IITC-Mobile: Mobile pane API

[le-jeu]

following #220 idea

I'm going to replace this with more simple and straightforward API, involving single call. Like this:

addMobilePane(id,title,icon,onFocus)

where onFocus is function that should return html element to show.

That's all. No need to handle anything. No need in special css (in most cases).

[johnd0e]

Currently 'icon' is just mobile resource identifier, which could be enough for standard plugins, but very limiting for any 3rd-party ones.

I wonder if it possible to use icons not embedded into app.

[modos189]

Currently 'icon' is just mobile resource identifier, which could be enough for standard plugins, but very limiting for any 3rd-party ones.

I wonder if it possible to use icons not embedded into app.

I don't know how hard it is for us to implement, but yes, we can pass the icon from the plugin as a blob. However, there will inevitably be problems with this in the future:

• Such icons will not be optimized for different screen sizes
• plugin developers are rarely designers, and therefore will tend to use icons that are out of style
• such icons will not support a dark/light theme.

For this reason I propose to use only Material icons.

[johnd0e]

• Such icons will not be optimized for different screen sizes

SVG

• plugin developers are rarely designers, and therefore will tend to use icons that are out of style

Then we will blame them

For this reason I propose to use only Material icons.

But embedded set of icons is extremely limited.

[modos189]

I think Material icons are enough, but ok, we can consider using svg icons

[johnd0e]

I think Material icons are enough

I could agree with you if it would possible to request any icon just by it's id, and then IITCm download (and cache) it.

[MysticJay]

there is also a proposal to use FA icons. they can be addressed/selected by name have a common style and are available in different formats including SVG

[johnd0e]

conflicts!