Horizontal Stack

‍It is very easy to add the Horizontal Stack element to your application. You need to follow the steps below to add the Horizontal Stack element.

1. In UI Design view, open the Elements panel on the left side.
2. In the Elements panel, select Horizontal Stack from the Container category.
3. Drag and drop the Horizontal Stack element to the screen.
4. You can customize the Horizontal Stack element in the Properties panel.
5. When you drag and drop the Horizontal Stack element to an empty space on the screen, it automatically comes with Row/Column. You can drag and drop the Horizontal Stack element into a Row/Column or Panel element.

You can add a Vertical Stack element inside the Horizontal Stack element.

You can add the Horizontal Stack element into elements such as:

• Row,
• Panel,
• Input (Textinput, Currency, Selectbox, Checkbox and Switch)

When the Horizontal Stack element is selected, the Gap, Authorization and Visibility parameters are displayed in the Properties panel.

These parameter fields allow you to set custom authorization settings and visibility preferences for the Horizontal Stack element. You can also set its visibility with the show/hide/conditional options. You can add text and icons inside the Horizontal Stack element. You can give role-based authorizations to the element.

Gap

Select the Horizontal Stack element. In the Properties panel, you can set the spacing value between elements inserted in the Horizontal Stack via the Gap section. By default, it is 12 pixels. You can change this value as you wish.

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.

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.

1. Click on the element on the screen.
2. Open the “Properties” panel on the right side.
3. 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.

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.