Customizing Look and Feel

Is there a way to customize the "look and feel" of the OID webtool?
Also, is there any way to change what is displayed as a result of performing a search? Specifically, I'd like to extend the searchable fields to include businessCategory.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,
I assume you are talking about the OID in iAS 9.0.2 and on this release it's not possible.
It should be possible in 10G, but I'm not sure.
We gave up and has developed our own GUI's for the OID application.
Steffen

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Making custom non-standard components aware of custom look and feels.

Hello all.
Maybe the subject of this post could also be the opposite: "Making custom look and feels aware of non-standard custom components". I'm not sure.
If I code a new custom component (extending JComponent, or extending the UI delegate of a standard component) and pretend it to be laf aware then I must create the corresponding UI delegate for each laf, like it happens to be with standard swing components. But I'm not sure it is feasible to create the UI delegates for all unknown existing custom lafs.
On the other side, if I create a custom laf then I will also create a custom UI delegate for each standard component, but I can not create UI delegate for all unknown existing custom components.
The point here is that standard components and standard lafs are universally known, while custom components (or custom ui delegates) and custom lafs are not.
So the question is: How does a swing developer deal with the case of a new custom component that will be used in an unknown custom laf?
For instance:
1. Custom text UI delegate for dealing with styled documents in JTextField. See {thread:id=2284487}.
2. JTabbedPane with custom UI delegate that paints no tab if the component only contains one tab.
In both cases I need a UI delegate for each known laf, but what happens if the application is using a laf that certainly will not be aware of this custom functionally?
Thank you!

If I code a new custom component (extending JComponent, or extending the UI delegate of a standard component) and pretend it to be laf aware then I must create the corresponding UI delegate for each laf, like it happens to be with standard swing components. But I'm not sure it is feasible to create the UI delegates for all unknown existing custom lafs.You are right, this is never going to work. I suggest if you want to make your custom component look & feel aware, you design the way it displays around the l & f of other components that are part of j2se and have l&f implementations.
http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/javax/swing/plaf/ComponentUI.html
There are instructions here:
http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/javax/swing/LookAndFeel.html
>
On the other side, if I create a custom laf then I will also create a custom UI delegate for each standard component, but I can not create UI delegate for all unknown existing custom components.
The point here is that standard components and standard lafs are universally known, while custom components (or custom ui delegates) and custom lafs are not.
So the question is: How does a swing developer deal with the case of a new custom component that will be used in an unknown custom laf?
For instance:
1. Custom text UI delegate for dealing with styled documents in JTextField. See {thread:id=2284487}.
2. JTabbedPane with custom UI delegate that paints no tab if the component only contains one tab.
In both cases I need a UI delegate for each known laf, but what happens if the application is using a laf that certainly will not be aware of this custom functionally?
Thank you!

