# RapidWeaver Elements **URL:** https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/c/rapidweaver-elements/43.md?page=139 [Latest](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/categories.md) **Page:** 140 --- ## [Post your Workspace Setup](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/post-your-workspace-setup/45956)
**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/post-your-workspace-setup/45956 "2025-01-18T04:59:52Z")
I thought it might be fun to see how you guys are using the new configurable workspace feature. To kick things off, I’ll go first with my favorite setup! --- ## [Menu not working as update states](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/menu-not-working-as-update-states/45958)
**Author:** [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/menu-not-working-as-update-states/45958 "2025-01-17T17:46:32Z")
RapidWeaver Elements b30 (23176) Menu: Fixed issue with sub items in mobile menu being repeated. unclickable and doesnt match the actual pages --- ## [Dev Diary Ep56 - Workspace Manager](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-diary-ep56-workspace-manager/45954)
**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dev-diary-ep56-workspace-manager/45954 "2025-01-17T12:51:19Z")
Hello, Welcome to this bonus edition of the Dev Diary! You asked for it… we listened and got to work. Say Hello to the new Workspace Manger. This feature will be available in Beta 30 that is going live any minute now. … --- ## [Access to Site and Page data in Elements API](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/access-to-site-and-page-data-in-elements-api/45944)
**Author:** [@anon68150607](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon68150607)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/access-to-site-and-page-data-in-elements-api/45944 "2025-01-15T15:09:24Z")
I was just looking through the Elements Language Docs and noticed there was no mention about what data from the site or current page was exposed to custom elements via the API? For instance, I’ve been considering buildi… --- ## [Tutorial: How to Create a Website Banner](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tutorial-how-to-create-a-website-banner/45938)
**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tutorial-how-to-create-a-website-banner/45938 "2025-01-15T11:39:00Z")
The following tutorial will show you how to quickly create a website banner with background image and overlayed text. For more information visit the How to Create a Site Banner page in the manual. Please … --- ## [Gallery still not working](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/gallery-still-not-working/45681)
**Author:** [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/gallery-still-not-working/45681 "2025-01-15T10:34:26Z")
RapidWeaver Elements b28 (23167) still not working inside a container --- ## [Tutorial: How to make a two column layout](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tutorial-how-to-make-a-two-column-layout/45929)
**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tutorial-how-to-make-a-two-column-layout/45929 "2025-01-14T20:39:37Z")
The following tutorial will show you how to make a two column layout in Elements using either the flex or grid components. --- ## [Custom Drop Shadow](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-drop-shadow/45928)
**Author:** [@Bill](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Bill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-drop-shadow/45928 "2025-01-14T19:33:06Z")
I was wondering if it would be possible to get a custom drop shadow control, similar to the custom box shadow like this: drop-shadow-\[12px\_16px\_9px\_0px\_rgba(255,44,38,1.00)\] --- ## [SVG Component - Edit Composition Colours](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/svg-component-edit-composition-colours/45927)
**Author:** [@anon68150607](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon68150607)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/svg-component-edit-composition-colours/45927 "2025-01-14T17:48:05Z")
When you begin working on fixing the SVG component, one thing that would be nice would be allowing users to replace colours used within the SVG document. Canva does a nice job of this with SVG documents using only a few … --- ## [Tutorials or Starter Templates](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tutorials-or-starter-templates/45917)
**Author:** [@maplecommerce](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/maplecommerce)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tutorials-or-starter-templates/45917 "2025-01-14T13:08:26Z")
Hi all, Are there any tutorials or starter templates available for new Elements users? Please pardon me if this has been shared before, I can’t seem to find any beyond the docs site. Thanks! Cheers, Ivan --- ## [Showing/hiding components based on light or dark mode](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/showing-hiding-components-based-on-light-or-dark-mode/45883)
**Author:** [@pumpkin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pumpkin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/showing-hiding-components-based-on-light-or-dark-mode/45883 "2025-01-13T23:46:02Z")
Hey @dan and dev team, I’m slowly working my way through the documentation and tried out a simple test to see how showing and hiding components based on dark or light mode using the described classes would work. Using … --- ## [Visibility Bug in current beta](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/visibility-bug-in-current-beta/45914)
**Author:** [@pumpkin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pumpkin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/visibility-bug-in-current-beta/45914 "2025-01-13T18:18:17Z")
Hey @dan and dev team, setting different visibility states for containers only partially works. See enclosed project. The second container is not visible at any breakpoint, though it’s only set to be hidden on mobile an… --- ## [Foundation in Elements?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/foundation-in-elements/45912)
**Author:** [@42Abbeville](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/42Abbeville)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/foundation-in-elements/45912 "2025-01-13T17:26:40Z")
Hi All I’m just about to embark on a new project in RW Classic - I’ve not looked at elements just yet. Before I dive in, and this has probably been asked before, so I apologise in advance but… will Workmans Foundation… --- ## [How do I change the body background color?](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-body-background-color/45899)
**Author:** [@pumpkin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pumpkin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-body-background-color/45899 "2025-01-12T23:05:15Z")
The title says it all. I was looking at the page settings but I don’t seem to find a way to simply change the background color of the site / body without having to add another container. That seems like an unnecessary st… --- ## [How to apply a drop shadow to text](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-apply-a-drop-shadow-to-text/45900)
