+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? >
