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
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. ua-cam.com/video/ucjTGhlQW4M/v-deo.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 😊
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.
I didn't make it a series but I have a couple of later responsive videos that should help you ua-cam.com/video/CCz5ImYHU_Q/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/ucjTGhlQW4M/v-deo.html
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
@@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 👍🏻
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?
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.
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. 🤩
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.
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 developed a Custom Form using PowerApps with screen size of 1950 x 1200. I intend to cover up the whole SPO list when user click on an item in the SPO list. This works until a few days ago where the screen size suddenly became smaller. I didn't change anything and neither were my colleagues. Do you know what might have caused this?
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.
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. 😀
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. :)
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! 🙂👌
Combine this video ua-cam.com/video/q2bhlBAqN_E/v-deo.html and this video ua-cam.com/video/vpYkOccwn4Y/v-deo.html Have the OnSuccess property send an email. Use FormName.LastSubmit to reference the properties from the form.
Shane, would you say you do a lot of responsive apps as part of your day-to-day or are they more of a special/as-requested type of thing?
More specialty. Honestly, most of the time it is cost prohibitive, often doubling quotes. 😵💫
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
Awesome. That Dev Tools is a pretty neat enabler to go faster for sure. Wish I had of known before I bought an ipad to test. 🤣
@@ShanesCows I know that was a write-off haha, btw, even a year later, your videos are helping us all!
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. ua-cam.com/video/ucjTGhlQW4M/v-deo.html
@@ShanesCows Cool thing, hadn't noticed yet - I'll be watching it these days and provide feedback!
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 😊
Thanks. Yeah responsive might be the hardest part of Power Apps 😑
@@ShanesCows But any easier anywhere else? I suspect not!
Hi shane, there is a part 2 of this video, this one is great!!!!
This video is the next one I did on Responsive. ua-cam.com/video/ucjTGhlQW4M/v-deo.html Hope it helps.
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.
I think this was the first in a series. What are the next videos in this series? This is great information!
I didn't make it a series but I have a couple of later responsive videos that should help you ua-cam.com/video/CCz5ImYHU_Q/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/ucjTGhlQW4M/v-deo.html
@@ShanesCows thank you. Love the videos you provide!
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
ua-cam.com/video/0lNK9Bx4QKE/v-deo.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 👍🏻
Thank you for another great video. I will definitely give responsive app a shot
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?
There is not. Boo!
Actually, there is.
A connector 'Power Apps for Makers' exists. Here you can retrieve the version info
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.
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. 🤩
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 for the video! amazing explanation
Happy to help. Have a great day. 🐶
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 developed a Custom Form using PowerApps with screen size of 1950 x 1200. I intend to cover up the whole SPO list when user click on an item in the SPO list. This works until a few days ago where the screen size suddenly became smaller.
I didn't change anything and neither were my colleagues. Do you know what might have caused this?
Sorry, I don't know anything but not super surprised. There are so many moving parts in the custom SP forms hard to say which changed.
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.
Sara I hope the story continues to get better. But I don’t know when or where it will be. 😬
Thanks, Shane.
Learnt a lot.
Awesome!!!!
Hi Shane,
Is there any way or possibility to make components or app responsive when scale to fit is in enable mode?
Thanks in Advance!!
I don't think so.
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. 😀
@@ShanesCows thanks for answering! I'm a big fan of you! I'll give responsive components a try, after watching your videos, of course lol
Great Tutorial! :D
Thanks!
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. :)
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! 🙂👌
It is all an art more than a science. 🐶 If you found something that works for your style of building then you will get no judgement here. :)
hi shane can u upload a video for after submit the form it will email the sender the details in the form automatically
Combine this video ua-cam.com/video/q2bhlBAqN_E/v-deo.html and this video ua-cam.com/video/vpYkOccwn4Y/v-deo.html
Have the OnSuccess property send an email. Use FormName.LastSubmit to reference the properties from the form.
@7:50 you could do edit below show data ;p
I like it :)
Sweet!
Thanks!
thanks
You're welcome! This one has a lot of fun. :)
PowerApps look like crap on a desktop.
They have new Modern Controls and Themes in progress that should help make it prettier.