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  • Overview
  • How to apply, create and delete a skin template?
  • Applying a skin template to a report
  • Creating a skin template of report
  • How to dynamically apply a skin template (through programming)?
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Overview
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to customize the interface of your applications via several preset interfaces: the templates.
A skin template can be applied to your project (window or report) at any time during the development. Even if a skin template is already used, each window and each report can be customized individually.
A skin template can also be dynamically applied to the windows during the execution of your program. For more details, see "How to apply a skin template dynamically?".
Several skin templates are proposed by default. You also have the ability to create your own skin templates.
WEBDEV - Server code Only the skin templates on reports are available. To define the interface of the pages found in a site, use:
Notes: Skin templates and templates:
  • The skin templates are used to define the interface characteristics for a window or for a report: the style of controls, the images used, ...
  • The templates of window or reports are used to define the interface as well as the features (buttons, controls, code for example). These features will be applied to each element that uses the template and they can be overridden if necessary.
How to apply, create and delete a skin template?

Applying a skin template to a report

To apply a skin template to a report:
  1. On the "Modification" tab, in the "Templates and skin template" group, click "Apply a skin template".
  2. Select the skin template to apply.
  3. Validate. The skin template is applied to the current report.
Remark: This method can be applied to a report with or without a skin template.
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Creating a skin template of report

You have the ability to create your own skin template if no default skin template suits you.
Several steps are required to create a skin template of report:
Remarks:
  • One of the methods for creating a skin template of reports is presented here. The method presented below is recommended but it is not mandatory.
  • No skin template of reports can be created in Reports & Queries.
How to dynamically apply a skin template (through programming)?
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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Last update: 05/26/2022

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