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- '''Administration''' button, this will take you to the administration screen
 
- '''Administration''' button, this will take you to the administration screen
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- '''Application''' dropdown, use this to select the application you want to work on
 
- '''Application''' dropdown, use this to select the application you want to work on
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- '''Page''' dropdown, this will default to the first page alphabetically by page name. Use this to select the page you want to work on
 
- '''Page''' dropdown, this will default to the first page alphabetically by page name. Use this to select the page you want to work on
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- '''new page''' button, add a new page. Note that page names are used to prefix page resource files such as .css files, and produce the order in the drop down, the page title will be shown to users and is the text in the dropdown
 
- '''new page''' button, add a new page. Note that page names are used to prefix page resource files such as .css files, and produce the order in the drop down, the page title will be shown to users and is the text in the dropdown
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- '''edit page''' button, view and edit the properties of a page. Should you need to, use this to delete a page
 
- '''edit page''' button, view and edit the properties of a page. Should you need to, use this to delete a page
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- '''undo''' button, undo your most recent actions
 
- '''undo''' button, undo your most recent actions
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- '''redo''' button, reinstate changes after an undo
 
- '''redo''' button, reinstate changes after an undo
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- '''save page''' saves the current page
 
- '''save page''' saves the current page
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- '''view page''' closes the designer and shows the current page as a running application
 
- '''view page''' closes the designer and shows the current page as a running application
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- '''Controls'''
 
- '''Controls'''

Revision as of 09:31, 21 February 2014

Welcome to the designer. Here you create the pages in your application, giving them their appearance and functionality.

On the left hand side of the screen is the control panel. It contains the following:

- Administration button, this will take you to the administration screen

- Application dropdown, use this to select the application you want to work on

- Page dropdown, this will default to the first page alphabetically by page name. Use this to select the page you want to work on

- new page button, add a new page. Note that page names are used to prefix page resource files such as .css files, and produce the order in the drop down, the page title will be shown to users and is the text in the dropdown

- edit page button, view and edit the properties of a page. Should you need to, use this to delete a page

- undo button, undo your most recent actions

- redo button, reinstate changes after an undo

- save page saves the current page

- view page closes the designer and shows the current page as a running application

- Controls