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Author: cluts Date: 2008-09-01 03:17:16 -0400 (Mon, 01 Sep 2008) New Revision: 10258 Modified: trunk/docs/userguide/en/src/main/docbook/modules/RFCarchitectover.xml Log: RF-4069 - added note box with necessary information Modified: trunk/docs/userguide/en/src/main/docbook/modules/RFCarchitectover.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/docs/userguide/en/src/main/docbook/modules/RFCarchitectover.xml 2008-09-01 07:16:00 UTC (rev 10257) +++ trunk/docs/userguide/en/src/main/docbook/modules/RFCarchitectover.xml 2008-09-01 07:17:16 UTC (rev 10258) @@ -15,209 +15,152 @@ <section id="introToBasics"> <?dbhtml filename="introToBasics.html"?> <title>Introduction</title> - <para> - The framework is implemented as a component library which - adds Ajax capability into existing pages, so you don't - need to write any JavaScript code or to replace existing - components with new Ajax widgets. - <property>RichFaces</property> - enables page-wide Ajax support instead of the traditional - component-wide support. Hence, you can define the event on - the page that invokes an Ajax request and the areas of the - page that should be synchronized with the JSF Component Tree - after the Ajax request changes the data on the server - according to the events fired on the client. - </para> + <para> The framework is implemented as a component library which adds Ajax capability into + existing pages, so you don't need to write any JavaScript code or to replace + existing components with new Ajax widgets. <property>RichFaces</property> enables + page-wide Ajax support instead of the traditional component-wide support. Hence, you can + define the event on the page that invokes an Ajax request and the areas of the page that + should be synchronized with the JSF Component Tree after the Ajax request changes the + data on the server according to the events fired on the client. </para> <para>Next Figure shows how it works:</para> <figure> <title>Request Processing flow</title> <mediaobject> <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="images/newpic1.png" - scalefit="1" /> + <imagedata fileref="images/newpic1.png" scalefit="1"/> </imageobject> </mediaobject> </figure> <para> - <property>RichFaces</property> - allows to define (by means of JSF tags) different parts of a - JSF page you wish to update with an Ajax request and provide - a few options to send Ajax requests to the server. Also JSF - page doesn't change from a "regular" JSF page - and you don't need to write any JavaScript or - XMLHTTPRequest objects by hands, everything is done - automatically. - </para> + <property>RichFaces</property> allows to define (by means of JSF tags) different parts + of a JSF page you wish to update with an Ajax request and provide a few options to send + Ajax requests to the server. Also JSF page doesn't change from a + "regular" JSF page and you don't need to write any JavaScript + or XMLHTTPRequest objects by hands, everything is done automatically. </para> </section> <section id="RichFacesArchitectureOverview"> <?dbhtml filename="RichFacesArchitectureOverview.html"?> <title>RichFaces Architecture Overview</title> - <para> - Next figure lists several important elements of the - <property>RichFaces</property> - framework - </para> + <para> Next figure lists several important elements of the <property>RichFaces</property> + framework </para> <figure> <title>Core Ajax component structure</title> <mediaobject> <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="images/newpic2.png" /> + <imagedata fileref="images/newpic2.png"/> </imageobject> </mediaobject> </figure> <formalpara> <title>Ajax Filter.</title> - <para> - To get all benefits of - <property>RichFaces</property> - , you should register a Filter in web.xml file of your - application. The Filter recognizes multiple request - types. Necessary information about Filter configuration - can be found in the - <link linkend="FilterConfiguration"> - "Filter configuration" - </link> - section. The sequence diagram on Figure 3 shows the - difference in processing of a "regular" JSF - request and an Ajax request. - </para> + <para> To get all benefits of <property>RichFaces</property> , you should register a + Filter in web.xml file of your application. The Filter recognizes multiple request + types. Necessary information about Filter configuration can be found in the <link + linkend="FilterConfiguration"> "Filter configuration" </link> + section. The sequence diagram on Figure 3 shows the difference in processing of a + "regular" JSF request and an Ajax request. </para> </formalpara> - <para> - In the first case the whole JSF tree will be encoded, in the - second one option it depends on the "size" of the - Ajax region. As you can see, in the second case the filter - parses the content of an Ajax response before sending it to - the client side. - </para> - <para> - Have a look at the next picture to understand these two - ways: - </para> + <para> In the first case the whole JSF tree will be encoded, in the second one option it + depends on the "size" of the Ajax region. As you can see, in the + second case the filter parses the content of an Ajax response before sending it to the + client side. </para> + <para> Have a look at the next picture to understand these two ways: </para> <figure> <title>Request Processing sequence diagram</title> <mediaobject> <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="images/newpic3.png" - scalefit="1" /> + <imagedata fileref="images/newpic3.png" scalefit="1"/> </imageobject> </mediaobject> </figure> - <para> - In both cases, the information about required static or - dynamic resources that your application requests is - registered in the ResourseBuilder class. - </para> - <para> - When a request for a resource comes (Figure 4), the - RichFaces filter checks the Resource Cache for this resource - and if it is there, the resource is sent to the client. - Otherwise, the filter searches for the resource among those - that are registered by the ResourceBuilder. If the resource - is registered, the RichFaces filter will send a request to - the ResourceBuilder to create (deliver) the resource. - </para> - <para> - Next Figure shows the ways of resource request processing. - </para> + <para> In both cases, the information about required static or dynamic resources that your + application requests is registered in the ResourseBuilder class. </para> + <para> When a request for a resource comes (Figure 4), the RichFaces filter checks the + Resource Cache for this resource and if it is there, the resource is sent to the client. + Otherwise, the filter searches for the resource among those that are registered by the + ResourceBuilder. If the resource is registered, the RichFaces filter will send a request + to the ResourceBuilder to create (deliver) the resource. </para> + <para> Next Figure shows the ways of resource request processing. </para> <figure> <title>Resource request sequence diagram</title> <mediaobject> <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="images/newpic4.png" - scalefit="1" /> + <imagedata fileref="images/newpic4.png" scalefit="1"/> </imageobject> </mediaobject> </figure> <formalpara> <title>AJAX Action Components</title> - <para> - There are Ajax Action Components: <emphasis role="bold"><property><a4j:commandButton></property></emphasis>, - <emphasis role="bold"><property><a4j:commandLink></property></emphasis>, <emphasis role="bold"><property><a4j:poll></property></emphasis> and<emphasis role="bold"><property><a4j:support></property></emphasis> and etc. You - can use them to send Ajax requests from the client side. + <para> There are Ajax Action Components: <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><a4j:commandButton></property> + </emphasis>, <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><a4j:commandLink></property> + </emphasis>, <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><a4j:poll></property> + </emphasis> and<emphasis role="bold"> + <property><a4j:support></property> + </emphasis> and etc. You can use them to send Ajax requests from the client side. </para> </formalpara> <formalpara> <title>AJAX Containers</title> - <para> - AjaxContainer is an interface that describes an area on - your JSF page that should be decoded during an Ajax - request. <code>AjaxViewRoot</code> and <code>AjaxRegion</code> are implementations - of this interface. - </para> + <para> AjaxContainer is an interface that describes an area on your JSF page that should + be decoded during an Ajax request. <code>AjaxViewRoot</code> and + <code>AjaxRegion</code> are implementations of this interface. </para> </formalpara> <formalpara> <title>JavaScript Engine</title> <para> - <property>RichFaces</property> - JavaScript Engine runs on the client-side. It knows how - to update different areas on your JSF page based on the - information from the Ajax response. Do not use this - JavaScript code directly, as it is available - automatically. - </para> + <property>RichFaces</property> JavaScript Engine runs on the client-side. It knows + how to update different areas on your JSF page based on the information from the + Ajax response. Do not use this JavaScript code directly, as it is available + automatically. </para> </formalpara> </section> <section id="LimitationsAndRules"> <?dbhtml filename="LimitationAndRules.html"?> <title>Limitations and Rules</title> - <para> - In order to create RichFaces applications properly, keep the - following points in mind: - </para> + <para> In order to create RichFaces applications properly, keep the following points in + mind: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para> - Any Ajax framework should not append or delete, but - only replace elements on the page. For successful - updates, an element with the same ID as in the - response must exist on the page. If you'd like - to append any code to a page, put in a placeholder - for it (any empty element). For the same reason, - it's recommended to place messages in the - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> Any Ajax framework should not append or delete, but only replace elements on + the page. For successful updates, an element with the same ID as in the response + must exist on the page. If you'd like to append any code to a page, put + in a placeholder for it (any empty element). For the same reason, it's + recommended to place messages in the <emphasis role="bold"> <property>"AjaxOutput"</property> - </emphasis> - component (as no messages is also a message). - </para> + </emphasis> component (as no messages is also a message). </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - Don't use - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> Don't use <emphasis role="bold"> <property><f:verbatim></property> - </emphasis> - for self-rendered containers, since this component - is transient and not saved in the tree. - </para> + </emphasis> for self-rendered containers, since this component is transient and + not saved in the tree. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - Ajax requests are made by XMLHTTPRequest functions - in XML format, but this XML bypasses most - validations and the corrections that might be made - in a browser. Thus, create only a strict - standards-compliant code for HTML and XHTML, without - skipping any required elements or attributes. Any - necessary XML corrections are automatically made by - the XML filter on the server, but lot's of - unexpected effects can be produced by an incorrect - HTML code. + <para> Ajax requests are made by XMLHTTPRequest functions in XML format, but this + XML bypasses most validations and the corrections that might be made in a + browser. Thus, create only a strict standards-compliant code for HTML and XHTML, + without skipping any required elements or attributes. Any necessary XML + corrections are automatically made by the XML filter on the server, but + lot's of unexpected effects can be produced by an incorrect HTML code. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - The <property>RichFaces</property> ViewHandler puts itself in front of the Facelets ViewHandlers chain. - </para> + <para> The <property>RichFaces</property> ViewHandler puts itself in front of the + Facelets ViewHandlers chain. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>RichFaces</property> components uses their own renderers. On the Render Response Phase <property>RichFaces</property> - framework makes a traversal of the component tree, calls its own renderer and put the result into the Faces Response. - </para> + <property>RichFaces</property> components uses their own renderers. On the + Render Response Phase <property>RichFaces</property> framework makes a traversal + of the component tree, calls its own renderer and put the result into the Faces + Response. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </section> @@ -228,49 +171,29 @@ <section id="Re-Rendering"> <?dbhtml filename="Re-Rendering.html"?> <title>Re-Rendering</title> - <para> - Ajax attributes are common for Ajax components such as - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> Ajax attributes are common for Ajax components such as <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:support></property> - </emphasis> - , - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> , <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:commandButton></property> - </emphasis> - , - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> , <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:jsFunction></property> - </emphasis> - , - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> , <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:poll></property> - </emphasis> - , - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> , <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:push></property> - </emphasis> - and so on. Also, most RichFaces components with built-in - Ajax support have these attributes for a similar - purpose. Ajax components attributes help RichFaces to - expose its features. Most of the attributes have default - values. Thus, you can start working with RichFaces - without knowing the usage of these attribute. However, - their usage allows to tune the required Ajax behavior - very smoothly. - </para> + </emphasis> and so on. Also, most RichFaces components with built-in Ajax support + have these attributes for a similar purpose. Ajax components attributes help + RichFaces to expose its features. Most of the attributes have default values. Thus, + you can start working with RichFaces without knowing the usage of these attribute. + However, their usage allows to tune the required Ajax behavior very smoothly. </para> <para> <emphasis> <property>"reRender"</property> - </emphasis> - is a key attribute. The attribute allows to point to - area(s) on a page that should be updated as a response - on Ajax interaction. The value of the - <emphasis> + </emphasis> is a key attribute. The attribute allows to point to area(s) on a page + that should be updated as a response on Ajax interaction. The value of the <emphasis> <property>"reRender"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute is an id of the JSF component or an id list. - </para> + </emphasis> attribute is an id of the JSF component or an id list. </para> <para>A simple example is placed below:</para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... @@ -282,52 +205,31 @@ ... ]]></programlisting> - <para> - The value of - <emphasis> + <para> The value of <emphasis> <property>"reRender"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute of the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> attribute of the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:commandButton></property> - </emphasis> - tag defines which part(s) of your page is (are) to be - updated. In this case, the only part of the page to - update is the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> tag defines which part(s) of your page is (are) to be updated. In this + case, the only part of the page to update is the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><h:panelGrid></property> - </emphasis> - tag because its ID value matches to the value of - <emphasis> + </emphasis> tag because its ID value matches to the value of <emphasis> <property>"reRender"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute. As you see, it's not difficult to update - multiple elements on the page, only list their IDs as - the value of - <emphasis> + </emphasis> attribute. As you see, it's not difficult to update multiple + elements on the page, only list their IDs as the value of <emphasis> <property>"reRender"</property> - </emphasis> - . - </para> + </emphasis> . </para> <para> <emphasis> <property>"reRender"</property> - </emphasis> - uses - <ulink - url="http://java.sun.com/javaee/javaserverfaces/1.2_MR1/docs/api/javax/faces/c..."> - UIComponent.findComponent() algorithm - </ulink> - (with some additional exceptions) to find the component - in the component tree. As can you see, the algorithm - presumes several steps. Each other step is used if the - previous step is not successful. Therefore, you can - define how fast the component is found mentioning it - more precisely. The following example shows the - difference in approaches (both buttons will work - successfully): - </para> + </emphasis> uses <ulink + url="http://java.sun.com/javaee/javaserverfaces/1.2_MR1/docs/api/javax/faces/c..." + > UIComponent.findComponent() algorithm </ulink> (with some additional + exceptions) to find the component in the component tree. As can you see, the + algorithm presumes several steps. Each other step is used if the previous step is + not successful. Therefore, you can define how fast the component is found mentioning + it more precisely. The following example shows the difference in approaches (both + buttons will work successfully): </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <h:form id="form1"> @@ -349,64 +251,39 @@ ... ]]></programlisting> - <para> - It's also possible to use JSF EL expression as a - value of the reRender attribute. It might be a property - of types Set, Collection, Array or simple String. The EL - for reRender is resolved right before the Render - Response phase. Hence, you can calculate what should be - re-rendered on any previous phase during the Ajax - request processing. - </para> + <para> It's also possible to use JSF EL expression as a value of the reRender + attribute. It might be a property of types Set, Collection, Array or simple String. + The EL for reRender is resolved right before the Render Response phase. Hence, you + can calculate what should be re-rendered on any previous phase during the Ajax + request processing. </para> - <para> - Most common problem with using reRender is pointing it - to the component that has a - <emphasis> + <para> Most common problem with using reRender is pointing it to the component that has + a <emphasis> <property>"rendered"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute. Note, that JSF does not mark the place in the - browser DOM where the outcome of the component should be - placed in case the - <emphasis> + </emphasis> attribute. Note, that JSF does not mark the place in the browser DOM + where the outcome of the component should be placed in case the <emphasis> <property>"rendered"</property> - </emphasis> - condition returns false. Therefore, after the component - becomes rendered during the Ajax request, RichFaces - delivers the rendered code to the client, but does not - update a page, because the place for update is unknown. - You need to point to one of the parent components that - has no - <emphasis> + </emphasis> condition returns false. Therefore, after the component becomes rendered + during the Ajax request, RichFaces delivers the rendered code to the client, but + does not update a page, because the place for update is unknown. You need to point + to one of the parent components that has no <emphasis> <property>"rendered"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute. As an alternative, you can wrap the component - with - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> attribute. As an alternative, you can wrap the component with <emphasis + role="bold"> <property><a4j:outputPanel></property> </emphasis> - <code>layout="none"</code> - . - </para> + <code>layout="none"</code> . </para> <para> <emphasis> <property>"ajaxRendered"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute of the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> attribute of the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:outputPanel></property> - </emphasis> - set to - "true" - allows to define the area of the page that will be - re-rendered even if it is not pointed in the reRender - attribute explicitly. It might be useful if you have an - area on a page that should be updated as a response on - any Ajax request. For example, the following code allows - to output error messages