the shell

MatCauthon137
03 Sept 2005, 04:58
ok, i know qdk was designed for (specifically) making games for ppl to enjoy, however out of sheer boredom and insomnia one night i had an eppiffany (sp?) and decided to start writing. What i am working on now is a shell for an operating system, using (you guessed it) qdk. When completed (if i get that far) it's going to completely replace (visually and audio only) the windows desktop. i know this next part sounds impossible (but i already have part of it working) it will be able to be "...accessed by both voice and keypad commands..." I have all the graphics, and sounds needed for this task, and i have already incorporated some of the voice commands with the use of another program called game commander that i instructed quest to run. What i need from you guys are some suggestions as to what all needs to be controlled from this interface if it is going to completely (asthetically) replace the desktop.

davidw
03 Sept 2005, 08:05
Woo! Science-fiction!

While you're at it, how about a shell that washes all my dirty laundry for me 'cos that kind of thing is a real pain. Oh, and maybe something to cook my dinner 'cos I don't like cooking. A shell to cover driving me to work every day would be cool as well.

Thanks in advance!

Farvardin
04 Sept 2005, 22:58
I think it's already been made, and it can even completely replace windows :

http://get-e.org/Screenshots/User_Submi ... efault.png

it's smarter, faster, nicer... and free

paul_one
05 Sept 2005, 00:10
I don't know about faster - seeing as how mine takes longer just to load firefox (a whole 20 seconds longer sometimes).

Other than that, I'm a 50/50 guy, who uses and likes both for different aspects.

Oh, and forget about making something in QDK to replace the desktop - it'll never happen.