Well this is interesting Marvel and Oracle.
Gotta love the link direct link to APEX.
Makes the job kinda surreal.
extra points if you know the quote!
I've created an application here that lists out all the themes contained in APEX along with a thumbnail. Each image links to a copy of our theme testing application running that particular theme, the theme testing application is just the regular sample application with extra pages to cover different template and item types.
When we build out themes for APEX we build very generically and the theme testing application is what we use to test against. Feel free to download the theme testing application and use to test your own themes or theme variations against.
Vikas used to host applications showcasing the themes but I figured we (APEX team) should take the time update them with every version change and Theme Testing Application change. Like I've stated before I have almost no moral issues with 'borrowing' a good idea , but I did contact Vikas and ask first ;).
If you think we are missing a use case in that application please drop a line in the comments, or better yet comp one out on apex.oracle.com and put a link in the comments. Remember we build very generically so the themes can handle as many data and usage variations as possible.
This is a small feature but fixes something that has always bugged me.
In Application Express there is the Start Stop Table item. Which is very useful for form layout especially when building forms with large textarea's.
The problem was there was no way easy way access the Start Stop Table itself with javascript or CSS since it didn't have any discerning attributes. Well that has all changed in APEX 3.1 as the Start Stop Table gets some of the same attributes as a regular item does.
Start Stop Table's will get the id attribute set to the Item Name just like regular items , Start Stop Tables will also insert attributes from HTML Form Element Attributes property , agian just like a regular APEX item.
You can see a very simple usage example here http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=11933:137.
I can definitely see this being used for some more dynamic and just plain prettier forms and layouts, there are a few spots in the APEX builder slated to get some treatment from this.
As with my last few posts , and my next couple, this isn't the most WizBang feature but the impact if properly used can be huge.
