First, you will use the WebFacing Style properties dialog to tailor your
Web user interface. You will apply changes to the window layout of your
screens, the subfile appearance will be changed, and you will enhance the
command key push button looks.
To start the WebFacing properties dialog:
- Start the product and open the WebFacing perspective, if it is not up and
running already.
- In the WebFacing Projects view, select the wflabxx project.
- Right-click the wflabxx project, and click Properties on the
pop-up menu.
The Properties dialog opens.

- Under Style in the left pane of the Properties dialog, select
Window.
The right pane of the Properties dialog shows the Window properties.

- Select Title from the Windows areas list.
- Under Foreground click the .. push
button to the right of the Color field.
- On the Color Chooser dialog, click Red.
- Then click OK in the Color Chooser dialog.
The Window Properties page reappears.
- Click the .. push button to the right of the
Font field.
- Select font Comic Sans MS, size 16.
- Click OK on the Font dialog.
- Under Background, click the .. push
button to the right of the Color field.
- On the Color Chooser dialog, click Green.
- Click OK on the Color Chooser dialog.
The Windows properties dialog reappears.
- Select Body in the Windows areas list at the top of
the page.

- In the Border color field at the bottom of the page click the
.. push button to the right of the Border
color field.
The Color Chooser dialog opens.
- Select Blue.
- Click OK in the Color Chooser dialog.
You have started the Properties dialog, changed the window style and now
you are ready to begin Exercise 8.2: Changing the appearance of the subfile.
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