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This page is for installers or application designers who want import additional packages provided for PhixFlow.

Installing additional packages is part of the initial configuration of a new instance of PhixFlow. For a summary of what else to configure, with links to the relevant pages, see the Administration topic.

Overview

For any packages supplied by PhixFlow, you only need to install packages:

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PhixFlow provides additional theme palettes that you can use when designing an application. Each Theme palette contains a set of ready-made components that you can drag in to create forms and buttons with a consistent look-and-feel; see About Themes. For a demonstration that uses Theme 1, see /wiki/spaces/HELP91/pages/9050674952PhixFlow Quick Start Guide. For information about using Theme 2, see Using Theme 2 and /wiki/spaces/HELP91/pages/9050655401Designing Applications with Theme 2 Course.

This video shows how to install a palette using Theme 2 as an example.

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Summary of the Video Instructions

  1. Click the following links to To download the Theme palette XML files. These files do not require a password., click the following links, then click the Download button in the file preview.
  2. From the 
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    menu, select Import Options →  Import Configuration. Navigate to the downloaded package and select it. Click OK.
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  4. The packages are encrypted and password protected. When prompted, enter the password for the them and
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    . PhixFlow imports the package.
  5. Optionally, configure PhixFlow to use the palette by default. If you already have a default palette, check that everyone wants to use the new palette as the system default.
    • Either set the palette as the default for the entire system by selecting it in System Configuration → General Settings → Default Component Palette. All the applications you create will use Theme 2 automatically. You can still use tiles and components from other palettes.
    • Or set the palette for a specific application by selecting it in the application properties → Basic SettingsDefault Component Palette. Use this option if you want to use different palettes with different applications.

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