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Customizing Padding, Margin and Borders with the Box Model

When styling Views gadgets, each gadget is comprised of four enclosed rectangles, the margin rectangle, the border rectangle, the padding rectangle and finally, the content rectangle. The four rectangles together make up the box model.

Each of the rectangles of the box model are styled with specific CSS attributes including defining the width and height of each of the rectangles. By default, the width and height of the margin, border and padding rectangles are zero.

The absolute width and height of the gadget is determined by the various combined widths and heights of the four rectangles. This definition of width and height is different from the traditional CSS definitions used by browsers where the width and height of the component defines the size of the content region. Additional widths of the padding, border or margin rectangles add to the width and height of the content rectangle. For Views gadgets, with and height define the overall width of the gadget and the widths and heights of the margin, border and padding rectangles reduce the size of the final content area.

Margin Rectangle

The outermost rectangle of the box model is the margin. It provides a transparent space around the gadget. The default width of the margin is zero pixels but is overridden with the margin, margin-top, margin-right, margin-bottom and margin-left attributes. The following are some examples of setting a gadgets margin:

/* Set a 5 pixel margin around all IlvFrames */
IlvFrame {
margin: 5px;
}
/* Set a 5 pixel top and bottom margin and 10 pixel left and right margin around all IlvFrames */
IlvFrame {
margin: 5px 10px;
}
/* Set a 1, 2, 3 and 4 pixel margin on the top, right, bottom and left margins respectively */
IlvFrame {
margin: 1px 2px 3px 4px;
}
/* Set a 1, 2, 3 and 4 pixel margin on the top, right, bottom and left margins using the long form */
IlvFrame {
margin-top: 1px;
margin-right: 2px;
margin-bottom: 3px;
margin-left: 4px;
}

Border Rectangle

The border rectangle is used to draw an optional border inside the margin rectangle but outside the padding rectangle of the gadget. By default, the thickness or width of the border is zero pixels but, as with margin, it is overridden with the border, border-top, border-right, border-bottom and border-left attributes. The width, color, line style and corner radius of the border are styled using the following attributes.

border-style dotted | dashed | solid | double | groove | ridge | inset | outset | none | hidden

Sets the display style of the border for one to four values for each of the border edges (top border, right border, bottom border, left border).

/* Set dashed border for all IlvFrames */
IlvFrame {
border-style: dashed;
}

border-color name | HEX | RGB

The border-color property is used to set the color of the four borders of a gadget. Colors can be set by a name, such as "red", HEX, a hexadecimal value such as #eeff00, an RGB value, such as rgb(238, 255, 0) or transparent. One to four values for each of the border edges (top border, right border, bottom border, left border) can be specified.

/* Set each of the borders of the IlvFrame's to different colors */
IlvFrame {
border-color: red #0f0 rgb(0,255,0) transparent;
}
/* Set the top/bottom left/right borders to red and blue */
IlvFrame {
border-color: red blue;
}
/* Set the border color to green */
IlvFrame {
border-color: green;
}

border(-top | -right | -bottom | -left) border-width border-style border-color

Shorthand border property that allows border width, style and color to be specified at one time. Use border-top, border-right, border-bottom and border-left to define a border style for a specific border edge.

/* Set a 3 pixel red dashed border around all IlvFrames */
IlvFrame {
border: 3px dashed red;
}
/* Set a bottom 2 pixel blue solid border around all IlvFrames */
IlvFrame {
border-bottom: 2px solid blue;
}

border-radius

The border-radius property is used to add rounded corners to the gadget. One to four values for each of the border corners (top border, right border, bottom border, left border) can be specified. A border radius can only be applied to uniform borders that share the same color, width and only on solid, dotted and dashed line styles.

/* Set a 3 pixel border radius for all corners in the gadget */
IlvFrame {
border-radius: 3px;
}
/* Set a 2, 3, 4 and 5 pixel border radius for the corners in the gadget */
IlvFrame {
border-radius: 2px 3px 4px 5px;
}

Padding Rectangle

The padding property is used to define space around the gadget's content and inside the border. As with margin, padding can be defined for each edge of the gadget or all of them at once. The default width of the padding is zero pixels but is overridden with the padding, padding-top, padding-right, padding-bottom and padding-left attributes. The following are some examples:

/* Set a 5 pixel padding around all IlvFrames */
IlvFrame {
padding: 5px;
}
/* Set a 5 pixel top and bottom padding and 10 pixel left and right padding around all IlvFrames */
IlvFrame {
padding: 5px 10px;
}
/* Set a 1, 2, 3 and 4 pixel padding on the top, right, bottom and left paddings respectively */
IlvFrame {
padding: 1px 2px 3px 4px;
}
/* Set a 1, 2, 3 and 4 pixel padding on the top, right, bottom and left paddings using the long form */
IlvFrame {
padding-top: 1px;
padding-right: 2px;
padding-bottom: 3px;
padding-left: 4px;
}

Content Rectangle

The content region of a gadget is the inner most rectangle. It is the region left after the space from the margin, border and padding have been subtracted from the overall width and height of the gadget. This definition of width and height of the content region is different from the traditional CSS definitions used by browsers where the width and height of the component defines the size of the content region.

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Customizing Foreground and Background Colors

Text color and background colors are controlled with the color and background-color CSS attributes. For example, to set the color of all IlvButton gadgets to blue the following CSS rule would be used.

IlvButton {
color: blue;
}

To change all the background colors to #cecece simply add background-color to the rule.

IlvButton {
color: blue;
background-color: #cecece;
}

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Setting Background Images

A background image can be set on a gadget with the background-image property. Background images are drawn inside the border rectangle. The size of the image is controlled with the background-size property. By default, the auto property value is used. The following background size property values are supported:

Value Description
auto Default value. The background image is displayed in its original size.
length Sets the width and height of the background image. If only one value is given, the second one is set to "auto".
percentage Sets the width and height of the background image as a percentage of the space of the gadget.
cover Resize the background image to cover the entire gadget. This may result in the image being stretched or clipped.
contain Resize the background image so that it is fully visible within the gadget.

Here are some examples of setting backgrounds with CSS.

/* Specify the background image to be logo.png. Size is auto, the size of the image. */
IlvFrame {
background-image: url(/images/logo.png);
}
/* Set the background to logo.png and set the width to 300 pixels and height to 200 pixels. */
IlvFrame {
background-image: url(/images/logo.png);
background-size: 300px 200px;
}

The starting position of background is controlled with the background-position property. By default, the background-image is placed in the top-left corner of a gadget and is repeated both verrtically and horizontally. The following property values are supported:

Value Description
left top Position the background image from the left top.
left center Position the background image from the left center.
left bottom Position the background image from the left bottom.
right top Position the background image from the right top.
right center Position the background image from the right center.
right bottom Position the background image from the right bottom.
center top Position the background image from the center top.
center center Position the background image from the center center.
center bottom Position the background image from the center bottom.
x% y% Position the image at the specified horizontal percentage across the gadget and vertical percentage down the gadget. The top left corner is 0% 0% and the right bottom is at 100% 100%. The default is 0% 0%. If only one value is specified the other will be set to 50%.
xpos ypos Position the image at the specified horizontal percentage across the gadget and vertical percentage down the gadget. The top left corner is 0% 0% and the right bottom is at 100% 100%. The default is 0% 0%. If only one value is specified the other will be set to 50%.
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit Inherit this property from its parent.

Here are some examples of setting background position with CSS.

/* Specify the background image to be logo.png and centers the image within the frame. */
IlvFrame {
background-image: url(/images/logo.png);
background-position: center center;
}
/* Set the background to logo.png and sets its starting position to 30 pixels horizontally and 60 pixels vertically. */
IlvFrame {
background-image: url(/images/logo.png);
background-position: 30px 60px;
}

Customizing Gadgets

This section provides examples on customizing Views gadgets using Style Sheets.

IlvArrowButton

IlvArrowButton gadgets subclass IlvButton and are used to display an arrow. They are a subcomponent of IlvSpinBox gadgets. An IlvArrowButton gadget is styled using the box model. It also supports selector states IlvArrowButton:active, IlvArrowButton:disabled, and IlvArrowButton:enabled.

An IlvArrowButton with specific directional internal type can be referred to by using the class accessors:

  • IlvArrowButton.left
  • IlvArrowButton.right
  • IlvArrowButton.up
  • IlvArrowButton.down

IlvArrowButton has support for Focus subcomponent and it is accessed through the CSS rule IlvArrowButton > Focus.

See IlvSpinBox for examples of styling IlvArrowButton gadgets.

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IlvButton

Buttons are rectangular areas that users can click. They are comprised of three regions, an outer button layer, a middle message item layer used to display text on the button and an outer focus area.

An IlvButton gadget is styled using the box model. All non-inherited text styling must be set with the IlvMessageLabel selector. The following example styles the overall outer button, and the inner IlvMessageItem area.

