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Example 1: Defining styles for grid elements

This example shows how to define styles for grid elements.

The presentation style definition file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ANSI_X3.4-1968"?>
<StyleList>
  <!-- Applies to all type of elements -->
  <Style name=".bigfont">
     <StyleAttribute name="fontSize" value="large" />
  </Style>
  <!-- Default text color and font family for all labels -->
  <Style name="Label">
     <StyleAttribute name="textColor" value="blue" />
     <StyleAttribute name="fontFamily" value="sans-serif" />
  </Style>
  <!-- Background color for Edits having focus -->
  <Style name="Edit:focus">
     <StyleAttribute name="backgroundColor" value="yellow" />
  </Style>
  <!-- Text color for Edits with STYLE="mandatory" -->
  <Style name="Edit.mandatory">
     <StyleAttribute name="textColor" value="red" />
  </Style>
</StyleList>
The form definition file:
LAYOUT
GRID
{
[l1    ][f1            ]
[l2    ][f2            ]
[l3    ][f3            ]
}
END
ATTRIBUTES
LABEL l1: TEXT="Label 1:";
EDIT  f1 = FORMONLY.field1;
LABEL l2: TEXT="Label 2:";
EDIT  f2 = FORMONLY.field2;
LABEL l3: TEXT="Label 3:", STYLE="bigfont";
EDIT  f3 = FORMONLY.field3, STYLE="bigfont mandatory";
END
Program source file:
MAIN
    DEFINE rec RECORD
                field1 STRING,
                field2 STRING,
                field3 STRING
           END RECORD

    LET rec.field1 = "Field 1"
    LET rec.field2 = "Field 2"
    LET rec.field3 = "Field 3"

    CALL ui.Interface.loadStyles("styles")

    OPEN FORM f1 FROM "form"
    DISPLAY FORM f1

    INPUT BY NAME rec.* WITHOUT DEFAULTS

END MAIN

Graphical result:


Screen shot of form displayed with styles applied. Field 2 is yellow. Label 3 and Field 3 have larger font. Field 3 has red text.

Figure 1. Form displayed based on styles applied

How the styles were applied

  1. All labels get a blue text color and sans-serif font family because of the name="Label" style.
  2. Label 3 and Edit 3 defined with the bigfont style name get a large font because of the name=".bigfont" style.
  3. The Edit field having the focus gets a yellow background color because of the name="Edit:focus" style (using the focus pseudo-selector).
  4. Edit fields defined with the mandatory style name get a red text color because of the name="Edit.mandatory" style.
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