schneegans

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by schneegans 2y ago
He replied already above :)
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by schneegans 2y ago
90% of Kando is not the menu itself, but the very complex WYSIWYG menu editor. For this you definitely need a framework. But also the menu itself... I guess I could draw it using OpenGL. Proper antialiasing and font rendering will be tough,
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by schneegans 2y ago
Well, the WYSIWYG menu editor of Kando is one if the most complex nonstandard UI elements I have written so far. That's an aweful lot more than a few buttons. Also, there is usually no ready-made pie menu widget in native frameworks. S
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by schneegans 2y ago
If I got it correctly, they would only do this on Linux to face the performance issues of the native webview. Also, there are ideas of a shared installation: https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3836
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by schneegans 2y ago
Hey Don, thanks for the kind words! And yes, with the latest updates we (and I can say "we" since various discord users collaborated on this) focused a lot on refining the "brand" of Kando. With the new website and the n
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by schneegans 2y ago
You think so? I experimented with several toolkits. Some of my thoughts I wrote down here: https://github.com/orgs/kando-menu/discussions/58 I think there's a lot of unjustified prejudice against using w
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by schneegans 2y ago
I tried using Tauri (would be very cool), but sadly they have severe performance issues on Linux which make an app like Kando impossible at the moment.
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by schneegans 2y ago
Yeah, Tauri would be great. But I think it will take quite some time until the fundamental rendering performance issues [1] under Linux can be fixed. There seem to be rough plans to bundle CEF on Linux [2], but AFAICS this seems to be only
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by schneegans 2y ago
If you have both hands at your keyboard, that's 100% true. However, it really works well with workflows which rely on mouse, stylus, touch, or controller input. Especially when used for "creative" or "artistic" task
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by schneegans 2y ago
Thanks! All menus are actually stored in a JSON file. The format is documented here: https://kando.menu/config-files/ So maybe it could be converted to different formats...
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by schneegans 2y ago
Thanks for the typo pointers! It uses DOM elements. This makes it really easy to develop themes with CSS. I also did some experiments with alternatives to Electron, but found that the advantages of Electron clearly outweigh the disadvantage
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Show HN: Kando – A cross-platform pie menu for your desktop(kando.menu)
102 points by schneegans 2y ago|53 comments
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Kando 1.0.0 trailer (first cross-platform pie menu) [video](youtube.com)
4 points by schneegans 2y ago|1 comments
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by schneegans 2y ago
Over the past year, I have been developing Kando. It offers an unconventional, fast, highly efficient, and fun way of interacting with your computer! You can use it to launch applications, simulate keyboard shortcuts, open files, and much m
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by schneegans 3y ago
I thought a lot about this. The reasons for choosing Electron are outlined here: https://github.com/orgs/kando-menu/discussions/58
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by schneegans 3y ago
I am more thinking about tablets and convertibles. But even on a phone a similar concept could work: You summon the menu with some kind of gesture (for instance dragging over a screen edge). The menu pops up in the center of the screen and
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by schneegans 3y ago
Exactly this. And in addition, I think there's lots of potential for touch screen users. As soon as you do not have easy access to a physical keyboard, pie menus can provide a great alternative to keyboard shortcuts.
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by schneegans 3y ago
Hey, I am the developer of Kando. Currently, it is primarily designed for touch and mouse input. Adding gamepad support in the future would be pretty cool though! I have seen people using Kando on the Steam Deck, so this is definitely an in
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Show HN: Kando – An Open-Source, Cross-Platform Pie Menu(github.com)
5 points by schneegans 3y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: I created 20 CC-BY wallpapers for the Burn-My-Windows effects using AI(github.com)
2 points by schneegans 4y ago|0 comments