JFileChooser not opening when we applied custom Look and Feel & Theme

Dear All,
JFileChooser not opening when we applied custom Look and Feel & Theme.
The following is the source code
import java.awt.Color;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource;
import javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel;
import com.jgoodies.looks.plastic.*;
public class CustomTheme {
public static void main(String[] args)throws UnsupportedLookAndFeelException{
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new MyLookAndFeel());
MyLookAndFeel.setCurrentTheme(new CustomLaF());
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Metal Theme");
JFileChooser jf = new JFileChooser();
System.out.println("UI - > "+jf.getUI());
//jf.updateUI();
frame.getContentPane().add(jf);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
static class CustomLaF extends PlasticTheme {
protected ColorUIResource getPrimary1() {
return new ColorUIResource(232,132,11);
public ColorUIResource getPrimary2() {
          return (new ColorUIResource(Color.white));
     public ColorUIResource getPrimary3() {
          return (new ColorUIResource(232,132,11));
public ColorUIResource getPrimaryControl() {
return new ColorUIResource(Color.GREEN);
protected ColorUIResource getSecondary1() {
return new ColorUIResource(Color.CYAN);
protected ColorUIResource getSecondary2() {
          return (new ColorUIResource(Color.gray));
     protected ColorUIResource getSecondary3() {
          return (new ColorUIResource(235,235,235));
     protected ColorUIResource getBlack() {
          return BLACK;
     protected ColorUIResource getWhite() {
          return WHITE;
static class MyLookAndFeel extends Plastic3DLookAndFeel {
          protected void initClassDefaults(UIDefaults table) {
               super.initClassDefaults(table);
          protected void initComponentDefaults(UIDefaults table) {
               super.initComponentDefaults(table);
               Object[] defaults = {
                         "MenuItem.foreground",new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "MenuItem.background",new ColorUIResource(Color.gray),
                         "MenuItem.selectionForeground",new ColorUIResource(Color.gray),
                         "MenuItem.selectionBackground",new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "Menu.selectionForeground", new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "Menu.selectionBackground", new ColorUIResource(Color.gray),
                         "MenuBar.background", new ColorUIResource(235,235,235),
                         "Menu.background", new ColorUIResource(235,235,235),
                         "Desktop.background",new ColorUIResource(235,235,235),
                         "Button.select",new ColorUIResource(232,132,11),
                         "Button.focus",new ColorUIResource(232,132,11),
                         "TableHeader.background", new ColorUIResource(232,132,11),
                         "TableHeader.foreground", new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "ScrollBar.background", new ColorUIResource(235,235,235),
                         "ToolTip.foreground", new ColorUIResource(232,132,11),
                         "ToolTip.background", new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "OptionPane.questionDialog.border.background", new ColorUIResource(Color.gray),
                         "OptionPane.errorDialog.titlePane.foreground", new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "OptionPane.questionDialog.titlePane.background", new ColorUIResource(232,132,11),
                         "Table.selectionBackground", new ColorUIResource(232,132,11)
               table.putDefaults(defaults);
When i run this program the following error is coming:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalFileChooserUI$IndentIcon.getIconWidth(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.layoutCompoundLabelImpl(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.layoutCompoundLabel(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicLabelUI.layoutCL(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicLabelUI.getPreferredSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.getPreferredSize(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicListUI.updateLayoutState(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicListUI.maybeUpdateLayoutState(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicListUI$ListSelectionHandler.valueChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.fireValueChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.fireValueChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.fireValueChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.changeSelection(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.changeSelection(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultListSelectionModel.setSelectionInterval(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JList.setSelectedIndex(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboPopup.setListSelection(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboPopup.access$000(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicComboPopup$ItemHandler.itemStateChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComboBox.fireItemStateChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComboBox.selectedItemChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComboBox.contentsChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractListModel.fireContentsChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalFileChooserUI$DirectoryComboBoxModel.setSelectedItem(Unknow
at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalFileChooserUI$DirectoryComboBoxModel.addItem(Unknown Source
at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalFileChooserUI$DirectoryComboBoxModel.access$2300(Unknown So
at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalFileChooserUI.doDirectoryChanged(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalFileChooserUI.access$2600(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalFileChooserUI$12.propertyChange(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.event.SwingPropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.event.SwingPropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.firePropertyChange(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JFileChooser.setCurrentDirectory(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JFileChooser.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JFileChooser.<init>(Unknown Source)
at CustomTheme.main(CustomTheme.java:20)
I am extending the JGoodies Look And Feel & Theme.
Thanks in advance
Krishna Mohan.

Dear cupofjoe,
Thank you for your response.
I am using the Latest JGoodies Look & Feel which is downloaded from http://www.jgoodies.com.
i am writing our own custom Look & Feel By Overridding Jgoodies Look & Feel.
In that case i am getting that error.
The following is the source code:
import java.awt.Color;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource;
import javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel;
import com.jgoodies.looks.plastic.*;
public class CustomTheme {
public static void main(String[] args)throws UnsupportedLookAndFeelException{
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new MyLookAndFeel());
MyLookAndFeel.setCurrentTheme(new CustomLaF());
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Metal Theme");
JFileChooser jf = new JFileChooser();
//System.out.println("UI - > "+jf.getUI());
//jf.updateUI();
//frame.getContentPane().add(jf);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
static class CustomLaF extends PlasticTheme {
protected ColorUIResource getPrimary1() {
return new ColorUIResource(232,132,11);
public ColorUIResource getPrimary2() {
          return (new ColorUIResource(Color.white));
     public ColorUIResource getPrimary3() {
          return (new ColorUIResource(232,132,11));
public ColorUIResource getPrimaryControl() {
return new ColorUIResource(Color.GREEN);
protected ColorUIResource getSecondary1() {
return new ColorUIResource(Color.CYAN);
protected ColorUIResource getSecondary2() {
          return (new ColorUIResource(Color.gray));
     protected ColorUIResource getSecondary3() {
          return (new ColorUIResource(235,235,235));
     protected ColorUIResource getBlack() {
          return BLACK;
     protected ColorUIResource getWhite() {
          return WHITE;
static class MyLookAndFeel extends Plastic3DLookAndFeel {
          protected void initClassDefaults(UIDefaults table) {
               super.initClassDefaults(table);
          protected void initComponentDefaults(UIDefaults table) {
               super.initComponentDefaults(table);
               Object[] defaults = {
                         "MenuItem.foreground",new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "MenuItem.background",new ColorUIResource(Color.gray),
                         "MenuItem.selectionForeground",new ColorUIResource(Color.gray),
                         "MenuItem.selectionBackground",new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "Menu.selectionForeground", new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "Menu.selectionBackground", new ColorUIResource(Color.gray),
                         "MenuBar.background", new ColorUIResource(235,235,235),
                         "Menu.background", new ColorUIResource(235,235,235),
                         "Desktop.background",new ColorUIResource(235,235,235),
                         "Button.select",new ColorUIResource(232,132,11),
                         "Button.focus",new ColorUIResource(232,132,11),
                         "TableHeader.background", new ColorUIResource(232,132,11),
                         "TableHeader.foreground", new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "ScrollBar.background", new ColorUIResource(235,235,235),
                         "ToolTip.foreground", new ColorUIResource(232,132,11),
                         "ToolTip.background", new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "OptionPane.questionDialog.border.background", new ColorUIResource(Color.gray),
                         "OptionPane.errorDialog.titlePane.foreground", new ColorUIResource(Color.white),
                         "OptionPane.questionDialog.titlePane.background", new ColorUIResource(232,132,11),
                         "Table.selectionBackground", new ColorUIResource(232,132,11)
               table.putDefaults(defaults);
pls suggest me the how to solve this problem.
thanks in advance
Krishna MOhan

