Desktop window ui

Skill swd3k/skills/agent-skills/ui/desktop-window-ui

Design desktop application window chrome: title bar density, navigation, panels, status bars, and utility layouts. Use when building Photino/Electron/Tauri/WPF tool UIs rather than marketing pages.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add swd3k/skills --skill desktop-window-ui

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SKILL.md

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Desktop Window UI

Desktop tools are dense, keyboard-friendly, calm. Not landing pages in a frame.

Defaults

Content-first: max space for the task
12–16px base spacing; 8px grid
System font stack unless brand requires custom
Primary action visible without scroll on default size
Status/footer for version, connection, last error

Layout patterns

Pattern	Use
Single panel + footer actions	Simple fixers, wizards
List + detail	Config, logs, multi-item
Sidebar nav + content	Multi-section settings
Toolbar + canvas	Editors

Controls

Buttons: Primary / Secondary / Danger
Destructive actions need confirm
Progress: determinate when known; spinner + label otherwise
Inline help via ? popover, not walls of text

Density

Prefer compact rows for power users
Touch targets ≥ 32px if touch possible
Don't mimic mobile bottom-nav on desktop

Pitfalls

Marketing hero inside a 900×600 utility
Unlabeled icon-only critical actions
Error only in console

Acceptance

Default window shows task complete path
Keyboard: Tab order logical; Enter activates primary
Resize to min size still usable

What ships with it

Read from the repository

Just SKILL.md. No reference files, no scripts.