Re: [Proposal - New Feature] Add tag to config.xml to handle images

[julio cesar sanchez]

Resurrecting this old thread

I think we need a resource-file tag on the config.xml (as the one on
plugin.xml) to copy resources to the projects, not just images as this
thread started.
Examples:
Images for push notifications
Sounds for push notifications
.plist and .json files with user data now required by google frameworks
(analytics, FCM, etc)


There is a discussion about this in Cordova discuss

https://github.com/cordova/cordova-discuss/issues/6


2015-05-04 15:44 GMT+02:00 Karen Tran :

> Yes, I agree, and the notification icon is a good example. There is nothing
> in config.xml that currently does just a copy over, which is why I'm
> proposing to add this functionality in. I am actually just using a hook
> script to copy the images over right now, but I figure it might be
> beneficial to add this feature in since it's very common to have other
> sorts of icon images that aren't the main application icon.
>
> Your suggestion of using a name attribute would work, and might be better
> than have a new tag since it would be redundant to have two separate icon
> tags doing almost the same thing.
>
> What did you mean by one-off asset problems on other platforms?
>
> On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 7:36 PM, Darryl Pogue  wrote:
>
> > One example that comes to mind is notification icons for Android. It
> > used to be fine to reuse the app icon, but as of Lollipop notification
> > icons are only transparent and white. If your app icon is square, your
> > notification icon will be a white square unless you provide a
> > different one.
> >
> > Currently there's no way to use config.xml to copy a notification icon
> > (or any other non-app icon). If you're treating your platforms as
> > build artifacts, this means you have to write hooks to copy stuff in
> > manually.
> >
> > Something like
> >  > name="ic_notification">
> > would be ideal for that use case.
> >
> >
> > I do think this turns into a slippery slope pretty quickly though,
> > because a case can probably be made for all sorts of one-off asset
> > problems on other platforms and we probably don't want all of those
> > things ending up in config.xml.
> >
> > On 3 May 2015 at 16:30, Karen Tran  wrote:
> > > Buttons were just an example. The image could really be of anything the
> > > user wants in the application.
> > >
> > > What's in cordova now in config.xml is:
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > The line above will copy button.png into the drawable-mdpi directory
> and
> > > rename it to icon.png, thus replacing the icon.png that is already
> there.
> > > Of course as a result, my application will be using button.png as the
> > main
> > > icon.
> > > I don't want this.
> > >
> > > I want a new tag, which is similar to icon, but all it does is copy the
> > > image over. No renaming to icon.png. Just plain old copy.
> > >
> > > <*image* src="res/android/button.png" platform="android" density="mdpi"
> > />
> > >
> > > In cordova-lib/cordova-lib/src/cordova/metadata/android-parser.js is
> > where
> > > config.xml gets parsed to handle the icon tag. I believe I can just
> reuse
> > > the code there for this new tag that I want to create, but I just
> wanted
> > to
> > > see if anyone had any objections.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 5:12 PM, julio cesar sanchez <
> > jcesarmob...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> But you want it for native buttons?
> > >> If not, you can just put the images on the www folder
> > >>
> > >> El viernes, 1 de mayo de 2015, Karen Tran 
> escribió:
> > >>
> > >> > I am looking for a way to be able to specify an image in the
> > config.xml
> > >> and
> > >> > have it be placed in the drawable directory. Under my
> circumstances, I
> > >> have
> > >> > to assume that when the user creates a cordova project, he/she only
> > knows
> > >> > how to modify the config.xml, so that's why I'm pushing for a way to
> > do
> > >> it
> > >> > this way.
> > >> >
> > >> > I do have a hackish way of doing it by using the preferences tag and
> > >> > getting the path to the image, and then having a script copy it
> over,
> > >> but I
> > >> > know the better way to do it would be to just make a tag to take
> care
> > of
> > >> > images that are not going to be the main icon or splash image and
> have
> > >> > cordova-cli handle it for me when I call cordova prepare.
> > >> >
> > >> > This isn't really for a plugin, though maybe an app template, but I
> > just
> > >> > wanted to add this functionality to be able to specify non-icon and
> > >> > non-splash images through the config.xml.
> > >> >
> > >> > I've found where in cordova-lib that the parsing happens for the
> icon
> > and
> > >> > splash tags, so I was proposing to add a new tag for "general
> images".
> > >> The
> > >> > images could be anything that a user might want in his or her app.
> An
> > >> > example would be a customized button. The user can specify the path
> to
> > >> the
> > >> > image file, and 

Re: [Proposal - New Feature] Add tag to config.xml to handle images

[Karen Tran]

Yes, I agree, and the notification icon is a good example. There is nothing
in config.xml that currently does just a copy over, which is why I'm
proposing to add this functionality in. I am actually just using a hook
script to copy the images over right now, but I figure it might be
beneficial to add this feature in since it's very common to have other
sorts of icon images that aren't the main application icon.