IlvButton {
color: #4F2222;
background-color: #FFAAAA;
border: 4px #CC8888 solid;
padding: 5px;
margin: 1px;
}
/* IlvButton has an internal item that can also be styled: */
IlvButton IlvMessageItem {
border: 4px #CC8888 solid;
background-color: #FFCCCC;
margin-right: 20px;
margin-left: 20px;
padding: 5px;
}

The following image shows the styling of the button using the above CSS rules.

Button click and hover styles can also be styled using the :active and :hover pseudo-classes.

/* Button style during mouse click: */
IlvButton:active IlvMessageItem {
background-color: #FFBBBB;
}
/* Button style on mouse hover: */
IlvButton:hover IlvMessageItem {
background-color: #FFDDDD;
}
IlvButton:hover {
background-color: #FFBBBB;
}
IlvButton:active {
background-color: #FF9999;
}

NOTE: To achieve a proper hover and click effect, the :active pseudo-class rule must be before :hover pseudo-class rule otherwise :hover overrides the :active style.

For a complete example see the IlvButton_css_sample sample application.

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IlvComboBox and IlvScrolledCombobox

The IlvComboBox class combines a text field (IlvTextField) with a pop-up menu displaying a set of predefined entries from which the user can choose. IlvScrolledComboBox is a subclass of IlvComboBox that combines a text field (IlvTextField) with a scrollable string list. The user can enter a character string in the combo box text field, or click on the arrow that appears on the right side of the field to display a string list of the class IlvStringList providing a set of predefined choices.

Both IlvComboBox and IlvScrolledComboBox gadgets are styled using the box model. The following CSS shows how to set the various parts of an IlvComboBox and IlvScrolledComboBox.

/* Style for combo boxes */
IlvComboBox,
IlvScrolledComboBox {
background: GhostWhite;
border: 1px gray solid;
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 12px;
}
/* Style for text field of combo boxes */
IlvComboBox Text,
IlvScrolledComboBox Text {
background: GhostWhite;
border-right: 1px gray solid;
}
/* Style for buttons of combo boxes */
IlvComboBox OpenMenu,
IlvScrolledComboBox OpenMenu {
background: GhostWhite;
background-image: url(css/motif/combobox-openmenu.png);
background-position: center center;
}
/* Style for pressed buttons of combo boxes */
IlvComboBox OpenMenu:active,
IlvScrolledComboBox OpenMenu:active {
background-image: url(css/motif/combobox-openmenu-active.png);
}
/* Border style for combo boxes dropdown list */
IlvComboBox IlvPopupMenu,
IlvScrolledComboBox IlvStringList {
border: 1px gray solid;
}
/* Black text on a white background for combo boxes items */
IlvComboBox IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem,
IlvScrolledComboBox IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem {
background: GhostWhite;
color: black;
padding: 4px;
}
/* White text on a blue background for selected combo boxes items */
IlvComboBox IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem:hover,
IlvScrolledComboBox IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem:active {
background: SteelBlue;
color: white;
}
/* Scrollbar styling for IlvScrolledComboBox */
IlvScrollBar {
padding: 1px;
background: Gainsboro;
}
IlvScrollBar > Slider {
border: 1px white outset;
background: Silver;
}
IlvScrollBar > Scroller {
background-size: 100% 100%;
background: Gainsboro;
}
IlvScrollBar > Scroller.top {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-up32x32.png);
}
IlvScrollBar > Scroller.bottom {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-down32x32.png);
}

The following images show the styling of a IlvComboBox and IlvScrolledComboBox using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvComboBox_css_sample sample application.

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IlvDateField

IlvDateField is a subclass of IlvTextField and defines a specialized text field gadget for editing a date. It is styled using the same CSS rules as IlvTextField.

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IlvDockableContainer

The IlvDockableContainer class is a subclass of IlvPanedContainer for managing docking panes. A docking pane is a pane that can be moved to any dockable area in an interactive way. The following stylable areas exist for IlvDockableContainers.

Element Description
IlvDockableContainer The background of the IlvDockableContainer can be styled with the background properties.
IlvUndockedTopContainer The top container is created when a dockable pane is undocked into a separate window. This top container allows background styling, but because IlvDockableContainer (that was undocked) is drawn over it exactly, it is not visible if IlvDockableContainer container has background set. Using IlvUndockedTopContainer as a selector is useful for selecting an undocked IlvDockableContainer using the IlvUndockedTopContainer > IlvDockableContainer specifier.
IlvUndockedTopContainer > Gripper Specifies the dragging area from where a undocked container can be docked. Grippers support border and background styling. The .vertical css class selector can be used to narrow the selection to vertical grippers.
IlvDockableContainerTitle Specifies the title area of a IlvDockableContainer. IlvDockableContainerTitle supports background styling. It contains a IlvMessageItem gadget which holds the title text and a IlvToolbar that holds a IlvButton object (close button). For styling the IlvMessageItem, IlvToolbar and IlvButton see their respective documentation. IlvDockableContainerTitle has two possible css classes assigned, depending on the orientation: .vertical for a vertical title and .horizontal for a horizontal one. A horizontally docked container has a vertical title bar and vice versa.
IlvDockableContainer > Gripper Specifies the dragging area from where a docked container can be undocked. Grippers support borders and background styling. It can have .vertical and .horizontal css classes assigned depending on its orientation. A horizontally docked container has a vertical gripper and vice versa.

The following CSS demonstrates styling of IlvDockableContainer.

/* Background color for main window of the application */
IlvDockableMainWindow {
background: #34495e;
}
/* Background color for dockable containers */
IlvDockableContainer {
background: White;
}
/* Background color for dockable container that holds menu bar */
IlvDockableContainer#MenuBar {
background: White;
}
/* Background color for undocked containers */
IlvUndockedTopContainer {
background: White;
}
/* Style for slider. A dragging area between panes to resize them */
IlvDockableMainWindow IlvPaneSlider {
background: #2471a3;
border: 1px #3481b3;
}
/* Style for the title of the containers */
IlvDockableContainerTitle {
background: #5499c7;
}
/* Style for a close button of the title and toolbar that holds this button */
IlvDockableContainerTitle IlvButton,
IlvDockableContainerTitle IlvToolbar,
IlvDockableContainerTitle IlvToolbar > IlvMenuItem {
background: #5499c7;
}
/* Style for title label */
IlvDockableContainerTitle IlvMessageItem,
IlvDockableContainerTitle IlvMessageLabel {
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 12px;
color: White;
background: #5499c7;
}
/* Style for active state of the close button */
IlvDockableContainerTitle IlvButton:active IlvMessageItem {
padding-top: 2px;
padding-left: 2px;
}
/* Title height of vertically docked containers */
IlvDockableContainerTitle.vertical {
height: 25px;
}
/* Title width of horizontally docked containers */
IlvDockableContainerTitle.horizontal {
width: 25px;
}
/* Style for Gripper of containers */
IlvUndockedTopContainer Gripper ,
IlvDockableContainer Gripper {
border: 1px #1f618d;
background: #5499c7;
}
/* Height and margins for Gripper of vertically docked containers */
IlvUndockedTopContainer Gripper.vertical{
margin: 4px 16px 4px 16px;
height: 12px;
}
/* Height and margins for Gripper of vertically docked menu bar */
IlvDockableContainer Gripper.vertical{
margin: 2px;
height: 8px;
}
/* Width and margins for Gripper of horizontally docked menu bar */
IlvDockableContainer Gripper.horizontal{
margin: 2px;
width: 8px;
}
/**********************************************
** IlvToolbar
**********************************************/
/* Menu bar background color and border style */
IlvMenuBar {
background: GhostWhite;
border: none;
}
/* Black text on a white background for menu items. Font and padding are also styled. */
IlvMenuBar > IlvMenuItem {
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 12px;
padding: 0px 10px;
background: GhostWhite;
color: black;
border: none;
margin: 2px;
}
/* Black text on a light blue background for active menu items */
IlvMenuBar > IlvMenuItem:active {
background: #c7e7f7;
color: black;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvDockableContainer gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvDockableContainer_css_sample sample application.

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IlvFrame

The IlvFrame class is a gadget class that draws a frame with a label. Overall styling of IlvFrame is accomplished using the box model. An IlvFrame consists of two elements and properties that can be set on the elements:

IlvFrame element - The body element of the IlvFrame, which provides the frame of the gadget. It is styled with the following properties:

  • border
  • background-color
  • background-image
  • padding
  • margin

IlvFrame > IlvMessageItem - The frame label element. It is styled with the following properties:

  • border
  • background-color
  • background-image
  • padding
  • margin
  • font
  • text-align

To make the label overlap with the frame border, it is necessary to move the border down by setting margin-top on the IlvFrame css selector. The label can also be moved by setting the appropriate margins for IlvFrame > IlvMessageItem, but putting negative top margin to move it up onto the frame will result the message label going out of the gadget bounding box and as a result will be clipped.

