Concepts

Deeper explanations of the ideas behind the editor.

• Layout modes (Absolute vs Flex) — the most important distinction
• Anchors and Pivot — how an element snaps to its parent
• Styling — Background, Border, Opacity, color formats
• Visibility, Overflow, Pointer Events — the rendering & input attributes

If you’re new to flex/CSS layout, the Layout modes page is the place to start.

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Table of contents

• Layout modes
• Anchors and Pivot
• Styling
• Visibility, Overflow, Pointer Events