regardless of what Ajax request - causes the Validation phase failed. - </para> + </emphasis> set to "true" allows to define the area of the page + that will be re-rendered even if it is not pointed in the reRender attribute + explicitly. It might be useful if you have an area on a page that should be updated + as a response on any Ajax request. For example, the following code allows to output + error messages regardless of what Ajax request causes the Validation phase failed. </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <a4j:outputPanel ajaxRendered="true"> <h:messages /> @@ -417,24 +294,17 @@ <para> <emphasis> <property>"limitToList"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute allows to dismiss the behavior of the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> attribute allows to dismiss the behavior of the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:outputPanel></property> </emphasis> <emphasis> <property>"ajaxRendered"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute. - <code>limitToList = "false"</code> - means to update only the area(s) that mentioned in the - <emphasis> + </emphasis> attribute. <code>limitToList = "false"</code> means to + update only the area(s) that mentioned in the <emphasis> <property>"reRender"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute explicitly. All output panels with - <code>ajaxRendered="true"</code> - is ignored. An example is placed below: - </para> + </emphasis> attribute explicitly. All output panels with + <code>ajaxRendered="true"</code> is ignored. An example is + placed below: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <h:form> @@ -454,37 +324,22 @@ <para> <emphasis> <property>"eventsQueue"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute defines the name of the queue that will be - used to order upcoming Ajax requests. By default, - RichFaces does not queue Ajax requests. If events are - produced simultaneously, they will come to the server - simultaneously. JSF implementations (especially, the - very first ones) does not guaranty that the request that - comes first will be served or passed into the JSF - lifecycle first. The order how the server side data will - be modified in case of simultaneous request might be - unpredictable. Usage of eventsQueue attribute allows to - avoid possible mess. Define the queue name explicitly, - if you expect intensive Ajax traffic in your - application. - </para> - <para> - The next request posted in the same queue will wait - until the previos one is not processed and Ajax Response - is returned back if the - <emphasis> + </emphasis> attribute defines the name of the queue that will be used to order + upcoming Ajax requests. By default, RichFaces does not queue Ajax requests. If + events are produced simultaneously, they will come to the server simultaneously. JSF + implementations (especially, the very first ones) does not guaranty that the request + that comes first will be served or passed into the JSF lifecycle first. The order + how the server side data will be modified in case of simultaneous request might be + unpredictable. Usage of eventsQueue attribute allows to avoid possible mess. Define + the queue name explicitly, if you expect intensive Ajax traffic in your application. </para> + <para> The next request posted in the same queue will wait until the previos one is not + processed and Ajax Response is returned back if the <emphasis> <property>"eventsQueue"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute is defined. In addition, RichFaces starts to - remove from the queue "similar" requests. - "Similar'"requests are the requests produced - by the same event. For example, according to the - following code, only the newest request will be sent to - the server if you type very fast and has typed the - several characters already before the previous Ajax - Response is back. - </para> + </emphasis> attribute is defined. In addition, RichFaces starts to remove from the + queue "similar" requests. "Similar'"requests are + the requests produced by the same event. For example, according to the following + code, only the newest request will be sent to the server if you type very fast and + has typed the several characters already before the previous Ajax Response is back. </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <h:inputText value="#{userBean.name}"> @@ -496,109 +351,65 @@ <para> <emphasis> <property>"requestDelay"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute defines the time (in ms) that the request will - be wait in the queue before it is ready to send. When - the delay time is over, the request will be sent to the - server or removed if the newest "similar" - request is in a queue already . - </para> + </emphasis> attribute defines the time (in ms) that the request will be wait in the + queue before it is ready to send. When the delay time is over, the request will be + sent to the server or removed if the newest "similar" request is + in a queue already . </para> <para> <emphasis> <property>"ignoreDupResponses"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute orders to ignore the Ajax Response produced by - the request if the newest "similar" request is - in a queue already. - <code>ignoreDupResponses"="true"</code> - does not cancel the request while it is processed on the - server, but just allows to avoid unnecessary updates on - the client side if the response loses the actuality. - </para> - <para> - Defining the - <emphasis> + </emphasis> attribute orders to ignore the Ajax Response produced by the request if + the newest "similar" request is in a queue already. + <code>ignoreDupResponses"="true"</code> does not + cancel the request while it is processed on the server, but just allows to avoid + unnecessary updates on the client side if the response loses the actuality. </para> + <para> Defining the <emphasis> <property>"eventsQueue"</property> - </emphasis> - along with - <emphasis> + </emphasis> along with <emphasis> <property>"requestDelay"</property> - </emphasis> - allows to protect against unnecessary traffic flood and - synchronizes Ajax requests order. If you have several - sources of Ajax requests, you can define the same queue - name there. This might be very helpful if you have Ajax - components that invoke request asynchronously from the - ones produced by events from users. For example, - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> allows to protect against unnecessary traffic flood and synchronizes + Ajax requests order. If you have several sources of Ajax requests, you can define + the same queue name there. This might be very helpful if you have Ajax components + that invoke request asynchronously from the ones produced by events from users. For + example, <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:poll></property> - </emphasis> - or - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> or <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:push></property> - </emphasis> - . In case the requests from such components modify the - same data, the synchronization might be very helpful. - </para> + </emphasis> . In case the requests from such components modify the same data, the + synchronization might be very helpful. </para> - <para> - More information can be found on the - <ulink - url="http://jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=105766"> - RichFaces Users Forum - </ulink> - . - </para> + <para> More information can be found on the <ulink + url="http://jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=105766" + > RichFaces Users Forum </ulink> . </para> <para> <emphasis> <property>"timeout"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute is used for setting response waiting time on a - particular request. If a response is not received during - this time, the request is aborted. + </emphasis> attribute is used for setting response waiting time on a particular + request. If a response is not received during this time, the request is aborted. </para> </section> <section id="DataProcessingOptions"> <?dbhtml filename="DataProcessingOptions.html"?> <title>Data Processing Options</title> - <para> - RichFaces uses form based approach for Ajax request - sending. This means each time, when you click an Ajax - button or - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> RichFaces uses form based approach for Ajax request sending. This means each + time, when you click an Ajax button or <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:poll></property> - </emphasis> - produces an asynchronous request, the data from the - closest JSF form is submitted with the XMLHTTPRequest - object. The form data contains the values from the form - input element and auxiliary information such as state - saving data. - </para> - <para> - When - <emphasis> + </emphasis> produces an asynchronous request, the data from the closest JSF form is + submitted with the XMLHTTPRequest object. The form data contains the values from the + form input element and auxiliary information such as state saving data. </para> + <para> When <emphasis> <property>"ajaxSingle"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute value is - "true" - , it orders to include only a value of the current - component (along with - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> attribute value is "true" , it orders to include only + a value of the current component (along with <emphasis role="bold"> <property><f:param></property> - </emphasis> - or - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> or <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:action></property> - </emphasis> - param values if any) to the request map. In case of - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> param values if any) to the request map. In case of <emphasis + role="bold"> <property><a4j:support></property> - </emphasis> - , it is a value of the parent component. An example is - placed below: - </para> + </emphasis> , it is a value of the parent component. An example is placed below: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <h:form> @@ -609,207 +420,125 @@ </form> ... ]]></programlisting> - <para> - In this example the request contains only the input - component causes the request generation, not all the - components contained on a form, because of - <code>ajaxSingle="true"</code> - usage. - </para> - <para> - Note, that - <code>ajaxSingle="true"</code> - reduces the upcoming traffic, but does not prevent - decoding other input components on the server side. Some - JSF components, such as - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> In this example the request contains only the input component causes the request + generation, not all the components contained on a form, because of + <code>ajaxSingle="true"</code> usage. </para> + <para> Note, that <code>ajaxSingle="true"</code> reduces the upcoming + traffic, but does not prevent decoding other input components on the server side. + Some JSF components, such as <emphasis role="bold"> <property><h:selectOneMenu></property> - </emphasis> - do recognize the missing data in the request map value - as a null value and try to pass the validation process - with a failed result. Thus, use - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> do recognize the missing data in the request map value as a null value + and try to pass the validation process with a failed result. Thus, use <emphasis + role="bold"> <property><a4j:region></property> - </emphasis> - to limit a part of the component tree that will be - processed on the server side when it is required. - </para> + </emphasis> to limit a part of the component tree that will be processed on the + server side when it is required. </para> <para> <emphasis> <property>"immediate"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute has the same purpose as any other non-JSF - component. The default - <emphasis> + </emphasis> attribute has the same purpose as any other non-JSF component. The + default <emphasis> <property>"ActionListener"</property> - </emphasis> - should be executed immediately (i.e. during the Apply - Request Values phase of a request processing lifecycle), - rather than waiting until the Invoke Application phase. - Using - <code>immediate="true"</code> - is one of the ways to have some data model values - updated when other cannot be updated because of a - problem with passing the Validation phase successfully. - This might be important inside the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> should be executed immediately (i.e. during the Apply Request Values + phase of a request processing lifecycle), rather than waiting until the Invoke + Application phase. Using <code>immediate="true"</code> is one of + the ways to have some data model values updated when other cannot be updated because + of a problem with passing the Validation phase successfully. This might be important + inside the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><h:dataTable></property> - </emphasis> - like components where using - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> like components where using <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:region></property> - </emphasis> - is impossible due to the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> is impossible due to the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><h:dataTable></property> - </emphasis> - component architecture. - </para> + </emphasis> component architecture. </para> <para> <emphasis> <property>"bypassUpdates"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute allows to bypass the Update Model phase. It - might be useful if you need to check your input against - the available validator, but not to update the model - with those data. Note, that an action will be invoked at - the end of the Validation phase only if the Validation - phase is passed successfully. The listeners of the - Application phase will not be invoked in any case. - </para> + </emphasis> attribute allows to bypass the Update Model phase. It might be useful if + you need to check your input against the available validator, but not to update the + model with those data. Note, that an action will be invoked at the end of the + Validation phase only if the Validation phase is passed successfully. The listeners + of the Application phase will not be invoked in any case. </para> </section> <section id="ActionandNavigation"> <?dbhtml filename="ActionandNavigation.html"?> <title>Action and Navigation</title> - <para> - Ajax component is similar to any other non-Ajax JSF - component like - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> Ajax component is similar to any other non-Ajax JSF component like <emphasis + role="bold"> <property><h:commandButton></property> - </emphasis> - . It allows to submit the form. You can use - <emphasis> + </emphasis> . It allows to submit the form. You can use <emphasis> <property>"action"</property> - </emphasis> - and - <emphasis> + </emphasis> and <emphasis> <property>"actionListener"</property> - </emphasis> - attributes to invoke the action method and define the - action event. - </para> + </emphasis> attributes to invoke the action method and define the action event. </para> <para> <emphasis> <property>"action"</property> - </emphasis> - method must return null if you want to have an Ajax - Response with a partual page update. This is regular - mode called <code>"Ajax request generates Non-Ajax - Response"</code>. In - case of action does not return null, but the action - outcome that matches one of navigation rules, RichFaces - starts to work in <code>"Ajax request generates Non-Ajax - Response"</code> mode. This mode might be helpful in two major - cases: - </para> + </emphasis> method must return null if you want to have an Ajax Response with a + partual page update. This is regular mode called <code>"Ajax request + generates Non-Ajax Response"</code>. In case of action does not return + null, but the action outcome that matches one of navigation rules, RichFaces starts + to work in <code>"Ajax request generates Non-Ajax Response"</code> + mode. This mode might be helpful in two major cases: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para> - RichFaces allows to organize a page flow inside - the - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> RichFaces allows to organize a page flow inside the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:include></property> - </emphasis> - component. This is a typical scenario for Wizard - like behavior. The new content is rendered - inside the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> component. This is a typical scenario for Wizard like behavior. + The new content is rendered inside the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:include></property> - </emphasis> - area. The content is taken from the navigation - rule of the faces configuration file (usually, - the faces-config.xml). Note, that the content of - the "wizard" is not isolated from the rest of - the page. The included page should not have own - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> area. The content is taken from the navigation rule of the faces + configuration file (usually, the faces-config.xml). Note, that the content + of the "wizard" is not isolated from the rest of the page. The included page + should not have own <emphasis role="bold"> <property><f:view></property> - </emphasis> - (it does not matter if you use facelets). You - need to have an Ajax component inside the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> (it does not matter if you use facelets). You need to have an + Ajax component inside the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:include></property> - </emphasis> - to navigate between the wizard pages. Otherwize, - the whole page update will be performed. - </para> + </emphasis> to navigate between the wizard pages. Otherwize, the whole page + update will be performed. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - If you want to involve the server side - validators and navigate to the next page only if - the Validation phase is passed successfully, you - can replace - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> If you want to involve the server side validators and navigate to the + next page only if the Validation phase is passed successfully, you can + replace <emphasis role="bold"> <property><h:commandButton></property> - </emphasis> - with - <emphasis role="bold"> - <property> - <a4j:commandButton> - </property> - </emphasis> - and point to the action method that navigates to - the next page. If Validation process fails, the - partial page update will occur and you will see - an error message. Otherwize, the application - proceeds to the next page. Make sure, you define - <emphasis role="bold"><property><redirect/></property></emphasis> - option for the navigation rule to avoid memory leaks. - </para> + </emphasis> with <emphasis role="bold"> + <property> <a4j:commandButton> </property> + </emphasis> and point to the action method that navigates to the next page. + If Validation process fails, the partial page update will occur and you will + see an error message. Otherwize, the application proceeds to the next page. + Make sure, you define <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><redirect/></property> + </emphasis> option for the navigation rule to avoid memory leaks. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para></para> + <para/> </section> <section id="JavascriptInteractions"> <?dbhtml filename="JavascriptInteractions.html"?