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.

To review or edit a theme:

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

The Themes page appears.
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.
Click the theme name.

The Create/Edit Theme page appears and is divided into sections.
Edit the appropriate Theme attributes as described in Theme Attributes.
To save any changes, click Apply Changes.

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.

Name

Table 11-1 describes the attributes under Name.

Table 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.
Identifier	Specifies the internal theme identifier.
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.

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

JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets

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

Table 2 JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets

Attribute Description

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.

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.

Component Defaults

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

Table 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.
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.

Region Defaults

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

Table 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.
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

Dialog Defaults

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

Table 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.

Global Templates Options

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

Icons

Table 11-6 describes attributes under Icons.

Table 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"

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 Current Theme Style list displays the current Theme Style.

See Also: Using Theme Styles

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. 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.