Change K2BTools UI action


Note: Change K2BTools UI was superseded by Design System Configuration wizard as of K2BTools version 12.

Introduction

K2BTools provides several options on how to generate the application's UI. The developer can choose if the application should be generated using Responsive Web Design or not, and then choose the colors that should be used.To simplify these choices, the "Change K2BTools UI" action was introduced in K2BTools 8.1.

This action can be used at any point in the development process to change the UI.

Using the action

Important: Before using this tool, at least one instance of a K2BTools pattern or a Web Panel created with Web Panel Designer must exist in the KB.

This action is available inside the "K2BTools" menu in the GeneXus IDE, as shown in the following image.

ChangeK2BToolsUIActionMenu
Change K2BTools action

When this option is executed, a wizard will appear to help choose the best option. In its first step, it will prompt the developer for the desired Web Form Generator: Responsive vs. Previous Version Compatible.

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Web Form Generator selection

After a generator is selected, the final step will be displayed to the user. In this step the developer can choose among variants of the themes included with K2BTools.

ChangeK2BToolsUIActionStep2
UI variant selection

When the Orion design system is selected a dialog will appear, allowing the developer to customize the theme.

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Change UI Wizard

After confirming this step, the KB's configuration will be updated to reflect this change.

ChangeK2BToolsUIActionOutput
Action output