w95 - UI framework for building web apps in the style of Windows 95 \ VOGONS

w95 - UI framework for building web apps in the style of Windows 95

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First post, by vvbee

Posted on 2024-01-02, 21:34

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On GitHub: https://github.com/leikareipa/w95
Test app: https://tarpeeksihyvaesoft.com/experimental/w … t-app/#no-debug

A fully custom canvas-rasterized UI framework for building Win95-lookalike JavaScript apps. Integrates a software 3D renderer so you should be able to make some games too.

Currently in beta with various known issues. Expect many API changes.

I started this project a while ago to have something useless to work on here and there. I still don't have any use for it, so it's coming along well.

Reply 1 of 5, by DerBaum

Posted on 2024-01-02, 22:05

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Thats pretty cool 😁

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Reply 2 of 5, by vvbee

Posted on 2024-01-05, 02:40

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It's also possible to integrate DOSBox into the UI relatively seamlessly by painting a hole in the canvas with a transparent widget, composing it with the DOM element of jsdos underneath and doing some dynamic redirecting of mouse and keyboard events. The animation is from a year ago when I did a test implementation. The w95 UI now uses multiple canvases rather than one so this doesn't work directly, but probably can be adapted.

Reply 3 of 5, by 1541

Posted on 2024-01-05, 10:53

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Wow, this is so cool!
Thanks for sharing!

💾 Windows 9x resources (drivers, tools, NUSB,...) 💾

Reply 4 of 5, by vvbee

Posted on 2024-01-21, 21:46

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Proper DOSBox integration works more or less. Sort of pointless though. I guess you could build a web app with this that takes in a ZIP of a DOS game, displays the files in an explorer, and runs the exes in DOSBox, for what it's worth. A bit roundabout.