Repeatable components

When I started to think about the topics for this chapter, I wanted to go over setting up components that could be reused, or at least talk about and share with you the things that I spent hours (okay, weeks) working on when I first started building apps. I love to be consistent; whether I am making the app for personal use, my 75-year-old dad, or clients, I like to have all the screens look the same and use color to make them stand out and pop for the end users.

I mentioned that most of my apps had been canvas apps, or at least for internal use. With that end in mind, I like to have a little fun with it, and the way I do so is not just to use the out-of-the-box controls – I change up the title colors and maybe sneak in a small logo. So, I planned to share repeatable components. However, I am completely freaking out about the Creator Kit. I can’t imagine how many hours this would have saved me. In this section, we will look at what the Creator...