// -------------------------- OTHER METHODS --------------------------
public String layoutStyle(FacesContext context, AbstractLayoutPanel panel) {
StringBuilder style = new StringBuilder();
LayoutPosition position = panel.getPosition();
Map<String, Object> requestMap = context.getExternalContext().getRequestMap();
Object parentLayout = requestMap.get(LayoutRenderer.LAYOUT_STRUCTURE_ATTRIBUTE);
LayoutStructure structure;
if (null != parentLayout && parentLayout instanceof LayoutStructure) {
structure = (LayoutStructure) parentLayout;