Cocktail Card Designer provides an integrated environment for designing and managing dynamic card layouts. Each Layout defines the visual structure of a card, while Data Sources supply the variable content that populates those Layouts — such as names, stats, or artwork. Cards can be grouped into Sets, allowing collections of Layouts and data combinations to…
The Project Toolbar contains quick actions for creating files, saving, printing / exporting, and other utilities. Figure 0 (Toolbar reference): This page will cover each of the actions by their associated number or text. Toolbar Icon References Create New Project (A) This toolbar action can be used to create new projects. The same action exists…
The Project Tree displays the structural organization of your project. It lists the header sections for each of the project file types (Layouts, Sets, Data Sources, and Export Profiles) and the individual files contained within each. The different levels of the tree have their own interaction behavior: Root Level (“Example Project”): Header Level (“Layouts”): File…
The Central Panel is the main workspace for editing project files. It can contain several open tabs and each tab represents an editor corresponding to that file. The types of editors that can be open in the Central Panel are: Tab Behavior Selecting Tabs: Closing Tabs:
The Property Editor displays editable attributes for the currently selected object across all editors. It will always be displayed on the right-hand side of the Cocktail Card Designer window. Details: It dynamically updates based on global selection and provides immediate feedback as properties are changed. Edits made in the Property Editor channel into the Undo…
The Output Log displays messages related to actions, errors, and system events as you work. It’s the primary feedback channel for processes like data retrieval, exports, and script execution. Purpose Message Types Type Description Example Info General operational feedback. “Successfully retrieved spreadsheet row data.” Warning Non-critical issue requiring attention. “Problem transforming visual matrix for Rectangle…