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Last updated 3/28/2012
2 In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), select the option that indicates when you want validation to
occur. You can select all of the options or Submit only.
Blur Validates whenever the user clicks outside the confirm text field.
Change Validates as the user changes text inside the confirm text field.
Submit Validates when the user tries to submit the form. The submit option is selected by default, and cannot be
deselected.
Customize the Confirm widget
Although the Property inspector enables you to make simple edits to a Validation Confirm widget, it does not support
customized styling tasks. You can alter the CSS for the Validation Confirm widget so that you can create a widget that
is styled to your liking. For a more advanced list of styling tasks, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_dw_spryconfirm_custom_en.
All CSS rules in the topics below refer to the default rules located in the SpryValidationConfirm.css file. Dreamweaver
saves the SpryValidationConfirm.css file in the SpryAssets folder of your site whenever you create a Spry Validation
Confirm widget. Consulting this file is helpful because it contains commented information about various styles that
apply to the widget.
Although you can easily edit rules for the Validation Confirm widget directly in the accompanying CSS file, you can
also use the CSS Styles panel to edit the widget’s CSS. The CSS Styles panel is helpful for locating the CSS classes
assigned to different parts of the widget, especially if you use the panel’s Current mode.
More Help topics
“The CSS Styles panel in Current mode” on page 121
Style a Validation Confirm widget (general instructions)
1 Open the SpryValidationConfirm.css file.
2 Locate the CSS rule for the part of the widget to change. For example, to change the background color of the Confirm
widget’s required state, edit the
input.confirmRequiredState rule in the SpryValidationConfirm.css file.
3 Make your changes to the CSS and save the file.
The SpryValidationConfirm.css file contains extensive comments, explaining the code and the purpose for certain
rules. For further information, see the comments in the file.
Style Validation Confirm widget error message text
By default, error messages for the Validation Confirm widget appear in red with a 1-pixel solid border surrounding
the text.
❖ To change the text styling of Validation Confirm widget error messages, use the following table to locate the
appropriate CSS rule, and then change the default properties, or add your own text-styling properties and values.
Change Validation Confirm widget background colors
❖ To change the background colors of the Validation Confirm widget in various states, use the following table to
locate the appropriate CSS rule, and then change the default background color values.
Text to change Relevant CSS rule Relevant properties to change
Error message text
.confirmRequiredState .confirmRequiredMsg,
.confirmInvalidState .confirmInvalidMsg
color: #CC3333; border: 1px solid
#CC3333;