Ionic-framework: Default to Material Design for desktop web

[adamdbradley]

We see "Material Design" as the preferred desktop web UI. By default, use the md mode for all desktop browsers. It's debatable if desktop Windows browsers should get Windows platform or not, but while Windows users are browsing the web, they are using the web platform. On any desktop browser, we want the "web" platform to have a common UI. However, when an Ionic app is placed inside of a shell that runs specifically on windows, it should then get the windows platform.

[jimitndiaye]

I've been hacking this using the Platform class. Would be nice to have it built in.

[adamdbradley]

@jimitndiaye Cool, the platform class, and more so the config is built so apps can easily customize which mode to use under certain criteria. We still have to create some good demos showing how to do this.

[pbreit]

@adamdbradley Can you comment on the efficacy of Ionic for building a) mobile-optimzed web apps and b) desktop web apps?

[Shadowfaxenator]

How to build an app as a website?

[pbreit]

Slack, for example. Mobile apps, desktop app, web site and desktop apps all quite similar.