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~Evelyn Kiboositerynds

Nov 9, 2012, 2:24 PM

50 Posts

Use theme to set

Category: Styles and Themes
Platform: Windows
Release: 8.5.3
Role: Developer
Tags: dojo,dijit,themes
Replies: 2

I am sure I have seen something somewhere about how to do this but, of course, when I actually want to use it I can't find it anywhere!? Go figger!

How do I use my theme to set the dojo type for a particular control. For instance, I want to set all of my comboBoxes to use dijit.form.ComboBox or my buttons to use dojox.form.BusyButton or dijit.form.Button, etc. I am looking for an example of the <control> syntax.

Thanks

~Cheryl Elhipigenlen

Nov 9, 2012, 7:17 PM

366 Posts

Re: Use theme to set

This is the control syntax for a Theme

    <control>
        <name>(component name)</name>
        <property>
            <name>(property name)</name>
            <value>property value</value>
        </property>
    </control>

so you could add the dojo type properties to the existing button controls.

~Evelyn Kiboositerynds

Nov 16, 2012, 3:50 PM

50 Posts

Re: Use theme to set

Paul,

I understand the basic control syntax. What I don't seem to be able to figure out is what values to use. For instance, the following does not work (but I think it conveys the idea of what I do want to happen):

    <control>
        <name>button</name>
        <property>
            <name>dojoType</name>
            <value>dojox.form.BusyButton</value>
        </property>
    </control>

However, if I assign a themeId of "Button.busyButton", for example, to all of my buttons, then the following does work:

    <control>
        <name>Button.busyButton</name>
        <property>
            <name>dojoType</name>
            <value>dojox.form.BusyButton</value>
        </property>
    </control>

I just don't see what the advantage of that is. I might just as easily set the dojoType on the button itself.