Working with dynamic layouts
A new set of standards-based layouts enable you to provide an optimal user experience on a desktop, tablet, and phone.
The following layouts, available to applications rendered in HTML 5 document type (standards mode) are styled entirely in the skin. Since presentation, including responsive breakpoints, is defined in the skin, you can separate content from presentation, ensuring greater consistency and promoting reuse.
- Screen layouts
- Dynamic layouts
- Column layouts
You can also define responsive behaviors for these layouts that adjust the layout based on screen size and/or device type.
Selecting a screen layout
Select a screen layout format to determine the overall structure of your harness.
For example, you may choose the Header Footer Left format, which provides
a header, a left column, a center panel, and a footer. There are multiple screen layout
formats available in the skin.
Screen layouts adjust to the available screen space and replace the deprecated panel set layout.
Building sections using dynamic layouts and column layouts
Populate your screen layout with sections. As a best practice, build sections using dynamic layouts and column layouts. Add content such as properties, controls and other sections to a dynamic layout and to column layouts within a section. Set the presentation of that content using formats specified in the skin.
The formats in the skin determine the width of the layout and the arrangement of items in the layout; for example, inline, stacked, or inline within a grid. They define placement and alignment of items and labels, including spacing between items.
Dynamic, column, and screen layout formats also specify responsive breakpoints-screen widths that trigger a change to the presentation of the content. For example, at a certain width, a layout displays as stacked rather than inline, or is hidden and is accessible via an icon.
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