To change how a specific interface object is rendered by
the snippet-based rendering engine, you modify the snippet itself.
To do this, you need to:
- Through the template
path, identify the snippet that is associated with the interface
object that you wish to modify. For example, to change the window,
find through the template
path, the window object
and see that the snippet id is Window.
- Identify the language that the snippet is written in. We know
that the snippets have template language (for that provides the path
to the interface object(s), but the snippets may also include JavaScript™ and HTML, or other
languages.
- Create a copy of the snippet and make your modifications to the
copy. Do not modify the snippet that comes installed with the product.
If you modify the snippets provided with the product, you will lose
your work when you upgrade the product. You can place the copy in
a directory of your choosing; when you define the resource for your
custom snippet you will be able to specify the path to the snippet
file.