Controlling the Design

In order to achieve a professional appearance and an ergonomic handling of every ADITO application, the possibilities to control its design (colors, order of elements, etc.) are basically reduced the following complementary options:

• A Theme contains configurations affecting all Views and Contexts, particularly regarding colors.
• A ViewTemplate defines what and how data is presented, e.g., specific fields of one dataset ordered in single lines, or multiple datasets in table form, with or without Action buttons, etc.
• A Layout determines the way multiple associated ViewTemplates are presented together in a View (horizontally or vertically ordered, selectable via a button, etc.)
• A Renderer defines the appearance or functionality (e.g., edit options) of an EntityField.
• Icons and Avatars support a good orientation and a precise navigation

Besides, there are device-specific designs and further design elements.

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We recommend you to respect the ADITO Design Guideline (AID003) for all aspects of your customizing work.