How to Style a React Redux App Like Windows XP With XP.css
Get the project source code below, and follow along with the lesson material.
Download Project Source CodeTo set up the project on your local machine, please follow the directions provided in the README.md
file. If you run into any issues with running the project source code, then feel free to reach out to the author in the course's Discord channel.
Lesson Transcript
[00:00 - 00:10] Prepare the styles. We're going to use the XPCSS by Adam Hamad for our styles. Install this package, yarn, add, XP, CSS.
[00:11 - 00:31] Go to index CSS and import tilde, XP.css, dist, XP, CSS. Also add the icons. Copy them from the completed project folder, code 04, Redux completed as our C icons.
[00:32 - 00:42] You need to create a similar folder in your project. You should have it in your C and there should be an icons folder. Now update the app layout. Open up tss, remove all the old layout.
[00:43 - 00:59] Now you should have a div with class name window inside of it a div with class name title bar. Inside of it div with class name title bar text saying Redux, Paint.
[01:00 - 01:15] Below the text, render the div with a bottom. Area label should be close and class name, title bar controls. Then launch the app, yarn, start.
[01:16 - 01:23] If you launch the app, it should look somewhat like a Windows XP window with the close button and the blue title bar.
This lesson preview is part of the Fullstack React with TypeScript Masterclass course and can be unlocked immediately with a \newline Pro subscription or a single-time purchase. Already have access to this course? Log in here.
Get unlimited access to Fullstack React with TypeScript Masterclass, plus 70+ \newline books, guides and courses with the \newline Pro subscription.
![Thumbnail for the \newline course Fullstack React with TypeScript Masterclass](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fassets.fullstack.io%2Fn%2F20220425171607321_CoverImage_FSReactWTypeScript_Masterclas.png&w=3840&q=75)