It looks real slick, but there is one note-worthy bit:
- Does Kera Desktop only support web apps?
For now, yes. Support for Linux apps is perfectly possible and on the roadmap. For other platforms, we will see what’s possible.
I’m not a fan of web-apps generally, but the transparency sure is pretty! @o@
Wasn’t that the approach of Firefox OS? Not sure how successful this will be but I’m glad somebody is trying it. If webapps were a bit more ubiquitous, I could see this being a good alternative to something like ChromeOS
- Does Kera Desktop only support web apps?
One, how does this differ from a GNOME or XFCE (or KDE) rice?
Two… JavaScript???
I’m not a coder but uh… Is that a good idea?
gnome-shell is roughly half JavaScript. It can work okay, if done well.
And it’s not a “rice” because it’s written from the ground up with different ideas and goals in mind.
Reminds me a bit of an old-school shell for windows that was called GeoShell. That was a long time ago.
This looks really promising.
Does Kera Desktop only support web apps?
For now, yes. Support for Linux apps is perfectly possible and on the roadmap. For other platforms, we will see what’s possible.
This is a non-starter for me. It makes it less useful than ChromeOS. But, once it runs regular apps, I’d love to give it a try.
I think it looks really nice, and the various approaches it uses are very nice.
Personally, I think it’s hideous and unintuitive. BUT I do love seeing alternative DEs, especially since I can only imagine how hard they are to develop (I’m a backend guy…). Props to the team, even if it’s an eyesore to me…
Interesting for sure, I never would have thought you could build an entire desktop with JavaScript. Getting support for regular Linux apps would be a must for me
Would this allow for users to customize their desktop with their own JavaScript? Not sure if I missed it, but does it handle multiple monitors?