**Author:** [@Patrick](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Patrick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-apply-a-drop-shadow-to-text/45900 "2025-01-12T22:17:49Z")
I am trying to apply a drop shadow to a Title to have it stand out but I am not having any luck getting it to apply to the text directly --- ## [Novice Questions Spacing](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/novice-questions-spacing/45892)
**Author:** [@hsakols](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/hsakols)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/novice-questions-spacing/45892 "2025-01-12T15:36:08Z")
I have been experimenting building a home page. I was able to build a banner with navigation bar, but things get confusing after that. Under the banner I placed a grid and containers in the grid boxes. At this point I… --- ## [Lightbox Indicators](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lightbox-indicators/45889)
**Author:** [@ttang](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ttang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/lightbox-indicators/45889 "2025-01-11T16:32:07Z")
Elements b29 - Gallery component ‘Lightbox Indicators’ attribute is not found in this version. Attached picture is a capture from the tutorial video. It will be added later ? --- ## [Trying to streamline using drop zones](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/trying-to-streamline-using-drop-zones/45598)
**Author:** [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/trying-to-streamline-using-drop-zones/45598 "2025-01-11T16:14:00Z")
@dan trying to maker things easy for myself less code, maybe this is not possible using drop zone rather than have to produce hundreds of lines in properties ui can see in safari but not in Elements --- ## [Custom components overridden by screen sizes](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-components-overridden-by-screen-sizes/45890)
**Author:** [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-components-overridden-by-screen-sizes/45890 "2025-01-11T14:31:15Z")
maybe doing something wrong but this issue has happened before, if you do not select all screen sizes in the theme studio then any classes you use are not recognised in those screens not selected, I know before I have sa… --- ## [Text bug or not](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-bug-or-not/45885)
**Author:** [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-bug-or-not/45885 "2025-01-11T11:41:56Z")
RapidWeaver Elements b29 (23171) I went to a site and copied the text I wanted. then created a text box and erased the text in that box. it was then impossible to get back into the box to right click and paste. its ok… --- ## [Standard Navigation in b29(23171)](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/standard-navigation-in-b29-23171/45696)
**Author:** [@Jomakri](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Jomakri)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/standard-navigation-in-b29-23171/45696 "2025-01-10T19:07:23Z")
Last update b29(23171) The Mobile Menu no longer displays the individual menu items and no longer responds. The desktop menu works without any problems. Nevertheless for you Merry Christmas and a happy and successful ne… --- ## [Problem using SVG](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/problem-using-svg/45877)
**Author:** [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/problem-using-svg/45877 "2025-01-10T18:04:31Z")
Hi, I am just creating a template and I am using SVG Icons in a Button. When I am copying SVG Icons downloaded from Font Awesome everything looks as intended. But when I am using SVGs from another Source (svgpro.com)… --- ## [Effects - Box Shadow Question](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/effects-box-shadow-question/45873)
**Author:** [@pumpkin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pumpkin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/effects-box-shadow-question/45873 "2025-01-10T08:47:53Z")
When I apply a box shadow to an element and reduce the opacity of the box shadow with the slider, it reduces the opacity of the whole element, not only on the box shadow. Plus, there’s no option to change the color of t… --- ## [Hiding pages in menu](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/hiding-pages-in-menu/45867)
**Author:** [@RussOggi255](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RussOggi255)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/hiding-pages-in-menu/45867 "2025-01-09T14:32:25Z")
I have a Standard item providing the menu at the top of my page. If I add pages to my site, they all seem to appear in the menu. What I would like is to only add an Index page that has links to the other pages which don’… --- ## [Component Code Examples on GitHub Updated](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/component-code-examples-on-github-updated/45861)
**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/component-code-examples-on-github-updated/45861 "2025-01-09T11:45:21Z")
If you’re creating custom components or are interested in getting started, we now have a GitHub repository with plenty of code examples, most of them are fairly basic right now, but you can expect more complex examples t… --- ## [Custom colour responsive](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-colour-responsive/45852)
**Author:** [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/custom-colour-responsive/45852 "2025-01-08T12:28:19Z")
@dan is there a reason why when using theme colour property it is not responsive, no dot to the left, the using “responsive”: true, --- ## [Get Text from Text Component](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/get-text-from-text-component/45853)
**Author:** [@Bill](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Bill)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/get-text-from-text-component/45853 "2025-01-07T21:23:54Z")
@dan @tpbradley Hi Guys, Is it possible to get the text that has been entered into a text component in the hooks file? --- ## [Building Tables in Elements](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/building-tables-in-elements/45568)
**Author:** [@AstraeaMarketing](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/AstraeaMarketing)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/building-tables-in-elements/45568 "2025-01-07T15:40:21Z")
Will there be a WYSIWYG table builder in Elements? Some of the key features that I think a good table builder should have is the ability to merge cells and also be able to add images to the cells without having to use a… --- ## [Tutorial: How to Align Items](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tutorial-how-to-align-items/45840)
**Author:** [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/tutorial-how-to-align-items/45840 "2025-01-07T14:07:34Z")
Just a quick tutorial to go over the basics of alignment, i.e. how to left, right and center align components inside of a container. For more on alignment visit the How to Align Components page in the manu… --- ## [Elements and Serverless Platforms](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-and-serverless-platforms/45838)
**Author:** [@anon68150607](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon68150607)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/elements-and-serverless-platforms/45838 "2025-01-07T13:15:45Z")
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