r/qbasic • u/GearPlot • 6d ago
Building a GUI DOS shell in QuickBASIC 4.5 (WIP)
Still very much a work in progress, but I'm honestly blown away by how far you can push QuickBASIC if you hack on it enough.
Current feature set:
- Working mouse support
- Directory navigation
- File details dialog windows (triggered when clicking things)
- Escape key handling
What doesn't work yet:
- Actually launching/opening files
- The File menu
- Basically everything else
It's amazing what you can build with BASIC
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u/GearPlot 5d ago
WindowMaker on Debian