> <title>JavaScript Interactions</title> + <para> RichFaces allows writing Ajax-enabled JSF application without writing any + Javascript code. However, you can still invoke the JavaScript code if you need. + There are several ajax attributes that helps to do it. </para> <para> - RichFaces allows writing Ajax-enabled JSF application - without writing any Javascript code. However, you can - still invoke the JavaScript code if you need. There are - several ajax attributes that helps to do it. - </para> - <para> <emphasis> <property>"onsubmit"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute allows to invoke JavaScript code before an - Ajax request is sent. If - <emphasis> + </emphasis> attribute allows to invoke JavaScript code before an Ajax request is + sent. If <emphasis> <property>"onsubmit"</property> - </emphasis> - returns - "false" - , the Ajax request is canceled. The code of - <emphasis> + </emphasis> returns "false" , the Ajax request is canceled. The + code of <emphasis> <property>"onsubmit"</property> - </emphasis> - is inserted before the RichFaces Ajax call. Hence, the - <emphasis> + </emphasis> is inserted before the RichFaces Ajax call. Hence, the <emphasis> <property>"onsubmit"</property> - </emphasis> - should not has a "return" statement if you - want the Ajax request to be sent. If you are going to - invoke a JavaScript function that returns - "true" - or - "false" - , use the conditional statement to return something only - when you need to cancel the request. For example: - </para> + </emphasis> should not has a "return" statement if you want the + Ajax request to be sent. If you are going to invoke a JavaScript function that + returns "true" or "false" , use the conditional + statement to return something only when you need to cancel the request. For example: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... onsubmit="if (mynosendfunct()==false){return false}" ... @@ -818,116 +547,78 @@ <para> <emphasis> <property>"onclick"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute is similar to the - <emphasis> + </emphasis> attribute is similar to the <emphasis> <property>"onsubmit"</property> - </emphasis> - , but for clickable components such as - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> , but for clickable components such as <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:commandLink></property> - </emphasis> - and - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> and <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:commandButton></property> - </emphasis> - . If it returns - "false" - , the Ajax request is canceled also. - </para> + </emphasis> . If it returns "false" , the Ajax request is canceled + also. </para> <para> <emphasis> <property>"oncomplete"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute allows to invoke the JavaScript code right - after the Ajax Response is returned back and the DOM - tree of the browser is updated. RichFaces registers the - code for further invocation of XMLHTTP request object - before an Ajax request is sent. This means the code will - not be changed during processing of the request on the - server if you use JSF EL value binding. Also, you cannot - use "this'" inside the code, because it will - not point the component where Ajax request was - initiated. - </para> + </emphasis> attribute allows to invoke the JavaScript code right after the Ajax + Response is returned back and the DOM tree of the browser is updated. RichFaces + registers the code for further invocation of XMLHTTP request object before an Ajax + request is sent. This means the code will not be changed during processing of the + request on the server if you use JSF EL value binding. Also, you cannot use + "this'" inside the code, because it will not point the component + where Ajax request was initiated. </para> <para> <emphasis> <property>"onbeforedomupdate"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute defines JavaScript code for call after Ajax - response receiving and before updating DOM on a client - side. - </para> + </emphasis> attribute defines JavaScript code for call after Ajax response receiving + and before updating DOM on a client side. </para> <para> <emphasis> <property>"data"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute allows to get the additional data from the - server during an Ajax call. You can use JSF EL to point - the property of the managed bean and its value will be - serialized in JSON format and be available on the client - side. You can refer to it using the - <emphasis> + </emphasis> attribute allows to get the additional data from the server during an + Ajax call. You can use JSF EL to point the property of the managed bean and its + value will be serialized in JSON format and be available on the client side. You can + refer to it using the <emphasis> <property>"data"</property> - </emphasis> - variable. For example: - </para> + </emphasis> variable. For example: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <a4j:commandButton value="Update" data="#{userBean.name}" oncomplete="showTheName(data.name)" /> ... ]]></programlisting> - <para> - RichFaces allows to serialize not only primitive types - into JSON format, but also complex types including - arrays and collections. The beans should be serializable - to be refered with - <emphasis> + <para> RichFaces allows to serialize not only primitive types into JSON format, but also + complex types including arrays and collections. The beans should be serializable to + be refered with <emphasis> <property>"data"</property> - </emphasis> - . - </para> - <para> - There is a number of useful functions which can be used - in JavaScript: - </para> + </emphasis> . </para> + <para> There is a number of useful functions which can be used in JavaScript: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - <code>rich:clientId('id')</code> - - returns client id by short id or null if the - component with the id specified hasn't been - found - </para> + <code>rich:clientId('id')</code> - returns client id by short id or null if + the component with the id specified hasn't been found </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <code>rich:element('id')</code> - - is a shortcut for - <code> - document.getElementById(#{rich:clientId('id')}) - </code> + <code>rich:element('id')</code> - is a shortcut for <code> + document.getElementById(#{rich:clientId('id')}) </code> </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <code>rich:component('id')</code> - - is a shortcut for - <code>#{rich:clientId('id')}.component</code> + <code>rich:component('id')</code> - is a shortcut for + <code>#{rich:clientId('id')}.component</code> </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <code>rich:findComponent('id')</code> - - returns an instance of UIComponent taking the short ID of the component as a parameter. - </para> + <code>rich:findComponent('id')</code> - returns an instance of UIComponent + taking the short ID of the component as a parameter. </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <h:inputText id="myInput"> <a4j:support event="onkeyup" reRender="outtext"/> </h:inputText> -<h:outputText id="outtext" value="#{rich:findComponent('myInput').value}" /> +<h:outputText id="outtext" value="#{rich:findComponent('myInput').value}" /> ...]]></programlisting> </listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -939,21 +630,19 @@ <para> <emphasis> <property>"ajaxKeys"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute defines strings that are updated after an Ajax - request. It provides possibility to update several child - components separately without updating the whole page. - </para> + </emphasis> attribute defines strings that are updated after an Ajax request. It + provides possibility to update several child components separately without updating + the whole page. </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <a4j:poll intervall="1000" action="#{repeater.action}" reRender="text"> <table> <tbody> <a4j:repeat value="#{bean.props}" var="detail" ajaxKeys="#{repeater.ajaxedRowsSet}"> - <tr> + <tr> <td> <h:outputText value="detail.someProperty" id="text"/> - </td> + </td> </tr> </a4j:repeat> </tbody> @@ -970,26 +659,16 @@ <para> <emphasis> <property>"status"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute for Ajax components (such as - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> attribute for Ajax components (such as <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:commandButton></property> - </emphasis> - , - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> , <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:poll></property> - </emphasis> - , etc.) points to an ID of - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> , etc.) points to an ID of <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:status></property> - </emphasis> - component. Use this attribute if you want to share - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> component. Use this attribute if you want to share <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:status></property> - </emphasis> - component between different Ajax components from - different regions. The following example shows it. - </para> + </emphasis> component between different Ajax components from different regions. The + following example shows it. </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <a4j:region id="extr"> @@ -1022,48 +701,26 @@ ... ]]></programlisting> - <para> - In the example - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> In the example <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:support></property> - </emphasis> - and - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> and <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:commandButton></property> - </emphasis> - are defined in different regions. Values of - <emphasis> + </emphasis> are defined in different regions. Values of <emphasis> <property>"status"</property> - </emphasis> - attribute for these components points to an ID of - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> attribute for these components points to an ID of <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:support></property> - </emphasis> - .Thus, the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> .Thus, the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:support></property> - </emphasis> - component is shared between two components from - different regions. - </para> + </emphasis> component is shared between two components from different regions. </para> - <para> - More information could be found - <ulink + <para> More information could be found <ulink url="http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/richfaces/status.jsf?c=status"> - here - </ulink> - . - </para> + here </ulink> . </para> - <para> - Other useful attribute is - <emphasis> + <para> Other useful attribute is <emphasis> <property>"focus"</property> - </emphasis> - . It points to an ID of a component where focus will be - set after an Ajax request. - </para> + </emphasis> . It points to an ID of a component where focus will be set after an + Ajax request. </para> </section> @@ -1075,110 +732,89 @@ <section id="SendAnAJAXRequest"> <?dbhtml filename="SendAnAJAXRequest.html"?> <title>Send an Ajax request</title> - <para> - There are different ways to send Ajax requests from your - JSF page. For example you can use - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> There are different ways to send Ajax requests from your JSF page. For example + you can use <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:commandButton></property> - </emphasis> - , - <emphasis role="bold"> - <property><a4j:commandLink></property> - , - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> , <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><a4j:commandLink></property> , <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:poll></property> </emphasis> - </emphasis> - or - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> or <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:support></property> - </emphasis> - tags or any other. - </para> + </emphasis> tags or any other. </para> + <para> All these tags hide the usual JavaScript activities that are required for an + XMHTTPRequest object building and an Ajax request sending. Also, they allow you to + decide which components of your JSF page are to be re-rendered as a result of the + Ajax response (you can list the IDs of these components in the <emphasis> + <property>"reRender"</property> + </emphasis> attribute). </para> <para> - All these tags hide the usual JavaScript activities that - are required for an XMHTTPRequest object building and an - Ajax request sending. Also, they allow you to decide - which components of your JSF page are to be re-rendered - as a result of the Ajax response (you can list the IDs - of these components in the <emphasis><property>"reRender"</property></emphasis> - attribute). - </para> - <para> <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:commandButton></property> - </emphasis> - and - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> and <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:commandLink></property> - </emphasis> - tags are used to send an Ajax request on - <emphasis><property>"onclick"</property></emphasis> JavaScript event. - </para> + </emphasis> tags are used to send an Ajax request on <emphasis> + <property>"onclick"</property> + </emphasis> JavaScript event. </para> <para> <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:poll></property> - </emphasis> - tag is used to send an Ajax request periodically using a - timer. - </para> - <para> - The - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> tag is used to send an Ajax request periodically using a timer. </para> + <para> The <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:support></property> - </emphasis> - tag allows you to add Ajax functionality to standard JSF - components and send Ajax request onto a chosen - JavaScript event: <emphasis><property>"onkeyup"</property></emphasis>, - <emphasis><property>"onmouseover"</property></emphasis>, etc. - </para> -  @@ -1189,123 +825,85 @@ <section id="DecideWhatToSend"> <?dbhtml filename="DecideWhatToSend.html"?> <title>Decide What to Send</title> - <para> - You may describe a region on the page you wish to send - to the server, in this way you can control what part of - the JSF View is decoded on the server side when you send - an Ajax request. - </para> - <para> - The easiest way to describe an Ajax region on your JSF - page is to do nothing, because the content between the - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> You may describe a region on the page you wish to send to the server, in this way + you can control what part of the JSF View is decoded on the server side when you + send an Ajax request. </para> + <para> The easiest way to describe an Ajax region on your JSF page is to do nothing, + because the content between the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><f:view></property> - </emphasis> - and - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> and <emphasis role="bold"> <property></f:view></property> - </emphasis> - tags is considered the default Ajax region. - </para> - <para> - You may define multiple Ajax regions on the JSF page - (they can even be nested) by using the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> tags is considered the default Ajax region. </para> + <para> You may define multiple Ajax regions on the JSF page (they can even be nested) by + using the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:region></property> - </emphasis> - tag. - </para> - <para> - If you wish to render the content of an Ajax response - outside of the active region then the value of the - <emphasis><property>"renderRegionOnly"</property></emphasis> attribute should be set to - "false" ("false" is default value). - Otherwise, your Ajax updates are limited to elements of - the active region. - </para> + </emphasis> tag. </para> + <para> If you wish to render the content of an Ajax response outside of the active + region then the value of the <emphasis> + <property>"renderRegionOnly"</property> + </emphasis> attribute should be set to "false" + ("false" is default value). Otherwise, your Ajax updates are + limited to elements of the active region. </para> </section> <section id="DecideWhatToChange"> <?dbhtml filename="DecideWhatToChange.html"?> <title>Decide What to Change</title> - <para> - Using IDs in the <emphasis><property>"reRender"</property></emphasis> attribute to - define <code>"AJAX zones"</code> for update works fine in - many cases. - </para> - <para> - But you can not use this approach if your page contains, - e.g. a - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> Using IDs in the <emphasis> + <property>"reRender"</property> + </emphasis> attribute to define <code>"AJAX zones"</code> for + update works fine in many cases. </para> + <para> But you can not use this approach if your page contains, e.g. a <emphasis + role="bold"> <property><f:verbatim></property> - </emphasis> - tag and you wish to update its content on an Ajax - response. - </para> - <para> - The problem with the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> tag and you wish to update its content on an Ajax response. </para> + <para> The problem with the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><f:verbatim/></property> - </emphasis> - tag as described above is related to the value of the - transientFlag of JSF components. If the value of this - flag is true, the component must not participate in - state saving or restoring of process. - </para> - <para> - In order to provide a solution to this kind of problems, - RichFaces uses the concept of an output panel that is - defined by the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> tag as described above is related to the value of the transientFlag of + JSF components. If the value of this flag is true, the component must not + participate in state saving or restoring of process. </para> + <para> In order to provide a solution to this kind of problems, RichFaces uses the + concept of an output panel that is defined by the <emphasis role="bold"> <property><a4j:outputPanel></property> - </emphasis> - tag. If you put a - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> tag. If you put a <emphasis role="bold"> <property><f:verbatim></property> - </emphasis> - tag inside of the output panel, then the content of the - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> tag inside of the output panel, then the content of the <emphasis + role="bold"> <property><f:verbatim/></property> - </emphasis> - tag and content of other panel's child tags could - be updated on Ajax response. There are two ways to - control this: - <itemizedlist> + </emphasis> tag and content of other panel's child tags could be updated on + Ajax response. There are two ways to control this: <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para> - By setting the <emphasis><property>"ajaxRendered"</property></emphasis> - attribute value to "true". - </para> + <para> By setting the <emphasis> + <property>"ajaxRendered"</property> + </emphasis> attribute value to "true". </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - By setting the <emphasis><property>"reRender"</property></emphasis> - attribute value of an Action Component to - the output panel ID. - </para> + <para> By setting the <emphasis> + <property>"reRender"</property> + </emphasis> attribute value of an Action Component to the output panel + ID. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> </section> <section id="process" role="updated"> <title>Decide what to process</title> - <para> - The <emphasis><property>"process"</property></emphasis> attribute allows to - define the ids of components to be processed together with the component which is marked as <property>ajaxSingle</property> or wrapped to region. - </para> - <para> - You could make use of the <emphasis><property>"process"</property></emphasis> attribute when you need to process only two - components in the different parts of view. - </para> - <para> - Imagine you need to process only two input fields but not all the view. - If you wrap the first input to region or make <emphasis role="bold"><property><a4j:support></property></emphasis> component - with <code>ajaxSingle="true"</code> nested the second input will not be processed. - </para> - <para> - Here is a simple solution: - </para> + <para> The <emphasis> + <property>"process"</property> + </emphasis> attribute allows to define the ids of components to be processed + together with the component which is marked as <property>ajaxSingle</property> or + wrapped to region. </para> + <para> You could make use of the <emphasis> + <property>"process"</property> + </emphasis> attribute when you need to process only two components in the different + parts of view. </para> + <para> Imagine you need to process only two input fields but not all the view. If you + wrap the first input to region or make <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><a4j:support></property> + </emphasis> component with <code>ajaxSingle="true"</code> nested + the second input will not be processed. </para> + <para> Here is a simple solution: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <h:inputText value="#{bean.name}" id="name"> <a4j:support ajaxSingle="true" process="email" event="onblur" reRender="someOut"/> @@ -1315,80 +913,81 @@ <a4j:support ajaxSingle="true" process="name" event="onblur" reRender="someOut"/> </h:inputText> ...]]></programlisting> - <para> - In the example above when the input field with the <code>id="name"</code> looses focus, an AJAX request is sent. - So only two input fields (with <code>id="name"</code> and additionally with <code>id="email"</code>) - are processed: decoding, conversion/validation, value applying phases are executed. - The input field with the <code>id="email"</code> is handled the same way on blur event. - </para> -  </section> </section> @@ -1397,20 +996,14 @@ <section id="FilterConfiguration"> <?dbhtml filename="FilterConfiguration.html"?