Application Themes

[john w]

I was looking at the impact of the built in themes for In.de on my application. I was setting/changing them in the Parameters window under the General section. When I selected 'Quadro', saved the change, and compiled the application; it opened to window/form that had the application name and a progress type bar moving from left to right. However, it never opened the application, just hanging on opening form.

I then tried the mobile look it similarly opened and hung on the 'Starting Application' page.

I will assume at this point I need to do something to make it open the application. I have looked in the help file but could not find anything.

I then went the Graphic Theme Editor and it only offers Seattle or Mobile for editing. I did create a custom theme based on Seattle. When I tried to load it on the Parameters -> General section as a Custom theme it says it is not found. Again I will say I am probably failing to do something I just have no idea what that is.

Any thoughts?

[g.lanzi]

Just one thing to ask to better comprehend the situation: did you changed a seattle themed application to a quadro one?

If that's the case then I'm sorry but I've to say you that's impossibile. A web application can't be switched to mobile.

Is that your case?

[john w]

Yes - I was trying the different themes, that makes sense as far as the built in themes, but I start creating a custom theme in the Graphics Theme Editor which I called CRW and as based on Seattle. I would like to apply that theme universally across the app. It does not show as one of my choices.

[g.lanzi]

You have to set "custom" as theme property and them specify the custom them's name.

[john w]

I thought I did that and it failed, See my first post. I am curious is case sensitive perhaps that is problem?

[g.lanzi]

Ok, can you post the project here?

[john w]

LPS3_Access.zip

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Okay I tried to load the file and it is too large apparently there is a 2mb limit. So I zipped the file

[g.lanzi]

I opened your project, but that application is a web one. You can't use the mobile themes (Quadro and Mobile) in a web application.

If you want to create a mobile application you have to create it mobile from the start by using Add mobile application contextual menu's command of the project object.

If you want to use a custom theme you have to double click on the parameters folder and then specify custom in the theme property, then you can write down your theme name.

[john w]

Once you mentioned that early about it not being a mobile app that made sense. As I said I was in the beginning just experimenting with what was built into In.de.

What is the real issue is that I am making a custom theme based on Seattle. At this point if has a couple of minor changes. I call this theme CRW and will be one when finished I use across my applications.

I did go into the parameters use Custom->entered CRW and saved it. I get a compile error that says this file is not found. Yet when I open the Graphic Theme editor it is in the list.

I may post a quick video later so you can better see what is happening.

[g.lanzi]

OK, thanks. An updated video or project can make me understand. I'm sure the answer is near but there's a little misunderstanding that is deceiving me.