Is it possible to change the look & feel of the searchbar component?
I mean, change position, size, etc. of the standard searchbar component.
Thanks in advance.
Kind Regards.
Ana
Hi Ana, There is no in product UI to control the rendering style of the search bar. The search bar components, default values, and some label strings may be customized. See the Search Bar administration UI: ?func=sbroker.searchbaradmin However, as evidenced here on the KC, the search bar and the rest of Content Server is easily customizable and extensible by developers (OpenText Global Services or third party). Regards, Steve
Hi Steve. First of all, thanks for your reply. Would you tell me how could we customize this component? Is it necessary to edit weblingo files or just as easy as creating one appearance and change the header? Thanks in advance.
Ana.
Hi Ana, It's hard to say without knowing your requirements. Editing the weblingo certainly gives the greatest flexibility. But keep in mind that your customizations are unsupported an may break with future upgrades. Please consider taking an OpenText Learning Services development course for a deeper understanding of Content Server internals. Regards, Steve
Hi Steve.
I've already taken Builder Fundamentals course, and it gave me few basic lines to continue learning. I haven't seen anything similar in this course or in the content server's documentation.
The requirement is customize the position and size of the change bar component for any view.
Thanks for your answers in any case.
Kind regards.
Hi Ana,
A possible approach is to insert CSS into your pages to customize the layout of the search bar. There are a few places you can do this, but the simplest is to:
custom.css
/support/appearances/
I don't know enough about your requirements, but perhaps this is a viable starting point. Good luck.
Chris
