Hi guys, I’ve just started experimenting with Comp...
# composee
Ernestas
09/20/2021, 5:55 PMHi guys, I’ve just started experimenting with Compose. Any ideas how to go about implementing something like iOS calendar with Compose (the timeline on the left, and events constrained to specific times)? ConstraintLayout, custom view, something else? (picture in thread)
Ernestas
09/20/2021, 5:55 PMc
Chris Sinco [G]
09/20/2021, 6:47 PMI don’t think there will be a clear way to do it. Compose was built to allow you to go wild with any crazy layout design you want, even with just combining the basic layout components of Box/Row/Column. Deeply nesting layouts is not an issue anymore, so really I’d suggest exploring with the basic components first: https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/layouts/basics
Chris Sinco [G]
09/20/2021, 6:49 PMI think you’ll learn A LOT about the layout system in Compose by hacking away at this
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Ernestas
09/21/2021, 6:56 AMYeah I figured I’ll probably have to spend some time playing with the layouts, thanks
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Chris Sinco [G]
09/21/2021, 4:03 PMConstraintLayout is available in Compose also, so feel free to use all of them in concert for your needs
Chris Sinco [G]
09/21/2021, 4:04 PMThe difference with Compose and ConstraintLayout is you don’t need to strictly use CL for perf reasons, nor keep your hierarchy very flat