Kuika's Icon element is used to convey information quickly and effectively through visual elements in the user interface. Icons are small graphical icons that usually represent a specific function, state or theme. Icons are an effective way to make it easier for users to navigate your app and increase their engagement. For example, a settings icon can indicate that the user has access to the app's settings, while a heart icon can highlight favorite content. In this course, you will learn how to visualize information and functionality in your application using the Icon element.

The Icon element supports web and mobile applications.

This course content consists of the following topics:

Adding an Icon element,
Icon element properties,
Authorization,
Visibility,
Editability,
Customize the interface design with Style Panel,
Actions.

Add Icon 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 Icon element (4) under the “Display” (3) category from the “Elements” (2) panel on the left side to the screen.

Add the Icon element from the Elements panel to the screen with drag and drop. If you drag it to an empty space on the screen, it will be added with the Row element. You can also drag and drop it into a Row.

Besides Container type elements, you can also add icons to Badge and Content Menu elements. If you have a custom icon set, you can use the Image element to add it to the interface.

Icon Element Properties

You can add text inside the Icon element. You can give role based authorizations to the element and you can set the visibility with always visible / hidden / sometimes visible options.

Icon

You can change the icon you want to use by selecting it from the list.

Tooltip

In web applications you can add auxiliary text that will open when the Cursor is dragged over the icon.

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.