Droidcon 2013: Remote Styling

Peter Nash

http://nativecss.com/

• styling using CSS on top of Android views
• live updating

• free software — make their money from support

• can pick up images — automatically cached & scaled to correct size

• multiple background images on a view
• can use in both Android & iOS
  • allows platform-specific overrides
• allows designers to adjust UI
  • using language they understand
  • on multiple devices at once
  • without needing to make a new build
• can use media queries (e.g. device-width)
• dynamic styles based on settings in the app
• can apply a promotion in the app for a day
• android support:
  • API 10 (2.3) with additional setup
  • API 14 with single line setup
• suggested as a value for key bits, not for the whole app
• uses a single CSS for all activities