CSS layout and Internationalization of JSF apps

We use message bundles to handle internationalization in our JSF applications. This approach seems to work as we used HTML tables (or rather <h:panelGrid> tags) to layout components on the page.
We had numerous customer complaints about tons of extra white space left on the screen in languages like German (where some words are very long). There are other issues with grid layouts, and we decided to give CSS positioning a try.
I wonder, what folks on this forum think about using CSSP in conjunciton with JSF components. Also, given that text strings have different length in different languages, what is the i18n approach? Afterall, coordinates that work in English may not be accurate in German.
Any suggestions, ideas, pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Vadim.

Hi guys.
The problem seems a little bit weird. But you could try the following. It is just the idea.
1. You should recover the .properties file and get the Map for the current Locale. This should have to be done maybe in the Backing bean.
2. Get the maximum length of the UIOutputText elements present in the form that you need to control its length. Now the important thing here is that you should have the value atribute of the UIOutputText objects based on an internationalized Base Bundle prefix. Just cut -based on the substring of the value attribute- the name of the property.
3. Consider that you have to look in the Map the entry you just obtained from the UIOutputText object. After get the value of that Map entry (a String object) and get its length. At the end of the loop you sould have get the maximum length in characters of the component values to be displayed.
4. Fix that value as an attribute in the backing bean.
5. Use the output of that value to generate the style in CSS, as an String attribute of the Backing Bean. Base your CSS construction in "em" measures
6. Change the -style- attribute in each component to reflect the correct length using CSS like this -style="#�{backingBeanName.style}"-. With this you will get an space dependent of the length of the localized values.
Again. It is just a suggestion, I had not tried it already but I guess that will be my way in that case.
Greets from Ecuador

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andy_forbes wrote:
> Hi
> I have been working on a site, unfortunately I diont
have a copy of IE6 but
> looked great in IE7 and FF, checked through development
in IE6 when i had the
> opportunity, suddenly at the last hurdle it seems to
have gone terribly wrong
> and I have no idea why I have been trouble shooting for
some time now and I
> cant seem tio come up with an answer.
> So if anyone can help I would be very grateful. The url
>
http://www.blanc-wall.co.uk/sitefiles/index.htm
> The left hand div seems to be the source of all errors I
dont know why, as is
> pretty much the same as the right hand div and that
renders fine.
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> I should start this by saying I am very new to CSS
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> so I'm probably doing something very wrong. So far I've
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>
> With the site I'm doing at the moment I have placed
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it to work.
>
> I've tried setting the height of the content div to auto
or inherit but that
> doesn't work.
>
> As you can see on the main page of the site I'm using a
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> the content cell.
>
>
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>
> And if you look at the details page you can see what I
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> The content div not pushing down with the left and right
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>
>
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>
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>
>
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>
> Thanks in advance and hopefully my mess isn?t? to hard
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>
>

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On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:17:20 +0000 (UTC), "Barb S."
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Ok, I made your suggested changes and have this:
>
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>>>> width: 70%;
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> }
>
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>
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>
>
http://www.japanesetemari.com
>
> The page is on the left size of the screen and the
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> Barb
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to 100%
>>>> width: 70%;
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> }
~Malcolm N....
~

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stefan

ok, i use :
tomcat 5.5
myfaces 1.1.4
jre 1.5.0_09
anything more you need? as i said in the topic, i�m a real beginner with this..
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all example applications that come with the book that i�ve read are working perfectly with this configuration, but when i try to start my own app i get this error. quite strange for me..
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Specifically we will use the MediaContainer advanced layout capabilities with MetaData for
composite media loading and display, and see how to integrate custom graphical user
interface controls to make a skinnable control bar, and make it functional by linking the user
interactions with the MediaPlayer API, and adjusting the position of the control bar
dynamically based off of the media content being displayed via events.
My apologies if you've already seen this, or if I've misunderstood your question, but hope it helps!
-Scott

