How to customize style and appearance in File Manager

23 Oct 20256 minutes to read

The following content provides the exact CSS structure that can be used to modify the control’s appearance based on the user preference.

Customizing the File Manager navigation pane

To customize the File Manager navigation pane, use the .e-navigation selector and apply styles.

The following example shows customize the navigation pane for these sections.

.sample-container {
    margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
}

/*
 Set background color for the File Manager navigation pane */
.e-filemanager .e-navigation {
    background: #3a0647;
}

/* Highlight the active item in the TreeView inside the navigation pane */
.e-filemanager .e-treeview .e-list-item.e-active > .e-fullrow {
    background: #c3d3f9a1;
}

/* Set text color for TreeView items in the navigation pane */
.e-filemanager .e-treeview .e-list-text {
    color: #fff;
}

Customizing the File Manager layout

To customize the File Manager layout, use the .e-layout-content selector and apply styles.

.sample-container {
    margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
}

/* Style for breadcrumb (address bar) */
.e-filemanager .e-layout-content .e-address {
  background: #dee2e6;
}

/* Customize the background for the Large Icons view */
.e-filemanager .e-layout-content .e-large-icons {
  background: #f8f9fa;
}

/* Customize the background for the Details view table and content area */
.e-filemanager .e-layout-content .e-grid .e-table,
.e-filemanager .e-grid .e-gridcontent .e-content {
  background: #f8f9fa;
}

Customizing the File Manager thumbnail

To customize the thumbnails in the File Manager, you can apply background-image styles to specific CSS selectors that represent different file types, as listed in the table below.

File Type	CSS Selector
Image	.e-fe-image
Music	.e-fe-music
Excel	.e-fe-xlsx
Video	.e-fe-video
PowerPoint	.e-fe-pptx
RAR	.e-fe-rar
ZIP	.e-fe-zip
Text	.e-fe-txt
JavaScript	.e-fe-js
CSS	.e-fe-css
HTML	.e-fe-html
Unknown	.e-fe-unknown
Executable	.e-fe-exe
MSI	.e-fe-msi
PHP	.e-fe-php
Word	.e-fe-doc
Word(docx)	.e-fe-docx
XML	.e-fe-xml
Folder	.e-fe-folder

The following example demonstrates how to customize the File Manager’s thumbnail icon for folders:

/* Applies to both Large Icons view and Details view in the File Manager */

.e-filemanager .e-large-icons .e-fe-folder, .e-filemanager .e-grid .e-fe-folder {
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,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");
}

Customizing the File Manager Toolbar

To customize the File Manager toolbar items, use the .e-toolbar selector and apply styles.

.sample-container {
    margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
}

/* Style for individual toolbar buttons */
.e-filemanager .e-toolbar .e-tbar-btn {
  background: #0d9cf6;
  border: 1px solid #000000;
}

/* Style for toolbar icons */
.e-filemanager .e-toolbar .e-tbar-btn .e-icons {
  color: #ffffff;
}

/* Style for toolbar button text */
.e-filemanager .e-toolbar .e-toolbar-item .e-tbar-btn .e-tbar-btn-text {
  color: #ffffff;
}

Customizing the File Manager selected files/folders

To customize the File Manager selected files/folders, use the below selectors and apply styles.

.sample-container {
    margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
}

/* Highlight for active and hover item in Large Icons view */
.e-filemanager li.e-list-item.e-large-icon.e-active,
.e-filemanager li.e-list-item.e-large-icon.e-active:hover {
    background: #dee2e6;
    border: 2px solid #000000;
    border-radius: 10%;
}

/* Color for text */
.e-filemanager .e-large-icons .e-active {
    color: #212529;
}

/* Highlight for active row in Details view */
.e-filemanager .e-grid td.e-active {
    background: #dee2e6;
}

Customizing the File Manager Dialog

To customize the dialog popup in the File Manager, you can apply styles to specific CSS selectors, as listed below.

Element	CSS Selector
Header	.e-dlg-header-content
Content	.e-dlg-content
Overlay	.e-dlg-overlay
Footer	.e-footer-content

.sample-container {
    margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
}

/* For File Manager Dialog header */
.e-filemanager .e-dialog .e-dlg-header-content {
  background-color: #0d6efd;
}
/* For File Manager Dialog header close icon and text*/
.e-filemanager .e-dialog .e-icon-dlg-close,
.e-filemanager .e-dialog .e-dlg-header {
  color: #fff;
}