Servoy offers a layered mechanism of styling the UI of solutions, with the options slightly differing for Smart Clients and Web Clients.
Smart Client Styling
Servoy Smart Clients are Java Swing applications and Java Swing has the concepts of Look And Feels (LAFs) that can be applied on all Swing components.
Servoy supports using Java Swing Look and Feels out of the box.
About Java Swing Look and Feels
Java Swing Look and Feels come in two variaties:
- Cross platform Look And Feels
- Platform specific Look And Feels
Cross platform Look And Feels aim to provide the exact same UI regardless the platform, for example Windows, OSX or Linux, on which the LAF is used.
Platform specific Look And Feels will only work on the platform they are designed for.
Java on each platform ships with at least a platform specific LAF, that is the default LAF used by the Servoy Smart Client. Java also ships 2 cross platform LAFS, of which Nimbu
Web Client Styling
OS/Browser Level
Smart Client Look and Feel with optional Themes, depending on the Look and Feel
Servoy StyleSheets within the solution
Object properties
OS level >>
>> SC: LAF > CSS > Property > Scripting
>> WC: Default StyleSheet > CSS > Property > Scripting (optionally: Templating)
Supported CSS
Web Client Templating
onRender event
Admin page properties related to Styling
Java Look And Feel's (LAFS)
Default LAFS
Cross platform LAFS
3rd Party LAFS
Explain the options:
- Platform is the highest level
- WC: browser > Default Web Client StyleSheet, SC: LAF > Theme
- Servoy StyleSheets
- Element Properties
- Runtime settings
Special Web Client:
- WEBDAV templates
Special Smart Client:
- Hacking UI properties: http://www.servoycamp.com/topics/tips/117-tuning-your-servoy-look-a-feel.html
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