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PrimeFaces Cookbook

You're reading from   PrimeFaces Cookbook Here are over 100 recipes for PrimeFaces, the ultimate JSF framework. It's a great practical introduction to leading-edge Java web development, taking you from the basics right through to writing custom components.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849519281
Length 328 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

PrimeFaces Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Getting Started with PrimeFaces FREE CHAPTER 2. Theming Concept 3. Enhanced Inputs and Selects 4. Grouping Content with Panels 5. Data Iteration Components 6. Endless Menu Variations 7. Working with Files and Images 8. Drag Me, Drop Me 9. Creating Charts and Maps 10. Miscellaneous, Advanced Use Cases Index

Simple ways to create a new theme


We sometimes need to create our own themes instead of using the pre-defined ones. Web applications should often feature a company-specific look and feel, which is constant and preset by company-wide style guides. Creating new themes is easy with PrimeFaces because it is powered by the ThemeRoller CSS framework (http://jqueryui.com/themeroller). ThemeRoller provides a powerful and easy-to-use online visual tool.

In this recipe, we will go on systematically and show all needed steps to create a new theme.

Getting ready

To gain first-hand experience with the ThemeRoller online visual tool, go to the ThemeRoller home page, explore the available theme Gallery, and play with the CSS properties to see changes for jQuery widgets embedded on the page. All CSS changes will be applied on the fly.

How to do it...

The simplest way to make our own theme is to modify one of the existing PrimeFaces themes. Choose one from the PrimeFaces Theme Gallery (http://primefaces.org/themes...

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