RadWindow: inherit SharePoint look and feel

[Leigh]

Hello,

I've developed a SharePoint web part in Visual Studio 2010 that contains a button that launches a RadWindow:

protected override void CreateChildControls()
{
    Button submitButton = new Button();
    submitButton.Text = "Show window";
    submitButton.ID = "popupButton";
    Controls.Add(submitButton);

    popupWindow = new RadWindow();
    popupWindow.OpenerElementID = submitButton.ClientID;
    popupWindow.NavigateUrl = "http://www.google.com";
    Controls.Add(popupWindow);

    base.CreateChildControls();
}

I need the window to act as a modal dialog and inherit SharePoint's look and feel, so that the window matches the rest of SharePoint.  As an example, one of SharePoint 2010's dialogs is attached: sharepoint_ss.png.
My dialog looks like: my_ss.png

How do I make my dialog look like SharePoint's?  It needs to work for MOSS 2007 and SharePoint 2010. 

[Georgi Tunev]

Hi Leigh,

To achieve this, you can create a custom skin, based on one of the existing ones (for example WebBlue) and to modify it further. More information on how to create a custom skin is available in the documentation.

All the best,
Georgi Tunev
the Telerik team

[Leigh]

Hi Georgi,

If I create a custom skin, and someone changes the theme in SharePoint, will my RadWindow automatically pick up the new theme?

Thanks,
Leigh

[Leigh]

Hi Georgi,

If I create a custom skin, and someone changes the theme in SharePoint, will my RadWindow automatically pick up the new theme?

Thanks,
Leigh

[Georgi Tunev]

Hi Leigh,

No, RadWindow cannot automatically change its skin according to the look of the page. You will need to create custom skins that match the look of the themes that you are using and to programatically check what is the current theme before creating / opening RadWindow, so you can set the custom skin to the window.


All the best,
Georgi Tunev
the Telerik team

[Leigh]

Hi Georgi,

Thanks for verifying that.  It would be great if I could tell RadWindow to use certain CSS classes for it's different components, in addition to the current skinning mechanism.  That way, RadWindow can pick up the styles already in use on the page. 

Thanks again,
Leigh