Your suggestion of using a name attribute would work, and might be better
than have a new tag since it would be redundant to have two separate icon
tags doing almost the same thing.

What did you mean by one-off asset problems on other platforms?

On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 7:36 PM, Darryl Pogue dvpdin...@gmail.com wrote:

 One example that comes to mind is notification icons for Android. It
 used to be fine to reuse the app icon, but as of Lollipop notification
 icons are only transparent and white. If your app icon is square, your
 notification icon will be a white square unless you provide a
 different one.

 Currently there's no way to use config.xml to copy a notification icon
 (or any other non-app icon). If you're treating your platforms as
 build artifacts, this means you have to write hooks to copy stuff in
 manually.

 Something like
 icon src=res/android/notification.png density=mdpi
 name=ic_notification
 would be ideal for that use case.


 I do think this turns into a slippery slope pretty quickly though,
 because a case can probably be made for all sorts of one-off asset
 problems on other platforms and we probably don't want all of those
 things ending up in config.xml.

 On 3 May 2015 at 16:30, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com wrote:
  Buttons were just an example. The image could really be of anything the
  user wants in the application.
 
  What's in cordova now in config.xml is:
 
  icon src=res/android/button.png platform=android density=mdpi /
 
  The line above will copy button.png into the drawable-mdpi directory and
  rename it to icon.png, thus replacing the icon.png that is already there.
  Of course as a result, my application will be using button.png as the
 main
  icon.
  I don't want this.
 
  I want a new tag, which is similar to icon, but all it does is copy the
  image over. No renaming to icon.png. Just plain old copy.
 
  *image* src=res/android/button.png platform=android density=mdpi
 /
 
  In cordova-lib/cordova-lib/src/cordova/metadata/android-parser.js is
 where
  config.xml gets parsed to handle the icon tag. I believe I can just reuse
  the code there for this new tag that I want to create, but I just wanted
 to
  see if anyone had any objections.
 
 
  On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 5:12 PM, julio cesar sanchez 
 jcesarmob...@gmail.com
  wrote:
 
  But you want it for native buttons?
  If not, you can just put the images on the www folder
 
  El viernes, 1 de mayo de 2015, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com escribió:
 
   I am looking for a way to be able to specify an image in the
 config.xml
  and
   have it be placed in the drawable directory. Under my circumstances, I
  have
   to assume that when the user creates a cordova project, he/she only
 knows
   how to modify the config.xml, so that's why I'm pushing for a way to
 do
  it
   this way.
  
   I do have a hackish way of doing it by using the preferences tag and
   getting the path to the image, and then having a script copy it over,
  but I
   know the better way to do it would be to just make a tag to take care
 of
   images that are not going to be the main icon or splash image and have
   cordova-cli handle it for me when I call cordova prepare.
  
   This isn't really for a plugin, though maybe an app template, but I
 just
   wanted to add this functionality to be able to specify non-icon and
   non-splash images through the config.xml.
  
   I've found where in cordova-lib that the parsing happens for the icon
 and
   splash tags, so I was proposing to add a new tag for general images.
  The
   images could be anything that a user might want in his or her app. An
   example would be a customized button. The user can specify the path to
  the
   image file, and then the image will be dropped into the drawable
  directory.
  
   On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Jesse purplecabb...@gmail.com
   javascript:; wrote:
  
What is the use for the images? Is this for a plugin, or an app
  template?
I can think of a couple ways to do this, but none would affect
configure.xml.but
I suggest you look at how the splash screen plugin does this for
  android.
   
   
   
 On May 1, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com
   javascript:; wrote:

 Hi dev-list,

 I wanted to get your input on a feature I want to add to the
   config.xml.

 Currently there are only the icon tag and splash tag that allows
 the
   user
 to specify the icon and splash image in the config.xml
 respectively.

 I want to be able to specify multiple images that will be used in
 my
   app
 

Re: [Proposal - New Feature] Add tag to config.xml to handle images

[Darryl Pogue]

One example that comes to mind is notification icons for Android. It
used to be fine to reuse the app icon, but as of Lollipop notification
icons are only transparent and white. If your app icon is square, your
notification icon will be a white square unless you provide a
different one.

Currently there's no way to use config.xml to copy a notification icon
(or any other non-app icon). If you're treating your platforms as
build artifacts, this means you have to write hooks to copy stuff in
manually.

