As well as the sidebar and custom class options for formatting text, Blocs also has some basic text formatting options included on the item selection marker, that is shown when you select a text bric. These options allow you to make text Bold, Italic, Underlined or appear with a Strikethrough….

In Blocs it’s possible to set the zoom level of the main canvas from 150% down to 50%. This makes using Blocs on smaller screens easier as it allows you to get the full desktop appearance of your site fitted into a small window space. Setting The Zoom Level You…

As well as adding links to your project using the link Bric, you can also turn areas of text such as Headers and Paragraphs into links. Creating a text link To create a link within a text Bric, first select the text by moving the mouse pointer over it and…

Introduction The Blocs developer API provides a set of routines and protocols that can be used to interact with a custom Brics user interface, HTML output and various other aspects of the Blocs design environment. Calls are made via a custom Bric’s Javascript functions, functions can be written in any…

Disqus is an amazing service that enables your website visitors to start discussions and add comments to your website pages. The standard way to add support for Disqus to a website is to generate a code snippet for your site and then embed this code snippet into the relevant pages…

Blocs lets you easily add additional .js (Javascript ) files or .css (cascading style sheet) files to the head section of any page using the page settings. Attaching a File To attach a file to a page, navigate to the page settings by left clicking the setting symbol located in…

Blocs comes with an array of modern device Brics that you can use in your web page designs. The device Brics deliver an efficient way to simulate a screen shot onto an actual device. The device Brics are great for anyone creating app marketing pages, for example, take a look…

The Problem I just updated my site with the latest version of Blocs and now my site has an infinite pre-loader when I visit it in my web browser. Why This Happens In versions of Blocs above 2.5 the way pre-loaders work has changed. These changes are contained within the…

Introduction Custom Brics require a specific directory structure in order to work and compile correctly. Directories Within a custom Bric there should be 4 directories. assets – The assets directory is used to store the Bric library and drop cursor artwork files for a custom Bric. The Bric library icon…

The Bric Builder makes it’s possible to compile and export custom Brics into an installable .bex file. This is useful for sharing the custom Brics you create with other Blocs users. How to compile a custom Bric To compile a custom Bric, click the export button found in the top…