Displayed property question!

Hi All
I have the the following properties set to be displayed in a layout set (Collection renderer):
col:app_date,default:cat_ArcoBasisAnnouncements,rnd:displayname(contentLink)
However I want the 'default:cat_ArcoBasisAnnouncements' to be in bold - does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks Phil

Hi Phil
First read this document: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/fd/fe573d675e910fe10000000a114084/frameset.htm
One solution to your problem could be to use primaryTextStyle to make the property bold. The property should then be entered in your collection renderer like this: default:cat_ArcoBasisAnnouncements(primaryTextStyle)
If the primaryTextStyle does not look the way you want, you can define the style of the primaryTextStyle and secondaryTextStyle in your resource renderer.
And again I believe that the options you have in the dropdown menu in the resource renderer are controlled by the portal theme.
Kind regards,
Martin

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But back I'm done lashing out at apple for now .So as it stands I buy a apple mac mini or a dell hybrid small computer windows based by dell 499.00 us dollars . or a apple for 599.00 dollars at the apple store .But the downside is that in the future it may not be able to play the new games in three years or so and be out of date . WE waist more electronics in this country than any country in the world . But I'm not the first person encounter this problem . There's many more people that still have the g5 line and like there true mac computer not this fake intel machine . Why did apple do this in the first place start with a intel chip in there computers in the past not goto IBM to buy there chips ?. If this was done in the first place we would be better off right now .
So back to me buying a mac mini this is were i'm at right now stuck not able to play the sims 3 because it not a true mac written game under unix like all the games in the past . I had game from my windows machine that were written for windows 98se and the games played fine under windows xp no problems at all .I did not have to shell out hundreds of dollars to play a game like this ? . I think apple and maxis is taking us for a ride and riping us off . Maybe some of you people dont think so . Me my self dont think that and am very mad at this .
so that all i mave to say for now .

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