Customizing Look and Feel -- examples

Greetings
I recently started looking into how I could customize a Skin that was more suited for the particular users of Oracle, one to replace the standard blue Swan.
The first steps were well document and I managed to edit the general look and feel. However, a practical example of how to change a particular component would do a lot to help me understand and implement other less general changes.
I Wanted to change the color of the text for SNAV.Menu and SNAV.Fav within GlobalHeader
I was able to change this in file "OAFSlideoutMenu.css" which is under $OA_HTML/cabo/styles ... but then it changes for all Skins, the default swan as well.
Can anyone provide an example of how to change this by using my "[custom]-desktop.xss" file ?
I appreciate the assistance!

Hi,
I assume you are talking about the OID in iAS 9.0.2 and on this release it's not possible.
It should be possible in 10G, but I'm not sure.
We gave up and has developed our own GUI's for the OID application.
Steffen

Custom Look and Feel Not showing up

I've created a new look and feel per the edocs and it's shaping up nicely but when I deploy it to the portal it's great as the default but when I go in to change the LNF as a user It's not an option... Do I need to add it to some random xml file or something for it to show... also is there any documentation with greater detail for look and feel development out there?
Thanks in advance
Whitt

I don't know what the plan is for getting old Dev2Dev sample code on OTN (Oracle Technology Network).
I ran into the same problem yesterday. I needed a quick login portlet for a portal I was fiddling with.
I plucked the login.portlet from the 10.2 installation at <home>/wlserver_10.0/samples/portal/portalApp/contentPresenterSampleWeb/avitek/portlets/login
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Customizing look and feel web interface

Hi all,
We are customizing the theme "web interface", but don't appears, when we look for it in "Theme Root". Only appears the themes created by SAP.
the steps that we followed are:
- Copy the theme, with the program BPS_UPDATE_MIMEREPOS
- import the theme in my folder into the node /sap/public/bc/ur/design2002/themes/myfolder
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- modify and import the fiel .CSS in my folder into the node /sap/bw/mime/BEx/StyleSheets/mycss.css
- Assign the theme with the CSS in table UPWB_THEMES_MAP.
This is all and doesn't work.
best reguard

Thanks Andrea,
He is very useful.
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Customizing Look and Feel (CLAF) - gif images/tabs disappear.Urgent!!!!

Hi,
I am trying to change the font colors in irec through CLAF responsiblity. But a strange thing is happening. Though the color is reflecting, the gif images are missing (logout, personalize etc) and the link text below it are appearing like breadcrumbs. Also , the tabs are completely removed and the tab labels are appearing like breadcrumbs. My CLAF is based on base-desktop.
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Could someone tell me why is this happening. It is very urgent.
Regards

Hi:
The DBA's did the following as I have mentioned below:
Clear the image cache - /OA_HTML/cabo/images/cache
Clear the cache - /OA_HTML/cabo/styles/cache
Bounce the apache.
Restart the server - X.11 display server
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/home/apps/ora_fin/IHR25D/common/html/cabo/images - drwxr-xr-x
/home/apps/ora_fin/IHR25D/common/html/cabo/images/cache - drwxr-xr-x
/home/apps/ora_fin/IHR25D/common/html/cabo/styles - drwxrwxr-x
/home/apps/ora_fin/IHR25D/common/html/cabo/styles/cache - drwxr-xr-x
But still I am not seeing any gif images or tabs.
Regards
Sun

Give me Guidence on the Look and Feel

Hi ,
I created one custom Look and feel (CLAF) stylesheet(like., font color, types are changed) for my project requirements.
Everything is working fine.but the problem is under Footer, global links are not visible and also no space between the copyright and Privacy statement. how i will resolve this problem. please help me on this.
Regards,
Chandra.

