diff --git a/apps/app/ui-tests-app/flexbox/flexbox.ts b/apps/app/ui-tests-app/flexbox/flexbox.ts
index 86ac60da8..4f8f8884d 100644
--- a/apps/app/ui-tests-app/flexbox/flexbox.ts
+++ b/apps/app/ui-tests-app/flexbox/flexbox.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import { FlexboxLayout } from "ui/layouts/flexbox-layout";
 
 function set(what: string) {
     return function(args) {
-        args.object.page.getViewById("container")[what] = args.object.text;
-        // console.log(args.object.text);
+        // args.object.page.getViewById("container")[what] = args.object.text;
+        let containerCss = " #container { " + args.object.tag + " }" ;
+        // console.log(containerCss);
+        args.object.page.addCss(containerCss);
+        // console.log(args.object.page.css);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/app/ui-tests-app/flexbox/flexbox.xml b/apps/app/ui-tests-app/flexbox/flexbox.xml
index c746a9153..7e665d774 100644
--- a/apps/app/ui-tests-app/flexbox/flexbox.xml
+++ b/apps/app/ui-tests-app/flexbox/flexbox.xml
@@ -5,49 +5,49 @@
             <Label row="0" text="flexDirection" verticalAlignment="center" />
             <!--default=row-->
             <FlexboxLayout row="0" col="1">
-                <Button text="row" tap="flexDirection" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexDirection-row" />
-                <Button text="row-reverse" tap="flexDirection" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexDirection-row-reverse" />
-                <Button text="column" tap="flexDirection" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexDirection-column" />
-                <Button text="column-reverse" tap="flexDirection" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexDirection-column-reverse" />
+                <Button text="row"            tag="flex-direction: row;"            tap="flexDirection" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexDirection-row" />
+                <Button text="row-reverse"    tag="flex-direction: row-reverse;"    tap="flexDirection" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexDirection-row-reverse" />
+                <Button text="column"         tag="flex-direction: column;"         tap="flexDirection" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexDirection-column" />
+                <Button text="column-reverse" tag="flex-direction: column-reverse;" tap="flexDirection" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexDirection-column-reverse" />
             </FlexboxLayout>
 
             <Label row="1" text="flexWrap" verticalAlignment="center" />
             <!--default=nowrap-->
             <FlexboxLayout row="1" col="1">
-                <Button text="nowrap" tap="flexWrap" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexWrap-nowrap" />
-                <Button text="wrap" tap="flexWrap" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexWrap-wrap" />
-                <Button text="wrap-reverse" tap="flexWrap" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexWrap-wrap-reverse" />
+                <Button text="nowrap"       tag="flex-wrap: nowrap;"       tap="flexWrap" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexWrap-nowrap" />
+                <Button text="wrap"         tag="flex-wrap: wrap;"         tap="flexWrap" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexWrap-wrap" />
+                <Button text="wrap-reverse" tag="flex-wrap: wrap-reverse;" tap="flexWrap" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexWrap-wrap-reverse" />
             </FlexboxLayout>
 
             <Label row="2" text="justifyContent" verticalAlignment="center" />
             <!--defeault=flex-start-->
             <FlexboxLayout row="2" col="1">
-                <Button text="flex-start" tap="justifyContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="justifyContent-flex-start" />
-                <Button text="flex-end" tap="justifyContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="justifyContent-flex-end" />
-                <Button text="center" tap="justifyContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="justifyContent-center" />
-                <Button text="space-between" tap="justifyContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="justifyContent-space-between" />
-                <Button text="space-around" tap="justifyContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="justifyContent-space-around" />
+                <Button text="flex-start"    tag="justify-content: flex-start;"    tap="justifyContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="justifyContent-flex-start" />
+                <Button text="flex-end"      tag="justify-content: flex-end;"      tap="justifyContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="justifyContent-flex-end" />
+                <Button text="center"        tag="justify-content: center;"        tap="justifyContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="justifyContent-center" />
+                <Button text="space-between" tag="justify-content: space-between;" tap="justifyContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="justifyContent-space-between" />
+                <Button text="space-around"  tag="justify-content: space-around;"  tap="justifyContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="justifyContent-space-around" />
             </FlexboxLayout>
 
             <Label row="3" text="alignItems" verticalAlignment="center" />
             <!--default=stretch-->
             <FlexboxLayout row="3" col="1">
-                <Button text="flex-start" tap="alignItems" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignItems-flex-start" />
-                <Button text="flex-end" tap="alignItems" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignItems-flex-end" />
-                <Button text="center" tap="alignItems" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignItems-center" />
-                <Button text="baseline" tap="alignItems" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignItems-baseline" />
-                <Button text="stretch" tap="alignItems" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignItems-stretch" />
+                <Button text="flex-start" tag="align-items: flex-start;" tap="alignItems" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignItems-flex-start" />
+                <Button text="flex-end"   tag="align-items: flex-end;"   tap="alignItems" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignItems-flex-end" />
+                <Button text="center"     tag="align-items: center;"     tap="alignItems" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignItems-center" />
+                <Button text="baseline"   tag="align-items: baseline;"   tap="alignItems" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignItems-baseline" />
+                <Button text="stretch"    tag="align-items: stretch;"    tap="alignItems" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignItems-stretch" />
             </FlexboxLayout>
 
