devlog #12 - the end? (for now)

this is going to be my last devlog before I ship tundra, i’m really proud of how far it’s come and the fact that i’ve actually managed to finish a project for once! I didn’t quite get to add everything I wanted but most of it is there

text editor time!

i added a real simple text editor that can save and load files from the “disk”. i don’t really have anything else to say about it

rated D for dialogs

in order for the text editor to work properly, I had to make save and open dialog boxes. these are basically an unholy frankenstein of the normal dialog box and the file browser app, and they work well enough

object permanence

using JSON and the world’s jankiest serialization/deserialization system I was able to save the user’s filesystem state to localStorage so that even of you reload or close the page, your precious writing will be preserved

you’re getting the boot

real operating systems don’t open straight to the desktop - theres a whole boot sequence that leads to this (and if you’re cool and use linux it’s all on display for you). inspired by @cooki’s FPS-OS (go check it out it’s really cool) i added a boot screen that looks pretty alright I guess.

visual imagery

finally, I got around to adding icons for each app. they’re 16x16, made in aseprite over the course of about 10 minutes, and work just enough that I don’t need to redesign them constantly.

next steps

• ship it!