Developer

Klipfolio Dashboard Developer Edition

User Guide.

Klipfolio Dashboard Developer Edition is a version of Klipfolio Dashboard with a user interface designed to make it easier for Klip developers to build and test Klips.

Toolbar

New
Start a new Klip from scratch or base it on a template.

View
Show the Workflow or Options windows.

Minimize
Click the X or double-click the toolbar to minimize.

Open
Open a Klip stored on your filesystem or one of the many Klips included in the Klipfolio Dashboard Demo.

Docs
Open the most commonly used Klip Development documents in your web browser.

Help
Get help using Klipfolio Dashboard Developer Edition from Klipfolio or other users.

Klip Controls

Reload
Abort active scripts and reinitialize Klip (keep stored settings).

Open Debug Window
View this Klip's debug window.

View Source
Open the source of this Klip in a source code editor.

Menu
More controls that affect how a Klip is displayed and managed.

Klip Menu

Make the Klip temporarily larger
Follow the default link of the Klip
Abort scripts, clear settings and reload Klip
Abort scripts and reload Klip
Send a refresh event
Open source code in your preferred source code editor
Launch the built-in debug window
Purge stored assets from the Klipfolio Dashboard cache
Configure alerts for this Klip
Open the in-Klip find field
Change Klip presentation
Change item visibility
Control this Klip
Open the Klip's Customize Klip window

Debug Window

Refresh Klip Send a refresh event
Reload Klip Stop scripts, clear settings and reload Klip
Clear Trace Clear the trace output
View Source Open source code in your preferred source code editor
Empty Cache Purge stored assets from the Klipfolio Dashboard cache

Evaluate Run the script entered in the instruction area
Trace Run the script entered in the instruction area and print the output in the Trace Output window
Clear Empty the instructions area

Tips & Tricks

Use your own source code editor
To change the text editor with which to open the Klip's source code, go to the toolbar > View > Options > General tab. Klipfolio Dashboard automatically detects many popular code editors if they are installed on your system. You can also browse to one on your system if it isn't listed in the drop-down list.

Take advantage of keyboard shortcuts
New in Klipfolio Dashboard Developer Edition is Klip focus and keyboard shortcuts. Most handy: Ctrl+R to reload a Klip, F5 to refresh, Ctrl+U to view source and Ctrl+D to show the debug window.