Kuika's Button element is used to facilitate user interactions in applications. It is typically designed to trigger a specific action, redirect the user to another page or perform operations such as form submission. Button elements allow users to move quickly and efficiently through the application, providing access to important functionality in the interface. For example, they can be used for different tasks, such as the “Add to Cart” button on an e-commerce site or the “Submit” button in a survey application. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create interactive buttons in your application using the Button element.

The Button element only supports web applications.

This training content consists of the following topics:

Adding a button element,
Button element properties,
Button element usage,
Authorization,
Visibility,
Editability,
Customize the interface design with Style Panel,
Actions.

Add Button Element

After logging in to the Kuika platform, open the project you will work on from the “Apps” screen.

In the “UI Design” (1) module, drag and drop the Button element (4) under the “Navigation” (3) category from the “Elements” (2) panel on the left side.

You can add the Button element from the Elements panel by dragging and dropping it on the screen. If you drag it to an empty space on the screen, the Button element will be added together with a Row element. However, if you drag it into a Column, only the Button element will be added.

You can insert the Button element inside the following elements: Row, Panel, Data Repeater (Carousel, FlexGrid, GalleryView, Horizontal and Table) and Content Menu.

Button Element Properties

Located in the Properties panel:

Label: Determines the text on the button and helps users understand the button's function.
Icon: Refers to the visual icon added to the Button and enhances the aesthetics of the button.
Icon Position: Allows you to set the position of the icon on the button, whether it will be to the left or right of the text.

Authorization.

You can customize user access with “Anonymous Access” and “All Roles Access” authorization options on the screens and elements of your application. While “Anonymous Access” enables access without any account information query, “All Roles Access” provides access by verifying user account information.

For element level authorization, you can manage the security and user experience of your application by selecting the relevant element and editing the “Authorization” settings from the Properties panel.

Visibility.

It allows you to adjust the visibility of screens or elements. Visibility in Elements allows you to regulate visibility based on a specific state or condition. For each element, you can make it always visible, hidden, or visible and hidden depending on a condition.

Click on the element on the screen.
Open the “Properties” panel on the right side.
Click on the “Visibility” field and make one of the following selections according to the needs of your application. Kuika offers Always Visible, Hidden, Sometimes Visible options to control the visibility of the screens in your application.

Always Visible: Ensures that the screens in your app are always visible. ‍
Hidden: Allows hiding screens in your application. ‍
Sometimes Visible: Makes screens in your application conditionally visible.

Editability

Allows you to make elements editable.

Enabled: Selecting this option makes the element editable.
Disabled: In this case, the element cannot be edited.
Sometimes Enabled: This option means that the element is sometimes editable and sometimes not, depending on certain conditions.

Customize the İnterface Design with Style Panel

By customizing your elements with the Styling Panel, you can create unique and impressive user interfaces in your web and mobile applications.

The sections defined below vary depending on the element.

Layout‍: Here you can make visual adjustments such as sizing, alignment and padding of elements. These settings also affect the layout of other elements within the element. Properties include Size, Min Size and Align; however, some elements may not support the Display property.
Text: The element's text properties can be edited here through font family, style, color, size, spacing and other options. This section supports all Text related adjustments.
Fill: You can use the Fill setting to customize the element's background with color or images.
Border: You can give your elements a more aesthetic look by adding borders and adjusting the corner radii.
Shadow: You can add a shadow effect to elements used in web applications to give a sense of depth. However, the shadow feature may not be supported as some elements are not suitable for mobile applications.

Actions.

Kuika contains system actions such as Arithmetic, Authorization, Condition, Device, Export, Geolocation, Invers, Local Storage, Multi Language, Navigation, Notification, Payment, UI Control, Process Administration, Process Automation, Trigger, Process Automation, Process Administration and String Operations.

In addition to system actions, you can also use SQL actions that you create yourself.

To add actions to elements, you can use the “+ADD ACTION” button from the Properties panel on the right side.