Final Devlog!

I (once again) redesigned the settings page, and I’m super happy with the outcome. I also adapted several other pages and made some smaller improvements. I made a README file showcasing some images of the project.

I think this will be the last devlog before I ship, so see you guys in the next project, and thanks for reading!

Now on Stardance!

Hi everyone! Welcome to Stardance!
I can’t wait to start seeing everyone’s amazing projects, and to start coding my own! I actually have a few ideas boiling in the pot, many of which I’ve already created projects for. Good coding to everyone!

About School Manager

The development of the app will be continued in Stardance!
There aren’t many updates since the last devlog in Flavortown, I’m trying to organize my ideas and clean some code before continuing development.
Have fun everyone!

WOW! Lot of work done!

I’ll go through them quickly:

1: Capybara 404 page
2: Added GPS geolocation (no more IP :D)
3: Added a fancy new icon! (3 lines of AI code for the meta tags!!!)

Speedrun time!

Fixed small-screen layout issues, added a ‘hide location’ button in settings, totally revamped settings and customisation, fixed an inconsistency across the starting page and the customisation page, removed a useless button, added a ‘docs’ page talking about the project, spent a while debugging a ‘rogue import’ issue (XD), put default at the top for fonts, improved saving logic and ADDED 5 NEW FONTS! :D

They all look great!
Everybody welcome:
Pliant, Montserrat, Oswald, Roboto Slab, and Pixelify Sans!

This gives you up to 49 new combinations! :D

Sorry for the long devlog and any mistakes, thanks for reading!

BIG devlog!

A bunch of really nice features!

In reverse order of my preference:

Fixed bugs on Safari
Some nice outlines for visibility if the user decides on light accent colours.
I added a font sizing option in customisation!
Added font customisation for both large and small text.
Also updated the font styling to work across various screen sizes!
And finally… FINALLY!
I added ANIMATIONS!

They’re really fluid and smooth.

Plans:

Improve reliability across browsers.
Add a font sizing option to smaller text.
I’m considering adding PWA detection, but not sure.
Also considering some fun documentation for the user/tester to read regarding screen burn protection and the idea of the app.
Add more pages!
Improve UI.

Thanks for reading!

(Sorry for any grammar/spelling issues, I type all my devlogs manually lel)

2h devlog.

So I fixed the bugs mentioned at the end of the last devlog, which is great :D

I also redesigned the concept of the settings, now there are separate pages for customisation and actual settings.
I also implemented that new settings menu, featuring control over storage (locally held variables) and input for lat/lon, which is currently entirely manual to avoid any privacy concerns.

I made sure not to add this to the intro, as it helps the user learn about the settings. :D

I also improved the screen burn protection, and experimented a bit with that.

The last (and largest) improvement I made was the UI of the ‘info’ page, and I plan to do a similar thing to all other pages. There’s a screenshot below.

Plans:
Total overhaul of other pages, general UI and ANIMATIONS!

Also, I plan to add a ‘reading’ section, kinda like a blog based on the work I’ve done and my idea behind it, with the screen-burn protection. Thanks for reading!

Added a bunch more stuff!
I implemented the other pages, added a ‘customisation’ page (settings) where the user can change the styling and screen, and added a bunch more improvements across pages.
This isn’t all I added, but I’m trying to keep the devlog short to not be boring.

Plans:

Fix some things with Safari, fix the location fetching for weather data, and revamp the UI for the customisation page.
Also add tons more screens and animations (I still haven’t! XD).

I also need to fix a bug where the dark mode is somewhat inconsistent.
Thanks for reading, happy coding!

I added tons of cool stuff! I modified and improved the ‘intro’ experience, adding styling pages, alongside a tutorial page for customisation!

I also added a system for styling, which looks really nice IMHO! I’d love to hear your feedback on it.

I very slightly modified the icons on the first page, but not significantly aside from adding the actual views, rather than placeholders.

I added an image of the final page showing the user how to enter the customisation menu, although I plan to modify that a LOT! XD

After you click on that, it takes you to the main home page, where I added a CSS-based system protecting against screen burn! (I chose CSS because it’s more reliable against memory leaks and animations are widely supported with very little overhead! :D)

There’s a LOT I plan to add still! I want to make the customisation menu, massively improve the UI, and add tons of nice animations and details (like I said I’d do in the previous entry)

If you’re interested, I’m using a Trello board to keep track of things! I find it really helpful to organise everything into an ‘ideas’, ‘to-do’, ‘improve’ and ‘done’. :D

Thanks for reading my (probably excessively long) devlog! Happy hacking! :)

Hey! Excited to make my first devlog! I worked for a few untracked hours on the UI in Figma. I also plotted a nice intro/disclaimer message for the user about screen burn. I’m really happy with the intro page, although I plan to modify the customisation page. :)

After that I started coding! I’ve managed to get a working version of the UI for the first two screens, which are both visible below.
I’ve added some basic animations, but plan to go quite big on the nice zoom-ey ones for the buttons and stuff, in case anyone (like the people testing!) use a PC. :D

Thanks for reading the devlog! Have fun. :D