Hey composers, what is the alternative to `DrawShape` now?

# compose

[Ian Warwick]

Hey composers, what is the alternative to DrawShape now?

[Ian Warwick]

Maybe Surface 🤔

Surface(modifier = LayoutWidth(AlertDialogWidth), shape = AlertDialogShape)

[Zach Klippenstein (he/him) [MOD]]

Surface is material-specific. I think Box is probably the replacement: it takes a shape parameter, which it forwards to the DrawBorder and DrawBackground modifiers.

[sindrenm]

Follow this thread: https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/CJLTWPH7S/p1583354642283200?thread_ts=1583345655.272400&cid=CJLTWPH7S

🙂

[Ian Warwick]

cool cheers guys!

[codeslubber]

Would it be that hard to put something in the release notes??

[Zach Klippenstein (he/him) [MOD]]

@codeslubber The release notes always link to the commit list if you really want to check. Compose is still pre-alpha, they’re not prioritizing comprehensive documentation yet. If you’re not willing to deal with sharp edges like this occasionally, just don’t use the library until it’s released 🙂

[Leland Richardson [G]]

the release notes are automated from commit messages right now. As a result, the answer is basically “yes, if the author remembers!“.

I think adding these types of things in the release notes would be great. i’ll mention it to folks whenever i see an oppurtunity. hopefully we will get better at this over time

[codeslubber]

@Zach Klippenstein (he/him) [MOD] thanks that was SUPER helpful..

[codeslubber]

@Leland Richardson [G] thanks, I am just saying if something is going away, even if there were a tiny list x -> y that would save a lot of effort. The whole point of releasing early is to get feedback.

[Leland Richardson [G]]

yep, i totally agree

[Leland Richardson [G]]

we just need to get better about remembering to put them in the release notes!

Compose being early means we are going to be changing a lot of things, but that doesn’t mean we can’t type up really quick migration hints

[codeslubber]

Change away, not complaining about that at all. I think you guys are exhibiting some of the best refine in the open tactics I have seen from a major team, which is great.

[Ryan Mentley]

as a small addition, they're semi-automated, so if you see a commit that should've had a release note, and you poke us, we can add it into the doc manually later

[Ryan Mentley]

(but we're trying to do it correctly the first time)