Build a system of style patterns that you can reuse across the user interface for
improved design consistency. By using mixins, you can store the visual characteristics of your
interface in small, complementary clusters, and define formatting not only for individual
components, but also for scenarios that extend to many contexts.
For example, you can create a mixin that you want to apply whenever the user approves an
action. You can then associate that mixin with all the controls that the application uses to
get approval from the user, such us buttons or check boxes.
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In the navigation pane of Dev Studio,
click Records.
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Expand the User Interface category, and
then click Skin.
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Open the skin that you want to edit.
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On the Mixins tab, click the My Mixins
tab.
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Under the header that represents the category for the mixin that you want to create,
click Create new mixin.
For example: To create a composite mixin for approvals, under
Combinations, click Create new
mixin.
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In the Create new mixin window, provide a meaningful name and a
description for the format, and then click Submit.
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In the settings pane in the middle of the window, define the mixin.
For example: To create a mixin with bold text, no rules for borders, and a green background,
perform the following steps:
- In the Text section, select Custom
styles, and then set the Font weight setting to
Bold.
- In the Border section, select
None.
- In the Background node, select Custom
styles, and then set the Type setting to
solid.
- In the Color field, enter #008000
(green).
- Optional:
To add CSS-based formatting to the mixin, perform the following actions:
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Expand the Additional styles node.
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Click Add additional styles, and then define the CSS
attribute and value pair that you want to use to format the component.
For example: To change the default font color to white, in the Typeface
settings section, in the Attribute field, enter
color, and set the Value field to
white.
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Click Save.