4.4.2. Using Skinnability
RichFaces skinnability is designed for use alongside:
- skin parameters defined in the RichFaces framework,
- predefined CSS classes for components, and
- user style classes.
A component's color scheme can be applied to its elements using any of three style classes:
- A default style class inserted into the framework
This contains style parameters that are linked to some constants from a skin. It is defined for every component and specifies a default level of representation. You can modify an application interface by changing the values of the skin parameters.
- A style class of skin extension
This class name is defined for every component element, and inserted into the framework to let you define a class with the same name in your CSS files. This lets you easily extend the appearance of all components that use this class.
- User style class
You can use one of the
styleClass
parameters to define your own class for component elements. As a result, the appearance of one particular component is changed according to a CSS style parameter specified in the class.