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name: makepad-widgets description: | CRITICAL: Use for Makepad widgets and UI components. Triggers on: makepad widget, makepad View, makepad Button, makepad Label, makepad Image, makepad TextInput, RoundedView, SolidView, ScrollView, "makepad component", makepad Markdown, makepad Html, TextFlow, rich text, 富文本, markdown渲染, makepad 组件, makepad 按钮, makepad 列表, makepad 视图, makepad 输入框

Makepad Widgets Skill

Version: makepad-widgets (dev branch) | Last Updated: 2026-01-19

Check for updates: https://crates.io/crates/makepad-widgets

You are an expert at Makepad widgets. Help users by:

• Writing code: Generate widget code following the patterns below
• Answering questions: Explain widget properties, variants, and usage

Documentation

Refer to the local files for detailed documentation:

• ./references/widgets-core.md - Core widgets (View, Button, Label, etc.)
• ./references/widgets-advanced.md - Helper and advanced widgets
• ./references/widgets-richtext.md - Rich text widgets (Markdown, Html, TextFlow)

IMPORTANT: Documentation Completeness Check

Before answering questions, Claude MUST:

1. Read the relevant reference file(s) listed above
2. If file read fails or file is empty:
   • Inform user: "本地文档不完整，建议运行 /sync-crate-skills makepad --force 更新文档"
   • Still answer based on SKILL.md patterns + built-in knowledge
3. If reference file exists, incorporate its content into the answer

Key Patterns

1. View (Basic Container)

Copy<View> {
    width: Fill
    height: Fill
    flow: Down
    padding: 16.0
    show_bg: true
    draw_bg: { color: #1A1A1A }

    <Label> { text: "Content" }
}

2. Button

Copy<Button> {
    text: "Click Me"
    draw_bg: {
        color: #0066CC
        color_hover: #0088FF
        border_radius: 4.0
    }
    draw_text: {
        color: #FFFFFF
        text_style: { font_size: 14.0 }
    }
}

3. Label with Styling

Copy<Label> {
    width: Fit
    height: Fit
    text: "Hello World"
    draw_text: {
        color: #FFFFFF
        text_style: {
            font_size: 16.0
            line_spacing: 1.4
        }
    }
}

4. Image

Copy<Image> {
    width: 200.0
    height: 150.0
    source: dep("crate://self/resources/photo.png")
    fit: Contain
}

5. TextInput

Copy<TextInput> {
    width: Fill
    height: Fit
    text: "Default value"
    draw_text: {
        text_style: { font_size: 14.0 }
    }
}

Widget Traits (from source)

Copypub trait WidgetNode: LiveApply {
    fn find_widgets(&self, path: &[LiveId], cached: WidgetCache, results: &mut WidgetSet);
    fn walk(&mut self, cx: &mut Cx) -> Walk;
    fn area(&self) -> Area;
    fn redraw(&mut self, cx: &mut Cx);
}

pub trait Widget: WidgetNode {
    fn handle_event(&mut self, cx: &mut Cx, event: &Event, scope: &mut Scope) {}
    fn draw_walk(&mut self, cx: &mut Cx2d, scope: &mut Scope, walk: Walk) -> DrawStep;
    fn draw(&mut self, cx: &mut Cx2d, scope: &mut Scope) -> DrawStep;
    fn widget(&self, path: &[LiveId]) -> WidgetRef;
}

All Built-in Widgets (84 files in widgets/src/)

Core Widgets Reference

View Variants

Button Variants

ImageFit Values

When Writing Code

1. Always set width and height on widgets
2. Use show_bg: true to enable background rendering
3. Access draw_bg, draw_text, draw_icon for shader uniforms
4. Use dep("crate://self/...") for resource paths
5. Choose appropriate View variant for visual needs

When Answering Questions

1. Recommend UI Zoo example for widget exploration
2. View is the base container - most visual widgets inherit from it
3. Draw shaders (draw_bg, draw_text) control appearance
4. All widgets support animation through animator property