CSS Layout in DW CS 3

I'm kinda wondering why the id's are preceded with a class if
you open any of the premade CSS layouts in DW CS3.
example:
Two Columns, all widths in percent, with right sidebar header
and footer.
CSS:
body {
font: 100% Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background: #666666;
margin: 0; /* it's good practice to zero the margin and
padding of the body element to account for differing browser
defaults */
padding: 0;
text-align: center; /* this centers the container in IE 5*
browsers. The text is then set to the left aligned default in the
#container selector */
color: #000000;
.twoColLiqRtHdr #container {
width: 80%; /* this will create a container 80% of the
browser width */
background: #FFFFFF;
margin: 0 auto; /* the auto margins (in conjunction with a
width) center the page */
border: 1px solid #000000;
text-align: left; /* this overrides the text-align: center
on the body element. */
.twoColLiqRtHdr #header {
background: #DDDDDD;
padding: 0 10px; /* this padding matches the left alignment
of the elements in the divs that appear beneath it. If an image is
used in the #header instead of text, you may want to remove the
padding. */
.twoColLiqRtHdr #header h1 {
margin: 0; /* zeroing the margin of the last element in the
#header div will avoid margin collapse - an unexplainable space
between divs. If the div has a border around it, this is not
necessary as that also avoids the margin collapse */
padding: 10px 0; /* using padding instead of margin will
allow you to keep the element away from the edges of the div */
/* Tips for sidebar1:
1. since we are working in percentages, it's best not to use
padding on the sidebar. It will be added to the width for standards
compliant browsers creating an unknown actual width.
2. Space between the side of the div and the elements within
it can be created by placing a left and right margin on those
elements as seen in the ".twoColLiqRtHdr #sidebar1 p" rule.
3. Since Explorer calculates widths after the parent element
is rendered, you may occasionally run into unexplained bugs with
percentage-based columns. If you need more predictable results, you
may choose to change to pixel sized columns.
.twoColLiqRtHdr #sidebar1 {
float: right; /* since this element is floated, a width must
be given */
width: 24%;
background: #EBEBEB; /* the background color will be
displayed for the length of the content in the column, but no
further */
padding-top: 15px 0; /* top and bottom padding create visual
space within this div */
.twoColLiqRtHdr #sidebar1 h3, .twoColLiqRtHdr #sidebar1 p {
margin-left: 10px; /* the left and right margin should be
given to every element that will be placed in the side columns */
margin-right: 10px;
/* Tips for mainContent:
1. the space between the mainContent and sidebar1 is created
with the right margin on the mainContent div. No matter how much
content the sidebar1 div contains, the column space will remain.
You can remove this right margin if you want the #mainContent div's
text to fill the #sidebar1 space when the content in #sidebar1
ends.
2. to avoid float drop at a supported minimum 800 x 600
resolution, elements within the mainContent div should be 430px or
smaller (this includes images).
3. in the Internet Explorer Conditional Comment below, the
zoom property is used to give the mainContent "hasLayout." This
avoids several IE-specific bugs.
.twoColLiqRtHdr #mainContent {
margin: 0 26% 0 10px; /* the left margin should mirror the
margin on the header and footer for proper alignment. */
.twoColLiqRtHdr #footer {
padding: 0 10px; /* this padding matches the left alignment
of the elements in the divs that appear above it. */
background:#DDDDDD;
.twoColLiqRtHdr #footer p {
margin: 0; /* zeroing the margins of the first element in
the footer will avoid the possibility of margin collapse - a space
between divs */
padding: 10px 0; /* padding on this element will create
space, just as the the margin would have, without the margin
collapse issue */
/* Miscellaneous classes for reuse */
.fltrt { /* this class can be used to float an element right
in your page. The floated element must precede the element it
should be next to on the page. */
float: right;
margin-left: 8px;
.fltlft { /* this class can be used to float an element left
in your page. The floated element must precede the element it
should be next to on the page. */
float: left;
margin-right: 8px;
.clearfloat { /* this class should be placed on a div or
break element and should be the final element before the close of a
container that should fully contain a float */
clear:both;
height:0;
font-size: 1px;
line-height: 0px;
take a look at this
.twoColLiqRtHdr #container {
width: 80%; /* this will create a container 80% of the
browser width */
background: #FFFFFF;
margin: 0 auto; /* the auto margins (in conjunction with a
width) center the page */
border: 1px solid #000000;
text-align: left; /* this overrides the text-align: center
on the body element. */
how do you interpret
.twoColLiqRtHdr #container?
in the code, .twoColLiqRtHdr is a class for the <body>
tag only.
So i guess I just need some enlightenment on how this CSS
works, maybe I'm used to just defining the ID of <div> tags
(ex: #wrapper {}).
Is this use for inline styles only?
what's the advantage of using this type of styles?
I hope someone can take a look at this, thank you in advance!
:)

