Hi everyone ! Is there a simple way to write something like this ```60.dp.toPx()``` Inside a composa...

# compose

[loloof64]

Hi everyone ! Is there a simple way to write something like this

60.dp.toPx()

Inside a composable ?

[Sergey Y.]

Do you mean simpler than that: val px = with(DensityAmbient.current) { 60.dp.toIntPx() }?

[manueldidonna]

maybe an extension function for Dp not scoped to Density that uses the density from the ambient

[Adam Powell]

We have a few API changes in progress that should reduce the need to do this using the ambient density. Can you give an example of where you are doing this so that we can consider it in those changes?

[Adam Powell]

Generally we want to keep things simpler by working in dp during composition and pixels in layout, drawing, and touch input handling. In those pixel cases the density should already be available and this will just work

[Alexjlockwood]

Looking forward to seeing what the api changes are like!

[Adam Powell]

a lot of them are likely to be moving pixel-based computations to post-composition with Density-based receiver scopes

[Adam Powell]

things like Modifier.offset, for example

[Adam Powell]

some of the new suspend-based input modifiers already do this

[Adam Powell]

layout and drawing already do, etc.

[loloof64]

Hi, sorry for the late answer, and thank you for your suggestions. In fact I wanted to use this syntax for creating a Picasso element (the famous image loading library), as I have to give the size in Pixels in the constructor.