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E4/CSS/SWT Mapping
How to style SWT widgets using CSS
Widget: Control
| SWT Method | CSS Property Name | CSS Example |
|---|---|---|
| setBackground(Color) | background-color | Button { background-color: #FF0000 } |
| setBackgroundImage(Image) | background-image | Button { background-image: some url } |
| border-color | Button { border-color: ##FF0000; } | |
| border-width | Button { border-width: 3 } | |
| border-style | Button { border-style: dotted } | |
| setCursor(Cursor) | cursor | Shell { cursor:crosshair } |
| setFont(Font) | font-style font-size |
Label { font-style: italic; font-size: 12; |
| setForeground(Color) | color | Button { color: #FF0000 } |
Widget: CTabFolder
| SWT Method | CSS Property Name | CSS Example |
|---|---|---|
| setBorderVisible(Boolean) | border-visible | CTabFolder { border-visible: true } |
| setMaximized(Boolean) | maximized | CTabFolder { maximized: true } |
| setMinimized(Boolean) | minimized | CTabFolder { minimized: true } |
| setMaximizeVisible(Boolean) | maximize-visible | CTabFolder { maximize-visible: true } |
| setMinimizeVisible(Boolean) | minimize-visible | CTabFolder { minimize-visible: true } |
| setMRUVisible(Boolean) | mru-visible | CTabFolder { mru-visible: true } |
| setShowClose(Boolean) | show-close | CTabFolder { show-close: true } |
| setSimple(Boolean) | simple | CTabFolder { simple: true } |
| setSingle(Boolean) | single | CTabFolder { single: true } |
| setUnselectedCloseVisible(Boolean) | unselected-close-visible | CTabFolder { unselected-close-visible: true } |
| setUnselectedImageVisible(Boolean) | unselected-image-visible | CTabFolder { unselected-image-visible: true } |
Pseudo classes which can be used in CSS to style SWT widgets
| SWT Widgets | CSS Pseudo Selector | CSS Example |
|---|---|---|
| Control | :focus | CTabFolder:focus { background-color: ##FF0000; } |
| Control | :visible | Shell:visible { background-color: ##FF0000; } |
| Control | :enabled | Text:enabled { background-color: ##FF0000; } |
| Control | :disabled | Text:disabled { background-color: ##FF0000; } |
| Shell | :active | Shell:active { background-color: ##FF0000; } |
| Button | :checked | Button:checked { background-color: ##FF0000; } |
| CTabFolder | :selected | CTabFolder:selected { background-color: ##FF0000; } |