The following CSS demonstrates styling of IlvFrame.

IlvFrame {
border: 1px solid #020202;
border-radius: 3px;
/* Moving the top of the frame down so it would overlap with the message item */
margin-top: 9px;
}
/* The message item is drawn on top of the frame and will clip the frame's border */
IlvFrame > IlvMessageItem {
margin-left: 10px;
font-style: italic;
border: none;
padding: 2px;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvFrame gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvFrame_css_sample sample application.

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IlvHierarchicalSheet

The IlvHierarchicalSheet class implements a special sheet that handles a tree hierarchy. IlvHierarchicalSheet is a subclass of IlvSheet and all the same CSS properties are supported. In addition to the IlvSheet CSS properties, IlvHierarchicalSheet has stylable tree of gadget items. The following are the stylable elements of the tree:

Element Description
IlvHierarchicalSheet > Line Supports styling the line drawn between menu items with border styling CSS: border-style, border-width and border-color. Opacity is also supported. It is not possible to style horizontal and vertical lines differently and side specific CSS such as border-left-style is not supported. Line has :active state to style line of selected tree item differently from non selected one.
IlvHierarchicalSheet > Button Styles the tree item expand/shrink buttons. Supports styling background, background-image, border, margins, padding. The size of the button is customizable with width and height. Button has :active state to style expanded tree item buttons differently from non expanded buttons.
IlvHierarchicalSheet > IlvTreeGadgetItem Styles the tree items. Styling the IlvTreeGadgetItem is the same as all other IlvGadgetItems. The CSS DOM IlvTreeGadgetItem structure exactly follows the tree.

The following CSS demonstrates styling of IlvHierarchicalSheet.

/* Set border and background style for IlvHierarchicalSheet */
IlvHierarchicalSheet {
background: white;
border: none;
}
/*
* Set border and background style for Content box of IlvHierarchicalSheet
* (The area where the sheet cells are drawn and displayed).
*/
IlvHierarchicalSheet > Content {
background: white;
border: none;
}
/*
* Set style for sheet items. Use *MatrixItem because IlvHierarchicalSheet is derived from IlvMatrix.
* Use IlvTreeGadgetItem for styling tree items.
*/
IlvHierarchicalSheet > IlvIntMatrixItem,
IlvHierarchicalSheet > IlvTreeGadgetItem,
IlvHierarchicalSheet > IlvLabelMatrixItem {
color: black;
background: white;
border: none;
}
IlvHierarchicalSheet > IlvIntMatrixItem:active,
IlvHierarchicalSheet > IlvTreeGadgetItem:active {
color: white;
background: lightblue;
}
/*
* Relief items (set with IlvHierarchicalSheet::setItemRelief) have a CSS class relief.
* Styling selected state is done with pseudoclass :active.
*/
IlvHierarchicalSheet > IlvLabelMatrixItem.relief {
border: 2px white outset;
background: #f6f4e9;
}
/* Styling sheet grid line (if IlvHierarchicalSheet::showGrid is set to true) */
IlvHierarchicalSheet > Grid {
border: 1px solid whitesmoke;
}
/*
* Style for the sheet items editors.
* This is an IlvTextField for editing table items.
* This is an IlvEditItemView > IlvEditionTextField for editing tree items.
*/
IlvEditItemView {
background: white;
border: none;
}
IlvEditItemView > IlvEditionTextField,
IlvHierarchicalSheet > IlvTextField{
background: whitesmoke;
color: black;
border: 1px solid gray;
}
IlvEditItemView > IlvEditionTextField > Text,
IlvHierarchicalSheet > IlvTextField > Text{
border: none;
}
/* Style for the line drawn between tree items */
IlvHierarchicalSheet > Line {
border: 1px solid gray;
}
/* Style for the expand button of tree item */
IlvHierarchicalSheet > Button {
background-image: url(css/views/plus-sign9x9.png);
background-position: center center;
background-size: 100% 100%;
width: 9px;
height: 9px;
background-color: LightBlue;
border: 1px solid gray;
}
/* Style for the shrink button of tree item */
IlvHierarchicalSheet > Button:active {
background-image: url(css/views/minus-sign9x9.png);
}
/* Style for relief lines */
IlvHierarchicalSheet > MatrixRelief,
IlvHierarchicalSheet > TitleRelief,
IlvHierarchicalSheet > RowRelief,
IlvHierarchicalSheet > ColumnRelief {
border: none;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvHierarchicalSheet gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvHierarchicalSheet_css_sample sample application.

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IlvMatrix

The IlvMatrix gadgets define a rectangular grid, made up of rows and columns, which can contain many different types of matrix objects, called matrix items. Matrix items include labels, graphic objects, and other gadgets. Overall styling of IlvMatrix is accomplished using the box model. The IlvMatrix also has a content and focus layer that are styled with the IlvMatrix > Content and IlvMatrix > Focus subcomponent selectors respectively.

IlvMatrix scrollbars are styled with the IlvMatrix > IlvScrollBar subcontrol. See IlvScrollBar for styling scrollbars including the specific vertical and horizontal specific style sheet rules.

Individual IlvMatrix cell objects are styled using the IlvMatrix > IlvAbstractMatrixItem selector. Only border, background and margin style attributes are supported on individual cell objects. Several matrix cell objects support more specific styling, as referenced in the table below.

Matrix Cell Object Description
IlvLabelMatrixItem Only supports border, background and margin style attributes.
IlvIntMatrixItem Only supports border, background and margin style attributes.
IlvFloatMatrixItem Only supports border, background and margin style attributes.
IlvGadgetMatrixItem Supports border, background and margin style attributes as well as padding. Child item colors are also stylable.
IlvGadgetItemMatrixItem Only supports border, background and margin style attributes. Child item colors are stylable.
IlvBitmapMatrixItem Only supports border, background and margin style attributes.
IlvGraphicMatrixItem Supports border, background and margin style attributes as well as padding.
IlvFilledLabelMatrixItem Only supports border, background and margin style attributes.
IlvFilledIntMatrixItem Only supports border, background and margin style attributes.
IlvFilledFloatMatrixItem Only supports border, background and margin style attributes.

IlvMatrix gadget item reliefs, set with IlvMatrix::setItemRelief, are styled through the CSS class relief selector.

Matrix item selected states are styled with the :active pseudo class.

The IlvMatrix grid is styled using the IlvMatrix > Grid selector and border styling attribute. Grids must have been turned on using IlvMatrix::showGrid. In addition to controling padding and margins for IlvLabelMatrixItem items, there is also a default spacing between matrix cells of 1 pixel. Use IlvMatrix::setSpacing to adjust this additional spacing.

IlvMatrix text editors are styled using the IlvMatrix > IlvTextField selector. See IlvTextField for more information on how to style text fields.

The following CSS demonstrates styling of IlvMatrix and matrix items within it.

/* Set border and background style for IlvMatrix */
IlvMatrix {
background: white;
border: none;
}
/*
* Set border and background style for Content box of IlvMatrix
* (The area where the matrix cells are drawn and displayed).
*/
IlvMatrix > Content {
background: white;
border: none;
}
/* Set style for matrix items */
IlvLabelMatrixItem {
color: black;
background: whitesmoke;
border: none;
}
IlvIntMatrixItem {
color: black;
background: white;
border: none;
}
IlvLabelMatrixItem:active {
color: white;
background: lightblue;
}
/*
* Relief items (set with matrix::setItemRelief) have a CSS class relief.
* Styling selected state is done with pseudoclass :active.
*/
.relief {
border: 2px white outset;
background: #f6f4e9;
}
.relief:active {
border: 2px white inset;
background: #d9d6d1;
}
/* Styling matrix grid line (if IlvMatrix::showGrid is set to true) */
IlvMatrix > Grid {
border: 1px black solid;
}
/* Style for the matrix item editor. This is an IlvTextField for editing items */
IlvMatrix > IlvTextField{
background: white;
color: black;
border: 1px solid gray;
}
IlvMatrix > IlvTextField > Text{
border: none;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvMatrix gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvMatrix_css_sample sample application.

