Hmm, on my Ubuntu, Eclipse Indigo, ADT 14 setup it's still called "Android Compatibility package" in the Android SDK Manager (with rev4 installed). Also, right clicking on a project -> Android Tools shows "Add Compatibility Library...", and the jar itself is stored under extras/android/compatibility/ (although it's called android-support- v#.jar).
On Oct 24, 4:20 pm, Xavier Ducrohet <x...@android.com> wrote: > It's now called the support library in the SDK manager (at least after > you upgrade to rev4) > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 4:05 PM, ashughes <ashug...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks Dianne for the explanation. I forgot that that was the reason > > ActionBarSherlock is a library project and not a jar (the resource > > problem). > > > FYI, it's still called the "Android Compatibility package" in the > > Android SDK Manager. I understand your reasoning for it being called > > the "support library" however. > > > On Oct 24, 2:32 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 1:40 PM, ashughes <ashug...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > There is now an ActionBarCompat sample code demo ( > >> >http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/ActionBarCompat/index....). > >> > Is there a reason the ActionBar not been added to the ACL? Are there any > >> > plans to add it to the ACL? > > >> No, nothing like this will appear in the support library any time soon. An > >> ActionBar implementation requires significant resources to go with it > >> (drawables, layouts, attributes, etc), and at this point it is not feasible > >> to package that kind of stuff up into a jar. > > >> Even if we make it possible to have resources in a har -- and that is > >> something that may happen in the not so long term -- you wouldn't want to > >> do > >> this with the support lib unless you also had a tool to strip all of that > >> stuff out for apps that aren't using it... and *that* is a big enough > >> amount of work that it probably isn't worth doing any time soon. > > >> Oh and btw, as far as I am concerned it is totally wrong to call this the > >> "compatibility library." The library is called the "support library," > >> because that is what it actually use -- various useful support classes. > >> There is a fair amount there that helps with using newer platform APIs > >> while still being able to run on older platform versions, but there is a > >> lot > >> of other stuff there as well. In particular, ViewPager. > > >> -- > >> Dianne Hackborn > >> Android framework engineer > >> hack...@android.com > > >> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > >> provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > >> questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > >> answer them. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > Xavier Ducrohet > Android SDK Tech Lead > Google Inc.http://developer.android.com|http://tools.android.com > > Please do not send me questions directly. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