> <title>Filter Configuration</title> - <para> - RichFaces uses a filter for a correction of code received on - an Ajax request. In case of a "regular" JSF - request a browser makes correction independently. In case of - Ajax request in order to prevent layout destruction - it's needed to use a filter, because a received code - could differ from a code validated by a browser and a - browser doesn't make any corrections. - </para> + <para> RichFaces uses a filter for a correction of code received on an Ajax request. In case + of a "regular" JSF request a browser makes correction independently. + In case of Ajax request in order to prevent layout destruction it's needed to + use a filter, because a received code could differ from a code validated by a browser + and a browser doesn't make any corrections. </para> - <para> - An example of how to set a Filter in a web.xml file of your - application is placed below. - </para> + <para> An example of how to set a Filter in a web.xml file of your application is placed + below. </para> <para> <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis> @@ -1427,21 +1020,14 @@ <note> <title>Note:</title> - <para> - Fast Filter is deprecated and available only for - backward compatibility with previous RichFaces versions. - Fast Filter usage isn't recomended, because there - is another way to use its functionality by means of - <link linkend="Neko">Neko filter type</link> - . - </para> + <para> Fast Filter is deprecated and available only for backward compatibility with + previous RichFaces versions. Fast Filter usage isn't recomended, because + there is another way to use its functionality by means of <link linkend="Neko">Neko + filter type</link> . </para> </note> - <para> - In RichFaces 3.2 filter configuration becomes more flexible. - It's possible to configure different filters for - different sets of pages for the same application. - </para> + <para> In RichFaces 3.2 filter configuration becomes more flexible. It's possible + to configure different filters for different sets of pages for the same application. </para> <para>The possible filter types are:</para> @@ -1451,12 +1037,9 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - "TIDY" filter type based on the Tidy parser. This - filter is recommended for applications with complicated or - non-standard markup when all necessary code corrections are - made by the filter when a response comes from the server. - </para> + <para> "TIDY" filter type based on the Tidy parser. This filter is + recommended for applications with complicated or non-standard markup when all necessary + code corrections are made by the filter when a response comes from the server. </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> @@ -1464,16 +1047,12 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - "NEKO" filter type corresponds to the former - "Fast Filter" and it's based on the Neko - parser. In case of using this filter code isn't - strictly verified. Use this one if you are sure that your - application markup is really strict for this filter. - Otherwise it could cause lot's of errors and corrupt a - layout as a result. This filter considerably accelerates all - Ajax requests processing. - </para> + <para> "NEKO" filter type corresponds to the former "Fast + Filter" and it's based on the Neko parser. In case of using this + filter code isn't strictly verified. Use this one if you are sure that your + application markup is really strict for this filter. Otherwise it could cause + lot's of errors and corrupt a layout as a result. This filter considerably + accelerates all Ajax requests processing. </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> @@ -1493,7 +1072,7 @@ <param-name>org.ajax4jsf.xmlparser.ORDER</param-name> <param-value>NONE,NEKO,TIDY</param-value> </context-param> - + <context-param> <param-name>org.ajax4jsf.xmlparser.NONE</param-name> <param-value>/pages/performance\.xhtml,/pages/default.*\.xhtml</param-value> @@ -1503,117 +1082,87 @@ <param-name>org.ajax4jsf.xmlparser.NEKO</param-name> <param-value>/pages/repeat\.xhtml</param-value> </context-param> - - <filter> - <display-name>RichFaces Filter</display-name> - <filter-name>richfaces</filter-name> - <filter-class>org.ajax4jsf.Filter</filter-class> + + <filter> + <display-name>RichFaces Filter</display-name> + <filter-name>richfaces</filter-name> + <filter-class>org.ajax4jsf.Filter</filter-class> </filter> - - <filter-mapping> - <filter-name>richfaces</filter-name> + + <filter-mapping> + <filter-name>richfaces</filter-name> <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name> - <dispatcher>FORWARD</dispatcher> + <dispatcher>FORWARD</dispatcher> <dispatcher>REQUEST</dispatcher> - <dispatcher>INCLUDE</dispatcher> + <dispatcher>INCLUDE</dispatcher> </filter-mapping> ... ]]></programlisting> - <para> - The example shows that <code>ORDER</code> parameter defines the order in - which particular filter types are used for pages code - correction. - </para> - <para> - First of all "NONE" type is specified for the - filter. Then two different sets of pages are defined for - which two filter types (NONE and NEKO) are used - correspondingly. If a page relates to the first set that is - defined in the following way: - </para> + <para> The example shows that <code>ORDER</code> parameter defines the order in which + particular filter types are used for pages code correction. </para> + <para> First of all "NONE" type is specified for the filter. Then two + different sets of pages are defined for which two filter types (NONE and NEKO) are used + correspondingly. If a page relates to the first set that is defined in the following + way: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[<param-value>/pages/performance\.xhtml,/pages/default.*\.xhtml</param-value>, ]]></programlisting> - <para> - it's not corrected, because filter type for this page - is defined as "NONE". If a page is not from the - first set, then "NEKO" type is set. - </para> - <para> - If a page relates to the second set that is defined in the - following way: - </para> + <para> it's not corrected, because filter type for this page is defined as + "NONE". If a page is not from the first set, then + "NEKO" type is set. </para> + <para> If a page relates to the second set that is defined in the following way: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[<param-value>/pages/repeat\.xhtml</param-value>, ]]></programlisting> - <para> - then "NEKO" filter type is used for correction. If - it's not related to the second set, "TIDY" - type is set for the filter ("TIDY" filter type is - used for code correction). - </para> + <para> then "NEKO" filter type is used for correction. If it's + not related to the second set, "TIDY" type is set for the filter + ("TIDY" filter type is used for code correction). </para> </section> <section id="ScriptsandStylesLoadStrategy" role="updated"> <?dbhtml filename="ScriptsandStylesLoadStrategy" ?> <title>Scripts and Styles Load Strategy</title> + <para> Before the version 3.1.3, RichFaces loaded styles and script on demand. I.e. files + are loaded only if they are required on a particular page. Since RichFaces 3.1.3, + it's possible to manage how the RichFaces script and style files are loaded to + application. </para> <para> - Before the version 3.1.3, RichFaces loaded styles and script - on demand. I.e. files are loaded only if they are required - on a particular page. Since RichFaces 3.1.3, it's - possible to manage how the RichFaces script and style files - are loaded to application. - </para> - <para> <emphasis role="bold">org.richfaces.LoadScriptStrategy</emphasis> </para> - <para> - The following declaration in your web.xml allows loading the - integrated script files. - </para> + <para> The following declaration in your web.xml allows loading the integrated script files. </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <context-param> <param-name>org.richfaces.LoadScriptStrategy</param-name> <param-value>ALL</param-value> - </context-param> + </context-param> ... ]]></programlisting> - <para> - If you do not declare the - <code>org.richfaces.LoadScriptStrategy</code> - in the web.xml, it equals to: - </para> + <para> If you do not declare the <code>org.richfaces.LoadScriptStrategy</code> in the + web.xml, it equals to: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <context-param> <param-name>org.richfaces.LoadScriptStrategy</param-name> <param-value>DEFAULT</param-value> - </context-param> + </context-param> ... ]]></programlisting> - <para> - The third possible value is "NONE". You have no a - special reason to use it unless you obtain the newest (or - modified) version of the script and want to include it - manually in a page header. - </para> + <para> The third possible value is "NONE". You have no a special reason to + use it unless you obtain the newest (or modified) version of the script and want to + include it manually in a page header. </para> <note> <title>Note:</title> - <para> - If you use - <property>ALL</property> - value of Scripts Load Strategy, the JavaScript files - compression turns off! - </para> -  </note> @@ -1621,10 +1170,7 @@ <emphasis role="bold">org.richfaces.LoadStyleStrategy</emphasis> </para> - <para> - The following declaration allows to load only one integrated - style sheet file. - </para> + <para> The following declaration allows to load only one integrated style sheet file. </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <context-param> <param-name>org.richfaces.LoadStyleStrategy</param-name> @@ -1632,103 +1178,66 @@ </context-param> ... ]]></programlisting> - <para> - The integrated style sheet contains style for all shipped - components. The skinnability feature still works. - </para> - <para> - The "DEFAULT" value is a classical on-demand - variant. - </para> - <para> - The "NONE" stops loading the styles at all. The - earlier introduced plain skin resets all color and font - parameters to null. The "NONE" value for - <code>org.richfaces.LoadStyleStrategy</code> - means that predefined styles for RichFaces are not used. - </para> - <para> - For more information see - <ulink - url="http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4114033"> - RichFaces User Forum - </ulink> - . - </para> + <para> The integrated style sheet contains style for all shipped components. The + skinnability feature still works. </para> + <para> The "DEFAULT" value is a classical on-demand variant. </para> + <para> The "NONE" stops loading the styles at all. The earlier introduced + plain skin resets all color and font parameters to null. The "NONE" + value for <code>org.richfaces.LoadStyleStrategy</code> means that predefined styles for + RichFaces are not used. </para> + <para> For more information see <ulink + url="http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4114033" + > RichFaces User Forum </ulink> . </para> </section> <section id="RequestErrorsAndSessionExpirationHandling"> <?dbhtml filename="RequestErrorsAndSessionExpirationHandling.html"?> <title>Request Errors and Session Expiration Handling</title> - <para> - RichFaces allows to redefine standard handlers responsible - for processing of different exceptional situations. It helps - to define own JavaScript, which is executed when these - situations occur. - </para> + <para> RichFaces allows to redefine standard handlers responsible for processing of + different exceptional situations. It helps to define own JavaScript, which is executed + when these situations occur. </para> <section id="RequestErrorsHandling"> <?dbhtml filename="RequestErrorsHandling.html"?> <title>Request Errors Handling</title> - <para> - To execute your own code on the client in case of an - error during Ajax request, it's necessary to - redefine the standard - <code>"A4J.AJAX.onError"</code> - method: - </para> - <programlisting role="JAVA"><![CDATA[A4J.AJAX.onError = function(req,status,message) { - // Custom Developer Code + <para> To execute your own code on the client in case of an error during Ajax request, + it's necessary to redefine the standard + <code>"A4J.AJAX.onError"</code> method: </para> + <programlisting role="JAVA"><![CDATA[A4J.AJAX.onError = function(req,status,message) { + // Custom Developer Code };]]></programlisting> - <para> - The function defined this way accepts as parameters: - </para> + <para> The function defined this way accepts as parameters: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - <code>req</code> - - a params string of a request that calls an - error - </para> + <code>req</code> - a params string of a request that calls an error </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <code>status</code> - - the number of an error returned by the server - </para> + <code>status</code> - the number of an error returned by the server </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <code>message</code> - - a default message for the given error - </para> + <code>message</code> - a default message for the given error </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - Thus, it's possible to create your own handler that - is called on timeouts, inner server errors, and etc. - </para> + <para> Thus, it's possible to create your own handler that is called on + timeouts, inner server errors, and etc. </para> </section> <section id="SessionExpiredHandling"> <?dbhtml filename="SessionExpiredHandling.html"?> <title>Session Expired Handling</title> - <para> - It's possible to redefine also the - <emphasis> + <para> It's possible to redefine also the <emphasis> <property>"onExpired"</property> - </emphasis> - framework method that is called on the - <emphasis> + </emphasis> framework method that is called on the <emphasis> <property>"Session Expiration"</property> - </emphasis> - event. - </para> + </emphasis> event. </para> <para> <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis> </para> - <programlisting role="JAVA"><![CDATA[A4J.AJAX.onExpired = function(loc,expiredMsg){ - // Custom Developer Code + <programlisting role="JAVA"><![CDATA[A4J.AJAX.onExpired = function(loc,expiredMsg){ + // Custom Developer Code }; ]]></programlisting> @@ -1736,31 +1245,21 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - <code> - loc - </code> - URL of the current page (on demand can be - updated) + <code> loc </code> - URL of the current page (on demand can be updated) </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <code> - expiredMsg - </code>- a default message on - <emphasis> - <property> - "Session Expiration" - </property> - </emphasis> - event. - </para> + <code> expiredMsg </code>- a default message on <emphasis> + <property> "Session Expiration" </property> + </emphasis> event. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> -  </section> </section> @@ -1775,79 +1274,49 @@ <?dbhtml filename="WhySkinnability.html"?> <title>Why Skinnability</title> - <para> - If you have a look at a CSS file in an enterprise - application, for example, the one you're working on - now, you'll see how often the same color is noted - in it. Standard CSS has no way to define a particular - color abstractly for defining as a panel header color, a - background color of an active pop-up menu item, a - separator color, etc. To define common interface styles, - you have to copy the same values over and over again and - the more interface elements you have the more - copy-and-paste activity that needs to be performed. - </para> + <para> If you have a look at a CSS file in an enterprise application, for example, the + one you're working on now, you'll see how often the same color is + noted in it. Standard CSS has no way to define a particular color abstractly for + defining as a panel header color, a background color of an active pop-up menu item, + a separator color, etc. To define common interface styles, you have to copy the same + values over and over again and the more interface elements you have the more + copy-and-paste activity that needs to be performed. </para> - <para> - Hence, if you want to change the application palette, - you have to change all interrelating values, otherwise - your interface can appear a bit clumsy. The chances of - such an interface coming about is very high, as CSS - editing usually becomes the duty of a general developer - who doesn't necessarily have much knowledge of user - interface design. - </para> + <para> Hence, if you want to change the application palette, you have to change all + interrelating values, otherwise your interface can appear a bit clumsy. The chances + of such an interface coming about is very high, as CSS editing usually becomes the + duty of a general developer who doesn't necessarily have much knowledge of + user interface design. </para> - <para> - Moreover, if a customer wishes to have an interface - look-and-feel that can be adjusted on-the-fly by an end - user, your work is multiplied, as you have to deal with - several CSS files variants, each of which contains the - same values repeated numerous times. - </para> + <para> Moreover, if a customer wishes to have an interface look-and-feel that can be + adjusted on-the-fly by an end user, your work is multiplied, as you have to deal + with several CSS files variants, each of which contains the same values repeated + numerous times. </para> - <para> - These problems can be solved with the - <property>skinnability</property> - system built into the RichFaces project and realized - fully in RichFaces. Every named skin has some - skin-parameters for the definition of a palette and the - other parameters of the user interface. By changing just - a few parameters, you can alter the appearance of dozens - of components in an application in a synchronized - fashion without messing up user interface consistency. - </para> + <para> These problems can be solved with the <property>skinnability</property> system + built into the RichFaces project and realized fully in RichFaces. Every named skin + has some skin-parameters for the definition of a palette and the other parameters of + the user interface. By changing just a few parameters, you can alter the appearance + of dozens of components in an application in a synchronized fashion without messing + up user interface consistency. </para> - <para> - The - <property>skinnability</property> - feature can't completely replace standard CSS and - certainly doesn't eliminate its usage. - <property>Skinnability</property> - is a high-level extension of standard CSS, which can be - used together with regular CSS declarations. You can - also refer to skin parameters in CSS via JSF Expression - Language. You have the complete ability to synchronize - the appearance of all the elements in your pages. - </para> + <para> The <property>skinnability</property> feature can't completely replace + standard CSS and certainly doesn't eliminate its usage. + <property>Skinnability</property> is a high-level extension of standard CSS, + which can be used together with regular CSS declarations. You can also refer to skin + parameters in CSS via JSF Expression Language. You have the complete ability to + synchronize the appearance of all the elements in your pages. </para> </section> <section id="UsingSkinnability"> <?dbhtml filename="UsingSkinnability.html"?> <title>Using Skinnability</title> - <para> - RichFaces - <property>skinnability</property> - is designed for mixed usage with: - </para> + <para> RichFaces <property>skinnability</property> is designed for mixed usage with: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para> - Skin parameters defined in the RichFaces - framework - </para> + <para> Skin parameters defined in the RichFaces framework </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -1859,51 +1328,35 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - The color scheme of the component can be applied to its - elements using any of three style classes: - </para> + <para> The color scheme of the component can be applied to its elements using any of + three style classes: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para> - A default style class inserted into the - framework - </para> + <para> A default style class inserted into the framework </para> - <para> - This contains style parameters linked to some - constants from a skin. It is defined for every - component and specifies a default representation - level. Thus, an application interface could be - modified by changing the values of skin - parameters. - </para> + <para> This contains style parameters linked to some constants from a skin. It + is defined for every component and specifies a default representation level. + Thus, an application interface could be modified by changing the values of + skin parameters. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>A style class of skin extension</para> - <para> - This class name is defined for every component - element and inserted into the framework to allow - defining a class with the same name into its CSS - files. Hence, the appearance of all components - that use this class is extended. - </para> + <para> This class name is defined for every component element and inserted into + the framework to allow defining a class with the same name into its CSS + files. Hence, the appearance of all components that use this class is + extended. