Icons

An icon refers to a pictorial symbol used on UI. It is used as a web component to identify an element, like a printer, folder, device, etc. It is intuitive and enhances navigation and accessibility.

Basic

Icon

Click this property to open a wide range of predefined icons and choose one from the set. It has a clear button to dismiss the icon chosen before. Each icon from the set shows a tooltip description about the icon.

Interaction

Event Handlers

Event Description

Event	Description
`Click`	This event will be triggered when the user clicks on the icon.

Click

This event will be triggered when the user clicks on the icon.

Tooltips display additional information upon mouse hover. This information will be contextual, useful, and informative. The tooltip will be immediately shown when the user's mouse hovers over the widget, and immediately hides when the user's mouse leaves.

Hide

This sets whether the widget has to be displayed on the screen when the program is loaded. This shows/hides the widget both on desktop and mobile devices.

Layout

Icon AutoSize

Icons are easier to align horizontally and vertically. When choosing a size, start with a square and view it at full scale to get an accurate picture. There are two methods to define the size.

Auto

It shapes the icon automatically to fit in the element.

Fixed

Any number from 0 to 100 will be accepted in the Icon Size property, and that decides the size of the icon.

Style

Property	Description
Background	Users can change the colour of the text background using this property. It has all the RGB colour ranges to pick from. It is recommended to use a corresponding background colour that shows the font clearly.
Border Color	Set the colour to the border lines. The border lines will be shown only if that is enabled.
Fill	This property is for choosing the colour to fill the shape.
Border Radius	This sets the radius of the widget's corners, enabling rounded corners on the widget. This value is defined in "px" terms.
Border Width	Set the thickness of the border of the widget using this value. It is defined using "px" terms.
Margin	This value is set in terms of "px" number which creates the space between the border and the content of the widget.
Stroke Width	This defines the width of the stroke. Strokes are drawn centered around the path. The value must be between 0-100.
Stroke	It sets the color of the line drawn around the widget.
Padding	This value is set in terms of "px" number which creates the space between the border and outer elements.
Box Shadow	The is the colour of the shadow that is generated behind the widget box. The X and Y axis values can be altered such that the shadow can be set to fall anywhere behind the widget area. "x-offset" - a positive number specifies the shadow will be on the right of the box, and a negative number will put the shadow on the left of the box. "y-offset" - a negative one means the shadow will be above the box, and a positive number means the shadow will be below the box. "Blur" - if the number is set to 0 then the shadow will be sharp. It will more blurred as the number goes higher, and the shadow will extend further away. "Color" - sets the colour of the shadow. If the colour is not set, the box shadows are drawn in the foreground colour.

Property

Description

Background

Users can change the colour of the text background using this property. It has all the RGB colour ranges to pick from. It is recommended to use a corresponding background colour that shows the font clearly.

Border Color

Set the colour to the border lines. The border lines will be shown only if that is enabled.

Fill

This property is for choosing the colour to fill the shape.

Border Radius

This sets the radius of the widget's corners, enabling rounded corners on the widget. This value is defined in "px" terms.

Border Width

Set the thickness of the border of the widget using this value. It is defined using "px" terms.

Margin

This value is set in terms of "px" number which creates the space between the border and the content of the widget.

Stroke Width

This defines the width of the stroke. Strokes are drawn centered around the path. The value must be between 0-100.

Stroke

It sets the color of the line drawn around the widget.

Padding

This value is set in terms of "px" number which creates the space between the border and outer elements.

Box Shadow

The is the colour of the shadow that is generated behind the widget box. The X and Y axis values can be altered such that the shadow can be set to fall anywhere behind the widget area. "x-offset" - a positive number specifies the shadow will be on the right of the box, and a negative number will put the shadow on the left of the box. "y-offset" - a negative one means the shadow will be above the box, and a positive number means the shadow will be below the box. "Blur" - if the number is set to 0 then the shadow will be sharp. It will more blurred as the number goes higher, and the shadow will extend further away. "Color" - sets the colour of the shadow. If the colour is not set, the box shadows are drawn in the foreground colour.

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