Advanced Topics
This section covers advanced patterns for building complex Guido applications.
In This Section
- Creating Components - Reusable widgets with the
#[component]macro - Dynamic Children - Reactive lists and conditional rendering
- Background Tasks - Integrating async operations
- Widget Ref - Querying widget bounds at runtime
- Wayland Layer Shell - Positioning and layer configuration
- App Lifecycle - Quit, restart, and exit handling
- Context - App-wide state without prop drilling
When You Need These
These topics become relevant when building:
- Reusable UI libraries - Components with props and callbacks
- Data-driven UIs - Lists that update from external sources
- Real-time applications - System monitors, clocks, live data
- Desktop widgets - Status bars, panels, overlays