Overview

Screen content is created using layouts and components component templates dragged from a

What palettes do I have?

Palettes are provides as part of a Template Package, to see which palettes are available to you:

1. Open the Repository on the right hand side.
2. Scroll down to Packages. You will see all the packages you have installed, for example Theme 2.1.
3. If you do not see any Packages listed, or you would like additional Packages and their palettes you can download and import them, see Installing Template Packages.
   
   1. We recommend installing Package "Theme 2.1".

Adding Content to a Screen

Adding Screen Content

1. Content is added by dragging palette items onto a screen and dropping them.
2. Where appropriate, PhixFlow highlights the area onto which it is recommended the selected item be droppedplaced, as shown below. This is known as a Preferred Parent.
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Add  a Table of Data

1. Table (aka grids) data can also be added to a screen by dragging the Table icon of a property editor for a table directly onto a screen as illustrated here:
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2. Table attributes can be added directly to a screen by dragging them from the tables Attributes section onto a screen. PhixFlow will automatically create the form fields based on the default style specified for your application.

Starting with a Template

1. If you have a blank screen and wish to start from a Template screen simply expand the Complete Screens section in a palette and drag the required item onto the screen.
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Drag from Locations

Dropping items into or next to existing content?

 As discussed in  Screen Structure → moving layouts and components,

• Add next to an item: Dragging an item from the palette onto a screen creates a sibling relationship. For example, if you drag ad drop a form field on top of another form field they appear next to one other.
• Add inside an item: Holding shift and dragging an item from the palette onto a screen creates a parent child relationship, where your dragged item drops into the item you drop it on.

Preferred Parents, where a preferred parent is setup the dragged item will always drop into its preferred parent. For examples a Tile will always try and drop into a Tile Container.

Items can also be moved directly in the layouts section, this can provide greater flexibility on where items are placed. 

Palettes

Palette content is organised into logical groups (see Theme 2.1), with icons and descriptions to indicate their styling and purpose. At the top level are the pre-built screens such as*:

• Confirmation Screen: A complete screen designed to be used as a confirmation message or other binary option.
  
• Full Screens: A complete dashboard containing windows controls, a content area, a single tile with a header and CRUD buttons in a footer.
• Data Entry Forms: Data Entry form with centre alignment designed as a complete screen for data entry or a popup window.

*Please note the names may vary please see your palette and the descriptions of the items for full details of what is available to you.

If you require more control over the design of your screen or want to edit or add to the pre-built screens, use components such as:

• Tiles - come in various configurations from data entry tiles to google maps integrated variants. Drag these items into a Tile container to control their layout and produce a design that is device responsive.
• Headers - can be added to your screens to provide clarity and structure to the content on the screen, headers can be used as labels to divide a screen into logical sections.
• Footers - can be used to house create, update and delete buttons that act upon your data.

Finding a

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To find a component on a screen, you can:

• Selected items on a screen willl will be highlighted in the Layers section on the left hand side of a screen canvas. You can then see how the selected component fits into the parent-child screen hierarchy.
• Right-click on a component and select 

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  PhixFlow opens the Components section with the component selected. You can then see how the selected component fits into the parent-child screen hierarchy.

Clicking on a component will open its properties.

What's next?