feat: welcome screen to quickly explain what Puter is

src/gui/src/UI/UIDesktop.js

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import UIWindowSettings from "./Settings/UIWindowSettings.js"
 import UIWindowTaskManager from "./UIWindowTaskManager.js"
 import truncate_filename from '../helpers/truncate_filename.js';
 import UINotification from "./UINotification.js"
+import UIWindowWelcome from "./UIWindowWelcome.js"
 import launch_app from "../helpers/launch_app.js"
 import item_icon from "../helpers/item_icon.js"
 
@@ -898,6 +899,19 @@ async function UIDesktop(options){
     //-------------------------------------------
     if(!window.is_embedded && !window.is_fullpage_mode){
         refresh_item_container(el_desktop, {fadeInItems: true})
+
+        // Show welcome window if user hasn't already seen it and hasn't directly navigated to an app 
+        if(!window.url_paths[0]?.toLocaleLowerCase() === 'app' || !window.url_paths[1]){
+            if(!isMobile.phone && !isMobile.tablet){
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    puter.kv.get('has_seen_welcome_window').then(async (val) => {
+                        if(val === null){
+                            await UIWindowWelcome();
+                        }
+                    })                
+                }, 1000);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     // -------------------------------------------

src/gui/src/UI/UIWindow.js

@@ -417,6 +417,10 @@ async function UIWindow(options) {
             taskbar_zindex = parseInt(taskbar_zindex);
             backdrop_zindex = taskbar_zindex > zindex ? taskbar_zindex : zindex;
         }
+
+        // dominant backdrop will cover over toolbar as well
+        if(options.backdrop_covers_toolbar)
+            backdrop_zindex = 999999;
         
         h = `<div class="window-backdrop" style="z-index:${backdrop_zindex};">` + h + `</div>`;
     }

