is there a way to preview compose views with IDEA?...
# compose-desktopt
Trevor Merritt
03/16/2021, 12:46 PMis there a way to preview compose views with IDEA? I am not targeting android, so android studio seems like overkill to get a preview.
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theapache64
03/16/2021, 1:02 PMAFAIK, there's no built-in solution for this. but here's how I preview my composable in Compose Desktop
https://twitter.com/theapache64/status/1360893177532588033
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Trevor Merritt
03/16/2021, 1:03 PMTY. I'm trying to get the UI right and the time between builds is making me 'grumpy'.
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Albert Chang
03/16/2021, 1:10 PMYou also have to build the project in order to get the preview refreshed. I haven’t tried compose desktop but as for Android actually deploying the app to the device (or emulator) is faster than waiting for the preview to refresh.
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Trevor Merritt
03/16/2021, 1:12 PMive moved my project, libs, and Idea onto a RAMdisk and its made a very significant improvement, but I'd like faster. 😛
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orangy
03/16/2021, 3:31 PM
Try to use IJ’s own build system, not Gradle. It’s order of magnitude faster for small incremental changes.
orangy
03/16/2021, 3:32 PM
I mean, define project in Gradle like normal, import into IDE, but then build with IDEA
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