Appendix
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This appendix outlines the contents introduced in the Style, Themes, and Templates Tutorial. It also provides some links to more in-depth documentation. Return to this document any time you want to review how to customize your UI.
: Preview the application flow from the perspective of a user
: Create and modify the UI
: Upload assets, including pictures and custom fonts, for use within the application
: Make stylistic changes that apply throughout your entire application.
Once selected, Kitcloud Templates can be edited just like any other Airkit application. They are made out of the same component pieces.
display text, and the text can be edited in the Inspector, under Control Properties > Text
Expanding the Expression Editor allows you to define your text with , Airkit's internal programing language specialized for data manipulation.
Application headers are created in the , under .
Mobile Layouts define how you application appears on mobile devices.
Desktop Layouts define how your application appears in browser windows.
Page Layouts consist of nested , including a special one designated Main Content. This is the Container that holds the contents of the Web Page. Navigating to a new Web Page changes what Main Content is displayed, but will otherwise not change any aspect of the Page Layout, which is applied to the application universally.
Headers are defined by inserting (such as and ) in Containers above the Main Content. For more, see .
Theme Builder also allow you to modify app-wide defaults, such as the default colors that are used to define Variants across different Web Controls.
A Variant is a set of styling properties for a specific , similar to a class in CSS. Every Web Control has associated Variants: cosmetic variations that appear differently but function identically.
Valid assets include everything from pictures and GIFs (which will be available for selection in ) to Custom Fonts, which will be available for selection when changing the styling properties of a Font.