src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowWelcome.js

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Puter Technologies Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Puter.
+ *
+ * Puter is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import UIWindow from './UIWindow.js'
+
+async function UIWindowWelcome(options){
+
+    options = options ?? {};
+
+    let h = '';
+    // close button containing the multiplication sign
+    h += `<div class="generic-close-window-button welcome-window-close-button"> &times; </div>`;
+    h += `<div style="display:flex; flex-direction: colum;">`;
+        h += `<div style="overflow: hidden; width: 200px; max-width: 200px; min-width: 200px; background: linear-gradient(45deg, #3d476b, #838eb7); min-height: 400px; padding: 20px; box-sizing: border-box;">`;
+            h += `<img style="display: block; margin: 45px auto 0; width: 270px; opacity: 0.5;" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml%20version%3D%221.0%22%3F%3E%3Csvg%20width%3D%2248%22%20height%3D%2248%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20xmlns%3Asvg%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Cg%20class%3D%22layer%22%3E%3Ctitle%3ELayer%201%3C%2Ftitle%3E%3Cg%20id%3D%22svg_1%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%20transform%3D%22rotate(90%2024%2023.9997)%22%3E%3Cpolyline%20fill%3D%22none%22%20id%3D%22svg_2%22%20points%3D%2239%2024%2025%2024%2025%2028%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22square%22%20stroke-miterlimit%3D%2210%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%2F%3E%3Cpolyline%20fill%3D%22none%22%20id%3D%22svg_3%22%20points%3D%2235.879%2010.121%2032%2014%2025%2014%2025%2018%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22square%22%20stroke-miterlimit%3D%2210%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m13%2C26a10.29%2C10.29%200%200%201%20-7.2%2C-3%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20id%3D%22svg_4%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22square%22%20stroke-miterlimit%3D%2210%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m17%2C31.6a5.83%2C5.83%200%200%201%20-4%2C-5.6a5.73%2C5.73%200%200%201%202%2C-4.4%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20id%3D%22svg_5%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22square%22%20stroke-miterlimit%3D%2210%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m35.88%2C37.88l-3.88%2C-3.88l-7%2C0l0%2C2a9.9%2C9.9%200%200%201%20-10%2C10a9.9%2C9.9%200%200%201%20-10%2C-10a9.06%2C9.06%200%200%201%200.6%2C-3.2a5.63%2C5.63%200%200%201%20-2.6%2C-4.8a5.89%2C5.89%200%200%201%202.8%2C-5a9.99%2C9.99%200%200%201%20-2.8%2C-7a9.9%2C9.9%200%200%201%2010%2C-10l0.4%2C0a5.83%2C5.83%200%200%201%205.6%2C-4a5.89%2C5.89%200%200%201%206%2C6%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20id%3D%22svg_6%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22square%22%20stroke-miterlimit%3D%2210%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2238%22%20cy%3D%228%22%20data-color%3D%22color-2%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20id%3D%22svg_7%22%20r%3D%223%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22square%22%20stroke-miterlimit%3D%2210%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2242%22%20cy%3D%2224%22%20data-color%3D%22color-2%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20id%3D%22svg_8%22%20r%3D%223%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22square%22%20stroke-miterlimit%3D%2210%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2238%22%20cy%3D%2240%22%20data-color%3D%22color-2%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20id%3D%22svg_9%22%20r%3D%223%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22square%22%20stroke-miterlimit%3D%2210%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E">`;
+        h += `</div>`;
+        h += `<div style="flex-grow: 1; padding-left: 50px; padding-top: 70px; padding-right: 50px;">`;
+            h += `<h1 style="font-size: 25px; font-weight: 300; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #545763;">Welcome to your <br>Personal Internet Computer</h1>`;
+            h += `<p style="margin-top: 25px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #3e4251;">Store files, play games, find awesome apps, and much more! All in one place, accessible from anywhere at any time.</p>`;
+            h += `<button class="welcome-window-get-started" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; cursor: pointer; padding: 8px 20px; border-radius: 5px; text-decoration: none; margin-right: 20px; border: 1px solid #656565 !important; background: none; margin-top: 10px;">Get Started</button>`;
+            h += `<div class="welcome-window-footer">`;
+                h += `<a href="/terms" target="_blank">Terms</a>`;
+                h += `<a href="/privacy" style="margin-left: 20px;" target="_blank">Privacy</a>`;
+                h += `<a href="https://developer.puter.com" style="margin-left: 20px;" target="_blank">Developers</a>`;
+                h += `<a href="https://github.com/heyputer/puter" style="margin-left: 20px;" target="_blank">Open Source</a>`;
+            h += `</div>`;
+        h += `</div>`;
+    h += `</div>`;
+
+    const el_window = await UIWindow({
+        title: 'Instant Login!',
+        app: 'instant-login',
+        single_instance: true,
+        icon: null,
+        uid: null,
+        is_dir: false,
+        body_content: h,
+        has_head: false,
+        selectable_body: false,
+        allow_context_menu: false,
+        is_resizable: false,
+        is_droppable: false,
+        init_center: true,
+        allow_native_ctxmenu: false,
+        allow_user_select: false,
+        backdrop: true,
+        close_on_backdrop_click: false,
+        backdrop_covers_toolbar: true,
+        width: 650,
+        height: 'auto',
+        dominant: true,
+        show_in_taskbar: false,
+        draggable_body: true,
+        onAppend: function(this_window){
+        },
+        window_class: 'window-welcome',
+        on_close: function(){
+            // save the fact that the user has seen the welcome window
+            puter.kv.set('has_seen_welcome_window', true);
+        },
+        body_css: {
+            width: 'initial',
+            height: '100%',
+            'background-color': 'rgb(245 247 249)',
+            'backdrop-filter': 'blur(3px)',
+            padding: '0',
+        },
+    })
+
+    $(document).on('click', '.welcome-window-get-started', function(){
+        $(el_window).close();
+    })
+}
+
+export default UIWindowWelcome

src/gui/src/css/style.css

@@ -2776,6 +2776,16 @@ fieldset[name=number-code] {
     opacity: 1;
 }
 
+.welcome-window-close-button{
+    opacity: 0.7;
+    font-weight: 300;
+    top: 5px;
+    right: 5px;
+}
+.welcome-window-close-button:hover{
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
 .otp-qr-code {
     width: 100%;
     display: flex;
@@ -4148,4 +4158,18 @@ fieldset[name=number-code] {
 }
 .settings-sidebar.active {
     display: block;
+}
+
+.welcome-window-footer{
+    position: absolute; bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.welcome-window-footer a{
+    color: #8a94a4;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.welcome-window-footer a:hover{
+    color: #5f626d;
 }

src/gui/src/initgui.js

@@ -294,8 +294,9 @@ window.initgui = async function(options){
         // remove 'r' from URL
         window.history.pushState(null, document.title, '/');
         // show referral notice, this will be used later if Desktop is loaded
-        if(window.first_visit_ever)
+        if(window.first_visit_ever){
             window.show_referral_notice = true;
+        }
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -833,7 +834,6 @@ window.initgui = async function(options){
             referrer += '?ref=' + html_encode(window.url_query_params.get('ref'));
         }
 
-
         let headers = {};
         if(window.custom_headers)
             headers = window.custom_headers;