Bug? IDE Resource/Asset Manager

[me68]

Hello!

I stored a .psd file in <project>\files folder to make a .png file, which is stored as asset in the apk-file. Even this file is not added/selected in the projects file list, it is included in the apk-file. The apk-file was round 40MB with the psd file in <project>\files. If a removed this file, the apk-file was round 2MB as before!

Martin

 

[NJDude]

That's not a bug, anything in the FILES folder will be added to the APK.

 

[Erel]

Check the warnings (above the logs). You will see a warning about an unreferenced file.

 

[me68]

OK - but why i need the files tab in the IDE, if all files are included in the asset?

Martin

 

[Erel]

The files are supposed to be managed from the IDE. All the files are packed as a result of how the Android packager works. This is why there is a warning for that.

There are some features that will only work with the files added with the IDE.

Shorter answer: it could have been designed differently, but the current design is also reasonable