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How to style and customize Box UI Elements

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Post Details
Company
Box
Date Published
Author
Olga Stefaniuk
Word Count
1,780
Company Posts That Month
25
Language
English
Hacker News Points
-
Post removed?
No
Summary

Box has enhanced its UI Elements by introducing customization options that allow developers to match the look and feel of Box components with their custom applications. This enhancement includes the use of design tokens, which act as a source of truth for design consistency by covering elements like spacing, color, and typography, enabling multiple themes such as light and dark modes. Developers can overwrite token values to alter UI features like background colors and animations for components like the Box Content Explorer and Box Content Uploader. The recent updates require upgrading to version 23.3.0 of the box-ui-elements package and installing necessary peer dependencies. Customization extends to styling text, adding custom actions to files and folders, specifying custom logos, and integrating event listeners for additional functionality. Developers can further customize by using CSS to style or replace icons and by utilizing interceptors for more intricate use cases, while a supportive Box Developer Community is available for collaboration and knowledge sharing.

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