Status report in corner / when no programs are out

[osnr]

• network interfaces status, IP address, hostname, is internet working
• keyboards status?
• time of day?
• performance metrics?
• git status?
• 'place calibration booklet here'

[cwervo]

Idea: virtual-programs/desksaver.folk that does this when no programs are visible + executes an optional folk/user-programs/desksaver.folk where people can add custom metrics, make it display a ball bouncing the extents of the table, display their logo, whatever. Fulfills the same social niche as screensavers: “this computer is alive & running an you can interact with me at any time to Start Computing”

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Related: post-Ubuntu splash screen (maybe just project a bunch of white lines in a grid formation?) + maybe boot chime that let’s people know Folk has turned on/rebooted?

[osnr]

show amount of RAM in use (either by all processes or by Folk processes) / total amount of RAM on system

restart Folk if less than 100MB of free RAM on the PC? would probably fix hard freeze on live & Pi systems (they don't swap probably)

also see how we do live-build "Welcome to Folk" and checkerboard-calibration "Folk not calibrated" messages which are similar

[osnr]

I like the idea of a cool boot chime/animation a lot btw