Re: Updates to Ambrosia

Hi James,

It looks good!

On 2026-04-30 08:58:17 +0200 James Carthew <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've been making significant progress on Ambrosia. While there's still work
> to be done, the project has reached a solid milestone with several key
> features now functional.
> 
> The current build includes a Music Player, an MPV-based Video Player with
> hardware-accelerated playback, and support for running Firefox and Chrome
> through the Display Compositor. MenuServer now provides basic X11
> application support — each application receives its own menu entry and can
> be closed directly from it.
> 
> *Everything shown in this screenshot runs natively on Wayland on Linux.*
> This required updating the gnustep-back library to support EGL/OpenGL on
> Wayland, and I'm pleased to confirm that gMPV.app is working correctly with
> hardware-accelerated video playback. System tray icons are also supported
> in the MenuServer bar, with menus tested against nm-applet, Discord, Webex,
> and Flameshot, alongside Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and sound controls.
> 
> SystemPreferences plugins for Ambrosia, Sound, and Video are fully
> operational. Power Management and Networking support are progressing well,
> and Ambrosia now includes its own SystemPreferences plugin for managing the
> Compositor and session manager. I aim to have a packaged release available
> to the public soon.
> 
> On the visual side, I'm working on two new themes: *Milk* (featured in this
> screenshot, a light theme inspired by the OSX Milk theme) and *Ink* (a dark
> theme). I'm also in the process of migrating to SVG icons throughout the
> interface.
> 
> [image: 20260430_16h44m40s_grim.png]
> 

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