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JSON Snippets
JSON Snippets are snippets that contain pieces of JSON data instead of HTML. Just like HTML
snippets, JSON snippets are stored in the Snippets folder on the Resources pane, but their
file names should end in '.json'.
JSON Snippets cannot be inserted into the content directly, but they can be accessed via a
script using the function loadjson():
var json_data = loadjson("snippets/snippet.json");
results.html(json_data.field1);
See also: "Writing your own scripts" on page218.
Styling and formatting
In the Designer you have everything at hand to make your templates look good: colors, fonts
and all the tools to position, align and embellish elements in your designs. This topic informs
about the ways to style a template.
Local formatting versus style sheets
There are in general two ways to style elements:
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Using local formatting. Local formatting means styling an element directly, using a
toolbar button or one of the formatting dialogs.
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Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Style sheets can determine the appearance of
individual elements, as well as the appearance of elements that have the same class or
HTML tag.
Whether applied through style sheets or through local formatting, behind the scenes all layout
properties in the Designer are CSS properties. When you format an element locally, an inline
style rule is added to the element.
Note that where local formatting conflicts with a formatting rule for the same element in one of
the style sheets, the local formatting rule gets priority; the rule in the style sheet will be ignored.
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