topic Can Layer List Widget Be Open By Default in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

Can Layer List Widget Be Open By Default

PatrickMcKinney1 — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:07:15 GMT

I'm developing a WAB app using Developer edition 2.4. I had a couple questions about the Layer List widget:

1. Is it possible to have the widget open when the map first loads?

2. Is it possible to have a map service containing sub-layers to be expanded by default? I have an image of what I would prefer.

Re: Can Layer List Widget Be Open By Default

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:27:22 GMT

Patrick,

Sure, to have the widget open at start then you just have to enable the open at start in the widgets settings:

The widget added from the widgets collection can be set to open automatically when apps start. To do so, click the dot on the widget to change it to dark green. A maximum of two widgets can open automatically: one is on the controller and another in the placeholder.

For having the layers expanded by default see this thread:

https://community.esri.com/thread/189567-show-legend-in-layer-list-widget-by-default#comment-663376

Re: Can Layer List Widget Be Open By Default

PatrickMcKinney1 — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:15:25 GMT

Thanks! Not sure how I missed that. I ended up using a CSS trick to have the list expanded:

/* Layer list expanded by default */
.jimu-widget-layerList table.layer-sub-node {
 display: table;
}

/* layer list legend hidden so it loads properly */
.jimu-widget-layerList table.layer-sub-node .legends-loading-img {
 display: none;
}‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Can Layer List Widget Be Open By Default

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:25:11 GMT

Patrick,

Hmm. never seen it done with css. Don't forget to mark this question as answered.

Re: Can Layer List Widget Be Open By Default

AndrewBartell — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 18:14:29 GMT

Patrick,

Do you have any links you could share for how to implement that CSS script? I would love for my layers list to open as expanded, but I'm not sure how to implement the CSS script. Do you have any additional resources you could share in this tread on this procedure?

Thank you!

Re: Can Layer List Widget Be Open By Default

Brownschuh — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 18:56:06 GMT

Also interested in what you did to the CSS to keep the layer list expanded; not exactly sure which file gets manipulated.

Re: Can Layer List Widget Be Open By Default

PatrickMcKinney1 — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:32:14 GMT

I've added a Gist on GitHub with the CSS rules for achieving this. I always create a style.css file for each WAB project, where I store the default rules in the style tag, along with my custom styles.

There are two rules to achieve the result. A sample map can be found at 911 CAD Map .

Re: Can Layer List Widget Be Open By Default

Anonymous User — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:24:16 GMT

Robert,

Once the widgets are grouped can one widget be defaulted to expand and the rest be closed? I have multiple layer list widgets in one grouping, I would like the first one to display when the group is opened and the others to be closed. Below is what it looks now.

Re: Can Layer List Widget Be Open By Default

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:47:18 GMT

Have you seen this thread?

https://community.esri.com/thread/201369-wab-how-do-i-edit-the-group-widget-layout