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Overview

Slide out areas are available from your Palette, there are two types:

  1. Collapsible Tile: A complete tile which expands to display additional content.
  2. Sliding Draw: An area within a tile which expands to display additional content.

Setup

  • To use the slide out areas simply drag one from the palette onto your screen.
  • The slide out areas are hidden by default. To add content:
  • Use the Layers section and navigate to the hidden area, content can then be dragged onto this area.
  • Alternatively, lock your screen and expand the slide out area using the chevron. Now unlock your screen and the previously hidden area is now displayed ready to accept content.

    This page is for application designers who want to create parts of a screen that open to show additional information.

    Finding Slide-Outs

    To add a slide-out or expanding area to your screen, drag onto the screen canvas one of the components available from the 

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     → Serene Grey → Tiles. There are two types:

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    • Collapsible tile 
    • Sliding draw

    Collapsible Tiles

    This is a complete tile which expands either horizontally or vertically to display additional content.

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    Sliding Draw Tiles

    Image AddedImage AddedImage AddedImage Added  A sliding draw tile has a hidden area that expands to display additional content. There are four tiles, which slide out in different directions. The following screenshot shows the draw sliding out on the right of the grid.

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    Adding Components to a Slide-Out

    To add components to the hidden area using the 

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     panel:

    1. In the screen, select the slide-out tile
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       to display the layers panel, which should have the tile parent component selected
    3. Use the list to find the hidden area in the tile
    4. Drag components from elsewhere in the layers panel list into the hidden area

    To add components to the hidden area on the screen canvas:

    1. Lock the screen
    2. Click the chevron to expand the slide-out area
    3. Unlock the screen
    4. You can now drag components into the slide-out area

    If you need to move items after you have added them, see Moving

    Components

    Content on a Screen.

    Resizing Slide-Outs

    Collapsible Tiles

    The collapsible tiles by default expand tile expands to 350px. This can be changed by:

    Add a Collapsible Tile to your screen.

    To change the expanded size of a collapsible tile on your screen canvas:

    1. Click on the tile to open its Properties. Click the Styles tab.properties
    2. Click the 
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    3. In the CSS Properties section, double-click the style minWidth or minHeight (depending on your the tile:) and change 350px to the desired size.
    4. Save your changes.
    5. It may be necessary to size you require
    6. Click 
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       or close and reopen the screen for the changes to take place

    Sliding Draws

    Unlock your screen and there is a
    1. to see the change

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    2. Drag the dividing line between the sliding draw and the main area
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    desired size. Lock your screen and test your proportions. 

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    Collapsible Tiles

    Horizontal

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    Available from the Tiles section of your palette, these are designed to work where the tile container is set to row.

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    These are designed to work where the tile container is set to column.

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    Sliding Draw

    Available from the Tiles section of your palette, there are sliding draws for all axis:

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       your screen and test the proportions of the tile