vim.js VS daedalOS

I've actually just added Vim to my "OS". Hoping to do a video on it shortly. I used https://github.com/coolwanglu/vim.js.

Then, I'd probably start studying a few different things.... First, RiftSketch itself, to try to figure out where changing controls would even happen. You'll likely end up having to rework a bit of it. Then if you're not sure how to actually program the controls, maybe look into how other things have implemented vim-like controls. There have been several browser extensions to do that, and plugins for a lot of popular IDEs, too. Looking through those should be somewhat easier than looking through Vim, since they're specifically about what you're trying to do (adding vim-like controls, albeit onto a different program). There have been various Vim-in-javascript implementations in the past, too, though I don't know how overkill those will be for your purposes. Maybe adapting one of those might work better for you than making vim-like interface from scratch? A few that I just found quickly: https://github.com/coolwanglu/vim.js https://github.com/itsjoesullivan/js-vim https://github.com/akahuku/wasavi https://github.com/thoughtbot/vimulator

I've learned so much while making this project into my personal website (dustinbrett.com). It's made me a much better web developer as I have tried to emulate a desktop environment with pixel perfect accuracy using CSS, HTML & JavaScript.

I'm very happy to announce that my personal website has once again been nominated for a Webby Award!

This has also been ported to the web via Emscripten. I host it on my website if anyone wants to play. https://dustinbrett.com/?app=SpaceCadet

Demo: https://dustinbrett.com/

As someone who built a website around this idea, I agree! The desktop metaphor is powerful. If anyone wants to check it out it's at https://dustinbrett.com

Very cool! It's always refreshing to see the "OS in the browser" projects that try and actually make something functional. I've been working on one myself for nearly 3 years now, called daedalOS (https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS).

The WASM kernel idea is very cool and I hope one day to be able to add something similar to my project. I think you are onto something and I am excited to see your progress as you implement the GUI.

If you want some Browserception, my desktop environment (https://dustinbrett.com/) can indeed do this. But after a few levels in Chromium you need to add a random query string (/?a=1) to the URL otherwise it stops working.