KitHero
Prominent introduction block with heading, description and free content.

Set title and description, then add an action or supporting content as children. Adjust inset and gap with LayoutSpace.
The heading uses larger typography and text wraps. The component owns its background and rounded corners while retaining natural height.
Complete example
This complete Slint file is a visual composition used to produce the screenshot above. Internal strings without a label property retain the kit’s default language; system dialogs follow the host platform. Projected state and callbacks requesting a decision need host wiring; the standalone fixture does not supply that controller. Set up the Rust project, then see the typed controller application for working editing, validation and selection.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
import { KitButton, KitHero, KitTheme, KitThemes } from "@kit/kit.slint";
export component Example inherits Window {
title: "KitHero example";
preferred-width: 520px;
preferred-height: 300px;
max-width: 100000px;
max-height: 100000px;
background: root.theme.canvas;
in-out property <KitTheme> theme: KitThemes.light;
in-out property <string> status;
VerticalLayout {
padding: 24px; spacing: 16px; alignment: start;
Text { text: "Hero"; color: root.theme.text-primary; font-size: 20px * root.theme.text-scale; font-weight: 600; }
KitHero { theme: root.theme; title: "Make room for ideas."; description: "A shared workspace for your next project."; KitButton { theme: root.theme; text: "Create workspace"; activated => { root.status = "Action requested"; } } }
if root.status != "": Text { text: root.status; color: root.theme.text-secondary; font-size: 12px * root.theme.text-scale; wrap: word-wrap; }
}
}
Public API
Inherits Rectangle.
The declarations below come from the component source. Parent properties remain available; see the controller guide for state management.
Properties
| Name | Type | Direction |
|---|---|---|
theme |
KitTheme |
in |
title |
string |
in |
description |
string |
in |
inset |
LayoutSpace |
in |
gap |
LayoutSpace |
in |
Types and variants
Names below use Slint syntax. Shared Rust domain types live in slint_kit; presentation enums come from the Rust types generated by Slint.
| Type | Declaration |
|---|---|
enum LayoutSpace |
none, tight, compact, regular, roomy, section |