Component: Button

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You will start by building a button!

Step 1:

Screen, and Alignment

1.1. Change -Screen's- name of: "Screen"

Screen's new name:

Button

1.1. Written steps

-Inside the Screen's Properties Panel-

[Click] the current name of the Screen and [paste] :

Button

  • The name is located at the top of the panel, above of the Style toggle.

  • The new name should not contain any spaces or special characters.

  • The name will be updated in the Element Tree after you have [clicked] away.

1.2. Set -Screen's- Alignment of: "Button"

Main: Axis center

Cross: Axis center

1.2. Written steps

-Inside each of the Screens' Properties Panel-

A. [Click] the Main Axis center button, inside the Alignment section:

  • In the Top-Down first row of buttons, choose the Left-to-right second one.

  • The items are packed to each other toward the center.

B. [Click] the Cross Axis center button, inside the Alignment section:

  • In the Top-Down second row of buttons, choose the Left-to-right second one.

  • The items are packed to each other toward the center.

Step 2:

Div, Icon, Alignment, and Size

2.1. Create new child -Div- inside of the Screen: "Button"

New Div name:

buttondiv

2.1. Written steps

-Inside the Element Tree-

A. [Click] the Div Icon:

  • The button is located at the top of the panel, below the Screens.

  • The Icon will turn blue, and your pointer will change.

B. Drag your pointer and click "Home":

  • The new element will appear as a child of the Screen.

  • The Div will be created with the default name "Layer #".

-Inside the Properties Panel-

C. [Click] the current name of the Div and [paste] the new name:

buttondiv

  • The new name should be lowercase, without any spaces or special characters.

  • The name will be updated in the Element Tree after you have [clicked] away.

2.2. Create new child -Icon- inside of the Div: "buttondiv"

New Icon Name: 

buttonicon

2.2. Written steps

-Inside the Element Tree-

A. [Click] the Icon Icon:

  • The button is located at the top of the panel, below the Screens.

  • The Icon will turn blue, and your pointer will change.

B. Drag your pointer and click "searchmenudiv5":

  • The new element will appear as a child of the Screen.

  • The Icon will be created with the default name "Icon #".

-Inside the Icon's Properties Panel-

C. [Click] the current name of the Icon and [paste]:

buttonicon

  • The new name should be lowercase, without any spaces or special characters.

  • The name will be updated in the Element Tree after you have [clicked] away.

2.3. Set -Div's- Alignment of: "buttondiv"

Main: Axis center

Cross: Axis center

2.3. Written steps

-Inside the Div's Properties Panel-

A. [Click] the Main Axis center button, inside the Alignment section:

  • In the Top-Down first row of buttons, choose the Left-to-right second one.

  • The items are packed to each other toward the center.

B. [Click] the Cross Axis center button, inside the Alignment section:

  • In the Top-Down second row of buttons, choose the Left-to-right second one.

  • The items are packed to each other toward the center.

2.4. Set -Div's- Size of: "buttondiv"

Width: Wrap

Height: Wrap

2.4. Written steps

-Inside the Div's Properties Panel-

A. [Click] the Wrap button, inside the Height section:

  • The vertical size of the Div will become its child's maximum combined size.

  • You cannot use Wrap size in the case there is a child element in Fill size.

B. [Click] the Wrap button, inside the Height section:

  • The vertical size of the Div will become its child's maximum combined size.

  • You cannot use Wrap size in the case there is a child element in Fill size.

2.5. Set Icon of: "buttonicon"

Icon name: 

search

2.5. Written steps

-Inside the Icon's Properties Panel-

[Click] the Icon container and [paste] the Icon name:

search

  • You can also find it through each Material category's dropdown and [click] it.

Step 3:

Background Color, Radius, and Padding

3.1. Set -Div's- Background Color of: "buttondiv

HEX Color:

FF385C

3.1. Written steps

-Inside the Div's Properties Panel-

A. [Click] the Background toggle and [click] Fill:

  • Fill allows you to select either a material color or a gradient as background.

B. [Click] Background color and [paste] the color:

FF385C

  • You can type a 6 characters HEX code without the initial #.

3.2. Set -Div's- Radius of: "buttondiv "

Div's Radius:

25

3.2. Written steps

-Inside the Div's Properties Panel-

[Click] the Radius container, and [paste] the value:

25

  • The Radius applies to all four sides of a Div.

  • You can also change the size value using the up and down arrows.

  • The default Unit is in Pixels.

3.3. Set -Div's- Padding of: "buttondiv "

Top: px

8

Bottom: px

8

Left: px

8

Right: px

8

3.3. Written steps

-Inside the Div's Properties Panel-

A. [Click] the Padding Top container and [type] the new value:

  • You can also change the size value using the up and down arrows.

  • The default Unit is in Pixels, you do not need to change it.

B. [Click] the Padding Bottom container and [type] the new value:

  • You can also change the size value using the up and down arrows.

  • The default Unit is in Pixels, you do not need to change it.

C. [Click] the Padding Left container and [type] the new value:

  • You can also change the size value using the up and down arrows.

  • The default Unit is in Pixels, you do not need to change it.

D. [Click] the Padding Right container and [type] the new value:

  • You can also change the size value using the up and down arrows.

  • The default Unit is in Pixels, you do not need to change it.

3.4. Set -Icon- Size of: "buttonicon"

Icon's Radius:

28

3.4. Written steps

-Inside the Icon's Properties Panel-

[Click] the Icon Size container and [type] the new value:

  • You can also change the size value using the up and down arrows.

3.5. Set -Icon- Color of: "buttonicon"

HEX Color:

E0E0E0

3.5. Written steps

-Inside the Icon's Properties Panel-

[Click] Icon Color and [Type] the color:

  • You can type a 6 characters HEX code without the initial #.

  • You can select either a material color or a gradient.

Step 4:

Create Component, and preview

4.1. Create Component:

4.1. Written steps

-Inside the Properties Panel-

[Click] the "Create a Component" blue button.

  • You can only create Components out of Divs.

4.2. Define Component Name:

horizontaldivider

4.2. Written steps

-Inside the Create Component Menu-

[Type] the Component name.

  • The default name provided is the name of the Div.

  • You can use either use lowercase, uppercase, numbers or spaces.

4.3 Preview Component

Project Progress:

Save

[Click] the Save Button

Code Review:

IDE

1. Open the project folder in your IDE

2. Open /.agua/generated folder

3. Open /src/agua/pages/button

4. Review button.jsx and screen.module.css

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