Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-25330335-20170324234016

So a while back I downloaded the Atom text editor to do some coding with it. It has opened up a number of pathways for me that I wouldn't have had other ways. Anyway, Atom is a text editor that is built using web languages (html, css, js, etc), but in a desktop application. This gave me an idea.

See, I have a need to a file manager that I like to use and has a feature that I like; Miller Columns. If you've never heard of miller columns, its a feature that has been included in the OSX Finder for as long as I can remember. I'd like to build a file manager, using electron, that has what I need, and works the way I want it to.

With Atom (and electron, Atom is based on electron, get it?), I decided to kinda go with that program naming convention and call my program ButaneFM (for Butane File Manager). I have created a git repository on Github that has any and all source for the program (found here).

What I need are Front-end web developers who would be willing to help me out with some of this. Even if the only thing you can do is write HTML, but you have a good eye for graphical design, I would definitely appreciate your help if you are interested. Even if you don't know how to do any code, but have a bit of a hand for computers and design, I'd appreciate help if you're interested.

Since electron is web-based, the program should be pretty much cross-platform, so everyone no matter your operating system, should be able to use it. However, there my be some specific filesystem interaction that will be platform specific, so we will see how this goes. It will be a learning experience for everyone involved, that is for sure.

Thanks for reading a paying attention!

Would you like to see a file manager with miller columns? Yeah! No

 