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This page provides details of the properties for a palette, which is part of an screen design.
Overview
A palette provides quick access to set of configured templates, which you can dragging onto a screen canvas to easily create application screens.
PhixFlow comes with two default palettes:
- Basic Components: contains all basic layout components, such as String Field and CheckBox without any additional labels and styling.
- Labelled Fields: contains a set of predefined form fields that have configurable labels. This is the palette to use when designing application forms.
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You can install additional package templates, each of which includes a different palette; see Installing Template Packages |
When you create an application, you can select a package template. This sets the default styles and palette for the application; see Understanding Template Packages. To make additional palettes available to an application, add it to the application's packages.
When you are designing screens, PhixFlow displays a list of the available palettes. You can expand a palette and drag components from the palette onto the screen.
To add your own components to an existing palette:
- convert your components and layouts to a template: see Making Template Components.
- Drag the template into the Components section of the palette properties.
You can also create your own palette; see Changing or Creating a Palette.
Overview
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| Help URL | For Base Type | Defines the data typeFor palettes supplied by PhixFlow, this URL links to the help page about the palette. If you create your own palette, add a link to additional information to help people to use your palette. PhixFlow displays the palette header bar with a
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Components
This section has a toolbar with standard buttons.
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Drag in the templates you want to appear in this group.
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Palette Groups
Use palette groups to organise your components in the palette.
To add a palette group to your palette:
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- Set the name and order. Add the components you require.
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Description
This section has a toolbar with standard buttons.
ClickDrag in the templates you want to appear in this group.
Tooltip Enter a tooltip. This will be displayed when a user hovers their mouse pointer over the palette group.
Description Enter a description for this palette group.
Audit Tab
Audit Summary
See the Common Properties page, Audit Summary section.
Description
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| Description | We recommend you always add a description of this palette. |
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Learn More
- Installing Template Packages
- Application Properties
- Using a Palette
- Making Template Components
- Changing or Creating a Palette
For links to all pages in this topic, see Understanding Template Packages.