1. App Builder User's Guide
  2. Using Themes and Theme Styles
  3. Managing Themes and Subscriptions
  4. Editing Themes

11.2.3 Editing Themes

Review or edit a theme by updating theme attributes.

See Also:

Creating Custom Themes

  • Editing a Theme
    Review or edit a theme by selecting the theme name on Themes page in Shared Components.
  • Theme Attributes
    Learn about Theme attributes available on the Create/Edit Theme Attributes page.

Parent topic: Managing Themes and Subscriptions

11.2.3.1 Editing a Theme

Review or edit a theme by selecting the theme name on Themes page in Shared Components.

To review or edit a theme:

  1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
  2. Select an application.
  3. Click Shared Components.
  4. Under User Interface, select Themes.

    The Themes page appears.

  5. On the Themes page, click the View Report icon.
    The Themes page appears as a report. A check mark in the Is Current column indicates which theme is selected.
  6. Click the theme name.

    The Create/Edit Theme page appears and is divided into sections.

  7. Edit the appropriate Theme attributes as described in Theme Attributes.
  8. To save any changes, click Apply Changes.

Parent topic: Editing Themes

11.2.3.2 Theme Attributes

Learn about Theme attributes available on the Create/Edit Theme Attributes page.

To learn more about an attribute and view examples, see field-level Help.

Parent topic: Editing Themes

11.2.3.2.1 Name

Table 11-1 describes the attributes under Name.

Table 11-1 Name

Attribute Description
Application

Identifies the current application ID.

See Also: Editing the Application Definition
Theme Number Identifies the number of a theme. A theme is a collection of templates which define the user interface of an application.
Name Enter a short descriptive name for the theme.
Navigation Type

Identifies the selected Navigation Type. Valid options include: Tabs or List.

See Also: Managing Tabs and Creating Lists
Navigation Bar Implementation

Identifies the selected Navigation Bar Implementation. Valid options include: Classic or List.

See Also: Navigation Bar
Description Enter a description for the theme.

Parent topic: Theme Attributes

11.2.3.2.2 Theme Subscription

Displays themes to which this application subscribes. When an application subscribes to a theme, all theme attributes, subscribed template options, and subscribed templates are set to read-only.

See Also:

Managing Theme Subscriptions

Parent topic: Theme Attributes

11.2.3.2.3 JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets

Table 11-2 describes the attributes under JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets.

Table 11-2 JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets

Attribute Description

JavaScript File URLs

Enter JavaScript file URLs for code to be loaded on every page. Each URL has to be written into a new line. If you provide a minified version of your file, you can use the substitution string #MIN# to include .min or #MIN_DIRECTORY# to include minified/ in your file URL for a regular page view and an empty string if the page is viewed in debug mode.JavaScript file URLs you enter here replaces the #THEME_JAVASCRIPT# substitution string in the page template

To view examples, see field-level Help.

CSS File URLs

Enter Cascading Style Sheet file URLs to be loaded on every page. Each URL has to be written into a new line. If you provide a minified version of your file you can use the substitution string #MIN# to include .min or #MIN_DIRECTORY# to include minified/ in your file URL for a regular page view and an empty string if the page is viewed in debug mode. You also have access to the substitution string #APP_VERSION# if you want to include the application's version in the file URL.File URLs you enter here will replace the #THEME_CSS# substitution string in the page template.

To view examples, see field-level Help.

Parent topic: Theme Attributes

11.2.3.2.4 Component Defaults

Table 11-3 describes the default templates by component type.

Table 11-3 Component Default Templates

Attribute Description
Page Identifies the default template for displaying pages. If a developer does not explicitly choose a template, then the Oracle APEX engine uses the template specified here.
Navigation Bar List Specifies the default navigation bar list template used when you define the navigation bar type as List in your application. If a developer does not explicitly choose a template, then the APEX engine uses the template specified here.
Navigation Menu List Position Specifies the default navigation menu list position.
Navigation Menu List (Top) Specifies the default navigation menu list template used when you create a new list to be displayed on the top of the page.
Navigation Menu List (Side) Specifies the default navigation menu list template used when you create a new list to be displayed on the side of the page.
Login Page Specifies the default template for displaying pages. If a developer does not explicitly choose a template then the APEX engine uses the template specified here.
Error Page Optional. Specifies a page template to use for errors that display on a separate page as opposed to those that display inline. Leave this attribute blank if you do not wish to use a template designed to display errors. This setting only applies to Normal pages.
Printer Friendly Page

Identifies the template to be used when the APEX engine is in printer friendly mode.

When calling the APEX engine to render a page, you have the option to identify a printer friendly attribute with values of Yes or No. If you select Yes, then the page displays using a printer friendly template. The APEX engine displays all text within HTML form fields as text. The printer friendly template does not need to have the #FORM_OPEN# or #FORM_CLOSE# tags. The objective is to be able to display information with few tables and in a format suitable for printing.

