Windows 9 was designed based on Microsoft’s design goals. While they failed with windows 8, I was able to achieve what they could not. A touch friendly, multitasking windows, yet RAM friendly solution. Virtual Desktops are as seamless as the task bar. Windows 9 will unload apps in a saved ram state on the storage device while another desktop is in use. Tabs and notification center are also added to the task bar. We also need a Layer Manager and a Clipboard Manager.
The purple themed desktop is new highlighting some new features and other apps I redesigned. If you notice in the lower right, these icons indicate there are windows outside of the viewport since the desktop is infinitely scalable and zoomable. When you are not hovering over an app the Jam window border vanishes. This makes for a more seamless view so that, if more than one window is snapped together they seem to be an all in one app. You may lock these windows together and then the Jam border appears around the group.
New update. I have added a notice board at the top and navigator in the lower right.
A major update. Reworked the Taskbar. Took everything I've learned and took it down to the essentials.
This week I implimented the live tiles, but instead of the disjointed bipolar experience of windows 8 and 10 I have made the transition a seemless contrast. What I mean is, for each app there is a stack of importance as the app is scalled down indipendently or the entire office space is zoomed out the elements of the app begin to outrank eachother to stay on top. In the settings you may set how small elements can get until they are no longer ledgable. In the future this will be even more dynamic using awareness tech the system will be able to know to scale apps automaticly as you move around the room. This also makes the use of multiple sized interface hardware a non issue as baked in the ui is scalible.
While working on another software project, I implimented more window tweaks. I removed transparency. I made the color pallet more pro centered. Removed the round jelly window shapes for a smooth and straight look. All these where to reduce ux clutter as the operator adds custom icons to windows it will be plenty cluttered as it is. The circular windows to the right are scaled down status avatars, one of which has subtitles unmuted.
Today I implimented the UI decluttering to the whole desktop. More awareness implimentation. Hovering over window sill reveals it's borders while not doing so will hide the to reduce that much more clutter. I think this is getting better and better.
I'm sorry but wallpapers had to go they were a pain concerning the clarity of the interface.
Active screensavers will be where its at for cosmetics while away from desk.
I also removed the virtual analog stick as we should be able to drag the background to get a round. It could always be an option but by default it can be hidden.
This week I updated the theme to a pro pallete.
I added the pin feature.
Note the unexpected transformations due to the awareness principle. When the Pocket is selected the title disapears altogether as the principle thinks the tabs are more important to be used in that space. If you zoomed in or scaled up the window, the title would eventually appear. When the window was overlapped the descision was flipped, since the tabs could not be used in a useful way they were removed and title moved up in the importance stack.
Also note the dynamic centering of the title when behind the other window
