How can I use the `Preview` annotation in build 245 ?

# compose-desktop

[Ayfri]

How can I use the Preview annotation in build 245 ?

[Rafs]

You need to install this plugin as well

[Ayfri]

yeah I have it

[Rafs]

You also need to add the uiTooling dependency

[Ayfri]

oh it was that, thanks !

[Ayfri]

does preview exists on IJ ?

[Rafs]

Yes for compose desktop. In fact I do all my android UI development inside compose desktop because it is faster.

[Ayfri]

How do I use it on Intellij, I don't find it 🤔

[Alexander Kurasov[JB]]

https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-jb/issues/865#issuecomment-878109997

[Ayfri]

ah okay it needs no arguments

[jim]

Did you add it in the desktop module/sourceset or common module/sourceset? The dependency must be added to the desktop source set and can only be used from whichever source set you add it to (your desktop one)

[Arkadii Ivanov]

I tried to add previews to the TodoApp's compose-ui module, which is a KMP module with jvm and android targets. The UI is in the commonMain source set. https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-jb/tree/master/examples/todoapp/common/compose-ui

[jim]

Right, what I'm saying is that your preview annotations can't be in the commonMain source set. They need to be in the desktop/jvm source set. You can define a new file in your desktop/jvm source set or add them here: https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-jb/blob/master/examples/todoapp/desktop/src/jvmMain/kotlin/example/todo/desktop/Main.kt

[Arkadii Ivanov]

Thanks Jim for your help, I'll will do.