Breadcrumb Identifies the default breadcrumb template used when you create a breadcrumb.
Button Identifies the default button template used when you create a button.
Legacy Calendar Specifies the default calendar template used when you create a calendar.
Default Label Specifies the default label template used when you create new label
Optional Label Specifies the default optional label template used when you create new label.
Page Template Options Template options allow for selecting a number of CSS customization settings to be applied to the current page template. Template options and their corresponding CSS classes are defined at the page template level. The page template needs to have the substitution string #PAGE_CSS_CLASSES# defined in either the page header or body. The string #PAGE_CSS_CLASSES# is substituted for any manually entered page CSS classes, which are combined with the CSS classes defined by the selected template options.
Required Label Specifies the default required label template used when you create new label.
List Specifies the default list template used when you create a list.
Region Specifies the default region template used when you create a region.
Classic Report Identifies the default region template used when you create a report.
Header Toolbar Identifies the default header toolbar region template used when you create a new page that includes a header or footer tool bars.
Footer Toolbar Identifies the default header toolbar region template used when you create a new page that includes a header or footer tool bars.

Parent topic: Theme Attributes

11.2.3.2.5 Region Defaults

Table 11-4 describes the default templates available under Region Defaults.

Table 11-4 Region Defaults

Attribute Description

Breadcrumb

Identifies the default breadcrumb template used when you create a breadcrumb.

Charts

Specifies the default chart template used when you create a chart.

Forms

Specifies the default form template used when you create a form.

Lists

Specifies the default region template used when you create a list.

Reports

Specifies the default region template used when you create a report.

Tabular Forms

Specifies the default region template used when you create a tabular form.

Wizards

Specifies the default region template used when you create a new wizard component.

Interactive Reports

Specifies the default region template used when you create an interactive report

Parent topic: Theme Attributes

11.2.3.2.6 Dialog Defaults

Table 11-5 describes the default templates available under Dialog Defaults.

Table 11-5 Dialog Defaults

Attribute Description
Dialog Content Region Specifies the default region template used when you create a content region on a Dialog using the Create Page Wizard and Create Application Wizard.
Dialog Button Region Specifies the default region template used when you create a button region on a Dialog using the Create Page Wizard and Create Application Wizard.
Dialog Page Specifies the default template for displaying modal or non-modal dialog pages. If a developer does not explicitly choose a template then the APEX engine uses the template specified here. This template will also be used for errors that display on a separate page as opposed to those that display inline.

Parent topic: Theme Attributes

11.2.3.2.7 Global Templates Options

Global template options are defined at the theme-level and are available for all components of a given type.

See Also:

Understanding Template Options and Managing Global Template Options

Parent topic: Theme Attributes

11.2.3.2.8 Icons

Table 11-6 describes attributes under Icons.

Table 11-6 Icons

Attribute Description
Library Select the icon library that is loaded when APEX displays a page. The icons within the library are also be listed in the picker for Region and Button Icon CSS Classes, implemented within Page Designer.
Custom Library File URLs

Enter Cascading Style Sheet file URLs for custom icons to be loaded on every page. Each URL has to be written into a new line. If you provide a minified version of your file you can use the substitution string #MIN# to include .min or #MIN_DIRECTORY# to include minified/ in your file URL for a regular page view and an empty string if the page is viewed in debug mode. You also have access to the substitution string #APP_VERSION# if you want to include the application's version in the file URL.File URLs you enter here will replace the #THEME_CSS# substitution string in the page template.

To view examples, see field-level Help.
Custom Classes Specify a comma delimited list of CSS class names which is listed in the picker for Region and Button Icon CSS Classes, implemented within Page Designer.
Custom Prefix Class Specify a CSS class that will at runtime prefix the Icon CSS Classes defined for Regions, Buttons and Lists, if they are not using a class of the Icon Library.
Date Picker Icon Name

Enter the name and location of the image to be used when items of type Date Picker are displayed. For example:

#APP_FILES#new_cal.bmp
Date Picker Icon Attributes

Enter the image attributes for the Calendar Icon. For example:

width="16" height="16" alt="Display Calendar"

Parent topic: Theme Attributes

11.2.3.2.9 Image

Use the Custom Image attribute to specify whether this theme uses a default theme image or an uploaded theme image. Select On or Off.

Parent topic: Theme Attributes

11.2.3.2.10 Styles

Displays theme styles available to the current theme. Theme Styles define the CSS for your application's theme and control the user interface of your application. Theme styles are referenced in the page template using the #THEME_STYLE_CSS# substitution string. The Theme Style currently used displays a check mark under Is Current.

See Also:

Using Theme Styles

Parent topic: Theme Attributes

11.2.3.2.11 Files

The File Prefix attribute displays the virtual path the Web server uses to point to the files of the theme. Do not specify anything to reference files which are stored with your theme definition in the database. For performance reasons you can also store your theme files on your Web Server. Use #APEX_FILES#or any valid URL to reference them.

Do not specify anything to reference files which are stored with your theme definition in the database. If you specify File Prefix and still wish to reference files stored with your theme in the database, use #THEME_DB_FILES# rather than #THEME_FILES# in your templates.

Examples:

  • /myFiles/
  • https://example.com/myFiles/
  • #APEX_FILES#myFiles/

To upload a file:

Click Create File. On Create File:

  1. Click Create File.
  2. On Create File:
    1. Directory - Directory - Enter the name of the directory where the file should be stored. For example, css or css/images. If no directory is specified, the file is stored in the root directory.
    2. File Name - If creating a blank file (for example, script.js), enter the name of the file.
    3. Content - If uploading a file, do one of the following:
      • Drag and drop the file to the Content region.
      • Click the Content region and select the file.
    4. Click Create or Create and Create Another.

See Also:

Managing Static Application Files and Managing Static Workspace Files

Parent topic: Theme Attributes