| How to change form builder color.. [message #389336] |
Sat, 28 February 2009 13:30  |
urnikhil
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Registered: March 2008
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Hi all,
We are currently using Oracle 10g Forms in Unix environment. We use EXCEED software to build applications using form builder on Windows.
The form builder is currently in blue color. It's terribly becoming difficult to develop applications on a blue background color, especially strains my eyes a lot. I tried various options to change the color to white but wasn't successful.
Thought you guys could help me in this regard.
Thanks,
Nik.
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| Re: How to change form builder color.. [message #402339 is a reply to message #389336] |
Fri, 08 May 2009 18:14  |
ojmoreno
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Registered: May 2009
Location: México
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Hi, Nik.
I was going through the same problem in my job, since the Development Team complaints were all about the color and layout in unix.
Recently I found out a way to fix that dreadful color. You just have to use the motif libraries that come with Oracle Forms Builder (motif are libraries used to modify the appearance in X Windows).
Just open the attachment in my post (a PDF document containing Oracle Developer installation guide), scroll down to the Appendix A, and go to the "Configuring Your Environment for Motif" section.
The document is for 6i version but it applies to the 10g version as well (I just tried it out successfully).
By the way, try out the gray color. It's a great one.
Hope it helps.
Omar.
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| Re: How to change form builder color.. [message #402393 is a reply to message #389336] |
Sat, 09 May 2009 16:27 |
oracle123
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Registered: March 2009
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Hey Omar,
Thanks for your reply. I am very glad to know that we have a solution for this issue. As a rookie developer, I still have some problem in understanding the content actually. Thought you can help me out.
I am not a system administrator and have basic knowledge in linux. Could you please list out the exact steps you took to change the color?
As per my understanding, we should use the following commands to change it to gray color:
| Quote: | $ cd $ORACLE_HOME/guicommon6/tk60/admin
$ mv Tk2Motif.rgb Tk2Motif.skyblue
$ cp Tk2Motif.gray Tk2Motif.rgb
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Please also let me know if we need to change anything as our environment is Oracle 10g opposed to 6i.
Thanks,
Nik & Scott.
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| Re: How to change form builder color.. [message #403089 is a reply to message #389336] |
Wed, 13 May 2009 12:14 |
ojmoreno
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Registered: May 2009
Location: México
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Hi, Nik.
Actually, you can do it in two different ways. The first one is at user level and the second one is the general level (for all users).
As I'm not the system administrator either, what I did was to change the appearance at user level. I mean, just for my account. Next are the steps for both modes.
a) For the user level way, you just have to copy the Motif file for gray version to a file called Tk2Motif (the X-Windows system will look for this file in your user home).
$ cp $ORACLE_HOME/guicommon/tk/admin/Tk2Motif.gray $HOME/Tk2Motif
If you want to use another color (rose or steel) just change the word "gray" for the color you want. If after a time you decide that the original color is the best one (I mean, the unpleasant skyblue one) just delete the Tk2Motif file from your home.
b) For the general level way, follow the next steps.
Go to the admin folder.
$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/guicommon/tk/admin
Rename default Motif file (rgb) to Tk2Motif.skyblue (the unpleasant one).
$ mv Tk2Motif.rgb Tk2Motif.skyblue
Copy the color you want to use to Tk2Motif.rgb (in the example I'm using the gray one).
$ cp Tk2Motif.gray Tk2Motif.rgb
If you need to return to the original color just rename Tk2Motif.skyblue to Tk2Motif.rgb.
After have done this, just start the Forms Builder as usual and enjoy the new color. You don't have to change any environment variable at all. Just follow the steps above. If you don't know what is the value of your $ORACLE_HOME variable (because it's not set yet) just look at the script that starts the Forms Builder and there you will find that value.
If you have any problem, just let me know.
Omar.
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| Re: How to change form builder color.. [message #403148 is a reply to message #389336] |
Wed, 13 May 2009 23:41 |
oracle123
Messages: 56
Registered: March 2009
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Omar,
Thanks once again for your detailed reply. I was successful in changing forms builder color to gray for my account. But was unable to change it for all users. I followed the exact steps mentioned by you. It still shows up in the skyblue(default) color.
Anyways thanks a lot for the info. I feel very happy now.
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