The layout template file specifies the layout of the page, creating a portal page framework for the placement of your gears. ATG Portal includes four layout templates for use with your portal. The default storage location for layout template files is the <ATG11dir>/Portal/paf/starter-portal/paf-dar/portal/templates/layout folder. For information on creating your own page layouts and templates, refer to the Customizing Portal Appearance section of the Creating a Custom Portal chapter in the Portal Development Guide.

100.jsp Template

This template creates a page with one column spanning the full width of the page.

25_50_25.jsp Template

This template creates a page with three columns. The leftmost and rightmost columns span a quarter of the page each. The center column spans fifty percent of the page width.

25_75.jsp Template

This template creates a page with two columns. The left column spans a quarter of the page width. The right column spans the remaining seventy-five percent of the page width.

75_25.jsp Template

This template creates a page with two columns. The left column spans seventy-five percent of the page width. The right column spans the remaining quarter of the page width.

region.jspf

Each layout template defines a table, the cells of which each contain a separate gear. The layout template file calls the region template file once for each table cell in the page, until it has formatted all of the cells in the page. The region template file specifies the formatting of regions within the portal page. A region is defined as an individual table cell.