You don’t need things. Items are just fine. Please check out this page it explains how you can use the basic UI with items.
Forgot to mention: If you really want to use basic UI, you have to set the default sitemap file. Navigate to paper ui, select services on the left side and click on configure button on the “Basic UI” Card. On the right bottom you’ll find a field called “Default Sitemap”. Just enter the Value from your sitemap file. For example:
sitemap testing label="Main Menu" {
It would be “testing” without the quotes.
EDIT: For habpanel, check out this page. It looks awesome and feels so great. Even if it takes some time.