Hey guys, Zach Fitzgerald here. I rolled out the "preview" edition to get initial feedback and validate my idea that "Ionic Material" was something the community wants. I've been reached out to by some very notable individuals in the Angular and Ionic network, which has reinforced the reality that the interest is here and is worth devoting my donated time.
Right now, stuff's going to be broken if you try to drop it in to a typical Ionic project. It totally is, and we're aware. The upcoming release is actually the first "workable" release, complete with an API filled with "easy add" classes for material motion and design. We have it so you will literally just be adding a couple classes here and there to activate behavior and style. It's pretty sweet and I can't wait for the community to jump into once we get it committed in the coming weeks (April aim). These are admittedly the worst words to live by, but we're close: Hang tight :)
Thanks so much for the interest - if you'd love to help with some directives, SASS, gulp scripts, etc. please reach out - I take pull requests and am not idea averse. Follow me @ZachFitzgerald.
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