Screens

Screens organize the presentation of Details. Screens can contain Details, another Screen, or can external content.

Interaction with a business software application to view, edit, or add data almost always occurs through a familiar set of interface styles utilized by most software vendors. For example, people work with form fields, lists, calendars, trees, etc. Similarly, people navigate to different pages using tabs, select choosers, and links. WorkXpress uses Layouts to provide these common interface and navigation capabilities to application builders. Non-traditional navigational functionality may also be achieved.

• Layouts are always placed on a page (which is itself merely a Layout Type), and can be placed inside another Layout. Fields are always placed inside of a Layout and give the Layout its usefulness.
• Layouts always appear in one and only one location. Layouts are not reused (post here, however, if you feel this feature is important!)
• "Layouts" refers to one of the five fundamental Building Blocks.
• "Layout Type" refers to a specific style of Layout, for example "List", "Calendar", "Tab", "Page"
• Layout" refers to a specific Layout Type that was placed somewhere on a page, or inside of a Layout - Parent, and is now a part of the application.

Screens Present Details About Concepts

In WorkXpress, Screens become blue blocks known as Layouts.