WinApps doesn't use a Docker backend btw, you can use any Windows machine running anywhere - cloud, physical, container etc. All you need is the IP address of the box once it's set up.
This looks great though. +1 choosing Qt instead of Electron. -1 for Python though. Otherwise, your approach ticks most of my boxes.
One feature I'd like to see though is reverse file associations - basically associate Linux filetypes inside the Windows VM so that any file you open in a Windows app would open the file in Linux, assuming Linux has a file association for it. Say I've installed Directory Opus in the VM and I want to use it as my primary file manager in Linux, and say I double-click on a .xml file, I would like to open it in the Linux app associated with that filetype (which would be Kate in my case).
kernalix7•1h ago
Right, I had WinApps pinned to dockur in that comparison and missed the IP-based flexibility part. That's an actual difference, will fix the README.
On Python: fair pushback. Picked it for stdlib coverage (zero runtime deps on 3.11+, one tomli fallback for 3.9/3.10) and iteration speed. Heavy lifting is in the container and FreeRDP so perf hasn't been the bottleneck, but yeah the language choice is a tradeoff.
Reverse file association is interesting, hadn't thought about that direction. The v0.3.0 agent could probably handle it but I'd want to look at the security model first. Marking it TBD. If you open an issue with the use case that'd help me scope it.
thesuavefactor•45m ago
What's wrong with python for this use case?
deevus•1h ago
Demo? Video? That's the first thing I want to see.
kernalix7•57m ago
Fair point. Working on it now — will push a screenshot and short clip soon.
mtucker502•47m ago
Every reply by OP sounds like AI.
kernalix7•28m ago
Fair, English isn't my first language and I've been leaning on tooling. I'll dial it back.
trollbridge•15m ago
English-as-a-second language is very much welcome here--your grammar/spelling do not need to be perfect. Just try your best.
kernalix7•11m ago
Thanks for your opinion, i ll try my best!
Zetaphor•28m ago
Terse sentences? This is how I naturally write and think out loud and I assure you I'm not an LLM
bugufu8f83•28m ago
Yes, looking at their profile it does look that way for all their contributions on HN. Ctrl+F "real" and Ctrl+F "genuine" as one quick indicator--AI absolutely loves these adjectives and their forms right now.
kernalix7•23m ago
The Korean intent is mine, but I run it through an LLM to phrase in English. That's where the pattern comes from. Will skip the LLM step from here.
tomhow•17m ago
It's against the guidelines to do this. The community much prefers you write in your own voice, even if your English is imperfect.
God it, i ll follow the guidelines, Thanks for the pointer. Apologies..
thunderbong•22m ago
And "fair"
faangguyindia•22m ago
On Mac, you can select a text you write, right click > Writing tools, which uses AI to rewrite and proofread.
odie5533•16m ago
Fair hit, though I'd like to push back slightly
satvikpendem•38m ago
So, Linux subsystem for Windows?
happymellon•23m ago
Since this is a UI forwarder to a Windows machine, I don't think so?
satvikpendem•19m ago
Well, WSL GUI apps are just a forwarder to a Linux VM in the Hyper-V hypervisor.
quincepie•32m ago
Might be harsh to say but not bothering to fix the spacing in the ai generated ascii diagram tells me how much i should be taking this project seriously.
walrus01•21m ago
Let's hope nobody teaches "AI" how to use aalib to generate cool looking renderings of things.
d3Xt3r•1h ago
This looks great though. +1 choosing Qt instead of Electron. -1 for Python though. Otherwise, your approach ticks most of my boxes.
One feature I'd like to see though is reverse file associations - basically associate Linux filetypes inside the Windows VM so that any file you open in a Windows app would open the file in Linux, assuming Linux has a file association for it. Say I've installed Directory Opus in the VM and I want to use it as my primary file manager in Linux, and say I double-click on a .xml file, I would like to open it in the Linux app associated with that filetype (which would be Kate in my case).
kernalix7•1h ago
On Python: fair pushback. Picked it for stdlib coverage (zero runtime deps on 3.11+, one tomli fallback for 3.9/3.10) and iteration speed. Heavy lifting is in the container and FreeRDP so perf hasn't been the bottleneck, but yeah the language choice is a tradeoff.
Reverse file association is interesting, hadn't thought about that direction. The v0.3.0 agent could probably handle it but I'd want to look at the security model first. Marking it TBD. If you open an issue with the use case that'd help me scope it.
thesuavefactor•45m ago