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R2ND Desktop

Complete desktop environment

Planning Phase

Overview

R2ND Desktop is a complete desktop environment built entirely within the R2ND ecosystem. It includes a window manager, compositor, application launcher, and a full suite of native applications — all built from scratch using M++ and the R2ND UI engine.

Core Features

Native window capture and compositing
Multiple environment modes
Built-in visual UI builder
Virtual workspace switching
Fully modular application system
Native file manager, terminal, and editor
System monitor and process management
Custom theming and layout engine

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│         Applications            │
│   File Manager  Terminal  Editor│
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│       R2ND Desktop Shell        │
│   Launcher  Taskbar  Notifs     │
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│      Window Manager / WM        │
│   Tiling  Floating  Workspaces  │
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│       R2ND UI Engine            │
│   Rendering  Layout  Events     │
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│        M++ Runtime              │
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│       Operating System          │
└─────────────────────────────────┘