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IlvMenuBar

The IlvMenuBar gadget provides a menu bar that is composed of a number of items that provide access to menus from which the user can select a command. An IlvMenuBar gadget is styled using borders, background, background-image, padding and margin properties of the box model. Menu bar scrollers, indicators used when elements do not fit into the menu bar, menu items separators and popup menus are styled using the following selectors:

Selector Description
IlvMenuBar.vertical Select vertical menus for styling.
IlvMenuBar.horizontal Select horizontal menus for styling.
IlvMenuBar > Scroller Style the scrollers when elements do not fit into the menu bar. Scrollers support margin, border, background and background-image properties. Scroller size can be set with width for horizontal scrollers and height for vertical ones.
IlvMenuBar > Scroller.top Style top scrollers used on vertical menus.
IlvMenuBar > Scroller.bottom Style bottom scrollers used on vertical menus.
IlvMenuBar > Scroller.left Style left scrollers used on horizontal menus.
IlvMenuBar > Scroller.right Style right scrollers used on horizontal menus.
IlvMenuBar > IlvMenuItem Style individual menu items using the common border, padding, margin, background and font properties. Individual rows can be separately styled with :nth-child selector. Use :active and :disabled state selectors to style the specific states. IlvMenuItem icons are defined with the background-image property. IlvMenuItem accelerators are not stylable.
IlvMenuBar > IlvSeparatorItem Style IlvSeparatorItem items using any of the common border, padding, margin and background properties. The size of the IlvSeparatorItem can be configured with padding and margin.
IlvMenuBar > IlvMenuItem > IlvPopupMenu Apply styling to submenus. See IlvPopupMenu for more details.

The following CSS rules provide examples on how to style an IlvMenuBar and subgadgets within it.

/* Menu bar background color and border style */
IlvMenuBar {
background: GhostWhite;
border: 1px gray solid;
}
/* Black text on a white background for menu items. Font and padding are also styled. */
IlvMenuBar > IlvMenuItem {
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 12px;
padding: 0px 10px;
background: GhostWhite;
color: black;
border: none;
}
/* Black text on a light blue background for active menu items */
IlvMenuBar > IlvMenuItem:active {
background: #c7e7f7;
color: black;
}
/* Menu separator style */
IlvMenuBar > IlvSeparatorItem {
border: 1px white inset;
}
/* Submenu border style */
IlvPopupMenu {
border: 1px gray solid;
}
/* Black text on a white background for submenu items */
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem {
background: GhostWhite;
color: black;
padding: 2px 4px;
border: none;
}
/* White text on a blue background for submenu items on hover */
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem:hover {
background: SteelBlue;
color: white;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvMenuBar gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvMenuBar_css_sample sample application.

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IlvMenuItem

The IlvMenuItem gadget implements the items appearing in pop-up menus (IlvPopupMenu) or in menu bars (IlvMenuBar, IlvToolBar). A menu item displays a label, a bitmap, a graphic object and can be used as a separator. An IlvMenuItem gadget is styled using borders, background, background-image, padding and margin properties of the box model.
IlvMenuItem icons are defined with the background-image property. IlvMenuItem accelerators are not stylable. See IlvMenuBar and IlvToolBar for more details and examples of styling IlvMenuItem gadgets.

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IlvMessageLabel

Message labels are used to display a message and an optional bitmap. They are constructed of an outer main label box area and an internal IlvMessageItem area that displays the label text. An IlvMessageLabel gadget is styled using the box model. All non-inherited text styling must be set with the IlvMessageItem selector.

IlvMessageLabel {
color: #4F2222;
background-color: #FFAAAA;
border: 4px #CC8888 solid;
padding: 5px;
margin: 1px;
}
/* IlvMessageLabel has an internal item that can also be styled: */
IlvMessageLabel IlvMessageItem {
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 16px;
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: underline;
border: 4px #CC8888 solid;
background-color: #FFCCCC;
margin-right: 20px;
margin-left: 20px;
padding: 5px;
}
IlvMessageLabel IlvMessageItem:hover {
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 16px;
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: underline;
border: 4px #CC8888 solid;
background-color: red;
margin-right: 20px;
margin-left: 20px;
padding: 5px;
}

For a complete example see the IlvMessageLabel_css_sample sample application.

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IlvNotebook

IlvNotebook is a predefined gadget class that simulates a real notebook. It allows the user to select the pages of the notebook by using the pointing device. An IlvNotebook gadget is styled using the box model. The background of the IlvNotebook can be overwritten by the IlvNotebookPage or the contained IlvGadgetContainer. The following table summarizes the inner regions that can be styled for an IlvNotebook.

Selector Description
IlvNotebook.top
IlvNotebook.bottom
IlvNotebook.left
IlvNotebook.right 		Select the directional css classes referencing the location of the notebook tabs.
IlvNotebook > IlvNotebookPage.horizontal
IlvNotebook > IlvNotebookPage.vertical 		Select the layout of the notebook's tabs.
IlvNotebook > IlvNotebookPage:active
Selects the currently active or selected notebook page.
IlvNotebook > IlvNotebookPage > IlvGadgetContainer Define styles on the internal notebook page container. All box model properties are supported.
IlvNotebook > IlvNotebookPage > IlvNotebookPageItem Select the tabs of the notebook using IlvNotebookPageItem. The following properties are available to style the tab. See the box model for more details about the properties. It is possible to style individual tabs by using the :nth-child() selector.
  • Border properties - The border around the tab. All border properties are supported. * Font properties - The font of the tab's text.
  • background - The background of the tab.
  • background-image - The background image for the tab.
  • margin - The margin around the tab.
  • padding - The padding between the tab's text and border.
  • color - The color of the tab's text.
  • width, height - Allows controlling the size of the tab. If not specified then the size is based on the internal label.
  • :active - If the tab is selected then it has the focus attribute.
IlvNotebook > IlvArrowButton Style the "overflow" button that is displayed when there are too many tabs. The button is used to scroll through the tabs.

The following CSS shows how to style the various parts of an IlvNotebook.

IlvNotebook {
border: none;
padding: 5px;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: normal;
text-decoration: underline;
}
IlvNotebookPage.horizontal IlvNotebookPageItem
{
color: #5a5a5a;
padding-right: 30px;
border: none;
font-family: Roboto;
font-size: 14px;
}
IlvNotebookPage.horizontal > IlvNotebookPageItem:active
{
color: #2F6DB5;
border-bottom: 3px solid #2F6DB5;
font-weight: bold;
}
IlvNotebookPage.horizontal IlvNotebookPageItem:hover
{
color: #2a2a2a;
border-bottom: 3px solid #2F6DB5;
}
IlvMessageLabel > IlvMessageItem {
color: red;
}
IlvNotebook.top
{
border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
margin-top: -1px;
}
IlvTextField
{
border: 1px solid #cccccc;
background-color: #ffffff;
color: #2b2b2b;
}
IlvTextField > Focus
{
border: none;
}
IlvMessageLabel
{
border: 1px solid #BBE9B6;
border-radius: 3px;
background-color: #FAFFFA;
}
IlvMessageLabel IlvMessageItem
{
color: #43AA60;
border: none;
}
IlvGagdetContainer
{
background-color: #fafafa;
}
html > IlvGagdetContainer
{
background-color: #fafafa;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvNotebook gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvNotebook_css_sample sample application.

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IlvNumberField

The IlvNumberField is a subclass of IlvTextField and defines a specialized text field that accommodates numeric values with various formats. It is styled using the same CSS rules as IlvTextField.

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IlvPasswordTextField

This gadget is a specialized IlvTextField text field gadget that allows the user to enter a password by displaying the same special character instead of the characters the user types. It is styled using the same CSS rules as IlvTextField.

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IlvPopupMenu

The IlvPopupMenu gadget is used to provide a list of vertically laid out menu items. As with IlvMenuBar, IlvPopupMenu gadgets are styled using borders, background, background-image, padding and margin properties of the box model. Menu bar scrollers, indicators used when elements do not fit into the menu bar, menu items separators, menu tear off buttons and other parts of the popup menus are styled using the following selectors:

Selector Description
IlvPopupMenu > Scroller Style the scrollers when elements do not fit into the popup menu. Scrollers support margin, border, background and background-image properties. Scroller size can be set with the height property.
IlvPopupMenu > Scroller.top Style top scrollers used on vertical menus.
IlvPopupMenu > Scroller.bottom Style bottom scrollers used on vertical menus.
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem Style individual menu items using the common border, padding, margin, background and font properties. Individual rows can be separately styled with :nth-child selector. Use :hover and :disabled state selectors to style the specific states.
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem > IlvPopupMenu Apply styling to submenus. See IlvPopupMenu for more details.
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem > SubMenuSign Allows adding a styled arrow to menu items that have a submenu. Supports background, background-image, margin, padding and border properties.
IlvPopupMenu > IlvSeparatorItem Style IlvSeparatorItem items using any of the common border, padding, margin and background properties. The size of the IlvSeparatorItem can be configured with padding and margin.
IlvPopupMenu > IlvTearOffItem Style the men tearoff button. Also supports the :hover and :disabled styling states.
IlvPopupMenu > Focus Styling for the focus layer only appears when clicking on an IlvPopupMenu not attached to a Views gadget, such as an IlvComboBox.

The following CSS rules provide examples on how to style an IlvPopupMenu and subgadgets within it.

