Chapter 7: Understanding the Basics of Page Design
In the previous chapter, you learned the basics of the domain model and how to design the data architecture for your Mendix app. Now, we will look at one of the main elements that allows the Mendix developer to design the app's user interface: the page. We will cover the basics, such as creating and designing pages, and get into connecting data to your page and using widgets. Alongside this, we will also dive into the Atlas UI framework provided by Mendix to streamline the user experience design process and show you how to use various other design elements such as snippets and page templates.
In this chapter, we are going to cover the following main topics:
- Building user interfaces
- Understanding the Atlas UI framework
- Applying layouts, widgets, and building blocks
- Calling a page in your Mendix app
