Registering a Custom Look and Feel

To register a custom look and feel with ADF UIX:

In the UIX configuration file (uix-config.xml), use a <look-and-feel-config> configuration element in the <application-configuration> section to specify a single custom look and feel defined by a look and feel configuration file. Be sure to include the path to the look and feel configuration file.
The path is relative to the servlet context root. For example, if the look and feel configuration file is defined in mycompany-laf.xml under the WEB-INF directory, then the location would be WEB-INF/mycompany-laf.xml.

If the look and feel configuration file is packaged in a JAR file on the web application's class path, then the location would be, for example, org/example/laf/custom/mycompany-laf.xml (where the mycompany-laf.xml configuration file is installed in the org.example.laf.custom package).

For more details about the elements used in configuration, see " UIX Configuration" of the UIX Element Reference. For more information about configuration, refer to the ADF UIX Developer's Guide .

Note: If you do not specify the preferred look and feel for an application, UIX uses the last custom look and feel registered in the UIX configuration file as the default look and feel.

Example


Example in XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>

<configurations xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/uix/config">

  <application-configuration>
    ...
    <!-- Register one or more custom look and feels -->
    <look-and-feels>
      <look-and-feel-config>WEB-INF/mycompany-laf.xml</look-and-feel-config>
      <look-and-feel-config>WEB-INF/yourcompany-laf.xml</look-and-feel-config>
      <look-and-feel-config>WEB-INF/abcxyz-laf.xml</look-and-feel-config>
      ...
    </look-and-feels>
  </application-configuration>

  <default-configuration></default-configuration>

  <configuration></configuration>

</configurations>