Kuika's Panel element is used to group and organize content in the user interface. By keeping different UI elements together, the panel presents the user with the information they need to focus on a specific section. It ensures that content is presented in an organized and understandable way, which improves the user experience. You can also increase the functionality of the app by switching between panels. You can use the panel element to create cards with dynamic backgrounds, page layouts, sections and more. For example, in a weather app, you can show an image based on location and weather conditions, or use the Panel element as an indicator in a list. You can also add a Row element within the Panel element to organize more complex and multi-layered content, allowing you to create flexible and functional designs. In this tutorial, you will learn how to group and organize content in the user interface using the Panel element.

The Panel element has the following functions:

Content Grouping: Used to group and organize a specific type of content, providing the user with a more organized interface.
Display Area: Panels can be used to show specific information or functionality within a particular screen or region. They are especially ideal for efficiently presenting more content in a smaller space.
Customization and Style: Panels can be customized in terms of design and style, so they can be designed to match the overall aesthetics and functionality of the user interface.

The panel element supports web and mobile applications.

This training content consists of the following topics:

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

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

If you drag the Panel element from the Elements panel to an empty space on the screen, it will be added with the Row element. If you drag it into a Column, you will add only the Panel element.

Since the Row element can be added into the Panel element, you can make your screen designs by adding other elements into it except for the Header and Footer elements.

Panel Element Properties

Located in the Properties panel:

Scrolling: When the height of the panel element is set shorter than the elements inside it, the content becomes scrollable. The Scrolling area contains a Selectbox with the options “Hidden, Vertical, Auto and Horizontal”. With these options you can set the scrolling direction and state of the Panel element.
Scroll Back Color / Width / Radius: Scrolling can be done when the content of the panel element is longer than the width or height of the panel. You can edit the style of the scroll bar that will appear on the horizontal or vertical edge of the panel.
Dynamic Background Color: You can dynamically change the background color of the panel element based on information from a data table. For example, when a student exam result list is prepared, you may want to make grades below 70 points red and grades 70 and above green. In this case, you can apply the relevant property by adding the Label element into a Container.
Dynamic Font Color: In the same student exam result list, you can dynamically edit the font color of the Label element inside the Panel element.
Dynamic Background Image: In a weather application, you can show an image in the background in accordance with data such as temperature and wind. You can also use the Panel element in scenarios such as showing an image added in social media applications.

When choosing Dynamic Background Image, it is recommended not to use very high size (MB) images.

Hover Background Color: In web applications, you can set the background color to change when the cursor hovers over the Panel element.
Hover Font Color: In web applications, when the cursor hovers over a Panel element, you can change the font color of the Label element inside it.

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.