Is there a way to try compose on a windows pc?

# compose

[Fudge]

Is there a way to try compose on a windows pc?

[mbonnin]

Looking at https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/support/+/refs/heads/androidx-master-dev/ui/studiow#165, it doesn't look like it is supported. You can always install a linux VM I guess ?

[Fudge]

That's what I did at first, but it's so slow 😞

[matiaslev]

I can see compose on windows with https://github.com/Mishkun/try-compose

[Fudge]

I can't run anything though, this repo is intended for linux as can see by the ./studiow

[matiaslev]

I am running it on windows and seeing the source code of compose. What I did was clone the repo, copy paste the zip that you can download from the readme. without using studiow.

[Fudge]

but do you have the compose plugin?

[Fudge]

Is completion working as expected?

[matiaslev]

I can see the Hello World example

[Fudge]

On an android device?

[matiaslev]

yes

[Fudge]

what folder did you open in android studio?

[matiaslev]

as a normal project, and the inside the root I paste the androidx_prebuilts folder downloaded from the readme of that repo. Just works for me after that When I launch it.

[Fudge]

Where is the hello world example? Does it just appear in the root directory for you?

[Fudge]

OK I found the example but I can't quite figure out how to launch it

[Fudge]

I did it! thanks @matiaslev

[Fudge]

and code completion is working as well!

[matiaslev]

great @Fudge glade to hear that.

[dewildte]

Can we run Studio from the WSL?
Maybe I can do it using Pengwin.

[Fudge]

@dewildte I don't recommend trying to do it, WSL has no graphical interface. Just use the windows method we talked about here.