sider width

can I change the width of the sizer? i need to make it larger

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Hi @SetiZ. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- Yes, you can customize the width of the sider in refine, but it depends on which UI framework you're using and how you want to implement it. Currently, the default ThemedSiderV2 component has static width values (200px expanded and 80px collapsed) that aren't directly configurable through props. As mentioned in a GitHub discussion: Resizable Sider discussion notes that these values are hardcoded in the component. The recommended approach to change the sider width is to use the "swizzle" feature, which allows you to copy the default component to your project and customize it as needed. Here are your options: 1. Swizzle the component: This is the official recommendation to customize the sider width. You can use the swizzle command to copy the default ThemedSiderV2 component to your project and then modify the width values. 2. Create a custom sider: You can create your own sider component and pass it to the Sider prop of ThemedLayoutV2:

import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";
import { ThemedLayoutV2 } from "@refinedev/antd"; // or your UI framework

import { CustomSider } from "./CustomSider";

const App: React.FC = () => {
  return (
    <Refine
    // ...
    >
      <ThemedLayoutV2
        Sider={() => <CustomSider />}
      >
        {/* ... */}
      </ThemedLayoutV2>
    </Refine>
  );
};

import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";
import { ThemedLayoutV2 } from "@refinedev/antd"; // or your UI framework

import { CustomSider } from "./CustomSider";

const App: React.FC = () => {
  return (
    <Refine
    // ...
    >
      <ThemedLayoutV2
        Sider={() => <CustomSider />}
      >
        {/* ... */}
      </ThemedLayoutV2>
    </Refine>
  );
};

3. Use the render prop: For some UI frameworks, you can use the render prop of the ThemedSiderV2 component to customize the rendering while maintaining the core functionality:

<ThemedLayoutV2
  Sider={() => (
    <ThemedSiderV2
      render={({ items, logout, collapsed }) => {
        return (
          <div style={{ width: collapsed ? '120px' : '300px' }}>
            {items}
            {logout}
          </div>
        );
      }}
    />
  )}
>
  {/* ... */}
</ThemedLayoutV2>

<ThemedLayoutV2
  Sider={() => (
    <ThemedSiderV2
      render={({ items, logout, collapsed }) => {
        return (
          <div style={{ width: collapsed ? '120px' : '300px' }}>
            {items}
            {logout}
          </div>
        );
      }}
    />
  )}
>
  {/* ... */}
</ThemedLayoutV2>

For more detailed information on customizing the sider, you can refer to the documentation for your specific UI framework: - Ant Design Themed Layout - Material UI Themed Layout - Mantine Themed Layout - Chakra UI Themed Layout ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

kapa.ai•2w ago

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modern-tealOP•2w ago

ok i seee i need to add a div inside, thanks @kapa.ai

kapa.ai•2w ago

Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books: ---------------------- You're welcome! Yes, using a div inside the render prop is one approach to customize the sider width. This allows you to maintain the core functionality of the ThemedSiderV2 component while adjusting its width to your needs. As shown in the previous example, you can wrap the items and logout components in a div with custom width:

<ThemedSiderV2
  render={({ items, logout, collapsed }) => {
    return (
      <div style={{ width: collapsed ? '120px' : '300px' }}>
        {items}
        {logout}
      </div>
    );
  }}
/>

<ThemedSiderV2
  render={({ items, logout, collapsed }) => {
    return (
      <div style={{ width: collapsed ? '120px' : '300px' }}>
        {items}
        {logout}
      </div>
    );
  }}
/>

This approach works well for simple customizations. If you need more extensive customization, the swizzle method would give you full control over the component's implementation. Let me know if you need any further assistance with your refine application! ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

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modern-tealOP•2w ago

@kapa.ai that doesn't seem to work as I lose all the colors and all.

kapa.ai•2w ago

Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books: ---------------------- I understand that using a div inside the render prop caused you to lose the styling. This is because the default styling is applied to the original Sider component structure, and when you wrap everything in a custom div, those styles aren't applied properly. Instead of using a simple div wrapper, you have a few better options: 1. Swizzle the component: This is the most recommended approach as mentioned in the Resizable Sider discussion. By swizzling, you'll get a copy of the original component in your project that you can modify while maintaining all the styling.

npm run refine swizzle

npm run refine swizzle

Then select your UI package (like @refinedev/antd) and choose ThemedLayoutV2 to swizzle. This will create the component files in your project where you can directly modify the width values. 2. For Ant Design users: If you're using Ant Design, the issue mentioned in the GitHub issue about Sider mixing dark and light theme classes suggests that there might be some theme-related challenges when customizing the Sider. In this case, swizzling would give you more control. 3. For Next.js users: If you're using Next.js, there's a specific approach mentioned in a Discord support thread where you can pass your custom Sider to the default layout:

import { ThemedLayoutV2 } from "@refinedev/antd";
import { ThemedSiderV2 } from "@components/layout/sider"; // Your customized sider

export default function Layout({ children }) {
  return <ThemedLayoutV2 Sider={ThemedSiderV2}>{children}</ThemedLayoutV2>;
}

import { ThemedLayoutV2 } from "@refinedev/antd";
import { ThemedSiderV2 } from "@components/layout/sider"; // Your customized sider

export default function Layout({ children }) {
  return <ThemedLayoutV2 Sider={ThemedSiderV2}>{children}</ThemedLayoutV2>;
}

The key is to maintain the component structure while modifying just the width properties in your custom sider component. This way, you'll keep all the styling and functionality intact. Would you like more specific guidance based on which UI framework you're using (Ant Design, Material UI, Mantine, or Chakra UI)? ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

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