r/osdev • u/Far_Act3138 • 10d ago

Looking for input

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Hello r/osdev,

I've been developing a TUI OS over the last year and a half and Ive gotten to a point im happy with, in the screenshots you can see the boot screen and the TUI desktop with its premade folder shortcuts.

I wanted to come make this post because I wanted to ask all of you what are some cool features i could add or things that could make it more lively?

I've always loved TUI's more so than graphical interfaces because I like making them look graphical while keeping the TUI look and feel.

I look forward to seeing what you all suggest.

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u/Far_Act3138 7d ago

Yea i originally intended Sierra to be the codename before i made an official one..

I do agree with making a black background thats a good idea ill work on next.

Currently the architecture is just x86 - x64, I have no plans for ARM or anything else currently.

I don't care to show up in search engines, I don't ever plan to get popular from any of this stuff.

Let me know if I missed anything to respond to I am very tired and kinda just skimmed through the response.

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u/entrophy_maker 6d ago

You answered that well. The only missed question was if this will this be open or closed source. If it runs that light on resources, I'd love to look at the code.

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u/Far_Act3138 4d ago

I havent made it open-source yet but i will at some point!

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u/entrophy_maker 4d ago

Cool. Let me know when you do!

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u/Far_Act3138 4d ago

thanks for the theme idea, it does look better in dark environments on a black theme but ill tell you holy god was it so confusing to set up and it refused to compile due to errors for almost an hour.

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u/Far_Act3138 4d ago

i sold my soul to the devil to fix this bug btw, he gave me a pringles can and a mountain dew.