DarkFire IDE Update #2

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Another Update. Though most changes are on the back end, I have made some modifications to the UI.
1) You'll notice that switching between widgets is a bit more responsive
2) Quick Search lets you search through programs, settings, and documentation
3) System Tray lets you check inactive widgets, perhaps seeing what's next on your to-do list, or how much time you have till your next event in a calendar. In the video, I have a simple clock running.
4) "System Options" gives you quick access to important things like the Finder (seen in my earlier video) and Settings
5) Standardized Notifications allow all running widgets to send you notifications, even if you're not looking at them. I got the general idea from Android, avoiding making these notifications annoying.



I am currently hoping to release a beta during the summer of 2010.

DarkFire IDE Update #1

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I haven't worked on this for a long while, so I might as well post a quick video of it before it gets lost in obscurity....

Basically, it has a nifty palm=pre-esque "task-switching" system, background tasking, and a simple (incomplete) program manager (that uses brandonw's proglist). More info later... Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

DarkFire is my work-in-progress program editor/simple basic shell for the TI83+ (/SE) & TI84+ (/SE) series. It sports a pre-esque windowing system that lets you quickly switch between "applications" (I have a few demo/blank ones in the video), and you can to some extent run several apps at once. kinda nifty. I also show off a momentum-based scrolling system applied to a "widget" sidebar in OPENXDCS, heavily influenced by the iPhone