@Simeon It's still a WIP, but i felt that sprites gave me the highest level of control over the window look, feel, and controls. I could be wrong, however. This here is just a test of drawing the window. Basic stuff. I do intend, though, for there to be a window limit; Too many windows can clutter the display and can be confusing to manage. This is running in SmallBASIC after all.

@Lumage the window border is made up of sprites, not text. As far as 3D, it will be used to draw the active window in front of others, & when the active window changes, the "root" sprite (which all window sprites link to) of each window (active & former) will have the Z index adjusted through SPOFS. Users can also turn 3D off any time via the slider, at which point the effect will render in 2D.

Created a test window that hovers on the 'desktop' (currently BASIC prompt) out of sprites and a GFILL box. Window is at -75 depth (Z-index), GFILL at 0. Window uses 12 sprites including buttons + 1 addtnl. for the icon (, set at -25 Z-index.) Much still to do.

Remember this? Recreated the famous(?) Mona Lisa icon from Windows 3.1. I adapted a different pallet, however, which I felt was more fitting for the piece. SmileBASIC does have a larger range of colors! :D • Mona Lisa: Leonardo Da Vinci • Mona Lisa Icon: Microsoft • Color Pallet & SmileBASIC Adaptation: Me

@Cris: And yes. I hope to code in support for external windowed apps to be "installed". (Maybe build a makeshift API for others to download and copy that launches the "OS" and runs it?) May be over ambitious here though.

@Cris: I do hope I'll be able to upload. Might have to split it into different parts, maybe? (Ability to programmatically write code seems promising in SmileBASIC; PetitComputer only had full appending of other apps.) And to be fair, the elements which aren't mine are not the ones in question, and are provided free by SmileBoom for use, ergo not stealing. That is my understanding . :P

And yes, MathPRG. Wanted a name that invoked the thought of Windows without actually copying it. What I'm attempting is a windowed interface /like/ Windows 3.1 without being a direct clone or port. Idk if it'll even run external software (depends on the limitations of SmileBASIC). Will have networking support though through Local Play.

I fail to see the irony, Cris. (To elaborate I meant "Please don't copy the original work found in this screenshot and post it elsewhere as part of a SmileBASIC application." This was my third attempt to post due to network issues so I condensed.)

[Don't Steal!] Finished some icons, window components, and a name. :) Some elements shown aren't mine!

Naturally the first thing I do when I start this software is change the color scheme to match Visual C#'s

Wow. I'd been waiting for a long time for this to be launched here and the moment I look away it launches under my nose. Glad it's finally here!