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>User style class</para> - <para> - It's possible to use one of the styleClass - parameters for component elements and define - your own class in it. As a result, the - appearance of one particular component is - changed according to a CSS style parameter - specified in the class. - </para> + <para> It's possible to use one of the styleClass parameters for + component elements and define your own class in it. As a result, the + appearance of one particular component is changed according to a CSS style + parameter specified in the class. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </section> @@ -1917,99 +1370,76 @@ <para> <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis> </para> - <programlisting role="XML"> - <rich:panel> ... </rich:panel> + <programlisting role="XML"> + <rich:panel> ... </rich:panel> </programlisting> - <para> - The code generates a panel component on a page, which - consists of two elements: a wrapper - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> The code generates a panel component on a page, which consists of two elements: a + wrapper <emphasis role="bold"> <property><div></property> - </emphasis> - element and a - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> element and a <emphasis role="bold"> <property><div></property> - </emphasis> - element for the panel body with the particular style - properties. The wrapper - <emphasis role="bold"> + </emphasis> element for the panel body with the particular style properties. The + wrapper <emphasis role="bold"> <property><div></property> - </emphasis> - element looks like: - </para> + </emphasis> element looks like: </para> <para> <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis> </para> - <programlisting role="XML"> - <div class="dr-pnl rich-panel"> ... </div> + <programlisting role="XML"> + <div class="dr-pnl rich-panel"> ... </div> </programlisting> - <para> - dr-pnl is a CSS class specified in the framework via - skin parameters: - </para> + <para> dr-pnl is a CSS class specified in the framework via skin parameters: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - <property>background-color</property> - is defined with - <property>generalBackgroundColor</property> + <property>background-color</property> is defined with + <property>generalBackgroundColor</property> </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>border-color</property> - is defined with + <property>border-color</property> is defined with <property>panelBorderColor</property> </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - It's possible to change all colors for all panels - on all pages by changing these skin parameters. - </para> + <para> It's possible to change all colors for all panels on all pages by + changing these skin parameters. </para> - <para> - However, if a - <emphasis role="bold"> + <para> However, if a <emphasis role="bold"> <property><rich:panel></property> - </emphasis> - class is specified somewhere on the page, its parameters - are also acquired by all panels on this page. - </para> + </emphasis> class is specified somewhere on the page, its parameters are also + acquired by all panels on this page. </para> - <para> - A developer may also change the style properties for a - particular panel. The following definition: - </para> + <para> A developer may also change the style properties for a particular panel. The + following definition: </para> <para> <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis> </para> - <programlisting role="XML"> - <rich:panel styleClass="customClass"> ... - </rich:panel> + <programlisting role="XML"> + <rich:panel styleClass="customClass"> ... + </rich:panel> </programlisting> - <para> - Could add some style properties from customClass to one - particular panel, as a result we get three styles: - </para> + <para> Could add some style properties from customClass to one particular panel, as a + result we get three styles: </para> <para> <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis> </para> - <programlisting role="XML"> - <div class="dr_pnl rich-panel customClass"> ... - </div> + <programlisting role="XML"> + <div class="dr_pnl rich-panel customClass"> ... + </div> </programlisting> </section> @@ -2018,10 +1448,8 @@ <title>Skin Parameters Tables in RichFaces</title> - <para> - RichFaces provides eight predefined skin parameters - (skins) at the simplest level of common customization: - </para> + <para> RichFaces provides eight predefined skin parameters (skins) at the simplest level + of common customization: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> @@ -2061,19 +1489,11 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - To plug one in, it's necessary to specify a skin - name in the - <code>org.richfaces.SKIN</code> - context-param. - </para> + <para> To plug one in, it's necessary to specify a skin name in the + <code>org.richfaces.SKIN</code> context-param. </para> - <para> - Here is an example of a table with values for one of the - main skins, - <property>"blueSky"</property> - . - </para> + <para> Here is an example of a table with values for one of the main skins, + <property>"blueSky"</property> . </para> <table> <title>Colors</title> @@ -2311,178 +1731,116 @@ </tgroup> </table> - <para> - Skin "plain" was added from 3.0.2 version. It doesn't - have any parameters. It's necessary for embedding - RichFaces components into existing projecst which have - its own styles. - </para> + <para> Skin "plain" was added from 3.0.2 version. It doesn't have any parameters. + It's necessary for embedding RichFaces components into existing projecst + which have its own styles. </para> - <para> - To get detailed information on particular parameter - possibilities, see the - <link linkend="RichFacesComponentsLibrary"> - chapter - </link> - where each component has skin parameters described - corresponding to its elements. - </para> + <para> To get detailed information on particular parameter possibilities, see the <link + linkend="RichFacesComponentsLibrary"> chapter </link> where each component has + skin parameters described corresponding to its elements. </para> </section> <section id="CreatingAndUsingYourOwnSkinFile"> <?dbhtml filename="CreatingAndUsingYourOwnSkinFile.html"?> <title>Creating and Using Your Own Skin File</title> - <para> - In order to create your own skin file, do the following: - </para> + <para> In order to create your own skin file, do the following: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para> - Create a file and define in it skin constants - which are used by style classes (see section - <link - linkend="SkinParametersTablesInRichFaces"> - "Skin Parameters Tables in - RichFaces" - </link> - ). The name of skin file should correspond to - the following format: - <code><name>.skin.properties</code> - . As an example of such file you can see - RichFaces predefined skin parameters (skins): - blueSky, classic, deepMarine, etc. These files - are located in the - <code>richfaces-impl-xxxxx.jar</code> - inside the /META-INF/skins folder. + <para> Create a file and define in it skin constants which are used by style + classes (see section <link linkend="SkinParametersTablesInRichFaces"> + "Skin Parameters Tables in RichFaces" </link> ). The + name of skin file should correspond to the following format: + <code><name>.skin.properties</code> . As an example of + such file you can see RichFaces predefined skin parameters (skins): blueSky, + classic, deepMarine, etc. These files are located in the + <code>richfaces-impl-xxxxx.jar</code> inside the /META-INF/skins folder. </para> </listitem> <listitem> + <para> Add a skin definition <code><contex-param></code> to the + web.xml of your application. An example is placed below: </para> <para> - Add a skin definition <code><contex-param></code> to - the web.xml of your application. An example is - placed below: - </para> - <para> <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis> </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... - <context-param> - <param-name>org.richfaces.SKIN</param-name> - <param-value>name</param-value> + <context-param> + <param-name>org.richfaces.SKIN</param-name> + <param-value>name</param-value> </context-param> ... ]]></programlisting> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - Put your - <code><name>.skin.properties</code> - file in one of the following classpath elements: - META-INF/skins/ or classpath folder (e.g. - WEB-INF/classes). - </para> + <para> Put your <code><name>.skin.properties</code> file in one of + the following classpath elements: META-INF/skins/ or classpath folder (e.g. + WEB-INF/classes). </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </section> <section id="BiuldInSkinnability"> <title>Built-in skinnability in RichFaces</title> - <para> - RichFaces gives an opportunity to incorporate - <property>skinnability</property> - into UI design. With this framework you can easily use - named skin parameters in properties files to control the - appearance of the skins that are applied consistently to - a whole set of components. You can look at examples of - predefined skins at: - </para> + <para> RichFaces gives an opportunity to incorporate <property>skinnability</property> + into UI design. With this framework you can easily use named skin parameters in + properties files to control the appearance of the skins that are applied + consistently to a whole set of components. You can look at examples of predefined + skins at: </para> <simplelist> <member> - <ulink - url="http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/"> - http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/ - </ulink> + <ulink url="http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/"> + http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/ </ulink> </member> </simplelist> - <para> - You may simply control the look-and-feel of your - application by using the - <property>skinnability</property> - service of the RichFaces framework. With the means of - this service you can define the same style for rendering - standard JSF components and custom JSF components built - with the help of RichFaces. - </para> - <para> - To find out more on - <property>skinnability</property> - possibilities, follow these steps: - </para> + <para> You may simply control the look-and-feel of your application by using the + <property>skinnability</property> service of the RichFaces framework. With the + means of this service you can define the same style for rendering standard JSF + components and custom JSF components built with the help of RichFaces. </para> + <para> To find out more on <property>skinnability</property> possibilities, follow these + steps: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para> - Create a custom render kit and register it in - the faces-config.xml like this: - </para> + <para> Create a custom render kit and register it in the faces-config.xml like + this: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[<render-kit> <render-kit-id>NEW_SKIN</render-kit-id> - <render-kit-class> + <render-kit-class> org.ajax4jsf.framework.renderer.ChameleonRenderKitImpl </render-kit-class> </render-kit>]]></programlisting> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - Then you need to create and register custom - renderers for the component based on the - look-and-feel predefined variables: - </para> + <para> Then you need to create and register custom renderers for the component + based on the look-and-feel predefined variables: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[<renderer> - <component-family>javax.faces.Command</component-family> - <renderer-type>javax.faces.Link</renderer-type> + <component-family>javax.faces.Command</component-family> + <renderer-type>javax.faces.Link</renderer-type> <renderer-class> newskin.HtmlCommandLinkRenderer - </renderer-class> + </renderer-class> </renderer>]]></programlisting> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - Finally, you need to place a properties file - with skin parameters into the class path root. - There are two requirements for the properties - file: - </para> + <para> Finally, you need to place a properties file with skin parameters into + the class path root. There are two requirements for the properties file: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para> - The file must be named - <code><skinName>.skin.properties</code> - , in this case, it would be called - <code>newskin.skin.properties</code> - . + <para> The file must be named + <code><skinName>.skin.properties</code> , in this + case, it would be called <code>newskin.skin.properties</code> . </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - The first line in this file should be - <code> - render.kit=<render-kit-id> - </code> - in this case, it would be called - <code>render.kit=NEW_SKIN</code> - . - </para> + <para> The first line in this file should be <code> + render.kit=<render-kit-id> </code> in this case, + it would be called <code>render.kit=NEW_SKIN</code> . </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - Extra information on custom renderers creation can be - found at: - </para> + <para> Extra information on custom renderers creation can be found at: </para> <simplelist> <member> <ulink @@ -2495,49 +1853,29 @@ <section id="StControlsSkinning"> <title>Standard controls skinning</title> - <para> - The feature is designed to unify the look and feel of - standard HTML element and RichFaces components. Skinning - can be applied to all controls on a page basing on - elements' name and attribute type (where - applicable). Also this feature provides a set of CSS - styles so that skinning can be applied assigning rich-* - classes to particular elements or to container of - elements that nests controls. - </para> - <para> - Standard controls skinning feature provides 2 levels of - skinning - standard and extended, while skinning is - based on detecting browser user agent. If user agent is - not detected, Advanced level is used. - </para> + <para> The feature is designed to unify the look and feel of standard HTML element and + RichFaces components. Skinning can be applied to all controls on a page basing on + elements' name and attribute type (where applicable). Also this feature + provides a set of CSS styles so that skinning can be applied assigning rich-* + classes to particular elements or to container of elements that nests controls. </para> + <para> Standard controls skinning feature provides 2 levels of skinning - standard and + extended, while skinning is based on detecting browser user agent. If user agent is + not detected, Advanced level is used. </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> <emphasis> <property>Standard</property> - </emphasis> - provides customization only basic style - properties. - </para> - <para> - To the following browsers Basic level of - skinning is applied: - </para> + </emphasis> provides customization only basic style properties. </para> + <para> To the following browsers Basic level of skinning is applied: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>Internet Explorer 6</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - Internet Explorer 7 in BackCompat mode - (see - <ulink - url="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533687(VS.85).aspx"> - document.compatMode property in MSDN - </ulink> - ) - </para> + <para> Internet Explorer 7 in BackCompat mode (see <ulink + url="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533687(VS.85).aspx" + > document.compatMode property in MSDN </ulink> ) </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Opera</para> @@ -2551,33 +1889,23 @@ <para> <emphasis> <property>Extended</property> - </emphasis> - extends basic level introducing broader number - of style properties and is applied to browsers - with rich visual styling capability of controls - </para> - <para> - The following browsers support Advanced level of - skinning: - </para> + </emphasis> extends basic level introducing broader number of style + properties and is applied to browsers with rich visual styling capability of + controls </para> + <para> The following browsers support Advanced level of skinning: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>Mozilla Firefox</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - Internet Explorer 7 in - Standards-compliant mode (CSS1Compat - mode) + <para> Internet Explorer 7 in Standards-compliant mode (CSS1Compat mode) </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - These are the elements that affected by skinning: - </para> + <para> These are the elements that affected by skinning: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> @@ -2621,60 +1949,37 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property> - a (together with a:hover, a:visited - "pseudo"-elements) - </property> + <property> a (together with a:hover, a:visited + "pseudo"-elements) </property> </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>Skinning can be initialized in two ways:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para> - adding - <code>org.richfaces.CONTROL_SKINNING</code> - parmeter to web.xml. Values: "enable" - and "disable". This way implies that - skinning style classes are applied to elements - by element name and type attribute (where - applicable). No additional steps required from - an application developer. Please find below the - table that contains the list of element to which - skinning a applicable. - </para> + <para> adding <code>org.richfaces.CONTROL_SKINNING</code> parmeter to web.xml. + Values: "enable" and "disable". This way + implies that skinning style classes are applied to elements by element name + and type attribute (where applicable). No additional steps required from an + application developer. Please find below the table that contains the list of + element to which skinning a applicable. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - adding - <code> - org.richfaces.CONTROL_SKINNING_CLASSES - </code> - parameter to web.xml file. Possible values - "enable" and "disable". - Implementation of this method implies the - provision of several style classes for different - types of elements. The style classes have - predefined names. Application developer should - manually assign classes to controls that needs - skinning or assign class to an element that - contains controls. - </para> + <para> adding <code> org.richfaces.CONTROL_SKINNING_CLASSES </code> parameter to + web.xml file. Possible values "enable" and + "disable". Implementation of this method implies the + provision of several style classes for different types of elements. The + style classes have predefined names. Application developer should manually + assign classes to controls that needs skinning or assign class to an element + that contains controls. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - By setting - <code>org.richfaces.CONTROL_SKINNING_CLASSES</code> - to "enable" you are provided with style - classes applicable to: - </para> + <para> By setting <code>org.richfaces.CONTROL_SKINNING_CLASSES</code> to + "enable" you are provided with style classes applicable to: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> + <para> Basic elements nested inside element having rich-container class, e.g.: </para> <para> - Basic elements nested inside element having - rich-container class, e.g.: - </para> - <para> <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis> </para> <programlisting role="CSS"><![CDATA[... @@ -2684,16 +1989,11 @@ ...]]></programlisting> </listitem> <listitem> + <para> Elements that have class name corresponding to one of the basic elements + name/type mapped by the following scheme <code> + rich-<elementName>[-<elementType>] </code> . + See the example: </para> <para> - Elements that have class name corresponding to - one of the basic elements name/type mapped by - the following scheme - <code> - rich-<elementName>[-<elementType>] - </code> - . See the example: - </para> - <para> <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis> </para> <programlisting role="CSS"><![CDATA[... @@ -2709,24 +2009,15 @@ <note> <title>Note:</title> - <para> - a elements have classes based on - "link" and pseudo class name, - e.g.: rich-link, rich-link-hover, - rich-link-visited - </para> + <para> a elements have classes based on "link" and pseudo + class name, e.g.: rich-link, rich-link-hover, rich-link-visited </para> </note> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - Additionally, the predefined rich CSS classes that we - provide can be used not only as classes for basic HTML - elements but also as classes for creation of complex - elements . - </para> - <para> - There is a snippet with some of them for example: - </para> + <para> Additionally, the predefined rich CSS classes that we provide can be used not + only as classes for basic HTML elements but also as classes for creation of complex + elements . </para> + <para> There is a snippet with some of them for example: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <u:selector name=".rich-box-bgcolor-header"> <u:style name="background-color" skin="headerBackgroundColor" /> @@ -2752,19 +2043,13 @@ <u:style name="background-repeat" value="repeat-x" /> </u:selector> ...]]