Sometimes we need to add animations to our application to make it more friendly or give it a more sophisticated look depending on how the animation is presented (e.g. components that slide off of the screen instead of simply disappearing and having the rest of the document abruptly shifting to the side). Here I’ll show you how to use the show and beforeclose events of the Window component to demonstrate a fade-in / fade-out animation effect.
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Performance Optimization for Layout Runs
If an Ext JS app starts to show performance issues, it’s often network limitations (bandwidth and latency), device memory/storage limitations, or layout / rendering issues. In this article, you’ll learn how to optimize the layout and rendering process of Ext JS Classic Toolkit applications, known as a Layout Run, by using Sencha Inspector or Google Chrome Console.
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Do you need to quickly theme applications to match the branding identity and guidelines of your company? Ext JS has an extremely powerful theming system due to its massive integrated component library. Try out the tips in this article and let us know how it goes.
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Top Support Tips
Hidden Gems in Chrome Developer Tools
Google Chrome has a great set of developer tools that offers lots of features — in fact, so many features that it’s hard to find them all. Art Kay shares a few hidden gems that he uses to make it easier to build web apps.
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The term “accessibility” is very broad and can be intimidating when first encountered. This article shows you how to build Ext JS 5 apps with keyboard management to drive up efficiency and productivity for all users including those with disabilities.
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HTML5 has proven itself to be a reliable and powerful platform for building robust applications across a variety of devices. However, as web technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, it can be difficult for developers to stay on top of the latest tools and techniques. Check out this article and our upcoming webinar.
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Here are the latest Top Support Tips. Learn about the new doc type in Ext JS 5, using overrides in Ext JS, and new optimizations for callParent in Sencha Cmd 5.
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We live in a multi-device world, and we all have lots of devices — laptops, tablets, e-readers, smartwatches, cameras, phones, and more. Ideally, you want to build a single app that runs on every device. Learn how to use Sencha Touch, Ext JS and Space to build apps for multiple devices and easily handle differences in platforms, screen sizes, user input and feature sets.
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