Apex 4 themes

Hi,
I successfully upgraded the Apex instance from 3.2 to 4.0.2.00.07 - I also applied the patch. All existing applications worked as before. However, when I tried to copy an existing application (with old theme 20 plus some customized templates) and switched it to use the modern themes, everything moved. Particularly, if I use the page template "One Level Tabs - Left Sidebar (fixed-width / Div based)", all forms and reports are forced to the right side of the page even though there is not any sidebar in the page. For example, a report should occupy the whole page now appears in the middle of the page - looks like there is always a left sidebar in any page. I understand that the modern themes are all CSS-based. Is there any solution to fix this?
Thanks.
Andy

I figured that out. I had to manually change those pages without any left sidebar to use "One Level tabs...optional right sidebar". Is there any way that I can make the left sidebar optional - instead of fixed width? Also, is it possible to make the left sidebar table-based.
Thanks.
Andy

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We have been using Theme 13 for quite some time now - I'm aware it's not the best theme in the world to use but with the number of application pages we have now it will take a long time to upgrade them to a newer theme.
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Can anyone help? We know switching themes to a non-IE6 compatible one works but I would like to fix this without changing stuff to that extent.
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Kind Regards, Pete

Pete,
The page templates for the main page and the modal page are missing DTDs so the browser is running in quirks mode. Try adding the HTML5 DTD as it's the simplest:
<!DOCTYPE html>Note that this may cause other parts of the template to "break". These can be fixed but depending on the severity it may cost a lot of time to fix.
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blog: http://DanielMcghan.us/
work: http://SkillBuilders.com/APEX/

Custom development new apex theme.

Fyi.
i m oracle apex and oracle plsql developer.
now i m facing development new apex theme(Custom).
any one have steps to develop my Custom apex theme?
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Harry wrote:
Fyi.
i m oracle apex and oracle plsql developer.
now i m facing development new apex theme(Custom).
any one have steps to develop my Custom apex theme?
so help me out for this.
Thanks
>Fyi.
i m oracle apex and oracle plsql developer.
now i m facing development new apex theme(Custom).
any one have steps to develop my Custom apex theme?
This is a big topic and it's not really possible to cover it in the format of a forum post.
Developing a complete theme requires a good knowledge of HTML and CSS (and increasingly of JavaScript and a JS framework like jQuery). It's beyond the scope of this forum to provide information on the basics of HTML and CSS, and/or web and UI design in general.
See this classic Cloning your Corporate UI with HTML DB blog post (HTML DB was the former name of APEX).
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Once you get started, if you have specific questions relating to the inclusion in APEX of particular HTML, CSS, JS frameworks, or components then those are the questions it is appropriate to ask here (after consulting the documentation and searching the forum and web for prior relevant discussions, and according to the guidelines in the FAQ and sticky threads).
With APEX we're fortunate to have a great resource in apex.oracle.com where we can reproduce and share problems. Reproducing things there is the best way to troubleshoot most issues, especially those relating to layout and visual formatting. If you expect a detailed answer then it's appropriate for you to take on a significant part of the effort by getting as far as possible with an example of the problem on apex.oracle.com before asking for assistance with the issue, which we can then see at first hand.

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Hi There,
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Regards,
Pushpesh Pallav.

Pushpesh Pallav wrote:
Hi There,
I am using theme 4 for apex 4.0.2.
I have to have logo as well as company name both, but when I select Image den it shows only image in dashboard and when i select text den it shows only company name.The word is spelled "then", not "den".
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Joni Vandenberghe wrote:
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My company are an Oracle Platinum Partner who have been using Apex as their main bespoke development tool for the past 5 years.
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Regards
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Hi!
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Damir

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As I know those are not included to standard themes on APEX 4.1.1.
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http://www.apex-plugin.com/
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https://apexea.oracle.com/
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Do APEX themes have page-size limits?

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APEX 4.2
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I've spent two days on this problem, and I have gotten nowhere.
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Thanks for the response.
I have tried what you have suggested several times, and nothing worked.
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Error: TypeError: tabular.gChangedItems is undefined
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If we look back to using tables for form layout we would see that a structure would be created immediately when we started laying out items. Because of the way tables behave, whatever the size of your first label was controlled the width of that cell, and the cells below it. Meaning all of your labels would line up, but only take the space necessary to fit your label.
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3. When using grids, we have to be mindful of the label's fixed width as it can be larger than the column it is contained in.
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Scott,
For some of your issues in particular, here are some possible ways to go around them:
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2. Customer Report obscured
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Tony Miller wrote:
Try this link.. At the bottom of the page there is a link to download the zip file of the theme..
http://apex.dbe.pl/2009/08/darmowy-temat-apex-free-apex-theme_12.html
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During all of this, the concept of "themes" is mentioned and demonstrated as a reassurance that the "look and feel" of the application can be very easily switched at any point. In other words, let's worry about designing the content and behaviour, the presentation can be easily switched.
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Second post down.
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