/* Menu font and border style */
IlvPopupMenu {
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 12px;
border: 1px gray solid;
background: GhostWhite;
}
/* Black text on a white background for menu items */
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem, IlvPopupMenu > IlvToggleMenuItem, IlvPopupMenu > IlvRadioMenuItem {
background: GhostWhite;
color: black;
padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px;
margin: 1px;
}
/* White text on a blue background for menu items on hover */
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem:hover, IlvPopupMenu > IlvToggleMenuItem:hover, IlvPopupMenu > IlvRadioMenuItem:hover {
background: SteelBlue;
color: white;
}
/* CheckBox styling */
IlvToggleMenuItem > CheckBox, IlvRadioMenuItem > CheckBox {
width: 12px;
height: 12px;
border: 1px solid black;
background: GhostWhite;
}
IlvToggleMenuItem:hover > CheckBox, IlvRadioMenuItem:hover > CheckBox {
background-color: SteelBlue;
border: 1px solid white;
}
IlvRadioMenuItem > CheckBox {
border-radius: 7px;
}
/* CheckMark styling. */
IlvToggleMenuItem > CheckMark {
margin: 1px 0px 0px 1px;
}
IlvToggleMenuItem:checked > CheckMark {
background-position: center;
background-image: url(css/vx/toggle-check.png);
}
IlvToggleMenuItem:checked:hover > CheckMark {
background-position: center;
background-image: url(css/vx/toggle-check-white.png);
}
IlvRadioMenuItem > CheckMark {
border-radius: 7px;
}
IlvRadioMenuItem:checked > CheckMark {
background-position: center;
background-color: white;
background-image: url(css/views/radio-check.png);
}
IlvRadioMenuItem:checked:hover > CheckMark {
background-position: center;
background-color: SteelBlue;
background-image: url(css/views/radio-check-white.png);
}
/* Gray text for disabled items */
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem:disabled {
color: gray;
}
/* Set image for sub-menu sign */
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem > SubMenuSign {
background-position: center;
background-image: url(css/vx/submenu-arrow.png);
}
/* Set image for SubMenuSign on hover */
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem:hover > SubMenuSign {
background-position: center;
background-image: url(css/vx/submenu-arrow-selected.png);
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvPopupMenu gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvPopupMenu_css_sample sample application.

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IlvScrollBar

The IlvScrollBar gadget displays a rectangular area that contains two direction arrows, one at each end, and a slider that refers to a range. It is mainly used to scroll parts of windows. An IlvScrollBar gadget is styled using the box model. Inner elements within the scrollbar are styled with the following selectors:

Selector Description
IlvScrollBar > Scroller Style the button that advances the scrollbar when pressed. Active, enabled and disabled states are styled with the :active, :enabled and :disabled selectors.
IlvScrollBar > Scroller.top Specify styling on only the top Scroller button.
IlvScrollBar > Scroller.bottom Specify styling on only the bottom Scroller button.
IlvScrollBar > Scroller.left Specify styling on only the left Scroller button.
IlvScrollBar > Scroller.right Specify styling on only the right Scroller button.
IlvScrollBar > Slider Style scrollbar sliders using the Slider selector.
IlvScrollBar > Focus Style scrollbar focus subcomponents.

The following CSS rules provide examples on how to style an IlvScrollBar and subgadgets within it.

/* Border style and font for string list */
IlvStringList {
border: 1px gray solid;
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 12px;
}
/* GhostWhite background for content */
IlvStringList > Content {
background: GhostWhite;
}
/* Black text on a GhostWhite background for string list items */
IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem {
background: GhostWhite;
color: black;
padding: 4px;
}
/* Black text on a white background for odd string list items */
IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem:nth-child(odd) {
background: white;
color: black;
}
/* White text on a blue background for selected string list items */
IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem:active {
background: SteelBlue;
color: white;
}
/* Dotted border frame for focused string list items */
IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem:focus {
border: 1px gray dotted;
}
/* Scrollbar styling for string list */
IlvScrollBar {
padding: 1px;
background: Gainsboro;
}
/* Set border and background style for slider */
IlvScrollBar > Slider {
border: 1px white outset;
background: Silver;
}
/* Set style for scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvScrollBar > Scroller {
background-size: 100% 100%;
background: Gainsboro;
}
/* Set style for top scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvScrollBar > Scroller.top {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-up32x32.png);
}
/* Set style for bottom scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvScrollBar > Scroller.bottom {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-down32x32.png);
}

For a complete examples see the IlvStringList_css_sample, IlvText_css_sample and IlvComboBox_css_sample sample applications.

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IlvScrolledView

The IlvScrolledView class is a predefined gadget container class that lets you create scrolled views. This class builds the necessary view hierarchy to create a window with scroll bars. The stylable portions of the IlvScrolledView are defined in the following table.

Stylable Area Description
IlvScrolledView Supports background styling. The area is only visible in the corner between the scrollbars but is the size of the entire view.
IlvScrolledView > IlvView Supports background styling for the "clip view" area of the IlvScrolledView. In code, this is the area returned by calls to IlvScrolledView::getClipView() The clip view background is only visible when the IlvScrolledView is bigger than the view being scrolled.
IlvScrolledView > IlView > IlvAbstractView Supports background styling of the view that was set to be scrolled. It is set as a child of the clip view.
IlvScrolledView > IlvScrollBar Used to style the scroll bars. See IlvScrollBar for styling properties.

The following CSS demonstrates styling of IlvScrolledView and items within it.

/* IlvScrolledView */
IlvScrolledView {
background: Gainsboro;
}
IlvScrolledView > IlvView {
background: GhostWhite;
}
IlvScrolledView > IlvView > IlvGadgetContainer {
background: GhostWhite;
}
IlvScrolledView > IlvView > IlvGadgetContainer > IlvMessageLabel {
border: none;
}
IlvScrolledView > IlvView > IlvGadgetContainer > IlvMessageLabel > IlvMessageItem {
font-style: italic;
border: none;
}
/* Scrollbar styling for scrolled view */
IlvScrolledView > IlvScrollBar {
padding: 1px;
background: Gainsboro;
}
/* Set border and background style for slider */
IlvScrolledView > IlvScrollBar > Slider {
border: 1px white outset;
background: Silver;
}
/* Set style for scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvScrolledView > IlvScrollBar > Scroller {
background-size: 100% 100%;
background: Gainsboro;
}
/* Set style for top scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvScrolledView > IlvScrollBar > Scroller.top {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-up32x32.png);
}
/* Set style for bottom scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvScrolledView > IlvScrollBar > Scroller.bottom {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-down32x32.png);
}
/* Set style for left scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvScrolledView > IlvScrollBar > Scroller.left {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-left32x32.png);
}
/* Set style for right scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvScrolledView > IlvScrollBar > Scroller.right {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-right32x32.png);
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvScrolledView gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvScrolledView_css_sample sample application.

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IlvSheet

The IlvSheet class is a special kind of IlvMatrix that surrounds fixed rows and columns with a relief border to distinguish them from other cells. This class lets you resize rows and columns by using drag and drop. IlvSheet supports all the same CSS properties as IlvMatrix. In addition, IlvSheet allows its relief borders to be styled using the following border properties:

IlvSheet Relief Description
IlvSheet > ColumnRelief Style the relief border around all of the fixed columns but not the area that is fixed by both rows and columns.
IlvSheet > RowRelief Style the relief border around all of the fixed rows.
IlvSheet > TitleRelief Style the relief border around all common cells between fixed rows and columns.
IlvSheet > MatrixRelief Style the relief border around the non-fixed cells.

The following CSS demonstrates styling of IlvSheet and relief items within it.

/* Set border and background style for IlvSheet */
IlvSheet {
background: white;
border: none;
}
/*
* Set border and background style for Content box of IlvSheet
* (The area where the sheet cells are drawn and displayed).
*/
IlvSheet > Content {
background: white;
border: none;
}
/* Set style for sheet items. Use *MatrixItem because IlvSheet is derived from IlvMatrix */
IlvLabelMatrixItem, IlvIntMatrixItem {
color: black;
background: white;
border: none;
}
/*
* Relief items (set with IlvSheet::setItemRelief) have a CSS class relief.
* Styling selected state is done with pseudoclass :active.
*/
IlvLabelMatrixItem.relief, IlvIntMatrixItem.relief {
border: 2px white outset;
background: #f6f4e9;
}
/* Styling sheet grid line (if IlvSheet::showGrid is set to true) */
IlvSheet > Grid {
border: 1px black solid;
}
/* Style for the sheet item editor. This is an IlvTextField for editing items */
IlvSheet > IlvTextField {
background: whitesmoke;
color: black;
border: 1px solid gray;
}
IlvSheet > IlvTextField > Text {
border: none;
}
IlvSheet > ColumnRelief {
border: 2px white outset;
}
IlvSheet > RowRelief {
border: 2px white outset;
}
IlvSheet > TitleRelief {
border: 2px white outset;
}
IlvSheet > MatrixRelief {
border: 2px white outset;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvSheet gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvSheet_css_sample sample application.

