replace raster assets with CSS: emoji gradient cards, mock windows (add forge), gradient wallpaper

README.md

@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ more.
   hand-built CSS mock windows instead of screenshots: a little necromancy game scene whose
   blinking "PRESS START" launches the game, and a little browser window with tabs in the
   title bar, a toolbar and a start page.
+- **Asset-free cards & wallpaper** — every project/hardware card is a CSS gradient tile with
+  an emoji glyph (no screenshots), the desktop shell's app previews are the same CSS mock
+  windows (a git-forge page for GitDXD), and its wallpaper is a layered CSS gradient. The
+  only real images left are the logo, the social SVGs, the Joker easter egg and the Gentoo
+  mark.
 - **Draggable desktop icons** — free placement that snaps to a measured grid, one icon per
   cell, with a follow-the-cursor drag ghost. Icons shrink on cramped viewports so they never
   collide.
@@ -76,8 +81,9 @@ more.
   imported for the base layer but the UI is custom CSS.
 - **Fonts:** the web theme uses the system sans stack; Monocraft (self-hosted in `public/`) is
   used by the desktop theme's SMP menu and the in-desktop terminal.
-- **Images:** `next/image`
-- **Version:** `2.2.13` (see `package.json`)
+- **Images:** `next/image` — only the logo (`src/app/icon.png`), the social SVGs, the Joker
+  easter egg and the Gentoo mark; all cards, feature/app previews and the wallpaper are CSS.
+- **Version:** `2.2.14` (see `package.json`)
 - **Dependencies:** `npm audit` reports **0 vulnerabilities**. `next` is kept at a patched
   release (`>=16.3.6`) for the `next/og` RCE, and `brace-expansion` is force-upgraded via
   `overrides`. `braces` (a transitive ESLint/`fast-glob` dependency) has **no upstream fix**,
@@ -187,7 +193,7 @@ src/app/
   globals.css             → base/reset styles + Tailwind import
   web.css                 → web theme styles (frosted glass, light + dark)
   skeuo.css               → desktop theme styles (KDE/Plasma shell)
-  data.ts                 → socials, codingProjects, techProjects, friends, wallpapers
+  data.ts                 → socials, codingProjects, techProjects, friends
   revival-inc/page.tsx    → embeds the bundled game at /public/revival-inc/index.html
   api/
     heatmap/route.ts      → contribution heatmap proxy
@@ -216,7 +222,7 @@ deploy/
     install-system-service.sh         → installs the system unit (run with sudo/doas)
 vendor/
     braces/                  → locally patched braces@3.0.4 (depth guards for CVE-2026-93687; no upstream fix)
-public/                     → fonts, wallpapers, icons, /revival-inc game, llms.txt, robots.txt, sitemap.xml
+public/                     → fonts, social SVGs, /revival-inc game, llms.txt, robots.txt, sitemap.xml
 ```
 
 ## 🌍 Deploying?

agents.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ When in doubt, prefer updating. A stale README **or** agents.md is treated as a
 ## Bump the version on EVERY prompt — also do this every time
 
 Another standing requirement: increment the **patch** version (`x.x.+1`, so
-`2.2.12` → `2.2.13` → …) as part of every task, even the small ones. Keep all of
+`2.2.13` → `2.2.14` → …) as part of every task, even the small ones. Keep all of
 these in sync:
 
 - `package.json` → `"version"`
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ frosted-glass **web** site, and an alternate KDE/Plasma **desktop simulation**
   utilities in the components (Tailwind is present via PostCSS but the look is
   hand-written CSS).
 - Path alias: `@/*` → `src/*`.
-- Version: `2.2.13` (see `package.json`).
+- Version: `2.2.14` (see `package.json`).
 
 ### Scripts
 ```bash
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ src/app/
   page.tsx              → renders <ThemeRoot/>, imports web.css + skeuo.css
   layout.tsx            → html shell, metadata, ThemeScript
   globals.css           → base/reset styles + Tailwind import
-  data.ts               → socials, codingProjects, techProjects, friends, wallpapers
+  data.ts               → socials, codingProjects, techProjects, friends
   web.css               → web theme: frosted glass, light + dark tokens
   skeuo.css             → Windows/Plasma desktop styles (desktop theme only)
   revival-inc/page.tsx  → fullscreen iframe embedding /public/revival-inc/index.html
