Creating New Apps
Editor Tool
You can use the DreamOS App Creator editor tool to create apps easily and faster. To use the tool, you can click on Tools > DreamOS > App Creator.
Manual Setup
To create a new app, you can simply duplicate one of the existing app. Here’s a step-by-step guide:
- Select DreamOS Canvas > Desktop > Apps & Windows > [Your Choice] and duplicate the object.
- After duplicating, you’ll see a component called ‘Window Manager’. It is recommended to delete all OnEnable and OnExit events after duplicating the object.
- (Optional) You can also duplicate the taskbar/desktop button and assign it into the window manager component. Later on, you can link the new app with your button and call ‘WindowManager > OpenWindow’ function. If you won’t use this feature, leave ‘Taskbar Button’ field null.
- (Optional) If you want to add new panels for the app you’ve just created, you can use ‘Window Panel Manager’. You’ll see some button and panel objects attached to it, you can delete them or add new panels as well. After deleting, make sure to delete those objects from the scene to increase the performance.
Deleting Apps
In order to delete an app, you can just select the app window game object and delete it. Here’s a step-by-step guide:
- Select DreamOS Canvas > Desktop > Apps & Windows > [Your App] and delete the object.
- (Optional) Select DreamOS Canvas > Desktop > Desktop List > [Your App] and delete the object.
- (Optional) Select DreamOS Canvas > Desktop > Taskbar > Shortcut List > [Your App] and delete the object.