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IlvSlider

The IlvSlider class displays a rectangle containing a slider box that indicates a value. The slider box can be moved by dragging it along the slider area, therefore changing the current slider value.

An IlvSlider gadget is styled using the margin, border, padding, background, and background-image properties of the box model. Subgadgets within the IlvSlider are referenced as defined in the following table:

Value Description
IlvSlider Style the overall slider using the following properties:
* margin
* border
* padding
* background
* background-image
* :active - If the thumb is clicked then the IlvSlider has the active state
* :hover - If the IlvSlider is hovered over then the IlvSlider will go into hover state
IlvSlider > Track Use the Track subcontrol to style the rectable of the slider track. The following properties can be used to style the track:
* border properties - The border around the track rectangle. Supports all border properties
* background - background of the track rectangle.
* background-image - Background image of the track rectangle.
* background-position - Position of background track rectangle.
* margins - Allows to set the desired size and position of the track
IlvSlider > Thumb Use the Thumb subcontrol to style the rectable portion of the slider cursor. The following properties can be used to style the thumb.
* border properties - The border around the thumb. Supports all border properties
* background - Background of the thumb.
* background-image - Background image of the thumb.
* background-position - Position of background image.
* margin - Margins around the thumb
IlvSlider.horizontal > Thumb Style the width of the Thumb with the width property. The width is usually equal to background-image width.
IlvSlider.vertical > Thumb Style the height of the Thumb with the height property. The height is usually equal to background-image height.
IlvSlider > Focus Select the Focus subcomponent for styling. The Focus area is a box area that is 2 pixels bigger than the gadget in every direction. The box is drawn over the gadget when the gadget has focus. It supports only border styling and margin.

IlvSlider has the following CSS classes associated with them to define their orientation. You can use the following selectors to select either horizontal or vertical slider.

  • IlvSlider.vertical
  • IlvSlider.horizontal

The following CSS demonstrates styling of IlvSlider and relief items within it.

/* Off-white background for the window and the slider */
IlvGadgetContainer {
background: #f0f0f0;
}
IlvSlider {
background: #f0f0f0;
border: none;
}
/* Set thumb icon for horizontal slider.
* Set thumb width equal to icon width and center it vertically with background-position.
*/
IlvSlider.horizontal Thumb {
background-position: 0px 6px;
background-image: url(css/winxp/slider-thumb.png);
width: 11px;
}
/* Another thumb icon for hover state. */
IlvSlider.horizontal:hover Thumb {
background-image: url(css/winxp/slider-thumb-hover.png);
}
/* Another thumb icon for active state. */
IlvSlider.horizontal:active Thumb {
background-image: url(css/winxp/slider-thumb-clicked.png);
}
/* Set thumb icon for vertical slider.
* Set thumb height equal to icon height and center it horizontally with background-position.
*/
IlvSlider.vertical Thumb {
background-position: 4px 0px;
background-image: url(css/winxp/slider-thumb-v.png);
height: 11px;
}
/* Another thumb icon for hover state. */
IlvSlider.vertical:hover Thumb {
background-image: url(css/winxp/slider-thumb-hover-v.png);
}
/* Another thumb icon for active state. */
IlvSlider.vertical:active Thumb {
background-image: url(css/winxp/slider-thumb-clicked-v.png);
}
/* Let the track to be solid bar */
IlvSlider Track {
border: 1px #0078d7 solid;
background: #0078d7;
}
/* Shrink the horizontal track vertically to a height of 2 pixels.
* IlvSlider content height minus margins: 30 - 14*2 = 2
*/
IlvSlider.horizontal Track {
margin: 14px 0px;
}
/* Shrink the vertical track horizontally to a width of 2 pixels.
* IlvSlider content width minus margins: 30 - 14*2 = 2
*/
IlvSlider.vertical Track {
margin: 0px 14px;
}
/* Focus rectangle styling */
IlvSlider Focus {
border: 1px lightgray dotted;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvSlider gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvSlider_css_sample sample application.

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IlvSpinBox

IlvSpinBox gadgets define a composite gadget made up of two IlvArrowButton buttons and several fields of the type IlvTextField or IlvNumberField. An IlvSpinBox gadget is styled using the box model. Subgadgets within the IlvSpinBox are referenced as defined in the following table:

Value Description
IlvSpinBox IlvTextField Reference IlvTextField subgadget
IlvSpinBox IlvNumberField Reference IlvNumberField subgadget
IlvSpinBox IlvArrowButton Reference Up and Down IlvArrowButton subgadgets
IlvSpinBox IlvArrowButton.up Reference Up IlvArrowButton subgadget
IlvSpinBox IlvArrowButton.down Reference Down IlvArrowButton subgadget

The following CSS rules provide examples on how to style an IlvSpinBox and subgadgets within it.

/* Basic gadget bounding box styling. */
IlvSpinBox {
border: 1px solid gray;
background-color: LightGrey;
}
/* Style for arrow buttons */
IlvSpinBox > IlvArrowButton {
border: 1px white outset;
background-position: 50% 50%;
width: 28px;
}
/* Make arrow buttons inset when pressed */
IlvSpinBox > IlvArrowButton:active {
background-color: DarkGrey;
border: 1px white inset;
}
/* Set icons on arrow buttons */
IlvSpinBox IlvArrowButton.up {
background-image: url(css/motif/arrowbutton-up32x32.png);
background-size: 16px 16px;
}
IlvSpinBox IlvArrowButton.down {
background-image: url(css/motif/arrowbutton-down32x32.png);
background-size: 16px 16px;
}
/* Make IlvNumberField inset */
IlvSpinBox IlvNumberField {
background-color: WhiteSmoke;
border: 1px white inset;
}
/* Internal number field styling. This is the area where the text is drawn */
IlvSpinBox IlvNumberField > Text {
border: none;
padding-left: 12px;
}
/* Focus rect styling */
IlvSpinBox IlvNumberField > Focus {
border: none;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvSpinBox gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvSpinBox_css_sample sample application.

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IlvStringList

The IlvStringList class lets you display and manipulate lists of gadget items. The IlvStringList itself supports the following box model properties:

Property Description
border All border properties are supported in order to style the border of the IlvStringList
background Sets the background of the IlvStringList
background-image Sets the background image of the IlvStringList
margin The margin property behaves like the original IlvStringList Look and Feel margin. When set it constricts list items within the gadget, but has no effet on the outer elements like scrollbar.

The following table summarizes other stylable portions of the IlvStringList gadget.

Value Description
IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem Style each row of the IlvStringList. The following properties are supported: border properties, font properties, background, background-image, margin, padding and color. IlvGadgetItem icons are defined with the background-image property.
IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem selectors The following selectors are supported for IlvGadgetItem: :active, :focus and :nth-child(). Some examples using :nth-child() are: :nth-child(odd) to select odd numbered items, :nth-child(even) to select even numbered items and :nth-child(3n+0) to select every third item. Selectors can be combined such as :active:nth-child(even)
IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem > Focus Style an IlvGadgetItem gadgets Focus layer.
IlvStringList > IlvScrollbar Style the IlvStringList scrollbars. Reference IlvScrollbar subgadget
IlvStringList > IlvScrollbar.vertical Reference IlvScrollbar subgadget
IlvStringList > IlvScrollbar.horizontal Reference IlvScrollbar subgadget
IlvStringList > Content Style the area where items are drawn and displayed.

The following CSS shows examples of how to style IlvStringList and classes that inherit from it.

/* Border style and font for string list */
IlvStringList {
border: 1px gray solid;
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 12px;
}
/* GhostWhite background for content */
IlvStringList > Content {
background: GhostWhite;
}
/* Black text on a GhostWhite background for string list items */
IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem {
background: GhostWhite;
color: black;
padding: 4px;
}
/* Black text on a white background for odd string list items */
IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem:nth-child(odd) {
background: white;
color: black;
}
/* White text on a blue background for selected string list items */
IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem:active {
background: SteelBlue;
color: white;
}
/* Dotted border frame for focused string list items */
IlvStringList > IlvGadgetItem:focus {
border: 1px gray dotted;
}
/* Scrollbar styling for string list */
IlvScrollBar {
padding: 1px;
background: Gainsboro;
}
/* Set border and background style for slider */
IlvScrollBar > Slider {
border: 1px white outset;
background: Silver;
}
/* Set style for scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvScrollBar > Scroller {
background-size: 100% 100%;
background: Gainsboro;
}
/* Set style for top scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvScrollBar > Scroller.top {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-up32x32.png);
}
/* Set style for bottom scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvScrollBar > Scroller.bottom {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-down32x32.png);
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvStringList gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvStringList_css_sample sample application.

