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GitLab: gitlab.com/kerahq/Kera-Desktop
It looks real slick, but there is one note-worthy bit:
- Does Kera Desktop only support web apps?
For now, yes. Support for Linux apps is perfectly possible and on the roadmap. For other platforms, we will see what’s possible.
I'm not a fan of web-apps generally, but the transparency sure is pretty! @o@
Wasn’t that the approach of Firefox OS? Not sure how successful this will be but I’m glad somebody is trying it. If webapps were a bit more ubiquitous, I could see this being a good alternative to something like ChromeOS
Interesting for sure, I never would have thought you could build an entire desktop with JavaScript. Getting support for regular Linux apps would be a must for me
Would this allow for users to customize their desktop with their own JavaScript? Not sure if I missed it, but does it handle multiple monitors?
Personally, I think it’s hideous and unintuitive. BUT I do love seeing alternative DEs, especially since I can only imagine how hard they are to develop (I’m a backend guy…). Props to the team, even if it’s an eyesore to me…
One, how does this differ from a GNOME or XFCE (or KDE) rice?
Two.... JavaScript????????
I'm not a coder but uh... Is that a good idea?
gnome-shell is roughly half JavaScript. It can work okay, if done well.
And it's not a "rice" because it's written from the ground up with different ideas and goals in mind.
Reminds me a bit of an old-school shell for windows that was called GeoShell. That was a long time ago.
GeoShell
Oh man that's a name I haven't heard in a while. I remember accidentally breaking my parent's computer with alternative shells like GeoShell and the like growing up. Those were simpler times.
I remember accidentally breaking my parent’s computer
loool that was me! I was kind of fortunate that they didn't use it all that much, but installing something like LiteStep or AfterStep, that would completely hide all everything but the background was fun.
I still remember how cool I thought I was figuring out how to add an extra 32 MB of EDO ram into that 750 lb TWO GB (2!!) HP (back when the full name was printed on the case) Win95 desktop. It wasn't until I went to the community college and saw the weird X cursor on the lab terminals that I asked the techs what it was, and a week later I had my first distro, Linux Mandrake, installed on a now-partitioned hdd.
I miss my grandfather teaching me the basics of DOS 2.0 on his dual-floppy IBM. Those were simpler days, and those were the golden days. The greybeards knew what was up then, just as many today still do.
I'm off to re-read the legendary tales of the BOFH.
Haha that's so awesome! Swimming in nostalgia right now
This looks really promising.
Does Kera Desktop only support web apps?
For now, yes. Support for Linux apps is perfectly possible and on the roadmap. For other platforms, we will see what’s possible.
This is a non-starter for me. It makes it less useful than ChromeOS. But, once it runs regular apps, I'd love to give it a try.
I think it looks really nice, and the various approaches it uses are very nice.
I really like the aesthetic. Definitely keeping an eye on it.
It doesn't look that unique.
I haven't really dived down the customization rabbit hole for linux yet, but I've been poking around, and after seeing stuff like this tons of the stuff that was on UNIXporn, it makes me want to seriously try out some of the other DE's that are out there.
I don't know your workflow, but I'm absolutely in love with i3
edit: although the screenshot/concept here and i3 don't have much in common
App drawers is an interesting idea. Sort of like yakuake, but generalized. I wonder if others will implement something like that.
This kind of reminds me of the look and feel of Windows 8. I'm definitely interested to see where this goes.
OOOO, it looks gorgeous! I wonder if the sidebars will be customizable in appearance (colors, icons, etc), too. I'm really excited for how this turns out!
Interesting.
Honestly I don't think the rainbow colors look very sleek, but a setup like this seems very practical.
Obviously there will be a new workflow to learn, but everything looks like it'd be very quick to access and color coding everything will help with finding stuff quickly.
looks interesting, i might keep an eye on it
This looks interesting.
Does it use Wayland or xorg?
I am no webdev, but I think it just runs on whatever your chromium runs on: https://gitlab.com/kerahq/Kera-Desktop/-/blob/main/main.js
Interesting. This means it would support running directly in a standard browser as well right? With a different launch configuration of course
And maybe one could even use wasm to make cross platform plugins in rust.
I program in rust on arch btw.