I hope you saw a prototype of GUI for Sprinter by MVG already.
This is a brief translation of message by MVG from Russian forum. News about starting of project of graphics tool for Sprinter computer.
1. We (I and POV) draw a desktop now. We will sent it after finishing. Folders will be supported. Estex applications will works correctly. These applications will take all memory (like DOS programms in Win3.11). With return to the tool after finishing, certainly.
2. Icones will be present.
3. Applications of tool (plugins) will be programms which use several rules:
a) not touch Sprinter ports;
b) use only internal API of tool;
с) use only tool's disk functions;
d) do not use Estex functions directly.
4. Tool's applications (plugins) will be pseudomultitasks.
5. Plans about plugins.
At first.
1. Explorer (for HTML probably)
2. Simple text editor.
3. Calendar.
4. Calculator.
5. Print manager.
6. Graphics viewer
And other in future.
6. Buffer (for Cut, Past, Copy commands) will be supported. For plugins only, certainly.
A questions.
Which video mode you need for desktop? 320x256 or 640x256?
Your variant of a name of the new tool?
A suggestion to programmers.
Take part in this project! Any ideas will be interesting.
MVG
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