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IlvText

IlvText gadgets provide a customizable multiline text label with support for word wrapping and truncation. The overall IlvText gadget is styled using the box model. The focus layer of an IlvText gadget is styled with the IlvText > Focus selector. Views 7.2 added the ability to style the cursor, or caret, color for the text gadgets with the caret-color property. The text context portion of the gadget is styled with the Content selector, enabling independent styling for the text. IlvText scrollbars are styled using the IlvScrollbar selector. The following table summarizes the different stylable portions of an IlvText gadget.

Value Description
IlvText Style the overall IlvText gadget using the box model.
IlvText > Focus Style an IlvText gadgets Focus layer.
IlvText > IlvScrollbar Style the IlvStringList scrollbars. Reference IlvScrollbar subgadget
IlvText > IlvScrollbar.vertical Reference IlvScrollbar subgadget
IlvText > IlvScrollbar.horizontal Reference IlvScrollbar subgadget
IlvText > Content Style the text content for an IlvText gadget.

The following CSS shows examples of how to style IlvText and classes that inherit from it.

/* Style the overall IlvText gadget and its text */
IlvText {
background-color: #FFAAAA;
border-radius: 4px;
border: 4px #CC8888 solid;
caret-color: blue;
color: #4F2222;
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 14px;
font-style: italic;
font-weight: normal;
margin: 5px;
padding: 5px;
}
/* Change the text and border when in hover state */
IlvText:hover {
background-color: red;
border: 4px #CC8888 solid;
font-size: 16px;
font-weight: bold;
margin-left: 20px;
margin-right: 20px;
text-decoration: underline;
}
/* Change the text and border when in focus state */
IlvText:focus {
border: yellow 15px;
border-radius: 20px;
}
/* Style the IlvText content */
IlvText > Content {
border: 0px;
}
/* Apply styling to the Focus layer of IlvText */
IlvText > Focus {
border: red 2px;
border-radius: 10px;
}
/* Style the IlvText scrollsbars */
IlvText > IlvScrollBar {
border: none;
}
IlvText > IlvScrollBar > Focus {
border: none;
}
/* Set border and background style for slider */
IlvText > IlvScrollBar > Slider {
border: 1px white outset;
background: red;
border-radius: 5px;
margin: 2px;
}
/* Set style for the scroller of the Scrollbar */
IlvText > IlvScrollBar > Scroller {
background-size: 75% 75%;
background-position: center;
border: 0px;
}
/* Set style for top scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvText > IlvScrollBar > Scroller.top {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-up32x32.png);
}
/* Set style for bottom scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvText > IlvScrollBar > Scroller.bottom {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-down32x32.png);
}
/* Set style for left scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvText > IlvScrollBar > Scroller.left {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-left32x32.png);
}
/* Set style for right scroller of Scrollbar */
IlvText > IlvScrollBar > Scroller.right {
background-image: url(css/motif/scrollbar-arrow-right32x32.png);
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvText gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvText_css_sample sample application.

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IlvTextField

IlvTextField gadgets provide a one-line text editor that is used to display and edit a short character string. The gadget is constructed of three layers that can be styled independently. The gadget itself is styled using the box model. The text box portion of the gadget is styled with the Text selector, enabling independent styling for the text. Views 7.2 added the ability to style the cursor, or caret, color for the text field with the caret-color property. Finally, a focus layer is displayed when the gadget is in focus. It is styled with the Focus selector. IlvPasswordTextField, IlvNumberField, and IlvDateField gadgets inherit from IlvTextField and share all the style styling attributes. The following CSS shows examples of how to style IlvTextField and classes that inherit from it.

/* Basic gadget bounding box styling.
* All the text field gadgets behave the same so we can easily group them together.
*/
IlvTextField, IlvPasswordTextField, IlvNumberField, IlvDateField {
background-color: whitesmoke;
border: 1px solid black;
}
/* Internal text field styling. This is the area where the text is drawn */
IlvTextField > Text, IlvPasswordTextField > Text, IlvNumberField > Text, IlvDateField > Text {
margin: 1px;
border: none;
margin-left: 6px;
}
/* Focus rect styling */
IlvTextField > Focus, IlvPasswordTextField > Focus, IlvNumberField > Focus, IlvDateField > Focus {
border: 2px dotted gray;
margin: 4px;
}
/* Style the cursor/caret */
IlvTextField > Text {
caret-color: blue;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvTextField gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvTextField_css_sample sample application.

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IlvToggle

IlvToggle gadgets are used to display either toggle or radio buttons. Toggle and radio buttons are made up of a label and a marker that shows a state. When an IlvToggle's isRadio() state is true then the gadget is styled with the IlvRadioButton CSS name. If isRadio() is false, then the CSS name is simply IlvToggle. The following table summarizes the stylable elements of the IlvToggle. Replace IlvToggle with IlvRadioButton if the gadget state is configured as a radio button.

Element Description
IlvToggle The main box of the toggle. Its external size is the bounding box of the gadget.
IlvToggle > CheckBox The box that contains the area where the box for the check mark is drawn for the toggle.
IlvToggle > CheckMark The box that contains the check mark. It is drawn over the check box.
IlvToggle > Label The box that contains the toggle's label. It is drawn over the check mark box.
IlvToggle > Focus A box that is drawn over the gadget when it has focus. It is 2 pixels bigger than the gadget in every direction. It supports only border styling and margin.

IlvToggle provides the following pseudo-classes to style the gadget when it is in different states:

Element Description
IlvToggle:checked IlvToggle is in a checked state
IlvToggle:indeterminate Used to style the IlvToggle when it is in its third indeterminate state, set with IlvToggle::setIndeterminateState. The indeterminate pseudo-class only applies to IlvToggle since IlvRadioButton does not have an indeterminate state.

The following CSS shows examples of styling the IlvToggle gadget when it is configured as a normal check box (referenced as IlvToggle) and as a radio button (referenced as IlvRadioButton).

/* Main toggle and radio boundingbox */
IlvToggle, IlvRadioButton {
border: none;
background-color: whitesmoke;
}
/* Toggle and radio label, shifted right to make room for a checkbox */
IlvToggle > Label, IlvRadioButton > Label {
margin-left: 22px;
border: none;
}
/* Check box area. By default it is the size of the entire IlvToggle. Making it smaller */
IlvToggle > CheckBox
{
width: 12px;
height: 12px;
margin-left: 3px;
margin-top: 4px;
}
/* For toggle we add a 1 pixel solid black border */
IlvToggle > CheckBox {
background-color: whitesmoke;
border: 1px solid black;
padding: 1px;
}
/* Making the check area a circle for IlvRadioButton */
IlvRadioButton > CheckBox {
width: 16px;
height: 16px;
margin-top: 2px;
margin-left: 2px;
border-radius: 10px;
border: 1px solid #CECECE;
}
/* Check mark style when toggle is in the checked state */
IlvToggle:checked > CheckMark {
background-image: url(css/vx/toggle-check.png);
background-size: contain;
background-color: whitesmoke;
}
/* Check mark style when the toggle is in the third indeterminate state */
IlvToggle:indeterminate > CheckMark {
background-color: black;
}
/* Drawing the circle to show a checked radio */
IlvRadioButton:checked > CheckMark {
background-color: black;
border-radius: 10px;
margin:1px;
}
/* Drawing a dotted line around the toggle and the radio when it has focus. */
IlvToggle > Focus, IlvRadioButton > Focus {
border: 2px dotted gray;
margin: 3px 18px 3px 24px;
}

For a complete example see the IlvToggle_css_sample sample application.

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IlvToolBar

The IlvToolBar gadget provides a typical toolbar. It handles tooltips, toggle buttons, pop-up menus, and any other gadgets. There are many different CSS stylable elements for IlvToolBar gadgets. The following table summarizes the available stylable elements:

Element Description
IlvToolBar The IlvToolBar gadget is styled using the box model and supports styling of borders, background, background-image, padding and margin.
IlvToolBar > Scroller.top
IlvToolBar > Scroller.bottom
IlvToolBar > Scroller.left
IlvToolBar > Scroller.right 		Styles the scrollers when elements do not fit into the tool bar. Vertical menus have top and bottom scrollers, horizontal menus have left and right scrollers. Scrollers support setting margin, border and background properties including setting the background image. Scroller size can be set with width for horizontal scrollers and height for vertical ones.
IlvToolBar > IlvMenuItem Allows styling individual menu items. All common box model CSS properties for the outer bounding box and font properties are supported. Item size is configured with margins and padding. Rows are separately styled with :nth-child selector. CSS :hover, :active and :disabled psuedo states.
IlvToolBar > IlvSeparatorItem The separator item supports all common box model CSS properties for the outer bounding box. The size of the IlvSeparator item is configured with padding and margin. It is possible to set gadgets as an IlvToolBar element. The gadgets added to the toolbar are children of IlvMenuItems. Styling of child gadgets is accomplished with child combinator selector. For example, in order to style an IlvComboBox situated on the toolbar, the selector would be: IlvToolBar > IlvMenuItem > IlvComboBox

Toolbars also have CSS classes associated with them, defining their orientation. You can use the following selectors to select either horizontal or vertical IlvToolBar:

IlvToolBar.vertical IlvToolBar.horizontal

The following CSS shows examples of styling the IlvToolBar gadget.

