Contact person: Business Client

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Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"Project Goal (In Proposal Please Outline Proposed Approach, Tools & Tech to be used, copy pasta responses = no reply)

We want a simple, lightweight desktop cockpit that arranges four existing applications into a clean, branded layout (Window Manager) with a header and footer (streamline, small branding space).

Important:
This cockpit does not need to integrate with the apps, read data from them, automate them, or know anything about how they work.
It simply positions & displays four windows within a frame.

Think of it like a custom window tiler with a branded shell.

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What We Need

A minimal desktop app that:

1. Opens and arranges 4 external apps

When launched, the cockpit should:
• open 4 user-defined applications
• snap each one into a quadrant of the cockpit window
• allow resizing of each pane
• automatically maintain this layout if windows are moved or reopened

The 4 panes are just placeholders — we will configure which apps later.

2. Displays a simple header bar

Header should include:
• App logo (we will provide)
• Clock
• Editable placeholder text fields (e.g., “Metric A”, “Metric B”)
• Minimal styling (clean, modern, light or dark theme)

3. Displays a simple footer bar

Footer should include:
• Status indicator (green/yellow/red)
• Optional space for future messages
• Simple styling

This is static UI — just boxes, labels, and colors.
No backend. No logic. No data fetching.

4. Provide a clean settings panel

A simple settings panel allowing user to:
• choose which 4 apps to launch (via file picker)
• toggle header/footer on/off
• save layout positions
• adjust theme or colors

5. Multiplatform Not Required

macOS only is acceptable.
Windows support is optional.

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Technical Requirements

To keep the scope simple and robust:

Allowed Technologies:
• Electron
• Tauri
• Webview + Node
• SwiftWindowManager
• Any equivalent framework

Must:
• work offline
• run locally (no network access needed)
• require zero backend
• have clean, documented code
• provide a simple build script (npm run build / cargo build etc.)

Must NOT:
• read or interact with app internals
• inject scripts into external apps
• automate keystrokes
• require root permissions
• send any data externally

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Deliverables
1. Fully functional desktop cockpit
2. Source code (GitHub or zip)
3. Build instructions
4. Configuration file template (JSON or similar)
5. Basic documentation
• How to set the four apps
• How to adjust layout
• How to rebuild
• How to brand header/footer

Example Layout (for reference only), external windows snap in

+-------------------------------------------------------+
| HEADER: logo, clock, metrics |
+-------------------------+-----------------------------+
| APP 1 | APP 2 |
| (external window) | (external window) |
+-------------------------+-----------------------------+
| APP 3 | APP 4 |
| (external window) | (external window) |
+-------------------------+-----------------------------+
| FOOTER: status + alerts + placeholders |
+-------------------------------------------------------+

What We Will Provide
• Icons / logo for header
• Color palette
• Text for labels
• Final selection of the 4 apps to snap
• Any branding assets

Evaluation Criteria
• Clean architecture
• Performance and stability
• Good design sense (Minimal, Elegant, Professional)
• Ability to produce smooth animations and clean UI
• Well-commented, maintainable code
• Proven experience with Electron/Tauri or similar window managers

Notes

This is a clean, functional window manager, not a dashboard, and contains no proprietary logic.
It is purely a UI layout shell for arranging apps we already use.

We may extend the header/footer in future, but the current scope is intentionally minimal." (client-provided description)