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Help / Editors / Project editor / Project description
  • Overview
  • Style tab
  • Project skin template
  • Palettes
  • Style sheets
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Overview
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project. This window includes the following tabs:
  • The "Project" tab, which allows you to enter general information about the project.
  • The "Analysis" tab, which lets you associate one or more analyses with the project and/or a UML model.
  • The "Data files" tab, which lets you enter information about the data files managed by the application (only available if the project is linked to at least one analysis).
  • The "Live Data" tab, which allows you to configure how the data from the data files is displayed in the different editors.
  • The "Languages" tab, which is used to configure the different languages used by the project as well as the options to be used for each language.
  • The "Style" tab which lets you choose templates, palettes, custom style sheets and customize the report viewer. You can also configure screen sizes.
  • The "SCM" tab, which is used to manage teamwork (SCM or Git).
  • The "Options" tab, which allows you to define the creation, update and save options of the different elements of the project. This tab also allows you to synchronize templates, enable strict mode and define the code style.
  • The "Advanced" tab, which allows you to enable "Reports and Queries", configure the AAFs and lock the application.
  • The "Compilation" tab, which allows you to configure the compilation options.
  • The "Telemetry" tab, which allows you to configure the telemetry options for the project.
Style tab

Project skin template

The "Style" tab of the project description window allows you to identify and define the skin template used by the project.
  • Name of skin template used The name of the skin template used is displayed. You can modify the project skin template by scrolling down the combo box. A thumbnail shows the corresponding look.
    Note If the skin template is modified via the project description window, this modification is only taken into account for the new windows created. To apply a skin template to existing windows, go to the "Project" tab, "Other actions" group, and click "Apply a skin template to the project".
  • Apply skin template to system windows:
    • WINDEV Mobile The "Customize Info, YesNo, Confirm, and Dialog system windows (Android and iOS configurations)" option is used to customize system information windows. For more details, see Customizing the system information windows (or dialog boxes).
    • WINDEV Mobile The " Allow switching to dark theme (automatically or manually via ChangeTheme) " option enables automatic dark theme support in your mobile applications. For more details, see Dark theme on mobile devices.
New in version 2025
WINDEV Mobile

Palettes

When using a skin template with palette, the palette is automatically associated with the project. Several palettes can be associated with a single project.
The button opens the palette selection window:
Simply select the palette to be added to the project.
The button is used to define the default palette. The default palette is the first palette in the palette list.
For more details on color palettes, see Color palettes.

Style sheets

This option allows you to select the style sheet(s) associated with the project.
Minimum version required
  • Version 10
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Last update: 04/02/2025

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