As most people that responded yet, I do not use GUI stuff on DOS, hence such application would be useless to me. GUI projects were probably interesting back in 1992, when people were *forced* to use DOS, and many wished some easy colourful interface. But today, the only people still using DOS are these that likes DOS for what it is - ie. a single-task, text-mode shell.
Anyway, myself - I wouldn't ever use such GUI. If you're looking for ideas for a DOS project, then there is one particular thing that I would be thrilled to use in DOS (and that I plan to create myself one day, when time allows, unless someone fills the gap before): an open-source (BSD, GPL or PD) equivalent of the excellent SEA DOS Viewer program. That is, a very fast, multi-format image viewer with a nice UI, scaling capabilities and some embedded conversion tools. Mateusz On 17/02/2016 21:19, Maarten Vermeulen wrote: > Hi all, > > It’s not really about FreeDOS… but it has something to do with it. :) > > I thought that maybe if you all like the idea, I could make a GUI shell. > It would be exclusive of course. Though, It will be especially for > FreeDOS. And maybe also MS-DOS and Night DOS. It’s a sort of a vote. > Would you like the idea of a new GUI shell? Something new, newer then > the old original (still nice) Windows shells (Windows 1.0; 1.10; 2.0 > etc.). I liked the idea, but if no one likes the idea it’s a bit of a > pointless thing. Also this will be a second project, where I can work on > when my other project (BirdOS) is paused for a bit. Then I can wipe my > mind for a bit.. :) > > Some things though: > > -Can a 16-bit OS load bitmap images? > > -Can, if the idea is voted as a yes, I ‘borrow the FreeDOS logo for [1]. > > [1] a ‘made for FreeDOS 1.2’ and ‘compatible with FreeDOS ‘1.1’ > emblem/image. This will (maybe) be done with several OS’s.. It will be > especially for FreeDOS. > > Get the discussion going! :) > > -Maarten ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