Something like
icon src=res/android/notification.png density=mdpi name=ic_notification
would be ideal for that use case.


I do think this turns into a slippery slope pretty quickly though,
because a case can probably be made for all sorts of one-off asset
problems on other platforms and we probably don't want all of those
things ending up in config.xml.

On 3 May 2015 at 16:30, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com wrote:
 Buttons were just an example. The image could really be of anything the
 user wants in the application.

 What's in cordova now in config.xml is:

 icon src=res/android/button.png platform=android density=mdpi /

 The line above will copy button.png into the drawable-mdpi directory and
 rename it to icon.png, thus replacing the icon.png that is already there.
 Of course as a result, my application will be using button.png as the main
 icon.
 I don't want this.

 I want a new tag, which is similar to icon, but all it does is copy the
 image over. No renaming to icon.png. Just plain old copy.

 *image* src=res/android/button.png platform=android density=mdpi /

 In cordova-lib/cordova-lib/src/cordova/metadata/android-parser.js is where
 config.xml gets parsed to handle the icon tag. I believe I can just reuse
 the code there for this new tag that I want to create, but I just wanted to
 see if anyone had any objections.


 On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 5:12 PM, julio cesar sanchez jcesarmob...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 But you want it for native buttons?
 If not, you can just put the images on the www folder

 El viernes, 1 de mayo de 2015, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com escribió:

  I am looking for a way to be able to specify an image in the config.xml
 and
  have it be placed in the drawable directory. Under my circumstances, I
 have
  to assume that when the user creates a cordova project, he/she only knows
  how to modify the config.xml, so that's why I'm pushing for a way to do
 it
  this way.
 
  I do have a hackish way of doing it by using the preferences tag and
  getting the path to the image, and then having a script copy it over,
 but I
  know the better way to do it would be to just make a tag to take care of
  images that are not going to be the main icon or splash image and have
  cordova-cli handle it for me when I call cordova prepare.
 
  This isn't really for a plugin, though maybe an app template, but I just
  wanted to add this functionality to be able to specify non-icon and
  non-splash images through the config.xml.
 
  I've found where in cordova-lib that the parsing happens for the icon and
  splash tags, so I was proposing to add a new tag for general images.
 The
  images could be anything that a user might want in his or her app. An
  example would be a customized button. The user can specify the path to
 the
  image file, and then the image will be dropped into the drawable
 directory.
 
  On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Jesse purplecabb...@gmail.com
  javascript:; wrote:
 
   What is the use for the images? Is this for a plugin, or an app
 template?
   I can think of a couple ways to do this, but none would affect
   configure.xml.but
   I suggest you look at how the splash screen plugin does this for
 android.
  
  
  
On May 1, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com
  javascript:; wrote:
   
Hi dev-list,
   
I wanted to get your input on a feature I want to add to the
  config.xml.
   
Currently there are only the icon tag and splash tag that allows the
  user
to specify the icon and splash image in the config.xml respectively.
   
I want to be able to specify multiple images that will be used in my
  app
such as customized buttons. The problem is that the icon tag will
  rename
the image specified to icon.png, so ultimately the user would only be
   able
to change the main icon. And the splash tag of course handles the
  splash
image, so I don't want that.
   
I propose making a new tag that handles general images. It'll be
  similar
   to
the icon tag, except it won't rename the image. It will copy the
 image
   from
the src, and drop it into the correct drawable-density directory (I
 am
working in android).
   
I know I can just drop the images myself into the drawable folders,
  but I
have to assume that my users won't know the android project structure
  and
will only modify the config.xml.
   
Any thoughts, comments, or critiques would be appreciated.
   
   
Regards,
Karen Tran
  
   

Re: [Proposal - New Feature] Add tag to config.xml to handle images

[Karen Tran]

Buttons were just an example. The image could really be of anything the
user wants in the application.

What's in cordova now in config.xml is:

icon src=res/android/button.png platform=android density=mdpi /

The line above will copy button.png into the drawable-mdpi directory and
rename it to icon.png, thus replacing the icon.png that is already there.
Of course as a result, my application will be using button.png as the main
icon.
I don't want this.

I want a new tag, which is similar to icon, but all it does is copy the
image over. No renaming to icon.png. Just plain old copy.

*image* src=res/android/button.png platform=android density=mdpi /

In cordova-lib/cordova-lib/src/cordova/metadata/android-parser.js is where
config.xml gets parsed to handle the icon tag. I believe I can just reuse
the code there for this new tag that I want to create, but I just wanted to
see if anyone had any objections.