             <Label row="4" text="alignContent" verticalAlignment="center" />
             <!--default=stretch-->
             <FlexboxLayout row="4" col="1">
-                <Button text="flex-start" tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-flex-start" />
-                <Button text="flex-end" tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-flex-end" />
-                <Button text="center" tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-center" />
-                <Button text="space-between" tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-space-between" />
-                <Button text="space-around" tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-space-around" />
-                <Button text="stretch" tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-stretch" />
+                <Button text="flex-start"    tag="align-content: flex-start;"    tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-flex-start" />
+                <Button text="flex-end"      tag="align-content: flex-end;"      tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-flex-end" />
+                <Button text="center"        tag="align-content: center;"        tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-center" />
+                <Button text="space-between" tag="align-content: space-between;" tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-space-between" />
+                <Button text="space-around"  tag="align-content: space-around;"  tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-space-around" />
+                <Button text="stretch"       tag="align-content: stretch;"       tap="alignContent" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignContent-stretch" />
             </FlexboxLayout>
 
             <Label row="5" colSpan="2" text="--- selected item properties ---" />
@@ -85,36 +85,36 @@
             <Label row="9" text="alignSelf" verticalAlignment="center" />
             <!--defaut=stretch-->
             <FlexboxLayout row="9" col="1">
-                <Button text="auto" tap="alignSelf" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignSelf-auto" />
+                <Button text="auto"       tap="alignSelf" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignSelf-auto" />
                 <Button text="flex-start" tap="alignSelf" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignSelf-flex-start" />
-                <Button text="flex-end" tap="alignSelf" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignSelf-flex-end" />
-                <Button text="center" tap="alignSelf" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignSelf-center" />
-                <Button text="baseline" tap="alignSelf" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignSelf-baseline" />
-                <Button text="stretch" tap="alignSelf" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignSelf-stretch" />
+                <Button text="flex-end"   tap="alignSelf" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignSelf-flex-end" />
+                <Button text="center"     tap="alignSelf" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignSelf-center" />
+                <Button text="baseline"   tap="alignSelf" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignSelf-baseline" />
+                <Button text="stretch"    tap="alignSelf" flexGrow="1" automationText="alignSelf-stretch" />
             </FlexboxLayout>
 
             <Label row="10" text="flexWrapBefore" verticalAlignment="center" />
             <FlexboxLayout row="10" col="1">
-                <Button text="true" tap="flexWrapBefore" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexWrapBefore-true" />
+                <Button text="true"  tap="flexWrapBefore" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexWrapBefore-true" />
                 <Button text="false" tap="flexWrapBefore" flexGrow="1" automationText="flexWrapBefore-false" />
             </FlexboxLayout>
         </GridLayout>
 
         <FlexboxLayout id="container" row="1">
-            <Label text="row" tap="select" margin="10" backgroundColor="yellow" automationText="itemRow-0" />
-            <Label text="row-reverse" tap="select" backgroundColor="lightgreen" automationText="itemRowReverse-0" />
-            <Label text="column" tap="select" backgroundColor="lightblue" automationText="itemColumn-0" />
+            <Label text="row"            tap="select" backgroundColor="yellow"      automationText="itemRow-0" margin="10" />
+            <Label text="row-reverse"    tap="select" backgroundColor="lightgreen"  automationText="itemRowReverse-0" />
+            <Label text="column"         tap="select" backgroundColor="lightblue"   automationText="itemColumn-0" />
             <Label text="column-reverse" tap="select" backgroundColor="lightsalmon" automationText="itemColumnReverse-0" />
 
-            <Label text="row" tap="select" backgroundColor="yellow" automationText="itemRow-1" />
-            <Label text="row-reverse" tap="select" backgroundColor="lightgreen" automationText="itemRowReverse-1" />
-            <Label text="column" tap="select" backgroundColor="lightblue" automationText="itemColumn-1" />
+            <Label text="row"            tap="select" backgroundColor="yellow"      automationText="itemRow-1" />
+            <Label text="row-reverse"    tap="select" backgroundColor="lightgreen"  automationText="itemRowReverse-1" />
+            <Label text="column"         tap="select" backgroundColor="lightblue"   automationText="itemColumn-1" />
             <Label text="column-reverse" tap="select" backgroundColor="lightsalmon" automationText="itemColumnReverse-1" />
 
             <!--
-            <Label text="row" tap="select" backgroundColor="yellow" automationText="itemRow-2" />
-            <Label text="row-reverse" tap="select" backgroundColor="lightgreen" automationText="itemRowReverse-2" />
-            <Label text="column" tap="select" backgroundColor="lightblue" automationText="itemColumn-2" />
+            <Label text="row"            tap="select" backgroundColor="yellow"      automationText="itemRow-2" />
+            <Label text="row-reverse"    tap="select" backgroundColor="lightgreen"  automationText="itemRowReverse-2" />
+            <Label text="column"         tap="select" backgroundColor="lightblue"   automationText="itemColumn-2" />
             <Label text="column-reverse" tap="select" backgroundColor="lightsalmon" automationText="itemColumnReverse-2" />
             -->