Chandra,
Have you used the "Customizing Look and Feel Administrator Responsibility" to create the new look and feel.
That has some bugs.
If you have followed the standard way of doing it, you can log a SR with support and ask.
Please refer the following notes,
Note 412718.1 - How To Change The Colour And Fonts Size In 11.5.10.2 Version
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CLAF(UI)
This might help.
Thanks.
With Regards,
Kali.
OSSI.

Hi how to create Mac os look and feel??

hi
please tell me how to create Mac os look and feel.
thx.

I've heard about a Skin look and feel, but I've never used it. Maybe you should look into that. It would probably be the easiest way to create a custom look and feel, but you won't automatically be able to use Aqua unless you're on a Mac. Sorry.

WebDynpro look and Feel

Hi,
I created a webdynpro application and deployed into portals. We are running Portals SP11. But the webdynpro is not getting custom look and feel what has been added to the portal by default, it is displaying SAP Color theme.
Any ideas please?
Thanks
Vijay

Hi
Are your J2EE instances different for WAS and EP. If they are then what is the version of your WAS. You have mentioned EP as SP11.
Note : In SP11 the below mentioned procedure slightly affects the theme. It works fine in SP10 though. See if the steps mentioned below is of any help to you.
If you want the color schemes to apply for WebDynpro then you will have to set the theme for the WebDynpro application too.
Download the Theme Editor available in SDN.
Follow these steps
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Import your theme file into WebDynpro.
You will have to generate your custom theme and then right click and export your theme as a zip file.
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C:\usr\sap\J2E\JC00\j2ee\cluster\server0\temp\webdynpro\web\sap.com\tcwddispwda\global\SSR\themes
Then give the path in your Visual Admin --> Configuration Adapter --> WebDynpro >tcwddispwda> default.properties
Type the path as the following.
http://<machine_Name>:50000/webdynpro/resources/sap.com/tcwddispwda/global/SSR/themes/sap_chrome
and also set the property useWebDynproStyleSheet property to true and then restart your J2EE server.
Hope that helps you. Let me know if you require more inputs
regards
ravi

Pluggable Look and Feel

Hi,
Is there anyone who is capable of offering assistance with the creation of a pluggable look and feel? I would like to find out a good on-line cost free url for tutorials for the development of a custom look and feel.
Thanks.
Craig.

I posted a reply to a message about this subject just days ago...if you search for my nickname you'll find it..

Custom Look an Feel Queries

Dear All
I have created a Custom Look and Feel where i had to change the Colors and Font of the Application as per the Clients requirement. I have acheived almost all the requirements what they are looking for but there are Few things which are troubling me. It would be a real great help if some oe can help me in this.
1. The Font of the Login Page is showing different than all the other pages and i am not able to identify which Style to touch for it.
2. The Global Links in the Footer Region are not visible and also there is no space comming up between the Copy right and Privacy statment.
3. In iRecruitment Home Page the tabs Home / Vacancies / Candidates are moved to right hand side where as they have to be in the Left hand side according to Swan Look and Feel.
Can any one suggest me on this.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Srujana

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Vista Look and Feel

Hi everyone..im creating a Java GUI and im curious to know if i can give it a Windows Vista Look and feel???? even tho i only have XP on my home computer,..... thanks..

http://www.javootoo.com/
Nothing above, and if there was a Vista look and feel it would probably be there.
If you can't find one...
Develop it! ^_^
http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2006/09/12/how-to-write-custom-look-and-feel.html

SAP Portal Custom Themes to change ESS/MSS UI Look and feel , possible ?

Hi,
I have a requirement where the look and feel of the UI controls of the ESS/MSS applications have to be different - Jazzy
I know XSS homepage framework is for the customisation of Areas, Sub Areas. What I am more interested is only the look and feel UI of ESS/MSS applications.
If I change the standard theme of portal using Theme Editor and create a new custom theme with different back ground colors, fonts, sizes for all the UI controls,.Will the customised Theme apply on the standard ESS / MSS screens ? Also my doubt is we are using EHP3 and I am not sure how many are Webdynpro java based or webdynpro Abap based.
Will the theme apply to both WDA and WDJ application UI controls?
Any inputs in this regard will be of great help. thanks in advance.
Regards,
Sreeram

Hello,
Check :
[Overview on changing the Portal look and feel.|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d077fa17-7fbf-2a10-d983-fb12decf63c7]
FYI :- Search for wiki on : Stylesheet for WDA without integrating in SAP Portal
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Remi

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