Sean McConnell
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Sean McConnell
asked on 05 Mar 2008, 09:25 PM
Hello, I may be doing something unusual, but I figured I'd give it a try and it worked..
I changed the 'ThemeClassName' for a RadPanel to a custom name, then matched that in a Theme file - this way I have more descriptive ThemeClass names.
It DOES work, which is great - the problem is when I close the user control, it wipes out my custom ThemeClassName, and reverts it back to 'Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadPanel'.
Is this intended behaviour? It seems that if I can change this property it should save it, otherwise the property should be locked.
Thanks.
I changed the 'ThemeClassName' for a RadPanel to a custom name, then matched that in a Theme file - this way I have more descriptive ThemeClass names.
It DOES work, which is great - the problem is when I close the user control, it wipes out my custom ThemeClassName, and reverts it back to 'Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadPanel'.
Is this intended behaviour? It seems that if I can change this property it should save it, otherwise the property should be locked.
Thanks.
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Hello Randall Kohltfarber,
Thank you for pointing this out.
The ThemeClassName property value is not serialized in the designer on purpose. ThemeClassName is the property which indicates which theme is suitable for which control, by being descriptive about the control type. Visual Style Builder respects only RadControls types, so if you change the ControlType in the xml file (ThemeClassName respectively for the control) you will not be able to edit the theme anymore.
However, you can get more descriptive themes by setting descriptive Theme Names.
If you need additional assistance, do not hesitate to contact me.
All the best,
Nikolay
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Thank you for pointing this out.
The ThemeClassName property value is not serialized in the designer on purpose. ThemeClassName is the property which indicates which theme is suitable for which control, by being descriptive about the control type. Visual Style Builder respects only RadControls types, so if you change the ControlType in the xml file (ThemeClassName respectively for the control) you will not be able to edit the theme anymore.
However, you can get more descriptive themes by setting descriptive Theme Names.
If you need additional assistance, do not hesitate to contact me.
All the best,
Nikolay
the Telerik team
Instantly find answers to your questions at the new Telerik Support Center