Guidelines: add more details and exceptions to compat drawable loading

UweTrottmann · Dec 12, 2024 · 3120972 · 3120972
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@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ for example `ic_event_control_24dp.xml`.
 Load vector drawables [using compat loading](https://medium.com/androiddevelopers/using-vector-assets-in-android-apps-4318fd662eb9)
 so they work (tinting) and do not crash (gradients) on all supported releases:
 
-- `Button`: use `ViewTools.setVectorDrawableTop`, ...
+- `Button`: use `ViewTools.setVectorDrawableTop`, ... (uses `AppCompatResources.getDrawable()`)
 - `ImageView`, `ImageButton`: use `app:srcCompat`
 - `TextView`: use `app:drawableStartCompat`, `app:drawableTopCompat`, ...
+- **Optionally** if the drawable is just a color
+- **Not** for app widget layouts as the system initializes them
 
 ## Click listeners