Re: can I define custom colors?

Thanks Steven,

I learned how to set up a global resource, and set color names and values there. Then I was able to use these in a control as you described (except that it used double quotes as opposed to single quotes: BackColor="<%$ Resources:colors, color1 %>" )

And actually, I would like to use these named colors in the definition of CSS elements, but how can I specify an expression bound value in the CSS file? Since I'm wanting to define site-wide colors, to be used in the style ***.

I tried using a style *** definition like background-color: "<%$ Resources:Resource, color1 %>";
which would be similar to how it is used on a control, but this isn't accepted.

Is there a special format to bind a style*** color to a resource?

thanks,




""Steven Cheng"" <stcheng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Mx$sKbBgIHA.4672@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Jrl,

As for defining some custom colors for using in aspx page, I think it is
still better to use css for client-side html elements since there is no
particular html standard approachs that can help define custom colors only.

For controls that can utilize asp.net server-side expression, you can
consider put your custom colors into a global resource file(resx) and use
resource expression to embed color into control property. e.g.

==============
<asp:Button ID="btnSet" runat="server" ... BackColor='<%$
Resources:colors, color1 %>' />
==============

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

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From: "jrl" <jrl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.vsnet.general
Subject: can I define custom colors?

Is there any way to define a custom color, in the code files of a web site
project?

I'd like to be able to define a pallette, using my own names, and then be
able to use those names in aspx files.
I know I can define styles, and use CSS on controls. But it seems like I
should be able to define a color name, and have it interpreted into the
rgb
during rendering.

For example, it would be something like:

color sage=(A0, B0, C0); // defining the color name

<body bgcolor=sage> //in the aspx







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