Themes and Templates
The notions of “themes” and “templates” are at the core of the HTML Struts Tags provided by the framework.
Definitions
| tag | A small piece of code executed from within JSP, FreeMarker, or Velocity. |
| template | A bit of code, usually written in FreeMarker, that can be rendered by certain tags (HTML tags) |
| theme | A collection of templates packaged together to provide common functionality |
See Struts Tags for more about the HTML and other tags provided by the framework.
Template Basics
| Template Loading | How templates are loaded |
| Selecting Template Directory | How the template directories are loaded |
| Selecting Themes | How you can pick a theme when writing your results |
| Extending Themes | How to create your own themes based on existing themes |
More About Themes
| simple theme | A minimal theme with no “bells and whistles” |
| xhtml theme | The default theme that uses common HTML practices |
| css_xhtml theme | The xhtml theme re-implemented using strictly CSS for layout |
| ajax theme | A theme based on the xhtml theme that provides advanced AJAX features |