Although this book is about developing PrimeFaces themes, we will need a web application to actually test our designs. Also, a web application will be used to show how to integrate PrimeFaces into a web application and how components such as ThemeSwitcher are used in practice to allow a user to select their themes. Because of this, we will spend some time at the beginning creating and adding a web application to a Maven-based NetBeans project. When we start creating and using our own themes, the work that we will have done here will make it far easier to appreciate our creative efforts there.
Primefaces Theme development
Primefaces Theme development
Overview of this book
Developing stunning themes for web applications has never been easier! PrimeFaces delivers a powerful set of features that enables JSF developers to create and customize awesome themes on the web. It is very easy to use because it comes as a single JAR file and requires no mandatory XML configuration. With more than 30 out-of-the-box themes, jQuery integration, a mobile UI toolkit, Ajax Push technology, and much more, PrimeFaces takes JSF application development to a whole new level!
This book is a hands-on example-rich guide to creating and customizing PrimeFaces themes using available tools.
Beginning with creating a JSF project and integrating the PrimeFaces library, this book will introduce you to the features of theme components, how these are structured, and how PrimeFaces uses JQuery UI to apply a theme to your application. You will learn to examine and change the CSS rules and get creative by setting standard icons and adding new icons to them. You will use a combination of JavaScript and CSS to enhance your application with help of scheduler component and go on to adapt and package your custom theme so that it is compatible with the Resource Manager.
Finally, you will explore PrimeFaces mobile apps, ensuring themes are compatible with your mobile applications best practices for theme design.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
PrimeFaces Theme Development
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
To Skin an App
Introducing PrimeFaces Themes
jQuery UI, ThemeRoller, and the Anatomy of a Theme
A PrimeFaces inputText Component in Detail
Let's Get Creative
Icons
Dynamic Changes – a Working Example
Mobile Web Apps
The Final Touches
Theme Design Best Practices
Premium Themes and Layouts, and Third-party Converter Tools
Index
Customer Reviews