Managing Themes

Themes are collections of templates that can be used to define the layout and style of an entire application. The idea behind a theme is to provide a complete set of templates that accommodate every UI pattern that may be needed in an application. Templates are organized first by type (breadcrumb, button, calendar, label, list, page, popup list of values, region, and report) and then by template classes, identifying the purpose of the each template within that type. Each template type provides a group of standard classes and eight custom classes. These classifications enable Oracle Application Express to map templates among themes, making it easy to quickly change the entire look and feel of an application.

Oracle Application Express ships with an extensive theme repository. You can add themes to the theme repository as follows:

• Workspace administrators can create Workspace themes. Workspace themes are available to all developers within the workspace. See "Managing Workspace Themes".

• Instance administrators can create public themes. Public themes are added using the Application Express Administration Services. Once added, these themes are available to all workspaces and developers. See "Managing Themes for an Oracle Application Express Instance" in Oracle Application Express Administration Guide.

Topics:

• Accessing the Themes Page

• Changing the Default Templates in a Theme

• Creating a Theme

• Editing a Theme

• Switching the Active Theme

• Copying a Theme

• Deleting a Theme

• Managing Workspace Themes

• About Exporting and Importing Themes

• Changing a Theme Identification Number

• Viewing Theme Reports