On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 5:12 PM, julio cesar sanchez jcesarmob...@gmail.com
wrote:

 But you want it for native buttons?
 If not, you can just put the images on the www folder

 El viernes, 1 de mayo de 2015, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com escribió:

  I am looking for a way to be able to specify an image in the config.xml
 and
  have it be placed in the drawable directory. Under my circumstances, I
 have
  to assume that when the user creates a cordova project, he/she only knows
  how to modify the config.xml, so that's why I'm pushing for a way to do
 it
  this way.
 
  I do have a hackish way of doing it by using the preferences tag and
  getting the path to the image, and then having a script copy it over,
 but I
  know the better way to do it would be to just make a tag to take care of
  images that are not going to be the main icon or splash image and have
  cordova-cli handle it for me when I call cordova prepare.
 
  This isn't really for a plugin, though maybe an app template, but I just
  wanted to add this functionality to be able to specify non-icon and
  non-splash images through the config.xml.
 
  I've found where in cordova-lib that the parsing happens for the icon and
  splash tags, so I was proposing to add a new tag for general images.
 The
  images could be anything that a user might want in his or her app. An
  example would be a customized button. The user can specify the path to
 the
  image file, and then the image will be dropped into the drawable
 directory.
 
  On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Jesse purplecabb...@gmail.com
  javascript:; wrote:
 
   What is the use for the images? Is this for a plugin, or an app
 template?
   I can think of a couple ways to do this, but none would affect
   configure.xml.but
   I suggest you look at how the splash screen plugin does this for
 android.
  
  
  
On May 1, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com
  javascript:; wrote:
   
Hi dev-list,
   
I wanted to get your input on a feature I want to add to the
  config.xml.
   
Currently there are only the icon tag and splash tag that allows the
  user
to specify the icon and splash image in the config.xml respectively.
   
I want to be able to specify multiple images that will be used in my
  app
such as customized buttons. The problem is that the icon tag will
  rename
the image specified to icon.png, so ultimately the user would only be
   able
to change the main icon. And the splash tag of course handles the
  splash
image, so I don't want that.
   
I propose making a new tag that handles general images. It'll be
  similar
   to
the icon tag, except it won't rename the image. It will copy the
 image
   from
the src, and drop it into the correct drawable-density directory (I
 am
working in android).
   
I know I can just drop the images myself into the drawable folders,
  but I
have to assume that my users won't know the android project structure
  and
will only modify the config.xml.
   
Any thoughts, comments, or critiques would be appreciated.
   
   
Regards,
Karen Tran
  
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Re: [Proposal - New Feature] Add tag to config.xml to handle images

[julio cesar sanchez]

But you want it for native buttons?
If not, you can just put the images on the www folder

El viernes, 1 de mayo de 2015, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com escribió:

 I am looking for a way to be able to specify an image in the config.xml and
 have it be placed in the drawable directory. Under my circumstances, I have
 to assume that when the user creates a cordova project, he/she only knows
 how to modify the config.xml, so that's why I'm pushing for a way to do it
 this way.

 I do have a hackish way of doing it by using the preferences tag and
 getting the path to the image, and then having a script copy it over, but I
 know the better way to do it would be to just make a tag to take care of
 images that are not going to be the main icon or splash image and have
 cordova-cli handle it for me when I call cordova prepare.

 This isn't really for a plugin, though maybe an app template, but I just
 wanted to add this functionality to be able to specify non-icon and
 non-splash images through the config.xml.

 I've found where in cordova-lib that the parsing happens for the icon and
 splash tags, so I was proposing to add a new tag for general images. The
 images could be anything that a user might want in his or her app. An
 example would be a customized button. The user can specify the path to the
 image file, and then the image will be dropped into the drawable directory.

 On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Jesse purplecabb...@gmail.com
 javascript:; wrote:

  What is the use for the images? Is this for a plugin, or an app template?
  I can think of a couple ways to do this, but none would affect
  configure.xml.but
  I suggest you look at how the splash screen plugin does this for android.
 
 
 
   On May 1, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com
 javascript:; wrote:
  
   Hi dev-list,
  
   I wanted to get your input on a feature I want to add to the
 config.xml.
  
   Currently there are only the icon tag and splash tag that allows the
 user
   to specify the icon and splash image in the config.xml respectively.
  
   I want to be able to specify multiple images that will be used in my
 app
   such as customized buttons. The problem is that the icon tag will
 rename
   the image specified to icon.png, so ultimately the user would only be
  able
   to change the main icon. And the splash tag of course handles the
 splash
   image, so I don't want that.
  
   I propose making a new tag that handles general images. It'll be
 similar
  to
   the icon tag, except it won't rename the image. It will copy the image
  from
   the src, and drop it into the correct drawable-density directory (I am
   working in android).
  
