WEBIX JAVASCRIPT LIBRARY BLOG

Web and Internet should be accessible to everyone. This self-evident concept gives rise to another important principle, which modern UI developers should bear in mind: present-day web applications should be usable by all community members regardless of their physical abilities.

If you develop with Webix, you don’t have to worry about accessibility. From version 4.0 all its UI components have been enhanced to meet the standards. The article below tells about the main accessibility hallmarks in the library.

Struggling for the correct data visualization? That’s the challenge! Catchy and informative charts immediately win the hearts of analysts and customers, that’s why Webix offers… let me count… 14 different types of charts with 2 functional variations alongside with 2 chart-like widgets for specific use cases.

Yep, diversity makes lives brighter while the choice becomes more difficult. You have to select the right chart for your application as carefully as you choose a Christmas gift for your best friend. The article below can guide you to the ultimate tool.

“Never judge a book by its cover”, — my teacher told me many a time, but still I cannot deny that good design opens all doors, especially in web development. Since colorful and motley interfaces passed into oblivion long time ago, font and icons became a small but significant detail that can add a unique aesthetic touch to web apps. In this article we will speak about conventional ways of altering font and icons within Webix widgets.

Webix has never been just a javascript library. At first sight it looks like a static collection of widgets and ties between them, but an experienced eye will easily trace the system of reusable mixins and UI components. At the same time, Webix API allows anybody build homemade but fully functional tools. In this article we will cast the light on the peculiarities of prototyping in Webix and create an Office-like ribbon interface.

Web dashboards are in high demand today as they have proven to be a helpful tool for at-a-glance analysis of complex data together with its laconic visual presentation. Although dashboards originated from desktop applications web environment requires something not typical for them – responsiveness. In this article we will find out what Webix has already issued to meet this requirement and build our own flexible web dashboard.