A la Carte:Widgets
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Overview
This page details the widgets system in Spot Specific, and how it can be used to add interaction and functionality to screens in Spot Specific mobile apps.
About widgets
Widgets are a 'bundle' of pre-written functionality or interaction which which can be dropped into app screens. They are the building blocks which make up the majority of the user interface of any Spot Specific mobile app.
Widgets are designed to be user-configurable, but provide basic functionality without extensive customisation.
See the Widget Reference page for the full list of available widgets.
Adding widgets
See the Working with Screens page for details on how to add widgets to screens.
Widget appearance
Size, position and visibility on-screen
Adjusting a widget's size or on-screen location is easy. Either:
- Click the [mode toggle button] to enter 'drag and drop' mode, and resize and reposition using the drag handles provided, or
- Select the widget and edit its size and position by entering numbers into the Edit Widget form.
Widgets may be made invisible (or visible, if already invisible) by toggling the 'Invisible' checkbox in the Edit Widget form.
Appearance on different screen types
Widgets have three basic forms of appearance, which correspond to the basic screen types available. This has an effect only when the widget has an appearance which corresponds to a native interface element on a mobile platform.
For example, buttons have a 'default' native form on all mobile platforms, so this form will be adopted correspondingly on each mobile platform. Images, however, do not such have a default form and will always display the same.
