Custom Elements Documentation

Styling and Appearance

jQWidgets uses a pair of css files - jqx.base.css and jqx.[theme name].css. The base stylesheet creates the styles related to the widget's layout like margin, padding, border-width, position. The second css file applies the widget's colors and backgrounds. The jqx.base.css should be included before the second CSS file.

Below is the list of CSS classes used by jqxTextArea.
  • jqx-text-area - applied to the widget.
  • jqx-panel - applied to the widget.
  • jqx-widget - applied to the widget and its pop-up.
  • jqx-widget-content - applied to the widget, its inner textarea and the pop-up.
  • jqx-rc-all - applied to the widget, its pop-up and the pop-up items if the property roundedCorners is set to true. Adds rounded corners to the widget.
  • jqx-text-area-element - applied to the widget's inner textarea.
  • jqx-text-area-element-rtl - applied to the widget's inner textarea if the property rtl is set to true.
  • jqx-fill-state-disabled - applied to the widget when it is disabled.
  • jqx-fill-state-focus - applied to the widget's inner textarea when it is focused.
  • jqx-fill-state-pressed - applied to the selected item in the widget's pop-up.
  • jqx-popup - applied to the widget's pop-up.
  • jqx-input-popup - applied to the widget's pop-up.
  • jqx-menu - applied to the widget's pop-up.
  • jqx-menu-vertical - applied to the widget's pop-up.
  • jqx-menu-dropdown - applied to the widget's pop-up.
  • jqx-menu-item - applied to the widget's pop-up items.
  • jqx-item - applied to the widget's pop-up items.
When you create a custom style with colors and backgrounds for jqxTextArea, you need to do the following:
  • Add the above CSS classes related to jqxTextArea
  • After each CSS class, add your theme name.
    For example:
    jqx-textarea-summer
  • To apply your custom style to jqxTextArea, you need to set its 'theme' property (option) to point to your theme name string.