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What are jQuery UI themes?
jQuery UI is a curated set of user interface interactions, effects, widgets, and themes built on top of the jQuery JavaScript Library. Whether you’re building highly interactive web applications or you just need to add a date picker to a form control, jQuery UI is the perfect choice.
What are jQuery UI widgets?
a jQuery UI widget is a specialized jQuery plug-in. Using plug-in, we can apply behaviours to the elements. However, plug-ins lack some built-in capabilities, such as a way to associate data with its elements, expose methods, merge options with defaults, and control the plug-in’s lifetime.
What is UI helper Clearfix?
ui-helper-hidden : Hides content visually and from assistive technologies, such as screen readers. ui-helper-reset : A basic style reset for DOM nodes. Resets padding, margins, text-decoration, list-style, etc. . ui-helper-clearfix : Applies float wrapping properties to parent elements.
What is UI state?
UI state is defined as a mostly consistent user interface shown in the window level, reflecting a specific piece of program functionality. An example of a UI state is a login window, in which the text content may change but the overall layout and functionality remain the same.
Why do we use theming in jQuery UI?
By building your UI components using the jQuery UI CSS Framework, you will be adopting shared markup conventions and allowing for ease of code integration across the plugin community at large. You can read more about jQuery UI theming at the jQuery Learning Center. A list of the class names used by jQuery UI to allow components to be themeable.
How to upgrade your custom jQuery UI CSS theme?
To upgrade your custom jQuery UI CSS theme, you will need to do the following: Download the latest version of jQuery and copy/upload the file to your JS folder. (Skip this step if you are using a CDN) Update the link on your web page (s) that references the jQuery library so that it has the latest version number.
How to create custom theme for jQuery widgets?
ThemeRoller is a web application designed and developed for jQuery UI by Filament Group, Inc. The Themeroller application interface is divided into sections such as header/toolbar, content, clickable states, etc which allows you to design basic, custom CSS themes for jQuery UI widgets and plugins.
What can jQuery UI CSS framework be used for?
The framework includes classes that cover a wide array of common user interface needs, and can be manipulated using jQuery UI ThemeRoller. By building your UI components using the jQuery UI CSS Framework, you will be adopting shared markup conventions and allowing for ease of code integration across the plugin community at large.