Devlog 1:

Hey there, excited to start my project Glancer. It’s an ambient desk display that will show the time, weather, my 3d printer status, maybe a media player, my calendar, and a selected photo that I plan to keep.
I’m designing the system to run on an iPad Mini 2 (d original) , which makes CSS and HTML much easier since I only need to define a single area.
I spent a crazy amount of time trying to understand how to define CSS headings and grids. Even though I only have to work with a single display resolution, it didn’t save me from going through way too many Web3Schools pages. who designed css? Who hurt you?
Overall, it looks like it will turn into a great project. I also plan to add a Mac side screen acting as a pseudo-server-thingie, which could provide the iPad with data about the printer, weather, and more; though I might also just have the iPad handle everything directly.
I spent a couple of hours designing and sketching before moving into Figma to prototype it. I’m now working on the actual code and I’m excited to see how it turns out.
Overall, a solid amount of work done before starting development.