Fluides

A Flutter desktop proof of concept.

This project has a long way to go, and probably will stay like this for a long long time...

Objective

I like the idea of an unified interface, something that would look good on a smartphone or a desktop, but I know my limitations and that I could not get even a little closer to something like KDE or Gnome, so I would be happy if I could just make a fake desktop to run in something like a sbc (Raspberry Pi or the others 'Fruit Pi').

Even so it's not a complete throw away project, if it works correctly I pretend to use it as the base application in where I do work, it would offer a visual identity for the application with an easy to customise interface (see: Application Builder).

TO-DO

Structure

• Convert Start Menu to application;
• Convert Notification panel to application;
• Convert Docker to application;
• Role based access control;
• Json application format;
• Translations:
  • Migrate strings to a translation file;
  • Allow to use a translation file per application.

Desktop

• Wallpaper:
  • Enable to change wallpaper;
  • Select wallpaper behavior (stretch, fill with colour or replicate).
• Applications Shortcuts:
  • Create a grid for shortcuts;
  • Enable shortcut custom placement on the grid;
  • Create a way for shorcut to be placed;
  • Enable shortcut customization for desktop (?).
• Left Button / Press and hold (?) should open a new menu for some quick options:
  • Applications (Zip, Open With, Edit, Send, Show Folder, Terminal, etc);
  • Properties.
• Implement multi-desktop.

Window Manager

• Window animation; (started)
• Improve Top bar / Menu; (started)
• Make selected window always on top (ApplicationProcess); (2023-10-20)
• Hide top bar on small screen or when selected by the user/application; (started)
• Add option to window resize;
• Enable full screen;
• Enable window position realocation on screen;
• More than one window per application;
• Custom Hotkeys.

Docker

• Improve running application shortcut area;
• Realocate notification to top screen on small size display.

Start Menu

• Correct pixel overflow;
• Create expanded screen that display all applications;
• Makes search application works:
  • Add option to search for file/directory.

Notification Panel

• Improve panel;
• Create notification modal;
• Enable external access to notification (user consent).

File Manager

• Directory navigation;
• Search file/directory;
• External access for file/directory selection.

Calendar

• Date visualization;
• Event scheduling;
• Event notification;
• External access for date selection;
• External access to event scheduling.

Text Editor

• Simple application for text edition (txt).

Task Manager

• Show running process;
• Resources utilization;
• Kill application.

System Settings

• Theme settings:
  • Font;
  • Language;
  • Style.
• Date & Time Settings;
• Default Apps Settings;
• User/Multi-user Settings;
• Multiseat Settings;
• Screen Settings;
• Audio Settings;
• Input Settings:
  • Mouse;
  • Keyboard;
• Hotkey settings;
• Power Management;
• Environment variables;
• System Information.

Terminal

• Console for system commands.

Application Builder

• Dynamic grid;
• Text Field;
• Input Field;
• List;
• Images;
• Tools:
  • Animations;
  • PDF export;
  • Send E-mail;
  • Open file;
  • Data structure (export to CSV);
  • Database connection.
• Json export;
• Json import;
• Json to Dart (Flutter APP).

Lock Screen

• Login window.