Themes and Styles in ASP.NET MVC Applications
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Themes for Web Reporting are based on Generic, Generic Compact, Material Design, and Material Design Compact themes. For more information, review the following help topic: Predefined Themes. Due to design considerations, compact themes for web reporting components are the same as the themes without the word “compact” in their names.
You can view all available themes in our demo application. To switch themes, use the theme selector in the upper right corner of the application.
The predefined themes and their respective files are listed below. A theme consists of stylesheets that contain a collection of CSS classes.
Predefined Themes
Generic Themes
Theme | CSS File (Generic) | CSS File (Generic Compact) |
---|---|---|
Light | dx.light.css dx-analytics.light.css |
dx.light.compact.css dx-analytics.light.compact.css |
Dark | dx.dark.css dx-analytics.dark.css |
dx.dark.compact.css dx-analytics.dark.compact.css |
Carmine | dx.carmine.css dx-analytics.carmine.css |
dx.carmine.compact.css dx-analytics.carmine.compact.css |
Soft Blue | dx.softblue.css dx-analytics.softblue.css |
dx.softblue.compact.css dx-analytics.softblue.compact.css > |
Green Mist | dx.greenmist.css dx-analytics.greenmist.css |
dx.greenmist.compact.css dx-analytics.greenmist.compact.css |
Dark Moon | dx.darkmoon.css dx-analytics.darkmoon.css |
dx.darkmoon.compact.css dx-analytics.darkmoon.compact.css |
Dark Violet | dx.darkviolet.css dx-analytics.darkviolet.css |
dx.darkviolet.compact.css dx-analytics.darkviolet.compact.css |
How to Customize a Generic Theme
Review the following help topics for information on how to customize a color scheme in a web reporting application:
- Customize the Document Viewer Color Scheme (ASP.NET MVC)
- Customize the Report Designer Color Scheme (ASP.NET MVC)
Material Design Themes
Theme | CSS File (Material Design) | CSS File (Material Design Compact) |
---|---|---|
Blue Light | dx.material.blue.light.css dx-analytics.material.blue.light.css |
dx.material.blue.light.compact.css dx-analytics.material.blue.light.compact.css |
Blue Dark | dx.material.blue.dark.css dx-analytics.material.blue.dark.css |
dx.material.blue.dark.compact.css dx-analytics.material.blue.dark.compact.css |
Lime Light | dx.material.lime.light.css dx-analytics.material.lime.light.css |
dx.material.lime.light.compact.css dx-analytics.material.lime.light.compact.css |
Lime Dark | dx.material.lime.dark.css dx-analytics.material.lime.dark.css |
dx.material.lime.dark.compact.css dx-analytics.material.lime.dark.compact.css |
Orange Light | dx.material.orange.light.css dx-analytics.material.orange.light.css |
dx.material.orange.light.compact.css dx-analytics.material.orange.light.compact.css |
Orange Dark | dx.material.orange.dark.css dx-analytics.material.orange.dark.css |
dx.material.orange.dark.compact.css dx-analytics.material.orange.dark.compact.css |
Purple Light | dx.material.purple.light.css dx-analytics.material.purple.light.css |
dx.material.purple.light.compact.css dx-analytics.material.purple.light.compact.css |
Purple Dark | dx.material.purple.dark.css dx-analytics.material.purple.dark.css |
dx.material.purple.dark.compact.css dx-analytics.material.purple.dark.compact.css |
Teal Light | dx.material.teal.light.css dx-analytics.material.teal.light.css |
dx.material.teal.light.compact.css dx-analytics.material.teal.light.compact.css |
Teal Dark | dx.material.teal.dark.css dx-analytics.material.teal.dark.css |
dx.material.teal.dark.compact.css dx-analytics.material.teal.dark.compact.css |
How to Apply a Predefined Theme
To apply a predefined theme, pass its name as the optional clientUIControlColorScheme parameter to the GetStyleSheets method. Use one of the DevExpress.Web.ASPxWebClientUIControl constant fields to get a theme name. The following code applies the Material Orange Light color scheme to the Reporting application:
<head>
...
@Html.DevExpress().GetStyleSheets(ASPxWebClientUIControl.ColorSchemeMaterialOrangeLight,
new StyleSheet { ExtensionSuite = ExtensionSuite.NavigationAndLayout },
new StyleSheet { ExtensionSuite = ExtensionSuite.Editors },
new StyleSheet { ExtensionSuite = ExtensionSuite.Report }
)
...
</head>
As an alternative, use the ASPxWebClientUIControl.GlobalColorScheme property to specify the theme.
using DevExpress.Web;
//...
public class HomeController : Controller
{
public ActionResult Viewer() {
ASPxWebClientUIControl.GlobalColorScheme = ASPxWebClientUIControl.ColorSchemeMaterialOrangeLight;
return View();
}
//...
}