How to Make Layout in Sketchware with Layouts and Widgets
In our previous topic (Make Android App without coding with Sketchware,) we have installed Sketchware app
in our mobile phone from
Google Play Store
and made our first Hello World Android app. In this topic we will learn
about the layouts and widgets and how to make design of app with the
help of layout tools and widgets. When you open the sketchware you will see some buttons in the
left side of screen devided in to two categories, first, Layouts
and second Widgets.
In Layout category there are four buttons
- Linear (H)
- Linear (V)
- Scroll (H)
- Scroll (V)
Linear and scroll layouts act as containers of wedgets. H and V means
Horizontal and Vertical orientation. In other words we can understand by
this way that they are pockets of widgets. We can put either a single
widget or many widgets in the single pocket. We can use multiple pocket
or containers in single page. Linears are used to contain widgets within
the screen and scrolls are used to show if some of the portion of
wedgets resides out side
the screen either horizontaly or vertically. Total five
linears are used in this example image. Linear1 holds
simply single Textview "Example of Linears", In Example-1, Linear2
contains three Textviews Horizontly and in Example 2,
Linear3 (in green color) contains two another Linears
Linear4 and Linear5. Linear3 is a horizontal type whereas No4 and No5
linear is vertical type.
Without horizontal linear, it is not possible to fit three textviews in
horizontally.as shown in Example 1 and similarly In Example 2 we made
two columns and four rows in each linear, this happens because of these horizontal and vertical linears.
We can replaces the positions of these linears during design time
by drag and drop method. To do this, first we have to select linear by
tap, hold then drag without leaving your finger after tap
then drop at final position.
You can delete the layouts and widgets by selecting particular item.
When you select the item you will see small trash image apperes at
bottom left hand side. After selecting the item drag and drop into
trash box. If by mistake you delete any layout or widget, press
undo button which is located at top of the screen to reverse your
action.
These are the basics of Layouts and widget. I have not mentioned much
about widgets because you will learn yourself at he tilme of prectice
and in next topics. The actual layout or page design is depand on your
app's requirment. Do more prectice on layouts and page design for more
perfection.
I have tryied to make video on this topic, you can watch by clicking here
