Shane, I have built 4 apps now for customers so I am still very fresh but they all requested it to be responsive on ipads, phones, computers etc. I had to literally hit save and publish and check all items when building them. You have found the game changer for me 3 minutes in! Thank you
I would love to see another video like this, but using components as well. I'm still a bit fizzy on if this needs to be done when building components or if they just get dropped into the containers we set.
Hi Shane, thanks for bringing this topic up again. To be honest, I put a lot of hope in it when all this started based on layout containers a year ago or so. Then, trying to implement it consequently in my - relativley complex - apps, I regularly failed to achieve satisfying results. Like, just as an example, when it comes to textboxes with unknown text length, contradictions between flexible height and autoheight etc. Finally, I returned to the - burdensome but at least reliably working - method of relating screen dimensions and x, y, height values of the single elements to each other. May have been my fault or that I had missed something. Anyway, watching this new series with great interest and really curious about what has changed. Thanks for all your work!
Good luck Tilman. I agree it is a super frustrating bit of tech. Hopefully the second video helps you continue learning. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ucjTGhlQW4M.html
I'm a beginner in Power Apps and I'm struggling with the responsive design, is really more complicated than I thought it would. Thanks for the vid, great content as usual 😊
Well explained Shane… I believe most developers are looking for responsive designs nowadays… I prefer using scrollable screens which makes the app more versatile and more space for users… hope you can also try such examples in future
Did you see this video? Thoughts on where I would go from there for your scenario? PowerApps Scrollable Screen ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0lNK9Bx4QKE.html
@@ShanesCows I must say ‘that very video’ gave me the idea for introducing scrollable screen in the aap I am currently working 😀 would love to show u the app someday… u r the inspiration for many developers 👍🏻
Thanks Shane, i have been wrestling with containers and the flexible heights/widths. I also like the debug button. I use kind of the same thing in some of my apps. i.e. An input field that is normally hidden for the user is visible when the User().FullName is my name. This gives me the opportunity to play with different inputs while creating and testing my app. Maybe this is helpful for others as well.
Awesome Shane. The Debug Mode Trick is Killer One. Really Liked It. Learnt Something New. 🤟. Is there a way to actually check the app version instead of putting V1/V2? That would be welcome way to check if user is on accurate app version?
I remember that you said in one of your videos months (or years) ago that you'd not make videos on responsive design because of some of vertical/horizontal containers problems, it wasn't mature yet. So, the question is: how mature is it now? I confess that based on that I ended giving up making responsive apps...
I think as I work through these videos you will see I got everything working this time around. I still think Responsive is cumbersome to work with but as of right now I think I am comfortable it can be made to work. We have done more than a few for clients at this point. I think they are all happy. 😀
Great video explaining responsive Power Apps. Though, I really hate vertical & horizontal containers. There are so many downsides and design limitations when using them. Until those limitations are gone I'm sticking to scrollable screens. Nonetheless, great video! 🙂👌
Hi Shane, greetings from Germany :) Very good and informative video. Too bad I didn't find it until after I had created an app. Unfortunately, it doesn't adjust in size. So, my questions is: Can you add containers to a finished app to make dynamic sizing possible?
You can add containers after the fact but it is painful. 😐 If you are going to try to change this app I would probably. 1. Make a copy of the app and work there. 2. Work on one screen at a time by creating a blank screen, setup the containers, then copy pieces from the original screen to this new one. 3. When you think you are done test a bunch. 4. Export this copy app and import it over top of the current production app. Sadly it is going to be a lot of work but it is possible.
Thanks again Shane! Can you recommend a good book or fairly inexpensive course to refine my skills some more? I can't seem to get enough of this stuff. What's a good learning path? I'm fairly new to app dev but I have some python and html exp as well as 15 years in IT Networking. I'm hoping to switch fields or to hybrid dev with sharepoint, power apps, and standard IT admin by summer time. TIA!
I don't know of any books. It all changes to fast hard to keep up. I do know of some good training options. If you are looking for On-demand check out my course training.powerapps911.com/courses/powerapps-and-flow-for-app-builders I think it is ideal for you as it is all about filling in all of those gaps and help you understand why things work. Or if you prefer live I am teaching it next week live. training.powerapps911.com/courses/power-apps-and-power-automate-201-april-2024-live Cost a bit more but a totally different experience hanging with me for the week. 🤩
Fantastic Video Shane!!!! I have to admit that i've got a bit of PTSD watching it :D last year when they released the containers I've already commented on one of your video because i've played the same way as you :D since than i didn't create any new "responsive app " only the demo one that i use to present this functionality.... is there still the "bug" that if you do too many container - in - containers, starts to rotate elements on it's own? :D
I don't know. I haven't ran into it again but I also haven't tried. I agree the first set of videos also gave me nightmares. Let me know if you run into the bug. :)
Hi Shane, great video! I don't know if you are taking requests for any video ideas, but I am currently working on a Power Automate that gets fired off every time a new entry form is submitted in my Power App, which is connected to a Dataverse (for Teams Table). The flow connects the the data from the first table (the one that gets entered into from the Power App), and then does some calculations in the flow and then enters it into the second Dataverse (for Teams) table. My question is: how do you efficiently loop through that flow to update the rows that have been entered into the second data table? I can do math the first time by entering in X amount of rows into the second data table, but I am having a hard time understand how to "update" all the rows the second time around. If you can help with this, it would be much appreciated. Thanks, and have a great weekend Shane!
Hi Shane, I think in one of your videos about (local) variables you have made a pop-up to confirm an action to the user. I wonder how such would have to be done with responsive design. For example, a button is at bottom of the screen, I can use the Notify to send a message once the user presses it but my "testers" missed that as their eyes were focused on the bottom of the screen. I try to prevent hitting "Send" multiple times as they missed a kind of confirmation of their action. I could "Navigate" to a completely different screen and back tho ... Thank you!
Shane, do you think MS will make responisiveness easier to achieve? Double quotes is a lot and I would rather then stick to having one modeldriven and one canvas to achieve the same goal.
Combine this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q2bhlBAqN_E.html and this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vpYkOccwn4Y.html Have the OnSuccess property send an email. Use FormName.LastSubmit to reference the properties from the form.
