Actually, they do try to help, anything with a dash/hyphen in it they flag up (e.g. 'border-left'). float/cssFloat is it something that catches a lot of people out (myself included, which is why it sticks in my mind). It isn't really practicable to include a check for everything.
Everything you do in Java code needs camelCase/DOM-style (e.g. 'borderLeft') Condiments of the season to you, too :-) Ian http://examples.roughian.com OK, thanks very much, that helps. I wish that the GWT pages would > reference the correct css details (an example would do wonders if > anyone from google listening). > > Merry Christmas, > > Mark > > > On Dec 23, 11:27 am, Ian Bambury <ianbamb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > You can't use CSS file syntax you have to use DOM style (i.e. 'cssFloat' > not > > 'float'). > > > > Try something like: > > > > FlowPanel searchPanel = new FlowPanel(); > > Label leftPanel = new Label("Left"); // Or whatever > > Label rightPanel = new Label("Right"); > > > > RootPanel.get().add(searchPanel); > > searchPanel.add(leftPanel); > > searchPanel.add(rightPanel); > > > > searchPanel.setWidth("100%"); > > searchPanel.getElement().getStyle().setProperty("border", "1px > solid > > black"); > > > > leftPanel.getElement().getStyle().setProperty("cssFloat", > "left"); > > > > rightPanel.getElement().getStyle().setProperty("cssFloat", > "right"); > > > > Ian > > > > http://examples.roughian.com > > > > 2009/12/23 mwaschkowski <mwaschkow...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I've been having great difficulty with 2.0 panels. I've read over the > > > docs at: > > > > > http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/doc/latest/DevGuideUiPanels.html > > > > > and moved over to standards mode. I've found that a lot of widget that > > > used to display scrollbars just don't anymore. I've tried using the > > > new layoutpanels, but getting hung up now because of sizing issues - I > > > now have to declare the sizes explicitly, and now there are layout > > > issues (some of the page not being displayed depending on the > > > browser). > > > > > Well, first off, I decided to do something simple like replace my > > > horizontal panel with a flow panel. This horizontal panel (hp) was > > > 100% width, had a widget on the left and a widget on the right. > > > Because the docs cautioned that HorizontalPanels might not work with > > > standards mode, I did the following (using the float suggestion in the > > > docs): > > > > > FlowPanel searchPanel = new FlowPanel(); > > > DOM.setElementProperty(searchPanel.getElement(), > "border", > > > "1px > > > solid black"); > > > searchPanel.setWidth("100%"); > > > searchPanel.add(leftPanel); > > > DOM.setElementProperty(leftPanel.getElement(), "float", > > > "left"); > > > searchPanel.add(rightPanel); > > > DOM.setElementProperty(rightPanel.getElement(), "float", > > > "right"); > > > > > As well, I tried to add a border so I could better see the layout. > > > Neither the border is working, nor the floating of the widgets, help! > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Mark > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-web-toolkit%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><google-web-toolkit%2Bunsubs > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-web-toolkit%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
