It’s been about three weeks since our latest Webix release. We are very happy to have received so much feedback from our users. Among messages and comments there are questions concerning migration to Webix 6.0, and one of the popular issues is still the “Where have all the icons gone?” question. That is why I decided to deal with this issue individually and share the salvation guide.
The long-awaited day has come: Webix 6.0 is here. And it hasn’t arrived quietly, so fasten your seatbelts and prepare for most dramatic changes. Webix now has a new default material skin. You can build your own Webix pack only with the widgets you need.
Read on to find out what awesome updates await you and how to integrate them.
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More tips and tricks from Webix await you today! If you want to know more about building good-looking interfaces, read on. You will learn more about creating dashboards, turning simple widgets into something more sophisticated and developing with Webix Jet.
I also have a demo for you, so grab the sources from https://github.com/webix-hub/student-dashboard-demo.
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If you want to create applications that let your users build interfaces themselves, read on and find out how you can achieve this with Webix. Building dynamic user interfaces can be partially achieved with Webix Dashboard. In some cases, like building forms, you can use Form Builder. This service uses AbsLayout as the area for UI building. I will show you how to equip AbsLayout with Drag-n-Drop and use it for rearranging, adding, and deleting UI components.
Even though the summer is in full swing, our team of developers has been working hard to bring you the new version of Webix. Webix 5.4 includes the new WJet utility that will help you start working with Webix Jet, GraphQL and Firestore support, updated SpreadSheet and Scatter chart widgets, and usability improvements for Form Builder and Snippet Tool. Check out the What’s new page for the full list of updates.
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If you want to create powerful yet simple forms for complex input, join me. I will show you how to create cascading comboboxes, where the list of options of one combobox depends on the selection in the previous one. This way users can input complex hierarchical data in a convenient way.
Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm, and the Webix team introduces updates for the UI library and for Webix Jet micro framework. Spreadsheet has been given a number of usability upgrades, and documentation is now supplied with links to live snippets. You can also choose any icon font for Webix skins, including Material design icons and Font Awesome 5. Read further to find out details about the release.
Creating projects with Webix Jet has become much more convenient since TypeScript support was introduced in version 1.3, and it requires just a few changes in the project. Change extensions of your source files and configure the toolchain, and you will get a smart autocomplete for Webix methods, hints on their use and code validation.
Read further to find out how to use Webix Jet with TypeScript or grab the typescript branch of the Jet starter pack.
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Dashboards are good for tracking important information. With Webix Dashboard, you can conveniently place components in a grid and let users change the structure of the application with drag-n-drop. Dashboard panels can be rearranged, resized, removed and created anew. Join me to find out how Dashboard can help you create dashboards for apps.
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