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ src/app/
   components/
     ThemeRoot.tsx       → picks which shell to mount (the router of the UI)
     WebLayout.tsx       → "web" theme (default): sticky sidebar + glass content
-    FeatureWindow.tsx   → decorative CSS "windows" for the two feature panels (game / browser)
+    FeatureWindow.tsx   → decorative CSS "windows" (game / browser / forge); used in the
+                          web feature panels and the desktop app windows
     WindowsDesktop.tsx  → "skeuo" theme, desktop: icons, windows, taskbar
     WinWindow.tsx       → a single draggable/resizable window
     apps.tsx            → APPS registry + the content of each app + in-app terminal
@@ -158,7 +159,11 @@ Themes: `web` = default frosted-glass website (sidebar + content, light/dark),
   (Josef is 🧌 goblin, the rest 🧙 — the old per-friend SVGs are gone).
   Projects/hardware use a CSS multi-column
   **masonry** gallery (`.project-grid`) so short cards don't leave half-empty
-  grid slots; on phones it drops to 2 columns with a shorter card image. The two feature panels (`.web-split`) stretch
+  grid slots; on phones it drops to 2 columns with a shorter tile. Cards are
+  **asset-free**: each renders a `.project-thumb` — a `.thumb-N` gradient
+  (N = index % 6) with the item's `emoji` glyph centred — instead of a
+  screenshot. `codingProjects` / `techProjects` in `data.ts` carry `emoji`
+  (no `img`/`image`). The two feature panels (`.web-split`) stretch
   to equal height and share a fixed `16 / 10` `.fw` window (the `FeatureWindow`
   component) — a decorative, **asset-free CSS mock-up** rather than a screenshot:
   Revival Inc. is a little necromancy game scene (night sky, moon, tombstones,
@@ -168,10 +173,18 @@ Themes: `web` = default frosted-glass website (sidebar + content, light/dark),
   `aria-hidden` but "PRESS START" is a **real link** to the game
   (`https://dvorakmortonxd.dev/revival-inc`). The real copy stays in the
   `.web-feature-text` paragraph below.
-  The old raster feature shots (`.web-shot` + `next/image`) were removed from the
-  web theme only — `revivalinc.webp` / `RustyWolfPreview.webp` are still used by
-  the desktop theme and the projects gallery, so the files stay. The old stacked
-  TUI panel layout and the `SlBackground` ASCII train were removed earlier.
+  `FeatureWindow` also has a **`forge`** variant (a little git-forge repo page)
+  and all three are reused inside the desktop app windows (GitDXD → forge,
+  Revival Inc. → game, RustyWolf → browser), so there are no app-preview
+  screenshots. The old stacked TUI panel layout and the `SlBackground` ASCII
+  train were removed earlier.
+- **No raster UI assets.** Every card, feature panel, app preview and the desktop
+  wallpaper is drawn in CSS: project/hardware cards are `.project-thumb` gradient
+  tiles with an `emoji`, the feature/app previews are `FeatureWindow` mock windows,
+  and `.win-desktop` carries a layered gradient "wallpaper" (there is no
+  `wallpaper.jpg`). Only the social SVGs, the site logo (`src/app/icon.png`), the
+  Joker easter egg (`joker.webp`) and the Gentoo mark (`gentoo.svg`) remain as
+  real image files.
 - **Not a terminal.** The web theme deliberately has no TUI chrome: the hero is
   a name + blurb (no `$ whoami` prompt, no blinking cursor), section eyebrows are
   plain words (not `README.MD` / `TECH_LIST.JSON` filenames), and the activity
@@ -473,9 +486,9 @@ knows about icon ids, via `APP_BY_ID`.
   contain `data-theme="web"` / `data-scheme="dark"` and the `.web-root` markup.
   Theme + scheme are read pre-paint from `localStorage.theme` / `.scheme`, so a
   quick check is to set those in devtools and reload.
-- `next/image` is lazy by default, so a headless full-page screenshot shows the
-  below-the-fold feature shots as blank boxes. Scroll the page
-  slowly first and they load; this is a capture artifact, not a bug. Headless
+- There are almost no raster images left (only the logo, the social SVGs, the
+  Joker easter egg and the Gentoo mark), so a headless full-page screenshot no
+  longer shows blank lazy-image boxes below the fold. Headless
   Chromium lives at `~/.cache/ms-playwright/chromium-*/chrome-linux64/chrome`
   (drive it with `--headless=new --remote-debugging-port=…` and CDP).
 - A dev server may already be running on port 3000 — on this host it is normally

