Question

How to build a nice homepage

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Hi guys, Apologies for the newbie question - first post, and only been using Mendix for 4 days! I am trying to build an application where, on the opening screen (i.e. the first screen the user sees) is a nice-looking control panel with some basic info, and nice big buttons to navigate around. The forms that flow from this page are complete, I just wanted to create something else other than the standard menu bar at the top of the page. I can't seem to find a way to do this - am I trying to do the impossible? Thanks very much, Jason

asked 2012-11-29

Jason Maidment

4 answers

Lex van Rooy · Answer 1 · 2012-11-29

Something like this ??

EFP website

(restricted live version)

Feedback and screens behind the portal are specific for certain user/button combinations

Pieter van de Braak · Answer 2 · 2012-11-29

Deviating from the standard layout is not easy but also not impossible. All though you will keep the menu bar what you can do is create a form with some microflow buttons on it which you provide with a custom design/size. This will allow you to make some sort of grid of buttons or whatever you like to do with them.

But as far as i know you cannot get rid of the nav bar completely.

Jason Maidment · Answer 3 · 2012-11-29

Thanks Pieter - definitely worth a try. Apologies for another newbie question, but where can I specify a custom size? Is that what the "style" inputbox is for, in the Common section of the property dialog?

Thanks again for your quick reply.

Jason Maidment · Answer 4 · 2012-11-29

Hi Lex, Yes, that is much closer to what I was trying to achieve. Any tips you can share with me would be very gratefully received! :) Thanks for your quick reply, Jason