Yeah.... I can't really see a use for class here at all. But
that's me
(and now you!)....
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"Thierry | www.TJKDesign.com" <[email protected]>
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> Murray *ACE* wrote:
>> I use this often when I have a single template with
variable layout
>> (i.e., section-specific layouts). You can use either
>> server-scripting or template parameters to change
the ID attribute on
>> the body tag, which will trigger an entirely
different set of CSS
>> selector assignments.
>
> FWIW, I believe it makes more sense to use an ID
attribute - as you do -
> rather than a class on "BODY" as this element is unique
through the
> document.
>
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>

Looking for a two-column CSS layout

I am looking for a two-column CSS layout that is centered
with blank space
on the sides, so the layout does not expand across the entire
screen, but
instead uses a portion of it (such as 75%). The left column
would be for
navigation and I haven't decided if I want it to be liquid or
fixed, but the
right column for content would be liquid. There would also be
a heading div
and navigation div across the top and a footer across the
bottom.
While looking for sample sites I keep finding ones that use
three columns,
and I'm worried that if I remove the third column that the
layout will break
at some point, even if I don't see it in my test browsers.
I'm also
discovering that some of the sample pages out there don't
respond well when
I resize the browser window. The columns don't have a minimum
width or they
stack on top of each other at some point.
There are so many different techniques to use when designing
a layout with
CSS, some better than others, that I thought maybe some
people here may
already know what's tried and true and what should be
avoided. Are any
layouts robust enough to allow a third column to be added at
a future date
if needed? I also like the idea of putting the content div
first in the
code, to improve search engine indexing and also to aid those
who may be
using a screen reader, but if that feature makes the coding
much more
complex then I could see why I might avoid it for now.

Sorry Nancy, I didn't see your post for some reason. At least
we agree (o:
Jo
"josie1one" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:g4tv32$57f$[email protected]..
>I have DW8 and am very happy with this:
>
http://projectseven.com/products/templates/pagepacks/cssmagic/index.htm
>
>
> --
> Jo
>
>
> "Matt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:g4tg96$isq$[email protected]..
>>I am looking for a two-column CSS layout that is
centered with blank space
>>on the sides, so the layout does not expand across
the entire screen, but
>>instead uses a portion of it (such as 75%). The left
column would be for
>>navigation and I haven't decided if I want it to be
liquid or fixed, but
>>the right column for content would be liquid. There
would also be a
>>heading div and navigation div across the top and a
footer across the
>>bottom.
>>
>> While looking for sample sites I keep finding ones
that use three
>> columns, and I'm worried that if I remove the third
column that the
>> layout will break at some point, even if I don't see
it in my test
>> browsers. I'm also discovering that some of the
sample pages out there
>> don't respond well when I resize the browser window.
The columns don't
>> have a minimum width or they stack on top of each
other at some point.
>>
>> There are so many different techniques to use when
designing a layout
>> with CSS, some better than others, that I thought
maybe some people here
>> may already know what's tried and true and what
should be avoided. Are
>> any layouts robust enough to allow a third column to
be added at a future
>> date if needed? I also like the idea of putting the
content div first in
>> the code, to improve search engine indexing and also
to aid those who may
>> be using a screen reader, but if that feature makes
the coding much more
>> complex then I could see why I might avoid it for
now.
>>
>
>

Design view of CSS layout is innacurate

Hello all -
I'm beginning to redraft my company's hompage using a full
CSS layout instead of our current nested table layout. Since I need
to ensure that other staff members can edit pages freely - and I'm
the only person comfortable doing straight code - it's important
that the design view is as accurate as possible.
When editing in Dreamweaver 8, my three column layout (a left
table of contents, a center content column, and an additional
content right column) breaks so that the table of contents
dissapears. Some people have spoken with have suggested that my
problem might be the negative margins I'm using to position the
floated columns that form the meat of the page.
You can view the page here:
http://www.southernenvironment.org/test/home_redraft.html
The CSS is here:
http://www.southernenvironment.org/test/style_redraft.css
In addition, the header navbar also appears strangely. In
Design View, two word titles (ie. "Our Programs") break on to two
separate lines, instead of staying in one line as they do in
browsers I've tested.
The frustrating thing about this is that my design seems to
work in most browsers - but without a somewhat accurate
representation in Dreamweaver, I won't be able to sell the idea of
a standards-based revamp to other staff here.
Any ideas?
Matt

