Bring Back the Widget Styling(Appearance) Tab in the Edit Dialog – Efficiency Matters!
Since Mendix 9 (and now in Mendix 10), the Styling section in the Edit Widget dialog has been replaced by a note saying:
"Design properties are no longer accessible from this dialog and will be removed after 10.6. You can now access it from the styling tab within the properties pane."
While I understand the intent to centralize design editing, this change reduces efficiency for real-world app builders. Many of us build and style pages iteratively - adjusting spacing, alignment, and appearance directly where we configure the widget’s data and behavior. Having to switch between the right-hand Styling pane and the Edit Widget dialog breaks that flow.
Why bring it back (preferably make both possible):
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Speed: You could previously configure logic and styling in one place without jumping across panels.
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Focus: The dialog offers a clean, isolated view of the widget - perfect for focused editing.
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Flexibility: Advanced users prefer different workflows; let us choose what fits best.
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Consistency: Other configuration options (data, visibility, events) still live in the dialog - styling belongs there too.
I strongly suggest Mendix brings back the Styling (Appearance) tab in the Edit Widget dialog, in addition to the Styling tab on the right. The combination of both gives builders the best of speed and structure - without compromising the new styling approach.
If you agree this would improve productivity and flow, please vote and comment below to help make it happen!
We use conditional classes a lot when toggeling active or selected states.
dynamic classes are no longer found in properties.
they are also not in the side panal
but can be found in the tab of properties.
I would propose that instead of having to click to toggle the tab, just add the styling accordion into properties.
correct , it was super helpful.