/* Set 1px outset border and gray background for toolbar */
IlvToolbar {
border: 1px white outset;
background: #f0f0f0;
}
/* 4 pixels separator */
IlvToolbar > IlvSeparatorItem {
margin-left: 4px;
border: none;
}
/* Make the toolbar items look like buttons */
IlvToolbar > IlvMenuItem {
margin: 2px 1px 2px 1px;
padding: 2px;
border: 1px white outset;
}
/* Set light blue background for items on hover */
IlvToolbar > IlvMenuItem:hover {
background: #c7e7f7;
}
/* Style for pressed items */
IlvToolbar > IlvMenuItem:active {
border: 1px white inset;
background: #c0e0f0;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvToolBar gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvToolBar_css_sample sample application.

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IlvTreeGadget

An IlvTreeGadget is a gadget that displays a hierarchical list of items. Each tree gadget item displays a label and an optional bitmap and has a list of subitems. The following table summarizes the available stylable elements:

Element Description
IlvTreeGadget The IlvTreeGadget gadget is styled using the box model and supports borders, margins, padding, background and background-image styling.
IlvTreeGadget > IlvScrollBar Select both internal horizontal and vertial scrollbars for styling. See IlvScrollBar.
IlvTreeGadget > IlvScrollBar.vertical Select vertical scrollbar for styling. See IlvScrollBar.
IlvTreeGadget > IlvScrollBar.horizontal Select horizontal scrollbar for styling. See IlvScrollBar.
IlvTreeGadget > Content Select the area where the tree items are drawn and displayed.
IlvTreeGadget > Focus Select the Focus subcomponent for styling. The Focus area is a box area that is 2 pixels bigger than the gadget in every direction. The box is drawn over the gadget when the gadget has focus. It supports only border styling and margin.
IlvTreeGadget > Line Select styling the line drawn between menu items with border styling CSS: border-style, border-width and border-color. Opacity is also supported. It is not possible to style horizontal and vertical lines differently and side specific CSS such as border-left-style is not supported.
IlvTreeGadget > Button Selects styling the tree item expand/shrink buttons. Supports styling background, background-image, border, margins, padding. The size of the button is customizable with width and height. Button has :active state to style expanded tree item buttons differently from non expanded buttons.
IlvTreeGadgetItem Selects styling tree items. Styling the IlvTreeGadgetItem is the same as all other IlvGadgetItems. The CSS DOM IlvTreeGadgetItem structure exactly follows the tree. There is an invisible tree root item that is never displayed but is still part of the structure. To style the first visible level in the tree, the selector must be IlvTreeGadget > IlvTreeGadgetItem > IlvTreeGadgetItem. If you want to style all IlvTreeGadgetItems it is possible to use descendant selector IlvTreeGadget IlvGadgetItem or just style all IlvGadgetItems in the CSS.

The following CSS shows examples of styling the IlvTreeGadget gadget.

/* Style for IlvTreeGadget bounding box */
IlvTreeGadget {
margin: 1px;
background-color: White;
border: 1px solid black;
padding: 5px;
}
/* Style for the line drawn between items */
IlvTreeGadget > Line {
border: 1px dotted black;
}
/* Style for the expand button of tree item */
IlvTreeGadget > Button {
background-image: url(css/views/plus-sign9x9.png);
background-position: center center;
width: 9px;
height: 9px;
background-color: White;
border: 1px solid black;
}
/* Style for the shrink button of tree item */
IlvTreeGadget > Button:active {
background-image: url(css/views/minus-sign9x9.png);
}
/* Style for the area where the tree items are drawn */
IlvTreeGadget > Content {
background-color: White;
}
/* Focus rect styling */
IlvTreeGadget > Focus {
border: none;
}
/* Style for tree items: red text on white background */
IlvTreeGadgetItem {
margin-left: 2px;
background-color: White;
border: 1px solid White;
color: DarkRed;
}
/* Style for the root tree items: black text on white background */
IlvTreeGadget > IlvTreeGadgetItem > IlvTreeGadgetItem {
color: black;
}
/* Set border for selected tree items */
IlvTreeGadgetItem:active {
color: White;
border: 1px dotted DodgerBlue;
background-color: DodgerBlue;
}
/* White text on a blue background for highlighted tree items */
IlvTreeGadgetItem:focus {
border: 1px dotted gray;
margin-left: 2px;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvTreeGadget gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvTreeGadget_css_sample sample application.

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IlvViewFrame

An IlvViewFrame is a special Views gadget that encapsulates a client view. It adds a title bar composed of an icon, a label, and several buttons to the client view. The client view is added to the view frame by creating it as a child view of the view frame. A frame can be in one of the three following states: normal, maximized, or minimized. The following table summarizes the available stylable elements:

Element Description
IlvViewFrame The view element wrapping all components. IlvViewFrame gadget is styled using the box model. Styling focused state is done with pseudoclass :focus. Styling maximized state is done with pseudoclass :active.
IlvViewFrame > Caption Style the element wrapping the Title and the IlvViewFrameButtons. The following styling properties are supported: padding, margin, border, background, and background-image. See the box model for more styling information.
IlvViewFrame > Title Style the title text of the view frame. See IlvMessageLabel for supported CSS properties.
IlvViewFrame > Content Style the rectangle of the view frame. The following styling properties are supported: padding, margin, border, background, and background-image. See the box model for more styling information.
IlvViewFrameButtons Style the toolbar containing minimize, restore, maximize and close buttons. See IlvToolBar for supported CSS properties. Styling focused state of IlvViewFrame is done with pseudoclass :focus. Styling maximized state of IlvViewFrame is done with pseudoclass :active
IlvViewFrameDesktopPanel IlvDesktopManager creates default maximized state panel (IlvGadgetContainer) if no holder was set by IlvDesktopManager::makeMaximizedStateButtons().

The following CSS shows examples of styling the IlvViewFrame gadget.

/* ViewFrame background and border */
IlvViewFrame Content {
background: white;
border: 1px DarkGray;
}
/* Windowed IlvViewFrame that currently has focus */
IlvViewFrame:focus Content {
border: 1px Gray;
}
/* Maximized IlvViewFrame */
IlvViewFrame:active Content {
border-top: 1px Gray;
}
/* Caption is a rectangle in the top of IlvViewFrame that lies under
Title, Icon and IlvViewFrameButtons*/
IlvViewFrame Caption,
IlvViewFrame Caption IlvMessageItem {
background: WhiteSmoke;
border: none;
}
IlvViewFrame:focus Caption,
IlvViewFrame:focus Caption IlvMessageItem {
background: #F0F0F0;
}
/* Text on the title bar of IlvViewFrame */
IlvViewFrame Title,
IlvViewFrame Title IlvMessageItem {
background: none;
color: gray;
border: none;
}
IlvViewFrame:focus Title IlvMessageItem,
IlvViewFrame:active Title IlvMessageItem
{
color: black;
}
/* Icon on the title bar of IlvViewFrame */
IlvViewFrame Icon,
IlvViewFrame Icon > IlvMessageItem {
background: none;
color: white;
border: none;
}
/* IlvViewFrameButtons is a bar (derived from IlvToolBar) with Maximize, Minimize, Restore and Close buttons */
IlvViewFrameButtons,
IlvViewFrameButtons IlvButton,
IlvViewFrameButtons IlvButton IlvMessageItem {
border: none;
background: none;
}
IlvViewFrameButtons IlvButton:active {
padding-left: 1px;
padding-top: 1px;
}
/* Margin for Maximize, Minimize, Restore and Close buttons */
IlvViewFrameButtons > IlvMenuItem {
margin: 4px 3px 3px 3px;
border: none;
}
/* IlvDesktopManager creates default maximized state panel if no holder was set by
IlvDesktopManager::makeMaximizedStateButtons() */
IlvViewFrameDesktopPanel {
background: #F0F0F0;
}
/* Style for popup menu */
/* Menu border style */
IlvPopupMenu {
border: 1px gray solid;
}
/* Black text on a white background for menu items */
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem {
background: GhostWhite;
color: black;
padding: 2px 4px;
border: none;
}
/* White text on a blue background for menu items on hover */
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem:hover {
background: SteelBlue;
color: white;
}
/* Gray text for disabled menu items */
IlvPopupMenu > IlvMenuItem:disabled {
color: gray;
}

The following image shows the styling of an IlvViewFrame gadget using the above CSS rules.

For a complete example see the IlvViewFrame_css_sample sample application.

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