></programlisting> - <para> - To get a better idea of standard component skinning we - recommend to explore CSS files located in - ui/core/src/main/resources/org/richfaces/ folder of - RichFaces svn. - </para> + <para> To get a better idea of standard component skinning we recommend to explore CSS + files located in ui/core/src/main/resources/org/richfaces/ folder of RichFaces svn. </para> <section id="Standard" role="NotInToc"> <title>Standard level</title> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for input, select, - textarea, button, keygen, isindex, legend - </title> + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for input, select, textarea, button, keygen, + isindex, legend </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -2789,9 +2074,7 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for fieldset - </title> + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for fieldset </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -2842,9 +2125,7 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for a:hover - </title> + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for a:hover </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -2855,17 +2136,13 @@ <tbody> <row> <entry>color</entry> - <entry> - hoverLinkColorgeneralLinkColor - </entry> + <entry> hoverLinkColorgeneralLinkColor </entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for a:visited - </title> + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for a:visited </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -2882,12 +2159,8 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-input, - .rich-select, .rich-textarea, - .rich-keygen, .rich-isindex, - .rich-link - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-input, .rich-select, + .rich-textarea, .rich-keygen, .rich-isindex, .rich-link </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -2912,9 +2185,7 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-fieldset - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-fieldset </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -2931,9 +2202,7 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-hr - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-hr </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -2958,9 +2227,7 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-link - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-link </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -2977,9 +2244,7 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-link:hover - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-link:hover </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -2996,10 +2261,7 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for - .rich-link:visited - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-link:visited </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3016,10 +2278,7 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for - .rich-field - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-field </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3028,8 +2287,8 @@ </row> </thead> <tbody> - - + + <row> <entry>border-width</entry> <entry>1px</entry> @@ -3042,36 +2301,33 @@ <entry>border-color</entry> <entry>panelBorderColor</entry> </row> - + <row> <entry>background-color</entry> <entry>controlBackgroundColor</entry> </row> - + <row> <entry>background-repeat</entry> <entry>no-repeat</entry> </row> - + <row> <entry>background-position</entry> <entry>1px 1px</entry> </row> - - - - + + + + </tbody> </tgroup> </table> - - - + + + <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for - .rich-field-edit - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-field-edit </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3080,8 +2336,8 @@ </row> </thead> <tbody> - - + + <row> <entry>border-width</entry> <entry>1px</entry> @@ -3094,25 +2350,22 @@ <entry>border-color</entry> <entry>panelBorderColor</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>background-color</entry> <entry>editBackgroundColor</entry> </row> - - - + + + </tbody> </tgroup> </table> - - + + <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for - .rich-field-error - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-field-error </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3121,8 +2374,8 @@ </row> </thead> <tbody> - - + + <row> <entry>border-width</entry> <entry>1px</entry> @@ -3135,44 +2388,42 @@ <entry>border-color</entry> <entry>panelBorderColor</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>background-color</entry> <entry>warningBackgroundColor</entry> </row> - + <row> <entry>background-repeat</entry> <entry>no-repeat</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>background-position</entry> <entry>center left</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>padding-left</entry> <entry>7px</entry> </row> - + </tbody> </tgroup> </table> - - - - - - + + + + + + <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for - .rich-button, .rich-button-disabled, .rich-button-over - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-button, .rich-button-disabled, + .rich-button-over </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3181,8 +2432,8 @@ </row> </thead> <tbody> - - + + <row> <entry>border-width</entry> <entry>1px</entry> @@ -3195,25 +2446,25 @@ <entry>border-color</entry> <entry>panelBorderColor</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>background-color</entry> <entry>trimColor</entry> </row> - + <row> <entry>padding</entry> <entry>2px 10px 2px 10px</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>text-align</entry> <entry>center</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>cursor</entry> <entry>pointer</entry> @@ -3221,26 +2472,24 @@ <row> <entry>background-repeat</entry> <entry>repeat-x</entry> - </row> <row> + </row> + <row> <entry>background-position</entry> <entry>top left</entry> - </row> - - + </row> + + </tbody> </tgroup> </table> - - - - - - + + + + + + <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for - .rich-button-press - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-button-press </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3249,26 +2498,23 @@ </row> </thead> <tbody> - + <row> <entry>background-position</entry> <entry>bottom left</entry> </row> - + </tbody> </tgroup> </table> - - - - - - + + + + + + <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for - .rich-container fieldset, .rich-fieldset - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-container fieldset, .rich-fieldset </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3281,43 +2527,40 @@ <entry>border-color</entry> <entry>panelBorderColor</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>border-width</entry> <entry>1px</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>border-style</entry> <entry>solid</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>padding</entry> <entry>10px</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>padding</entry> <entry>10px</entry> </row> - - + + </tbody> </tgroup> </table> - - - + + + <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for - .rich-legend - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-legend </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3326,7 +2569,7 @@ </row> </thead> <tbody> - + <row> <entry>font-size</entry> <entry>generalSizeFont</entry> @@ -3339,29 +2582,26 @@ <entry>color</entry> <entry>controlTextColor</entry> </row> - - + + <row> <entry>font-weight</entry> <entry>bold</entry> </row> - - - + + + </tbody> </tgroup> </table> - - - - - - + + + + + + <table> - <title> - Rich Elements Skin Bindings for - .rich-form - </title> + <title> Rich Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-form </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3370,7 +2610,7 @@ </row> </thead> <tbody> - + <row> <entry>padding</entry> <entry>0px</entry> @@ -3379,10 +2619,10 @@ <entry>margin</entry> <entry>0px</entry> </row> - - - - + + + + </tbody> </tgroup> </table> @@ -3394,10 +2634,8 @@ <?dbhtml filename="AdvancedLevel.html"?> <title>Extended level</title> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for input, select, - textarea, button, keygen, isindex - </title> + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for input, select, textarea, button, keygen, + isindex </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3422,9 +2660,7 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for *|button - </title> + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for *|button </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3455,20 +2691,16 @@ </row> <row> <entry>background-image</entry> - <entry> - org.richfaces.renderkit.html.images.ButtonBackgroundImage + <entry> org.richfaces.renderkit.html.images.ButtonBackgroundImage </entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for - button[type=button], button[type=reset], - button[type=submit], input[type=reset], - input[type=submit], input[type=button] - </title> + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for button[type=button], button[type=reset], + button[type=submit], input[type=reset], input[type=submit], + input[type=button] </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3499,19 +2731,15 @@ </row> <row> <entry>background-image</entry> - <entry> - org.richfaces.renderkit.html.images.ButtonBackgroundImage + <entry> org.richfaces.renderkit.html.images.ButtonBackgroundImage </entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for - *|button[disabled], .rich-container - *|button[disabled], .rich-button-disabled - </title> + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for *|button[disabled], .rich-container + *|button[disabled], .rich-button-disabled </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3526,15 +2754,11 @@ </row> <row> <entry>border-color</entry> - <entry> - tableFooterBackgroundColor - </entry> + <entry> tableFooterBackgroundColor </entry> </row> <row> <entry>background-color</entry> - <entry> - tableFooterBackgroundColor - </entry> + <entry> tableFooterBackgroundColor </entry> </row> <row> <entry>background-image</entry> @@ -3546,22 +2770,18 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for - .rich-button-disabled, .rich-container + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for .rich-button-disabled, .rich-container button[type="button"][disabled], .rich-button-button-disabled, .rich-container button[type="reset"][disabled], .rich-button-reset-disabled, .rich-container button[type="submit"][disabled], .rich-button-submit-disabled, .rich-container - input[type="reset"][disabled], - .rich-input-reset-disabled, .rich-container - input[type="submit"][disabled], + input[type="reset"][disabled], .rich-input-reset-disabled, + .rich-container input[type="submit"][disabled], .rich-input-submit-disabled, .rich-container input[type="button"][disabled], - .rich-input-button-disabled - </title> + .rich-input-button-disabled </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3576,15 +2796,11 @@ </row> <row> <entry>background-color</entry> - <entry> - tableFooterBackgroundColor - </entry> + <entry> tableFooterBackgroundColor </entry> </row> <row> <entry>border-color</entry> - <entry> - tableFooterBackgroundColor - </entry> + <entry> tableFooterBackgroundColor </entry> </row> <row> <entry>background-image</entry> @@ -3596,15 +2812,13 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for *button[type="button"][disabled], button[type="reset"][disabled], button[type="submit"][disabled], input[type="reset"][disabled], input[type="submit"][disabled], - input[type="button"][disabled] - </title> + input[type="button"][disabled] </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3619,23 +2833,17 @@ </row> <row> <entry>border-color</entry> - <entry> - tableFooterBackgroundColor - </entry> + <entry> tableFooterBackgroundColor </entry> </row> <row> <entry>background-color</entry> - <entry> - tableFooterBackgroundColor - </entry> + <entry> tableFooterBackgroundColor </entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for *|textarea - </title> + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for *|textarea </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3666,19 +2874,15 @@ </row> <row> <entry>background-image</entry> - <entry> - org.richfaces.renderkit.html.images.InputBackgroundImage + <entry> org.richfaces.renderkit.html.images.InputBackgroundImage </entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for - textarea[type=textarea], input[type=text], - input[type=password], select - </title> + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for textarea[type=textarea], + input[type=text], input[type=password], select </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3709,19 +2913,15 @@ </row> <row> <entry>background-image</entry> - <entry> - org.richfaces.renderkit.html.images.InputBackgroundImage + <entry> org.richfaces.renderkit.html.images.InputBackgroundImage </entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - Html Elements Skin Bindings for - *|textarea[disabled], .rich-container - *|textarea[disabled] - </title> + <title> Html Elements Skin Bindings for *|textarea[disabled], .rich-container + *|textarea[disabled] </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3738,11 +2938,9 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - textarea[type="textarea"][disabled], + <title> textarea[type="textarea"][disabled], input[type="text"][disabled], - input[type="password"][disabled] - </title> + input[type="password"][disabled] </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3759,11 +2957,9 @@ </tgroup> </table> <table> - <title> - textarea[type="textarea"][disabled], + <title> textarea[type="textarea"][disabled], input[type="text"][disabled], - input[type="password"][disabled] - </title> + input[type="password"][disabled] </title> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> @@ -3785,30 +2981,23 @@ </section> <section> <title>Client-side script for extended skinning support</title> - - <para>As it was mentioned earlier in the guide, - extended skinning of standard HTML controls is applied automatically: - the browser type is detected and if a browser doesn't fully support - extended skinning feature, only basic skinning is applied. - </para> - - <para> - However, if a develop doesn't want to - the rich components and standard HTML - controls to be skinned automatically and - perform the skinnability implementation himself, - he might encounter with a problem, i.e. standard - HTML controls in such browsers as Opera and Safari are - affected by standard controls skinning featured. - ( <link linkend="ScriptsandStylesLoadStrategy">Here</link> you can get more details on how to disable skinnability.) - </para> - - <para> - In brief, to disable the skinnability mechanism of RichFaces you need to - set the "org.richfaces.LoadStyleStrategy" parameter to "NONE" in web.xml. - - </para> - + + <para>As it was mentioned earlier in the guide, extended skinning of standard HTML + controls is applied automatically: the browser type is detected and if a browser + doesn't fully support extended skinning feature, only basic skinning is + applied. </para> + + <para> However, if a develop doesn't want to the rich components and standard + HTML controls to be skinned automatically and perform the skinnability + implementation himself, he might encounter with a problem, i.e. standard HTML + controls in such browsers as Opera and Safari are affected by standard controls + skinning featured. ( <link linkend="ScriptsandStylesLoadStrategy">Here</link> you + can get more details on how to disable skinnability.) </para> + + <para> In brief, to disable the skinnability mechanism of RichFaces you need to set the + "org.richfaces.LoadStyleStrategy" parameter to + "NONE" in web.xml. </para> + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <context-param> <param-name>org.richfaces.LoadStyleStrategy</param-name> @@ -3816,75 +3005,62 @@ </context-param> ... ]]></programlisting> - - <para> - Additionally, you should include the style sheets that perform skinning - of the rich component and standard HTML controls. - </para> - - <para> - In order to resolve the problem with extended skinning in Opera and Safari a client script (skinning.js) is added to the RichFaces library. - The script detects the browser type and enables extended skinning only for those browsers that fully support it. - - </para> - - <para> - The script can be activated by inserting this JavaScript code to the page: - </para> - + + <para> Additionally, you should include the style sheets that perform skinning of the + rich component and standard HTML controls. </para> + + <para> In order to resolve the problem with extended skinning in Opera and Safari a + client script (skinning.js) is added to the RichFaces library. The script detects + the browser type and enables extended skinning only for those browsers that fully + support it. </para> + + <para> The script can be activated by inserting this JavaScript code to the page: </para> + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ <script type="text/javascript"> window.RICH_FACES_EXTENDED_SKINNING_ON = true; </script> ]]></programlisting> - - - <para> - You also need to specify "media" attribute in the - <link> tag which includes the "extended_both.xcss" style sheet with "rich-extended-skinning". - - </para> - <para> - This is how you can include the style sheets to the page, - in case automatic skinnability implementation is disabled. - - </para> - + + + <para> You also need to specify <emphasis> + <property>"media"</property> + </emphasis> attribute in the <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><link></property> + </emphasis> tag which includes the "extended_both.xcss" style + sheet with "rich-extended-skinning". </para> + <para> This is how you can include the style sheets to the page, in case automatic + skinnability implementation is disabled. </para> + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ <link href='/YOUR_PROJECT_NAME/a4j_3_2_2-SNAPSHOTorg/richfaces/renderkit/html/css/basic_both.xcss/DATB/eAF7sqpgb-jyGdIAFrMEaw__.jsf' type='text/css' rel='stylesheet' class='component' /> <link media='rich-extended-skinning' href='/ YOUR_PROJECT_NAME /a4j_3_2_2-SNAPSHOTorg/richfaces/renderkit/html/css/extended_both.xcss/DATB/eAF7sqpgb-jyGdIAFrMEaw__.jsf' type='text/css' rel='stylesheet' class='component' /> <link href='/ YOUR_PROJECT_NAME /a4j_3_2_2-SNAPSHOT/org/richfaces/skin.xcss/DATB/eAF7sqpgb-jyGdIAFrMEaw__.jsf' type='text/css' rel='stylesheet' class='component' /> ]]></programlisting> - - - + + <note> + <para> Now necessary to use resources prefix <code>a4j/version</code> + instead of <code>a4j_version</code>. </para> + </note> + + + </section> <section id="XCSSfileformat"> <title>XCSS file format</title> - <para> - XCSS files are the core of RichFaces components - skinnability. - </para> - <para> - XCSS is an XML formatted CSS that adds extra - functionality to the skinning process - </para> - <para> - XCSS extends skinning possibilities by parsing the XCSS - file that contains all look-and-feel parameters of a - particular component into a standard CSS file that a web - browser can recognize. - </para> - <para> - XCSS file contains CSS properties and skin parameters - mappings. Mapping of a CSS selector to a skin parameter - is performed using - <emphasis role="bold"><property>< u:selector ></property></emphasis> - and - <emphasis role="bold"><property>< u:style></property></emphasis> - XML tags that form the mapping structure. Please study - the example below. - </para> + <para> XCSS files are the core of RichFaces components skinnability. </para> + <para> XCSS is an XML formatted CSS that adds extra functionality to the skinning + process </para> + <para> XCSS extends skinning possibilities by parsing the XCSS file that contains all + look-and-feel parameters of a particular component into a standard CSS file that a + web browser can recognize. </para> + <para> XCSS file contains CSS properties and skin parameters mappings. Mapping of a CSS + selector to a skin parameter is performed using <emphasis role="bold"> + <property>< u:selector ></property> + </emphasis> and <emphasis role="bold"> + <property>< u:style></property> + </emphasis> XML tags that form the mapping structure. Please study the example + below. </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <u:selector name=".rich-component-name"> <u:style name="background-color" skin="additionalBackgroundColor" /> @@ -3894,10 +3070,8 @@ </u:selector> ... ]]></programlisting> - <para> - During processing the code in the shown example will be - parsed into a standard CSS format. - </para> + <para> During processing the code in the shown example will be parsed into a standard + CSS format. </para> <programlisting role="CSS"><![CDATA[... .rich-component-name { background-color: additionalBackgroundColor; /*the value of the constant defined by your skin*/ @@ -3907,26 +3081,21 @@ } ... ]]></programlisting> - <para> - The - <emphasis><property>"name"</property></emphasis> - attribute of <emphasis role="bold"><property><u:selector></property></emphasis> tag defines the CSS - selector, while - <emphasis><property>"name"</property></emphasis> - attribute of the - <emphasis role="bold"><property><u:style></property></emphasis> - tag defines what skin constant is mapped to a CSS - property. The - <emphasis><property>"value"</property></emphasis> - attribute of the - <emphasis role="bold"><property><u:style></property></emphasis> - tag can also be used to assign a value to a CSS - property. - </para> - <para> - CSS selectors with identical skinning properties can be - set as a comma separated list. - </para> + <para> The <emphasis> + <property>"name"</property> + </emphasis> attribute of <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><u:selector></property> + </emphasis> tag defines the CSS selector, while <emphasis> + <property>"name"</property> + </emphasis> attribute of the <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><u:style></property> + </emphasis> tag defines what skin constant is mapped to a CSS property. The <emphasis> + <property>"value"</property> + </emphasis> attribute of the <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><u:style></property> + </emphasis> tag can also be used to assign a value to a CSS property. </para> + <para> CSS selectors with identical skinning properties can be set as a comma separated + list. </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <u:selector name=".rich-ordering-control-disabled, .rich-ordering-control-top, .rich-ordering-control-bottom, .rich-ordering-control-up, .rich-ordering-control-down"> <u:style name="border-color" skin="tableBorderColor" /> @@ -3936,51 +3105,37 @@ </section> <section id="PlugnSkin" role="new"> - <?dbhtml filename="PlugnSkin.html"?