I have been exploring the various layout tools in Wix Studio and when I tested how flexboxes work I couldn’t think of a use case where the same couldn’t be achieved using one of the following tools:
I’d love to hear if you have used a flexbox in Wix Studio and if so why you chose it over one of the other layout tools.
Flex boxes scale nicely for dynamic content. I am not sure if you have ever built a custom web application but the majority of the time you are setting your css code to be flex or some sort of flex grow. The flex box allows for better styling for text heavy design as well as dynamic content in my opinion. You can also get professional like web application design feels from using flex and wraps.
I do agree with you that with the EditorX grids, those really were a game changer and that even changing the grid widths from auto to min/max, min-c, max-c allowed for most of the flex-like capabilities but flex boxes from the most part remove the necessity to set min max/equal widths opposed to a grid. Essentially the grid can do the job after you customize it enough but flex should grow and wrap based on your configs and allows for a smoother/quicker build in my opinion.
With that being said, the asset type really does depend on the design preferences and the vision of what you are trying to build.
Thanks, this is very insightful. I’ll have a further look at them with this new perspective.