Missing Control: FileExplorer

[Stuart Hemming]

Although the built-in skins include this control VSB neither allows it to be modified or includes it in the generated download.

As I'm trying to skin the RadEditor I really rather need this.

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Stuart

[Alex Gyoshev]

Hi Stuart,

What styling for the FileManager do you need, beyond what is offered by the fine-tuning of the components that compose it (Window/ToolBar/Grid/TreeView)?

Greetings,
Alex Gyoshev
the Telerik team

[Stuart Hemming]

Alex,

> What styling for the FileManager do you need, beyond what is offered by the fine-tuning
> of the components that compose it (Window/ToolBar/Grid/TreeView)?

In truth I have no idea.

I'm working with Rumen on trying to get the Editor dialogs styled correctly using a custom skin compiled up in to an assembly and, in an attempt to ensure I had all the resources needed I noticed that all of the built-in skins have a FileExplorer CSS file but then noticed that the download from VSB doesn't.

I've not looked at the built-in FileExplorer CSS hard enough to see the specifics of what it does. Wouldn't it be the case though that if I messed around with the individual control's skins I would be applying those specific requirements to /all/ instances of those controls on my pages and not just against the instances in the FileExplorer dialogs?

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Stuart

[Alex Gyoshev]

Hello Stuart,

Indeed, the skins of the individual components would change, but that is usually the point - the FileExplorer is a composite component that simply includes other components in a given way -- and the other components have their styling unchanged.

You can do one of the following:

• if you want the FileExplorer controls to have different styles than their siblings on the page, use two skins - one for the controls on the page, and one for the FileExplorer
• if you want maximum consistency, use the same skin across all controls

In both cases, you will need to style the four components that I mentioned above.
Regards,
Alex Gyoshev
the Telerik team

[Stuart Hemming]

So why do the built in skins have a FileExplorer skin?

Why is it necessary for there to be a difference between built-in and custom skins?

I'm not trying to be difficult; I'm trying to understand.

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Stuart

[Alex Gyoshev]

Hello Stuart,

The skin practically sets the sprite for the toolbar icons. I'll look into it so that we can replicate this in the style builder -- it indeed makes sense to have it there. Thank you for the suggestion.

Regards,
Alex Gyoshev
the Telerik team

[Stuart Hemming]

Alex,

Thanks.

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Stuart