> + <?dbhtml filename="PlugnSkin.html"?> <title>Plug-n-Skin</title> - <para> - Plug-n-Skin is a feature that gives a developer an opportunity - to easily create, customize and plug into a project a custom skin. - The skin can be created basing on parameters of some predefined RichFaces skin. + <para> Plug-n-Skin is a feature that gives a developer an opportunity to easily create, + customize and plug into a project a custom skin. The skin can be created basing on + parameters of some predefined RichFaces skin. </para> - </para> + <para> The feature also provides an option to unify the appearance of rich controls with + standard HTML elements. </para> - <para> - The feature also provides an option to unify - the appearance of rich controls with standard HTML elements. - </para> - - <para> - In order to create your own skin using Plug-n-Skin - feature, you can follow these step by step instructions. - </para> + <para> In order to create your own skin using Plug-n-Skin feature, you can follow these + step by step instructions. </para> - <para> - First of all, you need to create a template for the new - skin. Creation of the template can be performed using - Maven build and deployment tool. More information on how - to configure Maven for RichFaces - <ulink - url="http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/HowToConfigureMavenForRichFaces"> - here - </ulink> - . You can copy and paste these Maven instructions to - command line and execute them. - </para> + <para> First of all, you need to create a template for the new skin. Creation of the + template can be performed using Maven build and deployment tool. More information on + how to configure Maven for RichFaces <ulink + url="http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/HowToConfigureMavenForRichFaces"> here </ulink> + . You can copy and paste these Maven instructions to command line and execute them. </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... -mvn archetype:create --DarchetypeGroupId=org.richfaces.cdk --DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-plug-n-skin +mvn archetype:create +-DarchetypeGroupId=org.richfaces.cdk +-DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-plug-n-skin -DarchetypeVersion=RF-VERSION -DartifactId=ARTIFACT-ID --DgroupId=GROUP-ID +-DgroupId=GROUP-ID -Dversion=VERSION ... ]]></programlisting> @@ -3988,49 +3143,36 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - <code>DarchetypeVersion</code> - indicates the RichFaces version. For example, - <code>"3.2.2-SNAPSHOT"</code> + <code>DarchetypeVersion</code> indicates the RichFaces version. For example, + <code>"3.2.2-SNAPSHOT"</code> </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <code>DartifactId</code> - artifact id of the project - </para> + <code>DartifactId</code> artifact id of the project </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <code>DgroupId</code> - group id of the project - </para> + <code>DgroupId</code> group id of the project </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <code>Dversion</code> - the version of the project you create, by - default it is <code>"1.0.-SNAPSHOT"</code> + <code>Dversion</code> the version of the project you create, by default it + is <code>"1.0.-SNAPSHOT"</code> </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - After this operation, a folder with the name of your - <code>"ARTIFACT-ID"</code> appears. The folder contains a - template of Maven project. - </para> + <para> After this operation, a folder with the name of your + <code>"ARTIFACT-ID"</code> appears. The folder contains a + template of Maven project. </para> - <para> - Next steps will guide you though creating of the skin - itself. - </para> + <para> Next steps will guide you though creating of the skin itself. </para> - <para> - In the root folder of Maven project (the one that - contains "pom.xml" file) you should run the - following command in the command line: - </para> + <para> In the root folder of Maven project (the one that contains + "pom.xml" file) you should run the following command in the + command line: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... mvn cdk:add-skin -Dname=SKIN-NAME -Dpackage=SKIN-PACKAGE @@ -4043,17 +3185,13 @@ <listitem> <para> - <code>Dname</code> - defines the name of the new skin - </para> + <code>Dname</code> defines the name of the new skin </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <code>Dpackage</code> - base package of the skin. By default - "groupId" of the project is used. - </para> + <code>Dpackage</code> base package of the skin. By default + "groupId" of the project is used. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -4064,186 +3202,147 @@ <listitem> <para> - <code>DbaseSkin</code> - defines the name of the base skin. - </para> + <code>DbaseSkin</code> defines the name of the base skin. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <code>DcreateExt</code> - if set to "true", extended CSS classes - are added. For more information, please, see - <link linkend="StControlsSkinning"> - "Standard controls skinning" - </link> + <code>DcreateExt</code> if set to "true", extended CSS + classes are added. For more information, please, see <link + linkend="StControlsSkinning"> "Standard controls + skinning" </link> </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - As a result of the performed operations the following - files and folders are created: - </para> + <para> As a result of the performed operations the following files and folders are + created: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - <property>BaseImage.java</property> - - the base class to store images. Location: - "\src\main\java\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\images\" + <property>BaseImage.java</property> - the base class to store images. + Location: "\src\main\java\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\images\" </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>BaseImageTest.java</property> - - a test version of a class that stores images. - Location: - "\src\test\java\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\images\" - </para> + <property>BaseImageTest.java</property> - a test version of a class that + stores images. Location: + "\src\test\java\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\images\" </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>XCSS files</property> - - XCSS files define the new look of RichFaces - components affected by the new skin. Location: - "\src\main\resources\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\css\" - </para> + <property>XCSS files</property> - XCSS files define the new look of + RichFaces components affected by the new skin. Location: + "\src\main\resources\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\css\" </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>SKIN-NAME.properties</property> - - a XCSS file that contains properties of the - new skin. Location: - "\src\main\resources\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\css\" - </para> - <para> - The following properties are used to configure - the SKIN-NAME.properties file: - </para> + <property>SKIN-NAME.properties</property> - a XCSS file that contains + properties of the new skin. Location: + "\src\main\resources\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\css\" </para> + <para> The following properties are used to configure the SKIN-NAME.properties + file: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - <property>baseSkin</property> - – the name of the base skin to be used - as basis. The look of the skin you - define will be affected by new style - properties. - </para> + <property>baseSkin</property> – the name of the base skin to be used + as basis. The look of the skin you define will be affected by new + style properties. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>generalStyleSheet</property> - - a path to the style sheet - (SKIN-NAME.xcss) that imports style - sheets of the components to be affected - by the new skin. - </para> + <property>generalStyleSheet</property> - a path to the style sheet + (SKIN-NAME.xcss) that imports style sheets of the components to be + affected by the new skin. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>extendedStyleSheet</property> - - a path to a style sheet that is used - to unify the appearance of RichFaces - components and standard HTML controls. - For additional information please read - <link linkend="StControlsSkinning"> - "Standard controls - skinning" - </link> - chapter. - </para> + <property>extendedStyleSheet</property> - a path to a style sheet + that is used to unify the appearance of RichFaces components and + standard HTML controls. For additional information please read <link + linkend="StControlsSkinning"> "Standard controls + skinning" </link> chapter. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>gradientType</property> - is a predefined property to set the type - of gradient applied to the new skin. - Possible values are glass, plastic, - plain. More information on gradient - implementation you can find further in - this chapter. - </para> + <property>gradientType</property> is a predefined property to set + the type of gradient applied to the new skin. Possible values are + glass, plastic, plain. More information on gradient implementation + you can find further in this chapter. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>SKIN-NAME.xcss</property> - - a XCSS file that imports XCSS files of the - components to be affected by the new skin. - Location: - "src\main\resources\META-INF\skins " - </para> + <property>SKIN-NAME.xcss</property> - a XCSS file that imports XCSS files of + the components to be affected by the new skin. Location: + "src\main\resources\META-INF\skins " </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>XCSS files</property> - If the command is executed with the - "DcreateExt" key set to - "true", the XCSS (extended_classes.xcss and extended.xcss) files that define style - for standard controls will be created. Location: - "\src\main\resources\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\css\". - </para> + <property>XCSS files</property> If the command is executed with the + "DcreateExt" key set to "true", the XCSS + (extended_classes.xcss and extended.xcss) files that define style for + standard controls will be created. Location: + "\src\main\resources\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\css\". </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>SKIN-NAME-ext.xcss</property> / - - If the command is executed with the - "DcreateExt" key set to - "true", the configuration - SKIN-NAME-ext.xcss file that imports XCSS file - defining styles for the standard controls will - be created. Location: - "src\main\resources\META-INF\skins ". - </para> + <property>SKIN-NAME-ext.xcss</property> / If the command is executed with + the "DcreateExt" key set to "true", the + configuration SKIN-NAME-ext.xcss file that imports XCSS file defining styles + for the standard controls will be created. Location: + "src\main\resources\META-INF\skins ". </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <property>SKIN-NAME-resources.xml</property> - - the file contains the description of all - listed above files. Location: - "src\main\config\resources ". - </para> + <property>SKIN-NAME-resources.xml</property> - the file contains the + description of all listed above files. Location: + "src\main\config\resources ". </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para>Now you can start editing the XCSS files - located in "\src\main\resources\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\css\". - New style properties can be assigned to the selectors (the selectors listed in the XCSS files) in two ways, which are both valid, and it'up to the developer what way to choose. </para> -<itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>Applying a standard CSS coding approach, i.e. you can add css properties to the given selectors are you normally do while doing CSS coding. - The only thing, you have to keep in mind is that the selectors must be inside - <code><f:verbatim> <![CDATA[ ...]]> </f:verbatim></code> tags.</para> - - - <para>For example </para> - - <programlisting role="XML"> + <para>Now you can start editing the XCSS files located in + "\src\main\resources\SKIN-PACKAGE\SKIN-NAME\css\". New style + properties can be assigned to the selectors (the selectors listed in the XCSS files) + in two ways, which are both valid, and it'up to the developer what way to + choose. </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Applying a standard CSS coding approach, i.e. you can add css properties + to the given selectors are you normally do while doing CSS coding. The only + thing, you have to keep in mind is that the selectors must be inside + <code><f:verbatim> <![CDATA[ ...]]> + </f:verbatim></code> tags.</para> + + + <para>For example </para> + + <programlisting role="XML"> <![CDATA[... .rich-calendar-cell { background: #537df8; } ... ]]></programlisting> - - - - </listitem> - - - <listitem><para> - - Using XCSS coding approach, the same way as XCSS files are normally formed in RichFaces. - The XCSS tags have to be placed outside <code><f:verbatim> <![CDATA[ ...]]> </f:verbatim></code> tags. - - </para> - - <programlisting role="XML"> + + + + </listitem> + + + <listitem> + <para> Using XCSS coding approach, the same way as XCSS files are normally + formed in RichFaces. The XCSS tags have to be placed outside + <code><f:verbatim> <![CDATA[ ...]]> + </f:verbatim></code> tags. </para> + + <programlisting role="XML"> <![CDATA[... <u:selector name=".rich-calendar-cell"> <u:style name="border-bottom-color" skin="panelBorderColor"/> @@ -4254,39 +3353,30 @@ </u:selector> ... ]]></programlisting> - - - </listitem> -</itemizedlist> -<para> - - - - -</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> - <para> - Having performed described above steps and edited the XCSS files - you can proceed to building the new skin and to plugging it into the project. - Building the new skin can be done by executing the - given below command in the command line in the root - folder of you skin project (the one that contains - pom.xml file). - </para> -<programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... + <para> </para> + + <para> Having performed described above steps and edited the XCSS files you can proceed + to building the new skin and to plugging it into the project. Building the new skin + can be done by executing the given below command in the command line in the root + folder of you skin project (the one that contains pom.xml file). </para> + + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... mvn clean install ... ]]></programlisting> - <para>In addition Plug-n-Skin has a number of predefined - gradients that you can also use to make your application look nicer. The given below code snippet shows how a gradient can be used - </para> - -<programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... + <para>In addition Plug-n-Skin has a number of predefined gradients that you can also use + to make your application look nicer. The given below code snippet shows how a + gradient can be used </para> + + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <u:selector name=".rich-combobox-item-selected"> <u:style name="border-width" value="1px" /> <u:style name="border-style" value="solid" /> @@ -4298,38 +3388,29 @@ <f:attribute name="gradientHeight" value="17px" /> <f:attribute name="baseColor" skin="headerBackgroundColor" /> </f:resource> - </u:style> + </u:style> </u:selector> ... ]]></programlisting> - - <para> - So, as you can see, the <property>background-image</property> CSS property is defined with - <code> - <f:resource - f:key="org.richfaces.renderkit.html.CustomizeableGradient"> - </code> - that sets the gradient. While the gradient type can be specified in the - <property>SKIN-NAME.properties</property> file with <property>gradientType</property> property. - - - The <property>gradientType</property> property can be set to one of the possible values glass, plastic, plain. - The gradient in it's turn can be can be adjusted using baseColor, gradientColor, gradientHeight, valign attributes. - Their usage is shown in the snippet above. - - - </para> - - - - <para> - Now, you can use your newly-created and customized skin in your project - by adding your new skin parameters to web.xml file and - placing the jar file with your skin - ( the jar file is located in "target" folder of your skin project) - to "\WebContent\WEB-INF\lib\". - </para> - + + <para> So, as you can see, the <property>background-image</property> CSS property is + defined with <code> <f:resource + f:key="org.richfaces.renderkit.html.CustomizeableGradient"> + </code> that sets the gradient. While the gradient type can be specified in the + <property>SKIN-NAME.properties</property> file with + <property>gradientType</property> property. The <property>gradientType</property> + property can be set to one of the possible values glass, plastic, plain. The + gradient in it's turn can be can be adjusted using baseColor, + gradientColor, gradientHeight, valign attributes. Their usage is shown in the + snippet above. </para> + + + + <para> Now, you can use your newly-created and customized skin in your project by adding + your new skin parameters to web.xml file and placing the jar file with your skin ( + the jar file is located in "target" folder of your skin project) + to "\WebContent\WEB-INF\lib\". </para> + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <context-param> <param-name>org.ajax4jsf.SKIN</param-name> @@ -4339,148 +3420,172 @@ ]]></programlisting> -<section> - <sectioninfo> - <keywordset> - <keyword>Plug-n-Skin</keyword> - </keywordset> - </sectioninfo> - - <title>Details of Usage</title> - - <para>This section will cover some practical aspects of Plug-n-Skin implementation. - It's assumed that you have read the section of the guide that tells how the new skin using Plug-n-Skin prototype can be created. </para> - <para>Above all, we need to create a new skin, in order to do that we just have to follow - the steps described in the previous section.</para> - - <para>This command will be used to create a template of the new skin project. </para> - - <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ -mvn archetype:create --DarchetypeGroupId=org.richfaces.cdk --DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-plug-n-skin --DarchetypeVersion=3.2.2-SNAPSHOT --DartifactId=P-n-S --DgroupId=GROUPID + <section> + <sectioninfo> + <keywordset> + <keyword>Plug-n-Skin</keyword> + </keywordset> + </sectioninfo> + + <title>Details of Usage</title> + + <para>This section will cover some practical aspects of Plug-n-Skin implementation. + It's assumed that you have read the section of the guide that tells how + the new skin using Plug-n-Skin prototype can be created. </para> + <para>Above all, we need to create a new skin, in order to do that we just have to + follow the steps described in the previous section.