Why does JetSnack declare Jetsnack Theme? <https:/...
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Zan Skamljic
06/02/2021, 7:59 AMWhy does JetSnack declare Jetsnack Theme? https://github.com/android/compose-samples/blob/main/Jetsnack/app/src/main/java/com/example/jetsnack/ui/theme/Theme.kt#L113
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Alex Gabor
06/02/2021, 8:04 AMIt uses
JetsnackColorsMaterialThemeColorsAlex Gabor
06/02/2021, 8:16 AMYou can define your own theming system. See https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/themes#custom-design
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Zan Skamljic
06/02/2021, 8:25 AMWas there a specific reason this was done in JetSnack? are there things that could not be achieved by using MaterialTheme?
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Zan Skamljic
06/02/2021, 8:25 AMPerhaps should the apps consider this?
Zan Skamljic
06/02/2021, 8:28 AMOr is it just used to specify a set of colors in addition to MaterialTheme, to specify colors for stuff that MaterialTheme doesn't have?
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Alex Gabor
06/02/2021, 8:34 AMI didn’t check if it could have been achieved only with Material Theme, but in my opinion the sample shows that you are not limited to what Material Theme provides.
So the way I see it is you can choose:
1. Use MaterialTheme if it fits your needs
2. Use MaterialTheme so that you can use the material components, and add custom stuff like JetSnack does with colors.
3. Define a completely diferent Theme if Material Theme doesn’t fit you needs and/or you don’t want to use Material Components.
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