Ebase and CSS StyleSheets

[alexmcclune]

Hi,

We are aiming to use responsive design so the forms work properly on mobile devices. After some playing around we have managed to create a sample CSS and tested on a basic form, wrappers work well and when we change the browser it displays as expected. We are happy with most of it.

We are currently referencing the stylesheet from the Form properties, Web Resources HTML++ header text box. This is fine for the time being but we plan to instead use a mixture of the external StyleSheet, presentation template and components to make it easier to develop future forms in Ebase.

My question is this, when we select from the menu: Web Resources, Style Sheets and choose to add a new one. We attempt to "Use External Stylesheet". This works, however when this StyleSheet is updated the changes are not replicated within Ebase?

I assume Ebase chooses to import the stylesheet somehow, is there a way for us to use this functionality but for it to refresh when the form is opened so it picks up any changes made on the external style sheet?

[Steve]

Hi Alex,

I have just tested this myself, There are three approaches to this:

1) Press the refresh page contents toolbar button at the top of the Page designer. This is a green icon with two arrows on it making a circle.
2) Close the form and re-open it.
3) Select/open another frame (e.g a script) and then move back to your form.

All these options reload the stylesheets and refreshes in the content.

Hope this helps...

Steve

[alexmcclune]

Thanks, I also got a reply from Steve and it is just my unfamiliarity with the designer (hopefully).

Alex