   I know I can just drop the images myself into the drawable folders,
 but I
   have to assume that my users won't know the android project structure
 and
   will only modify the config.xml.
  
   Any thoughts, comments, or critiques would be appreciated.
  
  
   Regards,
   Karen Tran
 
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Re: [Proposal - New Feature] Add tag to config.xml to handle images

[Karen Tran]

I am looking for a way to be able to specify an image in the config.xml and
have it be placed in the drawable directory. Under my circumstances, I have
to assume that when the user creates a cordova project, he/she only knows
how to modify the config.xml, so that's why I'm pushing for a way to do it
this way.

I do have a hackish way of doing it by using the preferences tag and
getting the path to the image, and then having a script copy it over, but I
know the better way to do it would be to just make a tag to take care of
images that are not going to be the main icon or splash image and have
cordova-cli handle it for me when I call cordova prepare.

This isn't really for a plugin, though maybe an app template, but I just
wanted to add this functionality to be able to specify non-icon and
non-splash images through the config.xml.

I've found where in cordova-lib that the parsing happens for the icon and
splash tags, so I was proposing to add a new tag for general images. The
images could be anything that a user might want in his or her app. An
example would be a customized button. The user can specify the path to the
image file, and then the image will be dropped into the drawable directory.

On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Jesse purplecabb...@gmail.com wrote:

 What is the use for the images? Is this for a plugin, or an app template?
 I can think of a couple ways to do this, but none would affect
 configure.xml.
 I suggest you look at how the splash screen plugin does this for android.



  On May 1, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Hi dev-list,
 
  I wanted to get your input on a feature I want to add to the config.xml.
 
  Currently there are only the icon tag and splash tag that allows the user
  to specify the icon and splash image in the config.xml respectively.
 
  I want to be able to specify multiple images that will be used in my app
  such as customized buttons. The problem is that the icon tag will rename
  the image specified to icon.png, so ultimately the user would only be
 able
  to change the main icon. And the splash tag of course handles the splash
  image, so I don't want that.
 
  I propose making a new tag that handles general images. It'll be similar
 to
  the icon tag, except it won't rename the image. It will copy the image
 from
  the src, and drop it into the correct drawable-density directory (I am
  working in android).
 
  I know I can just drop the images myself into the drawable folders, but I
  have to assume that my users won't know the android project structure and
  will only modify the config.xml.
 
  Any thoughts, comments, or critiques would be appreciated.
 
 
  Regards,
  Karen Tran

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[Proposal - New Feature] Add tag to config.xml to handle images

[Karen Tran]

Hi dev-list,

I wanted to get your input on a feature I want to add to the config.xml.

Currently there are only the icon tag and splash tag that allows the user
to specify the icon and splash image in the config.xml respectively.

I want to be able to specify multiple images that will be used in my app
such as customized buttons. The problem is that the icon tag will rename
the image specified to icon.png, so ultimately the user would only be able
to change the main icon. And the splash tag of course handles the splash
image, so I don't want that.

I propose making a new tag that handles general images. It'll be similar to
the icon tag, except it won't rename the image. It will copy the image from
the src, and drop it into the correct drawable-density directory (I am
working in android).

I know I can just drop the images myself into the drawable folders, but I
have to assume that my users won't know the android project structure and
will only modify the config.xml.

Any thoughts, comments, or critiques would be appreciated.


Regards,
Karen Tran

Re: [Proposal - New Feature] Add tag to config.xml to handle images

[Jesse]

What is the use for the images? Is this for a plugin, or an app template?
I can think of a couple ways to do this, but none would affect configure.xml. 
I suggest you look at how the splash screen plugin does this for android. 



 On May 1, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Karen Tran ktop...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Hi dev-list,
 
 I wanted to get your input on a feature I want to add to the config.xml.
 
 Currently there are only the icon tag and splash tag that allows the user
 to specify the icon and splash image in the config.xml respectively.
 
 I want to be able to specify multiple images that will be used in my app
 such as customized buttons. The problem is that the icon tag will rename
 the image specified to icon.png, so ultimately the user would only be able
 to change the main icon. And the splash tag of course handles the splash
 image, so I don't want that.
 
 I propose making a new tag that handles general images. It'll be similar to
 the icon tag, except it won't rename the image. It will copy the image from
 the src, and drop it into the correct drawable-density directory (I am
 working in android).
 
 I know I can just drop the images myself into the drawable folders, but I
 have to assume that my users won't know the android project structure and
 will only modify the config.xml.
 
 Any thoughts, comments, or critiques would be appreciated.
 
 
 Regards,
 Karen Tran

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