Introducing ArcticOS 1 in its first iteration, DevBeta 1, released on Thanksgiving! So, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Start the project and wait for it to "load." Then, go through the setup process or skip. Next, type in your chosen password or "1234" if you kept the default password. After that, enjoy ArcticOS in it's very early stages! Please recommend things we can add, bugs to fix, or other improvements or thoughts. Try out feature like secondary click by pressing the space and s at the same time. Or try the Widget Panel with its button! (Looks like a vertical rectangle with two red/blue rectangles in it...) There are many features to explore, try to find them all!
FEATURES TO TRY!!! 1. Secondary Click - Press s and space together and see the secondary click menu popup! 2. Widget panel - Click the widget panel button to open it or press nd hold it for ~1 second, the, it wil open in full screen. 3. Dark Mode - Open the ControlPanel or Settings and navigate to the display settings and enable it. 4. Taskbar shape - Go to display settings in Settings and enable one or the other. 5. Look at the animations! The animations are so sleek! 6. Select a background in Settings or setup menu! Choose what you like! What's new? 1. OS Framework 2. UI/UX 3. Dark Mode, Taskbar Customization, etc. 4. Music Player App 5. Settings App 6. Control Panel 7. App Tray 8. Widget Panel 9. Error List 10. Key Features/Points: 1. Sleek UX: Startup Animation, App Open/Exit Animation, Tab Transition Animation, App Tray/Control Center Flyouts, Icon Animations, etc. 2. Simple/Elegant UI: Use Claymorphism for shadows/lighting. Modern look/feel, organized. 3. Sounds: Simple but optional; some button presses... 4. Framework/Efficiency: Very Efficient framework that is designed for multitasking and organization allows the use of this OS on PC, Mac, Mobile, and even Smart Watches, I tried on my Galaxy Watch Active and WORKS! 5. Widget Panel: Allows for the quick access of weather, customization settings, news, etc. Fullscreen added. 6. Secondary Click Menu, press s and left click at the same time or spress s and space bar when hovering on what you want to select. This is very similar to Shrub OS but better in every way. ArcticOS 1 beats Shrub OS primarily in efficiency, performance, smoothness, and aesthetic. The animations are similar in some spots but refined, and where Shrub OS lacks animation, this makes up for in a big way. Shrub OS always runs, but as you will see in ArcticOS, when you are not in an app or start screen, the flag isn't activated, meaning it isn't running, which is great for better performance saying there are no running scripts as of this time. Clone handling has also been significantly improved in ArcticOS. In Shrub OS, there were so many clones running in the background. Now, when just sitting idle on the desktop, there are ZERO clones, which allows for as many as 300 clones for just a single app when only ONE app is open! I know no one will see this here but all I can say is thank you for checking out this OS! It isn't just all me though, it is daffodil6, crecoder, WojtekGame, and me! I have come so far in terms of coding capability. My UI/UX designing has improved, my coding has improved, etc. since I have been on Scratch. I am so proud to call this my work. It is one of the best OS' let alone projects I have every made. I believe this can even compete with every single OS out there. Sure, some OS' will be better at one thing, but this OS is quite superb at all. Of course, this OS isn't done, and it will never be done. I even hope to keep working on this well into adulthood. I mean, I AM 15 after all and I am still into this.
