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Joe Payne @ Solunar  
#1 Posted : Friday, April 8, 2022 8:57:01 AM(UTC)
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The LayoutValidator[] throws an error if you add direct styles to div tags in the page layout. This prevents the admin user from saving the layout.

for example, try adding this to a page layout via the edit-html icon:
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<div style="border:1px solid #ccc;" class="sidebar-sticky">


The problem is the ';'. The semicolon is required to specify multiple styles in a div tag, but the validator throws an error if a semicolon exists in the layout.
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ray22901031  
#2 Posted : Saturday, April 9, 2022 3:21:31 AM(UTC)
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A semicolon is not necessary here, you do not have multiple styles. You have one style with multiple options. You're also missing a closing tag.

The purpose of the layout at this level is to create bootstrap containers within grids, I, personally, do not believe it's a good idea to apply visual attributes like a visual border at this level. But if you feel this is necessary, I would bypass any in-line elements and deal directly with multiple classes.

Your choice, I hope this helps.

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#3 Posted : Saturday, April 9, 2022 9:38:29 AM(UTC)
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UPDATE

I hope support response to this thread.

Using version 9.0.5, the system at this level will not let you have multiple styles in-line within a single DIV, but will let you have multiple styles, one each, across multiple DIVs.

I wonder if this is done intentionally to prevent this type of manipulation at this basic level of the system, or just a plain bug.

Again, I would never personally use the layout for any other purpose than just creating containers, but that's just me.
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shaharyar  
#4 Posted : Monday, April 11, 2022 12:55:03 AM(UTC)
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The layout files are created as .cshtml files and these razor files can execute c# code.
So for security reasons, we are not allowing the following characters.

('@', '{', '}', ';')

Using CSS style classes instead of inline styling is recommended.

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ray22901031  
#5 Posted : Monday, April 11, 2022 1:06:00 AM(UTC)
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I figure it was by design, in-line styling can have devastating effects at this level. It might be a good idea on this page to post a disclaimer that says something like "In-line styling at this level is not recommended" or "Special characters are not allowed", just my two cents.
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#6 Posted : Monday, April 11, 2022 1:11:18 AM(UTC)
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Thanks for the suggestion!
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