nexo-Neutralino App

Most apps for nexo are based in the efficient Neutralino Framework, so they can be ported easily.

This will guide you to create a simple app with nexolib, a CSS library that integrates your app with the rest of the OS.

Keep in mind, that you will need basic UNIX knowledge, JS + the other language you want to use (as a Neutralino Extension and some patience.)

Getting Started

Environment Setup and empty app creation.

FONSOS ONLY:

1. On fonsOS, go to Settings > System > Developer and enable Commander.SAB.
2. Open Terminal and paste the following: setup-developer.Neutralino and setup-developer.fonsOSIDE.

EVERYONE:

3. If you are not in a fonsOS environment, you will need to git clone https://github.com/NEXO-DESKTOP/nexolib.css.git.
4. In fonsOS, open fonsOS Developer Coder and click on File > New > Neutralino Basic App. If you are not in fonsOS, do a neu create YOUR_APP_NAME --template NEXO-DESKTOP/template.
5. Now is time to link the nexo libraries. If you used fonsOS Developer Coder, it should be all fine, if not you can link temporary the libraries manually with ln -s. The links should be like this: path/to/nexolib.css/googleIcons.ttf > resources/icons.ttf, path/to/nexolib.css/nexolib.css > resources/nexo.css, path/to/nexolib.css/systemIcons > resources/systemIcons, path/to/nexolib.css/systemlib.js > resources/system.js. If you are in a fonsOS environment, and you need to create back the soft links, you can run developer.mknexolib in the app root directory (not in the "resources" folder).

Running and configuring

6. To run the app, run neu run. In some cases, you will need to create back the nexo lib links, and update the Neutralino binaries with neu update.
7. For configuring the app, edit the neutralino.config.json file.

Coding

8. App pages are .html files located in the resources folder. JS files are under resources/js. Edit that files and/or create new ones to develop your app.

9. Happy coding!!