But outside of CLI you are the one who sets up your app, right? This has specifically to do with the "cordova create" step starting with a copy of helloworld which is not empty. I think.
-Michal On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Jesse MacFadyen <purplecabb...@gmail.com>wrote: > +1 to going back to an empty page that simply includes cordova.js > This applies to more than just CLI btw, so I don't think using a flag > is the way. > > > Cheers, > Jesse > > Sent from my iPhone5 > > On Jul 11, 2013, at 11:40 AM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > +1 for a flag for specifying the template. > Adding this for iOS is easy in the create script (just parameterize the > template folder location) > > > > On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@chromium.org> > wrote: > > > > Fil has mentioned that we will eventually add a way to specify the > starting > > app template (ie, the "hello world" app) at cordova create time. > > > > In mobile-chrome-apps land we do this via an optional --source=... flag, > > and it accepts a few "magic" values such as --source=spec to > automatically > > create a spec test app. Perhaps whatever upstream solution we have for > > this could also include special values such as --source=blank. > > > > -Michal > > > > > >> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Ray Camden <rayca...@adobe.com> wrote: > >> > >> To be clear, I want it to be nothing! > >> > >> Once I know how to use PG, how does this sample app help me? It doesn't. > > I > >> have to remove the JS, remove the CSS, remove the HTML. > >> > >> This is my ideal: > >> > >> One HTML file containing: > >> <!DOCTYPE html> > >> <html> > >> <head> > >> <script src="cordova.js"></script> > >> </head> > >> > >> <body> > >> </body> > >> </html> > >> > >> > >> That's it. Let me decide what JS file to add, what CSS file to add, etc. > >> > >>> On 7/11/13 12:37 PM, "Anis KADRI" <anis.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> What would be something better for developers ? Do you mean a better > >>> boilerplate app ? It used to be a sample app that uses all the APIs but > >>> people thought that was too complicated and didn't look good. Most of > > the > >>> time it was broken too because it didn't get updated with newer > > releases. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Ray Camden <rayca...@adobe.com> > > wrote: > >>> > >>>> I can add this as a Jira item if it makes sense, but, what do folks > >>>> think > >>>> about the following: > >>>> > >>>> I'd like to propose that the 'default' PG app created by the CLI be > >>>> changed. Right now it is cool. Looks neat. But is completely > > unnecessary > >>>> after you've after learned how to use PG. It's a great example for > > folks > >>>> learning PG, but for those of us who know and just want to get started > >>>> quickly, it actually takes me more time to *remove* the HTML, CSS, and > >>>> JS > >>>> used in the default then it does to create a new project. Not to be > > over > >>>> dramatic, but it really is the worst part of the process for me. Then > >>>> again, I tend to make quite a few POCs with the CLI so this issue hits > >>>> me > >>>> more often than normal probably. > >>>> > >>>> I know the CLI is just copying a template (I've blogged on this > > before), > >>>> but shouldn't the default be something better for developers? > > >
