ACTION

This element represents an action that can be triggered by the end user with an action button, or by other events, for example using the ACTION_TRIGGER element.

Attributes brief detailed show all inherited

	Name	Description
	type	The type of action to execute. See the available Action Types for more informationEach action type may use specific attributes.
	name	Displayed named of the action
	comment	Comment about the action
	enabled	activation status of the actionIf disabled, the action will not execute
Common attributes
	id	Identifier of the elementThe id of an element has to be globally unique. Don't start with a digit for AngelScript compatibility.

	Name	Value type	Default	Description	Comment
	type	action type	empty	The type of action to execute. See the available Action Types for more information	Each action type may use specific attributes.
	name	string	empty	Displayed named of the action
	comment	string	empty	Comment about the action
	enabled	boolean	empty	activation status of the action	If disabled, the action will not execute
Common attributes
	id	identifier	empty	Identifier of the element	The id of an element has to be globally unique. Don't start with a digit for AngelScript compatibility.

Examples

The following action runs a script that increases the variable each time it is executed and updates a string.

Different action types allow you to open file dialogs, open URLs in browser, open files with standalone apps (including running batch/bash/misc scripts with terminal or command line), open folder dialogs in Finder/Explorer, display message boxes, save and open data (objects) to files, copy and paste data to/from clipboard, and certainly run AngelScript code in the GUI.

Check out a full list of action types and examples.

Built-in actions

KUIML exposes several built-in actions that can be helpful if you're developing your own skin from scratch.

Some of built-in actions

See the full list of available built-in actions. 

These actions can be used to make your own skin from scratch. You can run them via ACTION_TRIGGER, via IMAGE_ACTION_BUTTON, via SYSTEM_ACTION_BUTTON or via script. 

Simple example

Built-in action types

These action types can help you create various actions:

Check out the page about Action types with examples.