0.8.x priorities > Moved to #82 issue

[Oklyne]

Tell me what I can help you with. Would you like me to take care of a specific app?

[mental-os]

Thanks for the proactivity, man!
Before reaching 0.8 we should indeed get rid of the App placeholders.

Core apps: Finder, Browser, Mail, App Store, Terminal, Settings
Installable apps: Notepad, Messages, Calendar, Photos, Music
The bolded ones still need work.

This will give us the perfect starting point to implement i18next translations > user onboarding > user provisioning (in this order).
I saw your #61 request and I think it is great but I won't merge it yet as I will try the sketch the requirements for user provisioning first (and come back with a commit). We can tackle the apps in the meantime.

[Oklyne]

Okay, cool, I'll take care of the Mail app then! I'm familiar with Grey Hack, it's a great game and a good reference!

[Oklyne]

Regarding the browser, do you want to be able to browse fake sites like Grey Hack, or do you want to be able to browse the real web?

[mental-os]

I think we can have the core functionality to be based on "simulated websites" - this way we can add lore-friendly websites and targets (and I think it is a community compliance issue too - accessing the wide web inside the app).
However, maybe we leave some space for the future. Given the fact that the players computers can be upgraded in future versions, maybe the OS too (thru modules) - one of the module can be "browser-meta" and expose the real web for less alt-tabbing.

[Oklyne]

Okay @mental-os, I pretty much agree with that. If you want, I can take care of improving the browser and adding a few basic websites. What kind of websites did you have in mind? Should we use fake names that are slightly derived from reality? Do you have any idea how to handle that technically? Is each website a sub-app with its own logic?

[masterofmagic999]

If you're talking about "fake" websites, you could have like edited versions of public websites, like maybe a lore different version of Wikipedia, or another website I guess. They don't have to be complex websites, you could have the browser show a lore message (so its believable) where its disconnected or something when the user tries to access different websites. You could definitely make a couple and link them to lore, clues, or just have easter eggs hidden in them. Not sure if I should interject, sorry if I'm intruding. I think lore websites are a good idea!

[mental-os]

Linking #82 here as a comprehensive stage explanation for 0.8.2 > 0.8.5