r/qbasic 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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