PatternSkinCss < System

---+!! CSS elements in !PatternSkin

This page is a reference for all CSS classes used in PatternSkin.

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!PatternSkin uses 4 stylesheets:
   * [[%PUBURLPATH%/%SYSTEMWEB%/PatternSkinTheme/layout.css][layout.css]]: positioning of block elements on the page
   * [[%PUBURLPATH%/%SYSTEMWEB%/PatternSkinTheme/style.css][style.css]]: margins, paddings, borders, font sizes
   * [[%PUBURLPATH%/%SYSTEMWEB%/PatternSkinTheme/colors.css][colors.css]]: text colors, background colors, border colors
   * [[%PUBURLPATH%/%SYSTEMWEB%/PatternSkin/print.css][print.css]]: optimalizations for printed page
   
If you want to learn how to create your own look or skin based on !PatternSkin, read further in PatternSkin.

---++ Naming conventions

   * All !PatternSkin specific classes have the prefix =pattern=: patternEditPage, patternTopicAction, etcetera. 
   * Foswiki specific classes (emitted by the Foswiki engine) have the prefix =foswiki=: foswikiButton, foswikiToc, etcetera. See for a complete list AppendixCascadingStyleSheets.
   * Positional containers are referred by id, for instance =#patternSideBar=.

---++ Namespaces

!PatternSkin uses namespaces for templates, by adding one (sometimes two - multiple) class names to the template's body tag. 

   * The body tag in view.pattern.tmpl for instance has the class name "patternViewPage": =&lt;body class="patternViewPage"&gt;=. All CSS elements specific to the view template thus can be defined as =.patternViewPage .someClassName=.
   * All templates that are _not_ the view template have the body class name "patternNoViewPage". That makes it easy to give all of these pages a different layout (smaller or wider margins for instance) in one sweep. Template edit.pattern.tmpl uses =&lt;body class="patternNoViewPage patternEditPage"&gt;=.

---+++ Page type classes

   * .patternViewPage
   * .patternViewPage .patternPrintPage
   * .patternNoViewPage
   * .patternNoViewPage .patternEditPage
   * .patternNoViewPage .patternAttachPage
   * .patternNoViewPage .patternChangeFormPage
   * .patternNoViewPage .patternDiffPage
   * .patternNoViewPage .patternRenamePage
   * .patternSearchResultsPage
   * .patternPlainPage (=viewplain.pattern.tmpl=)

---++ Layout classes

   * Main layout elements (in order of appearance in =body.pattern.tmpl=)
      * #patternScreen - outer container, used when centering the page (see PatternSkinCssCookbookCenterPage)
      * #patternPageShadow - shadow border around patternPage; default not used (see PatternSkinCssCookbookCenterPageBorder)
      * #patternPage - html content container
      * Left bar:
         * #patternWrapper
         * #patternSideBar - left bar area
         * #patternSideBarContents - used for left menu
      * #patternOuter - wrapper container
      * #patternFloatWrap - wrapper container
      * #patternMain - center area
      * #patternMainContents - holder of patternTop, foswikiTopic, foswikiForm, foswikiAttachments, etc.
      * #patternTopBar - top bar area
      * #patternTopBarContents - header art / logo; contains topic %SYSTEMWEB%.WebTopBar
      * #patternBottomBar - bottom bar area
      * #patternBottomBarContents - copyright

---++ Style classes

   * View
      * .patternContent - container around .foswikiTopic in =view.pattern.tmpl= only; to be able to give .foswikiAttachments and .foswikiForm a different appearance when they are not enclosed by it, for example the personal data form on the user pages (where the user form is positioned outside, above the topic text)
      * .patternTopBarLogo - logo position in patternTopBar (topic %SYSTEMWEB%.WebTopBar)
      * .patternTopBarOverlay - striped white image background
      * .foswikiTopic - Foswiki topic text
      * .patternTop - area at top of topic text, with patternHomePath, revision and action buttons
      * .patternTopicActions - container for multiple .patternTopicAction rows
      * .patternTopicAction - container for .patternActionButtons
      * .patternActionButtons - action buttons at bottom of page
      * .patternMoved - topic moved info (only visible when the topic has changed name or web)
      * .patternWebIndicator - colored block at the top of the left bar to indicate the current web
      * .patternFormHolder - container around form to manage the size of form elements
      * .patternLeftBarPersonal - block of personal links (included topic %<nop>USERSWEB%.%<nop>USERNAME%LeftBar)
      * .patternHomePath - breadcrumb at top
      * .patternHomePathTitle - "You are here" text
      * .patternRevInfo - revision info and author name
      * .patternToolBar - holder for .patternToolBarButtons
      * .patternToolBarButtons - action buttons at top of page
      * .patternToolBarBottom - seperator
      * .patternSimpleLogo - logo used on 'simple' pages like the login screen
      * .patternButton - tab button Edit, Attach, Printable at top of topic
      * .patternMetaMenu - search box, jump box, language selector

   * Edit
      * .patternSig - signature copy box
      * .patternSaveOptions - holder for .patternSaveOptionsContents
      * .patternSaveOptionsContents - checkboxes that change the state of a topic save; for instance "Force revision" checkbox
      * .patternSaveHelp - info block with help on save options (access keys and potentially other info)

   * Preview page
      * .patternPreviewArea - container around preview of .foswikiTopic

   * Attach page
      * .patternPrevious - attachment table of previous versions
      * .patternMoveAttachment - container for "Move or Delete attachment"
      * .patternAttachForm

   * Rename (rename, move, delete)
      * patternRenameOptionsList - list of topics that can be updated

   * More
      * patternDiffOptions - row of revision options under "Compare revisions"
      
   * Search results
      * .patternSearchResults - container on rename pages (no longer used on actual search results 'view' pages)
      * .patternSearchResultsHeader - horizontal bar with the web color
      * .patternSearchResults - block of one result
      * .patternSearchResultCount - the number of results
      * .patternSearched - feedback on the string used to search

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*Related Topics:* [[Skins]], AdminDocumentationCategory
This topic: System > Skins > PatternSkin > PatternSkinCss
Topic revision: 07 Mar 2006, ProjectContributor (raw view)
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