Your CSS is not tight enough to get accurate columns. You
shouldn't try to
define the columns with the body tag. For a purely CSS site,
you really find
out why the code is called 'cascading' styles. They cascade
all right. We've
just finished wrestling with a similar re-design with CSS and
the order of
how tags and files come into play is very important.
We have defined the body tag with background color, 0 margins
and font
family, color and size only. Header/footer and columns are
defined by ID.
The three "content" columns are within a page container,
header and footer
outside the page container. How these elements are placed is
important, as
they cascade.
We use 3 linked main css files, 1) Page Layout (3 or 4
different options) 2)
Page presentation (all text styles) 3) Page menu styles (only
menu styles).
They are in that order, as the only body tag is in Page
Layout.
If a page has a watermarked background we import the code
just for the
watermark.
This is not true for the home page, but all other pages in
the site.
http://www.nic.bc.ca/index.asp
I hope this helps.
Marianne
"homestar79" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello all -
>
> I'm beginning to redraft my company's hompage using a
full CSS layout
> instead
> of our current nested table layout. Since I need to
ensure that other
> staff
> members can edit pages freely - and I'm the only person
comfortable doing
> straight code - it's important that the design view is
as accurate as
> possible.
>
> When editing in Dreamweaver 8, my three column layout (a
left table of
> contents, a center content column, and an additional
content right column)
> breaks so that the table of contents dissapears. Some
people have spoken
> with
> have suggested that my problem might be the negative
margins I'm using to
> position the floated columns that form the meat of the
page.
>
> You can view the page here:
>
>
http://www.southernenvironment.org/test/home_redraft.html
>
> The CSS is here:
>
>
http://www.southernenvironment.org/test/style_redraft.css
>
> In addition, the header navbar also appears strangely.
In Design View,
> two
> word titles (ie. "Our Programs") break on to two
separate lines, instead
> of
> staying in one line as they do in browsers I've tested.
>
> The frustrating thing about this is that my design seems
to work in most
> browsers - but without a somewhat accurate
representation in Dreamweaver,
> I
> won't be able to sell the idea of a standards-based
revamp to other staff
> here.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Matt
>

Pie Charts causing Design mode to give warning and not preview the app

I am using the final release. I have pie charts in my app. I
also have column charts. Both are fed data the same way. Both work
as expected when i build the app, and there are zero errors in the
app. however, i was experiencing an issue in flexbuilder where in
design mode, a vague warning was issued and the preview could not
be displayed (blank except for very gernal 'outlines' of the layout
and controls)
I narrowed the problem down to the pie charts. Is anybody
experiencing this problem? The application worked as expected, and
previewed as expected in Design mode when previewd/built in Beta
3.

Hi masavran,
For this issue, it's related to the render environment (browser/application). On Reporting Services side, we don't have any properties to change the resolution for chart to make it smoothly. We suggest you post this thread on Visual Studio forum
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/home?forum=visualstudiogeneral&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
Or the forum of corresponding browser.
Best Regards,
Simon Hou

CSS Layout Nightmare!

OK, I've recently decided to convert from table based layout to div layouts using CSS. I'm pretty proud of the outcome and found it a nice approach to designing. HOWEVER, when i click to edit pages in contribute, it strips out all of the css outline visual aids (like you see in wysiwig editors like Dreamweaver). This is going to be a major problem for my client and wysiwig style editing. Does anybody know how i can get contribute to display this in edit mode and also the best option for my client to select divs in order to copy and paste content. This would be pretty easy in table based layout as contribute lets you select a table and copy and paste it. Ideal way for my client to copy and paste additional news items same format. Any help would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Not.
Walt
"SamDesign.be" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
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> Hallo Brandon,
> Make de "<div id="divContent">" smaller
> Sheers
> www.SamDesign.be
>
>
> "Brandon" <[email protected]>
a écrit dans le message
> de news: ets5tg$9fo$[email protected]..
>> Working on CSS Layout for the first time (always
have used Tables) . . .
>> can you look at the page below (in initial stages)
and tell me how I can
>> move everything UP? It's driving me crazy. The
picture in the center
>> needs to come up, the main nav buttons need to move
up, and the "boxes"
>> in the left column all need to move up under each
other.
>>
>>
http://www.presentationsdirect.com/2007/
>>
>> --
>> Brandon
>>
>>
>
>

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