Setting Skin on Login.xhtml

[indyjones2]

Here is the problem....

I need to be able to set the skin dynamically on the login.xhtml page....

So...

http://localhost:8080/myapp/login.seam?sp=skyBlue
http://localhost:8080/myapp/login.seam?sp=emeraldTown
http://localhost:8080/myapp/login.seam?sp=skinName

Using the SkinBean doesn't seem to work....

thanks

indy

[indyjones2]

I don't have to use the Request to pass the Skin Name.....

Any ideas?

thanks

Indy

[lvdberg]

There are a number of tricks to do this. I myself do the following:

Line in web.xml

<context-param>
  <param-name>org.richfaces.SKIN</param-name>
  <param-value>#{skinAction.skin}</param-value>
 </context-param>
 <context-param>

A user has a property skinName which is retrieved when you log in and used when this bean is called, but using a query parameter hould work the same.

@Name("skinAction")
@Scope(ScopeType.SESSION)
public class SkinAction implements Serializable {

     @In(required=false)
     User currentUser;
     
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 9018532822592154331L;

     String skin = "DEFAULT";

     public void personalSkin(){
          if (currentUser == null) return;
          else {
               skin = currentUser.getSkinName();
          }
     }

     public String getSkin() {
          if (skin == null) return "DEFAULT";
          else return skin;
     }

     public void setSkin(String skin) {
          this.skin = skin;
     }
     
}