</para> + + <para>This command will be used to create a template of the new skin project. </para> + + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ +mvn archetype:create +-DarchetypeGroupId=org.richfaces.cdk +-DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-plug-n-skin +-DarchetypeVersion=3.2.2-SNAPSHOT +-DartifactId=P-n-S +-DgroupId=GROUPID -Dversion=1.0.-SNAPSHOT ]]></programlisting> - <para> - Now you can browse the "P-n-S" folder to view what files and folders were created there. - </para> - - <para> - Next, we will use Maven to add all needed files to the skin project. This will done by the following command: - </para> - - <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ -mvn cdk:add-skin -DbaseSkin=blueSky -DcreateExt=true -Dname=PlugnSkinDemo -Dpackage=SKINPACKAGE + <para> Now you can browse the "P-n-S" folder to view what files + and folders were created there. </para> + + <para> Next, we will use Maven to add all needed files to the skin project. This + will done by the following command: </para> + + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ +mvn cdk:add-skin -DbaseSkin=blueSky -DcreateExt=true -Dname=PlugnSkinDemo -Dpackage=SKINPACKAGE ]]></programlisting> - - <para> - As you remember from the previous section "-DbaseSkin" key defines what RichFaces built-in skin to be used as a base one, - "-DcreateExt=true" determines that the new skin will - come with XCSS files that unify the look of the rich components with standard HTML controls. - </para> - - - <para> - So, now the files and folder with all needed resources are created - and redefining/editing the new skin can be started. - </para> - - <para> - Now we can start editing XCSS files of the rich components. - In order to see how the Plug-n-Skin feature works we will change some style attributes of <emphasis role="bold"> - <property><rich:calendar></property></emphasis> and some basic HTML controls to see how they are affected by standard controls skinning. - - </para> - <para>Thus, it will be demonstrated how to: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>Recolor the current day's cell background of the <emphasis role="bold"> - <property><rich:calendar></property></emphasis> to see how the new skin created with the help of Plug-n-Skin feature affects the style of the component;</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Recolor a standard HTML submit button;</para></listitem> - - </itemizedlist> - - - <para>In oder to edit the style properties of <emphasis role="bold"> - <property><rich:calendar></property></emphasis> you - need to open the "calendar.xcss" file located in "P-n-S\src\main\resources\skinpackage\plugnskindemo\css\". Once, you have opened the file, please find ".rich-calendar-today" selector and amend it as follows: <code>background-color: #075ad1;</code>. The current day's background color can be considered recolored.</para> - - <para>Now we will see how font style of a standard HTML submit button can be changed. Please, open "extended.xcss" file located in "P-n-S\src\main\resources\skinpackage\plugnskindemo\css\" and put in <code>font-weight: bold;</code> inside the curly braces of these coma separated selectors - <code>button[type="button"], button[type="reset"], button[type="submit"], input[type="reset"], input[type="submit"], input[type="button"]</code>. So, the CSS code should look like this. </para> + <para> As you remember from the previous section "-DbaseSkin" key + defines what RichFaces built-in skin to be used as a base one, + "-DcreateExt=true" determines that the new skin will come with + XCSS files that unify the look of the rich components with standard HTML + controls. </para> - <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ + + <para> So, now the files and folder with all needed resources are created and + redefining/editing the new skin can be started. </para> + + <para> Now we can start editing XCSS files of the rich components. In order to see + how the Plug-n-Skin feature works we will change some style attributes of + <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><rich:calendar></property> + </emphasis> and some basic HTML controls to see how they are affected by + standard controls skinning. </para> + <para>Thus, it will be demonstrated how to: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Recolor the current day's cell background of the <emphasis + role="bold"> + <property><rich:calendar></property> + </emphasis> to see how the new skin created with the help of Plug-n-Skin + feature affects the style of the component;</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Recolor a standard HTML submit button;</para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + + <para>In oder to edit the style properties of <emphasis role="bold"> + <property><rich:calendar></property> + </emphasis> you need to open the "calendar.xcss" file located + in "P-n-S\src\main\resources\skinpackage\plugnskindemo\css\". + Once, you have opened the file, please find ".rich-calendar-today" selector and + amend it as follows: <code>background-color: #075ad1;</code>. The current day's + background color can be considered recolored.</para> + + <para>Now we will see how font style of a standard HTML submit button can be + changed. Please, open "extended.xcss" file located in + "P-n-S\src\main\resources\skinpackage\plugnskindemo\css\" and + put in <code>font-weight: bold;</code> inside the curly braces of these coma + separated selectors <code>button[type="button"], + button[type="reset"], + button[type="submit"], + input[type="reset"], + input[type="submit"], + input[type="button"]</code>. So, the CSS code should look + like this. </para> + + + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ button[type="button"], button[type="reset"], button[type="submit"], input[type="reset"], input[type="submit"], input[type="button"] { font-weight: bold; } ]]></programlisting> - <para>All the changes that were planned to be preformed are done and now you can proceed to building the new PlugnSkinDemo skin and import it into the project. - As you read in the previous section, the skin should be built in the "P-n-S" folder of the skin project be executing <code>mvn clean install</code> command. This procedure results in creating a "target" folder that contains a .jar file with a compiled new skin, it our case the file is named "P-n-S-1.0.-SNAPSHOT.jar". - The next step is to import the new PlugnSkinDemo skin into the project.</para> - <para>What you need to do, in order to have the new skin imported to the project is to</para> - <itemizedlist> - - <listitem><para>Copy the "P-n-S-1.0.-SNAPSHOT.jar" file to the "\WebContent\WEB-INF\lib\" folder.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Add the new skin's name to the "web.xml" file. It is done like this</para> - -<programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ + <para>All the changes that were planned to be preformed are done and now you can + proceed to building the new PlugnSkinDemo skin and import it into the project. + As you read in the previous section, the skin should be built in the + "P-n-S" folder of the skin project be executing <code>mvn + clean install</code> command. This procedure results in creating a + "target" folder that contains a .jar file with a compiled new + skin, it our case the file is named "P-n-S-1.0.-SNAPSHOT.jar". + The next step is to import the new PlugnSkinDemo skin into the project.</para> + <para>What you need to do, in order to have the new skin imported to the project is + to</para> + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para>Copy the "P-n-S-1.0.-SNAPSHOT.jar" file to the + "\WebContent\WEB-INF\lib\" folder.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Add the new skin's name to the "web.xml" + file. It is done like this</para> + + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ <context-param> <param-name>org.ajax4jsf.SKIN</param-name> <param-value>PlugnSkinDemo</param-value> </context-param> ]]></programlisting> - - - - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - -<para> - - Please, do not forget that standard controls skinning has to be enabled in the "web.xml" file, which can be done by adding the following code to the "web.xml" file: - </para> - - - <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ + + + + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + + <para> Please, do not forget that standard controls skinning has to be enabled in + the "web.xml" file, which can be done by adding the following + code to the "web.xml" file: </para> + + + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[ <context-param> <param-name>org.richfaces.CONTROL_SKINNING</param-name> <param-value>enable</param-value> </context-param> ]]></programlisting> - <para>The result of both action is displayed on the figure below.</para> - - - - <figure> - <title>Plug-n-Skin feature in action. </title> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="images/PlugnSkinDemo.png"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </figure> -</section> + <para>The result of both action is displayed on the figure below.</para> + + + + <figure> + <title>Plug-n-Skin feature in action. </title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/PlugnSkinDemo.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </figure> + </section> </section> </section> <section id="statemanagerapi"> <title>State Manager API</title> - <para> - JSF has an advanced navigation mechanism that allows you to define navigation from view to view. - Navigation happens in a Web Application when a user tries to switch from one page to another page - either by clicking a button, a hyperlink, or another command component. - But there is no switch mechanism between some logical states of the same view. - For example in <property>Login/Register dialog</property> an existing user signs in with his user name and password, - but if a new user registers an additional field "Confirm" is displayed, - buttons labels and methods are changed when the user clicks "To register" link: - </para> + <para> JSF has an advanced navigation mechanism that allows you to define navigation from + view to view. Navigation happens in a Web Application when a user tries to switch from + one page to another page either by clicking a button, a hyperlink, or another command + component. But there is no switch mechanism between some logical states of the same + view. For example in <property>Login/Register dialog</property> an existing user signs + in with his user name and password, but if a new user registers an additional field + "Confirm" is displayed, buttons labels and methods are changed when + the user clicks "To register" link: </para> <figure> - <title> - Login Dialog - </title> + <title> Login Dialog </title> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="images/stateapi1.png"/> @@ -4488,9 +3593,7 @@ </mediaobject> </figure> <figure> - <title> - Register Dialog - </title> + <title> Register Dialog </title> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="images/stateapi2.png"/> @@ -4498,41 +3601,34 @@ </mediaobject> </figure> <para> - <property>RichFaces State API</property> allows easily to define some set of states for the pages and any properties for this states. - </para> - <para> - Actually States is a <property>map</property> where the entry key is a name of the State and the value is a State map. - Particular State map has entries with some names as keys and any objects as values that are used after the state activation. - Thus, in the State map you could define any values, method bindings, or just some simple state variables (constants) - which have different values for every State. - </para> + <property>RichFaces State API</property> allows easily to define some set of states for + the pages and any properties for this states. </para> + <para> Actually States is a <property>map</property> where the entry key is a name of the + State and the value is a State map. Particular State map has entries with some names as + keys and any objects as values that are used after the state activation. Thus, in the + State map you could define any values, method bindings, or just some simple state + variables (constants) which have different values for every State. </para> <figure> - <title> - RichFaces State API - </title> + <title> RichFaces State API </title> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="images/stateapi3.png"/> </imageobject> </mediaobject> </figure> - <para> - One of the most convenience features of the <property>RichFaces State API</property> is a navigation between states. - The <property>RichFaces State API</property> implements states change as the standard JSF navigation. - Action component just returns outcome and the RichFaces State API - <property>extension for the JSF navigation handler</property> - checks whether this outcome is registered as a <property>state change outcome</property> or not. - If the <property>state change outcome</property> is found the corresponding state is activated. - Otherwise the standard navigation handling is called. - </para> - <para> - In order to use <property>RichFaces State API</property> you should follow the next steps: - </para> + <para> One of the most convenience features of the <property>RichFaces State API</property> + is a navigation between states. The <property>RichFaces State API</property> implements + states change as the standard JSF navigation. Action component just returns outcome and + the RichFaces State API <property>extension for the JSF navigation handler</property> + checks whether this outcome is registered as a <property>state change outcome</property> + or not. If the <property>state change outcome</property> is found the corresponding + state is activated. Otherwise the standard navigation handling is called. </para> + <para> In order to use <property>RichFaces State API</property> you should follow the next + steps: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para> - Register State Manager EL resolver and navigation handler in the <property>faces-config.xml</property>: - </para> + <para> Register State Manager EL resolver and navigation handler in the + <property>faces-config.xml</property>: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <application> <navigation-handler>org.richfaces.ui.application.StateNavigationHandler</navigation-handler> @@ -4541,9 +3637,8 @@ ...]]></programlisting> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - Register an additional application factory in the <property>faces-config.xml</property>: - </para> + <para> Register an additional application factory in the + <property>faces-config.xml</property>: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <factory> <application-factory>org.richfaces.ui.application.StateApplicationFactory</application-factory> @@ -4551,9 +3646,7 @@ ...]]></programlisting> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - Register two managed beans in the <property>faces-config.xml</property>: - </para> + <para> Register two managed beans in the <property>faces-config.xml</property>: </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <managed-bean> <managed-bean-name>state</managed-bean-name> @@ -4571,9 +3664,8 @@ <managed-bean-scope>none</managed-bean-scope> </managed-bean> ...]]></programlisting> - <para> - One bean ("config") defines and stores states as it is shown in the following example: - </para> + <para> One bean ("config") defines and stores states as it is + shown in the following example: </para> <programlisting role="JAVA"><![CDATA[... public class Config { @@ -4642,17 +3734,16 @@ return states; } } -...]]></programlisting> - <para> - The other bean ("state") with the type <code>org.richfaces.ui.model.States</code> has - the "states" managed property that is bound to the "config" bean which defines states. - </para> +...]]></programlisting> + <para> The other bean ("state") with the type + <code>org.richfaces.ui.model.States</code> has the + "states" managed property that is bound to the + "config" bean which defines states. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - Use <property>state</property> bindings on the page. See the following example: - </para> - <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... + <para> Use <property>state</property> bindings on the page. See the following + example: </para> + <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... <h:panelGrid columns="3"> <h:outputText value="username" /> <h:inputText value="#{state.bean.name}" id="name" required="true" /> @@ -4665,9 +3756,8 @@ ...]]></programlisting> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para> - To get full <property>Login/Register dialog</property> example, please, - click <ulink url="http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/richfaces/stateAPI.jsf?c=stateAPI">here</ulink>. - </para> + <para> To get full <property>Login/Register dialog</property> example, please, click <ulink + url="http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/richfaces/stateAPI.jsf?c=stateAPI" + >here</ulink>. </para> </section> </chapter>

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Author: cluts Date: 2008-09-01 03:16:00 -0400 (Mon, 01 Sep 2008) New Revision: 10257 Modified: trunk/docs/userguide/en/src/main/docbook/included/tree.xml Log: RF-4300 - corrected code example. Modified: trunk/docs/userguide/en/src/main/docbook/included/tree.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/docs/userguide/en/src/main/docbook/included/tree.xml 2008-08-31 23:23:23 UTC (rev 10256) +++ trunk/docs/userguide/en/src/main/docbook/included/tree.xml 2008-09-01 07:16:00 UTC (rev 10257) @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ </para> <programlisting role="JAVA"><![CDATA[... - <h:form> + <h:form> <rich:tree style="width:300px" value="#{library.data}" var="item" nodeFace="#{item.type}"> <rich:treeNode type="artist" iconLeaf="/images/tree/singer.png" icon="/images/tree/singer.png"> <h:outputText value="#{item.name}" /> @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ </para> <programlisting role="JAVA"><![CDATA[... - <h:form> + <h:form> <rich:tree style="width:300px" value="#{library.data}" var="item" nodeFace="#{item.type}"> <rich:treeNode type="artist" iconLeaf="/images/tree/singer.png" icon="/images/tree/singer.png" rendered="#{item.exist}"> @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ </f:facet> <f:facet name="iconCollapsed"> <h:graphicImage value="/images/tree/singer.png" /> - </f:facet> + </f:facet> <f:facet name="iconExpanded"> <h:graphicImage value="/images/tree/singer.png" /> </f:facet> @@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... -<h:form> +<h:form> <rich:tree style="width:300px" value="#{library.data}" var="item" nodeFace="#{item.type}"> <rich:treeNode type="artist" iconLeaf="/images/tree/singer.png" icon="/images/tree/singer.png"> <h:outputText value="#{item.name}" /> @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ <emphasis role="bold">Example:</emphasis> </para> <programlisting role="JAVA"><![CDATA[ -nodeFace="#{data.name != 'param-value' ? 'artist' : 'album'}" +nodeFace="#{data.name != 'param-value' ? 'artist' : 'album'}" ]]></programlisting> <para>There are some essential points in a <emphasis> <property>"nodeFace"</property> @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... -<h:form> +<h:form> <rich:tree style="width:300px" value="#{library.data}" var="item" nodeFace="#{item.type}"> ... <rich:treeNode type="album" iconLeaf="/images/tree/album.gif" icon="/images/tree/album.gif" @@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ </f:facet> <f:facet name="iconCollapsed"> <h:graphicImage value="/images/tree/singer.png" /> - </f:facet> + </f:facet> <f:facet name="iconExpanded"> <h:graphicImage value="/images/tree/singer.png" /> </f:facet> @@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ </emphasis> these zones completely correspond to tree nodes. So, all dragging nodes should be marked with <emphasis> <property>"dragType"</property> - </emphasis> attribute. + </emphasis> attribute. Then, to mark zone(-s), where the dragging node could be dropped, pass the type of dragging node to the <emphasis> <property>"acceptedTypes"</property> @@ -783,8 +783,8 @@ </para> <programlisting role="XML"><![CDATA[... -<h:form> - <rich:tree style="width:300px" value="#{libraryAjaxTree.data}" nodeFace="#{item.type}" var="item" dropListener="#{libraryAjaxTree.processDrop}" dragIndicator=":treeDragIndicator"> +<h:form> + <rich:tree style="width:300px" value="#{libraryAjaxTree.data}" nodeFace="#{item.type}" var="item" dragIndicator=":treeDragIndicator" dropListener="#{libraryAjaxTree.processDrop}"> <rich:treeNode type="artist" icon="/images/tree/group.png" iconLeaf="/images/tree/group.png" acceptedTypes="album"> <h:outputText value="#{item.name}" /> </rich:treeNode>

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