topic Re: Object's Shadow Changes in WebView in QlikView

Object's Shadow Changes in WebView

Tue, 10 Mar 2015 23:23:26 GMT

I've got a bit of a weird one here.

I have a chart that needs to have a white border and a black shadow. When I use these settings, it looks exactly how I want it to:

However, when I switch into WebView, for some reason the shadow changes to white as well.

Default:

WebView:

Any idea what's up with this? Any ideas for a fix?

Re: Object's Shadow Changes in WebView

Oleg_Troyansky — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:30:30 GMT

I think the reason is because the Web view is generally more "flat" and less "flashy" than the C++ client. In line with the modern "flat design", we typically discourage people from using thick borders and shadows - all these ornaments take user attention away from the data. I'd recommend to critically review your design guidelines and use more subtle ornaments.

Re: Object's Shadow Changes in WebView

Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:50:48 GMT

Thanks for replying. It sounds like you are suggesting shadows are currently broken in WebView? Even if my border was 1px, the shadow would still match the color of the border rather than the black I see in the C++ client, and at 0px the shadow disappears completely.

Re: Object's Shadow Changes in WebView

Oleg_Troyansky — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 13:42:28 GMT

I wouldn't say "broken". Certain elements are not implemented in Webview, by design, and I think shadow is one of them.