a new one:
>>>>
>>>> http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/themes-and-templates.html
>>>> http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/extending-themes.html
>>>>
>>>> L.
>>>>
>>>>
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Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
Posted by אלחנן מעין <em...@msn.com>.
can i use the simple theme just for the form, and use the usuall ones of all
other forms?
when you say render manualy what do you mean exactl? the current beaviour is
that error messages appear automtially which is nice, but they appear rather
misplaced, so placeing them where i want sounds pretty good to me, i like
the fact the lables turn red automatially will i loose that, or can i link
them to a specific and still have them lit up? if so, and all i loose is
just automatic placementm, then i'm fine with that it would be like asp.net,
becouse for real world app, i think visual layouts can be tricky..
(btw what about double select? i asked this once i think, can i have the 2nd
select appear next to first one instead of on the buttom? or do i have to
mess around with the template?
>From: Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>
>Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <us...@struts.apache.org>
>To: user@struts.apache.org
>Subject: Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
>Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 16:02:59 -0400
>
>Well, there is another option which I should have mentioned: you can use
>the 'simple' theme to get plain versions of the form inputs and wrap
>whatever markup you want around them.
>
>The downside of that is that you have to render labels, error messages etc.
>manually, but it would give you the flexibility to create whatever layout
>you want without writing new tags.
>
>L.
>
>אלחנן מעין wrote:
>>
>>isn't there another way? like maybe wrapping them in tables (table that
>>has one row, once cell) and have the table boreder visible?
>>
>>otherwise if i understand this right, i'll have to create new "Group" tag,
>>that will have nested regualr tags , sounds rather difficult to me,
>>becouse then i would have to create a new class implementing tag
>>interface, and attributes, and a new template.
>>
>>>From: Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>
>>>Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <us...@struts.apache.org>
>>>To: user@struts.apache.org
>>>Subject: Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
>>>Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 04:13:36 -0400
>>>
>>>××œ×—× ×Ÿ מעין wrote:
>>>>hi..
>>>>
>>>>i saw that all you do in struts tag is place them inside a form tag, and
>>>>it automatically renders them as a 2 columns table, but if i want a
>>>>diffeent layout? what if i want to have several controls in one group
>>>>,and several controls in another group next to them (like in frames) ?
>>>
>>>In that case, you would either customize an existing theme or create a
>>>new one:
>>>
>>>http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/themes-and-templates.html
>>>http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/extending-themes.html
>>>
>>>L.
>>>
>>>
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Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
Posted by Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>.
Well, there is another option which I should have mentioned: you can use
the 'simple' theme to get plain versions of the form inputs and wrap
whatever markup you want around them.
The downside of that is that you have to render labels, error messages
etc. manually, but it would give you the flexibility to create whatever
layout you want without writing new tags.
L.
אלחנן מעין wrote:
>
> isn't there another way? like maybe wrapping them in tables (table that
> has one row, once cell) and have the table boreder visible?
>
> otherwise if i understand this right, i'll have to create new "Group"
> tag, that will have nested regualr tags , sounds rather difficult to me,
> becouse then i would have to create a new class implementing tag
> interface, and attributes, and a new template.
>
>> From: Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>
>> Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <us...@struts.apache.org>
>> To: user@struts.apache.org
>> Subject: Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
>> Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 04:13:36 -0400
>>
>> ××œ×—× ×Ÿ מעין wrote:
>>> hi..
>>>
>>> i saw that all you do in struts tag is place them inside a form tag,
>>> and it automatically renders them as a 2 columns table, but if i want
>>> a diffeent layout? what if i want to have several controls in one
>>> group ,and several controls in another group next to them (like in
>>> frames) ?
>>
>> In that case, you would either customize an existing theme or create a
>> new one:
>>
>> http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/themes-and-templates.html
>> http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/extending-themes.html
>>
>> L.
>>
>>
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Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
Posted by אלחנן מעין <em...@msn.com>.
isn't there another way? like maybe wrapping them in tables (table that has
one row, once cell) and have the table boreder visible?
otherwise if i understand this right, i'll have to create new "Group" tag,
that will have nested regualr tags , sounds rather difficult to me, becouse
then i would have to create a new class implementing tag interface, and
attributes, and a new template.
>From: Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>
>Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <us...@struts.apache.org>
>To: user@struts.apache.org
>Subject: Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
>Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 04:13:36 -0400
>
>אלחנן מעין wrote:
>>hi..
>>
>>i saw that all you do in struts tag is place them inside a form tag, and
>>it automatically renders them as a 2 columns table, but if i want a
>>diffeent layout? what if i want to have several controls in one group ,and
>>several controls in another group next to them (like in frames) ?
>
>In that case, you would either customize an existing theme or create a new
>one:
>
>http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/themes-and-templates.html
>http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/extending-themes.html
>
>L.
>
>
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Re: [S2] alternate tag layouts?
Posted by Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>.
אלחנן מעין wrote:
> hi..
>
> i saw that all you do in struts tag is place them inside a form tag, and
> it automatically renders them as a 2 columns table, but if i want a
> diffeent layout? what if i want to have several controls in one group
> ,and several controls in another group next to them (like in frames) ?
In that case, you would either customize an existing theme or create a
new one:
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/themes-and-templates.html
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/extending-themes.html
L.
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