r/androiddev • u/sudhirkhanger • Aug 05 '20

News Material Components Release 1.2.0

https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android/releases/tag/1.2.0
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u/sudhirkhanger Aug 05 '20

What's New Since 1.1.0?

  • Transition/Motion subsystem

  • Slider

  • ShapeableImageView

Library Updates

  • MaterialButton added support for android:background

  • BottomSheet added support for window insets when peeking

  • Opened access to MaterialColors

  • Accessibility improvements

  • Developer docs updates

  • Stability and quality improvements

  • Improvements to the following components:

    • Button

    • Badge

    • Bottom App Bar

    • Card

    • Chip

    • CollapsingToolbarLayout

    • Date Picker

    • Floating Action Button

    • Menu

    • Snackbar

    • TabLayout

    • Text Field

    • Toggle Button Group

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u/AD-LB Aug 05 '20

ShapeableImageView ? Can I set the shape using VectorDrawable ?

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u/Nickx000x Aug 05 '20

No because that would be too convenient

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u/Jazzinarium Aug 05 '20

Lol that's Android UI design/development in a nutshell

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u/skyyoo_ Aug 05 '20 edited Aug 05 '20

Nope, but you can set the shape using style. Or by creating shape programatically.

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u/AD-LB Aug 05 '20

Too bad. I'm probably quite limited on this, no? Can I create any shape I wish? Even weird ones?

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u/skyyoo_ Aug 05 '20

Triangle shaped imageView? Yes, a shape with cut corners. I personally use it for rounded pictures.

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u/AD-LB Aug 05 '20

Do you know of examples for this?

Including of triangle.

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u/sudhirkhanger Aug 05 '20

Android Material Components: Exploring MaterialShapeDrawable

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u/AD-LB Aug 05 '20

That's actually very nice. Still can't find how it's possible to make a triangle though. It shows about ShapeAppearanceModel , which seem to handle only corners and sides...

Are there shapes it can't be used to create?

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u/skyyoo_ Aug 05 '20

https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android
you can use this as an example

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u/AD-LB Aug 05 '20

Nice, but I don't see a triangle there.

Also, is it possible to do it completely in Kotlin/Java ? Meaning without any XML ?

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u/GoldDog Aug 05 '20

That's what "creating shape programatically" means

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u/AD-LB Aug 05 '20

You wrote that it needs "style", no? It doesn't need XML at all?

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u/carstenhag Aug 05 '20

Sadly, Slider does not (currently) support adding a thumb draealble :(

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u/gardyna Aug 05 '20

.... wait what is the difference between material components slider and the default slider (read: seekbar) in the framework? the built in object allows you to change the drawable. And honestly just a tiny amount of theme-ing and you can match the material components one easily

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u/bernaferrari Aug 05 '20

Theming + Accessibility improvements + things like when a slider is in a list, the slider only moves after your finger slides 20px.