what does it want? im using `maxWidth` which is from the box with constraints scope

# compose

[ursus]

what does it want? im using maxWidth which is from the box with constraints scope

[Sergey Y.]

I’m having the same issue. I believe this is a Lint bug. To silence it, just use this as a prefix to the properties it complains about.

this.maxWidth

[ursus]

omg, thank you!

[Stylianos Gakis]

It's yelling at you to stop using BoxWithConstraints 😅

[ursus]

How else do I get a fraction of a screen ughh (chat message max width)

but only up to a certain value (since tablets are big)

[Stylianos Gakis]

You can do smth like

Modifier
 .fillMaxWidth()
 .wrapContentWidth()
 .fillMaxWidth(0.9f)

Play around with it a bit.
We do this here https://github.com/HedvigInsurance/android/blob/develop/app%2Ffeature%2Ffeature-chat%2Fsrc%2Fmain%2Fkotlin%2Fcom%2Fhedvig%2Fandroid%2Ffeature%2Fchat%2FChatLoadedScreen.kt#L430-L434 for some chat messages that should take at most 80% of the available width.
You skip a Subcomposition completely that way

[ursus]

but can you cap it to a dp value so its not 90% of say foldable width? i.e. too wide optically on such wide device?

[ursus]

btw semantically what does wrapContent and then fillMax mean actually?

[Stylianos Gakis]

yeah, can probably add in there a .widthIn(max = 400.dp) or something like that.
This post https://blog.zachklipp.com/centering-in-compose/ will explain a lot of things much better than I ever could. I suggest you start there and see if it makes any more sense to you