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "dvorakmortonxd",
-  "version": "2.2.13",
+  "version": "2.2.14",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "dvorakmortonxd",
-      "version": "2.2.13",
+      "version": "2.2.14",
       "dependencies": {
         "next": "^16.3.8",
         "react": "^19.3.0",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dvorakmortonxd",
-  "version": "2.2.13",
+  "version": "2.2.14",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "node scripts/dev-server.mjs",

src/app/components/FeatureWindow.tsx

@@ -93,7 +93,45 @@ function BrowserBody() {
   );
 }
 
-export default function FeatureWindow({ variant }: { variant: "game" | "browser" }) {
+function ForgeBody() {
+  const files = ["src/", "public/", "package.json", "README.md", "LICENSE"];
+  return (
+    <div className="fw-forge">
+      <div className="fw-forge-head">
+        <span className="fw-forge-repo">
+          dvorakmortonxd / <b>dvorakmortonxd.dev</b>
+        </span>
+        <span className="fw-forge-tabs">
+          <span className="fw-forge-tab fw-forge-tab-active">Code</span>
+          <span className="fw-forge-tab">Issues</span>
+          <span className="fw-forge-tab">Pull requests</span>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div className="fw-forge-body">
+        <ul className="fw-forge-files">
+          {files.map((f) => (
+            <li key={f}>
+              <span className="fw-forge-file-icon" />
+              {f}
+            </li>
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+        <div className="fw-forge-code">
+          {Array.from({ length: 8 }).map((_, i) => (
+            <span key={i} className="fw-code-line" />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className="fw-forge-lang">
+        <span className="fw-lang-seg fw-lang-ts" />
+        <span className="fw-lang-seg fw-lang-css" />
+        <span className="fw-lang-seg fw-lang-md" />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function FeatureWindow({ variant }: { variant: "game" | "browser" | "forge" }) {
   if (variant === "game") {
     return (
       <Chrome title="revival-inc — mini jame gam #55" decorative={false}>
@@ -101,6 +139,13 @@ export default function FeatureWindow({ variant }: { variant: "game" | "browser"
       </Chrome>
     );
   }
+  if (variant === "forge") {
+    return (
+      <Chrome title="GitDXD — dvorakmortonxd/dvorakmortonxd.dev">
+        <ForgeBody />
+      </Chrome>
+    );
+  }
   return (
     <Chrome
       tabs={

src/app/components/WebLayout.tsx

@@ -276,10 +276,9 @@ export default function WebLayout() {
                   rel="noopener noreferrer"
                   className="project-card"
                 >
-                  <div
-                    className="project-image"
-                    style={{ backgroundImage: `url(${project.img})` }}
-                  />
+                  <div className={`project-thumb thumb-${idx % 6}`} aria-hidden="true">
+                    {project.emoji}
+                  </div>
                   <h4 className="project-title">{project.title}</h4>
                   <p className="project-desc">{project.desc}</p>
                 </a>
@@ -289,12 +288,11 @@ export default function WebLayout() {
 
           <Section id="hardware" eyebrow="My gear" title="Hardware I own">
             <div className="project-grid">
-              {techProjects.map((project) => (
+              {techProjects.map((project, idx) => (
                 <div key={project.title} className="project-card">
-                  <div
-                    className="project-image"
-                    style={{ backgroundImage: `url(${project.image})` }}
-                  />
+                  <div className={`project-thumb thumb-${idx % 6}`} aria-hidden="true">
+                    {project.emoji}
+                  </div>
                   <h4 className="project-title">{project.title}</h4>
                   <p className="project-desc">{project.desc}</p>
                 </div>
@@ -318,7 +316,7 @@ export default function WebLayout() {
           </Section>
 
           <footer className="web-footer glass">
-            <span className="web-footer-label">v2.2.13</span>
+            <span className="web-footer-label">v2.2.14</span>
             © 2025-2026 Martin Dvořák. All rights reserved (not really I dont care, just
             follow the GPL3.0 License)
           </footer>

src/app/components/WindowsDesktop.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import WinWindow, { type WinState } from "./WinWindow";
 import Clock from "./Clock";
 import { useTheme } from "./useTheme";
 import { useDesktopIcons } from "./useDesktopIcons";
-import { WALLPAPER, friends } from "../data";
+import { friends } from "../data";
 
 // The panel sits at `bottom: 10px` with a height of 44px, so its top edge is
 // 54px above the viewport bottom. Windows clamp 5px above that (59), so a
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ interface Shortcut {
   url?: string;
   appId?: string;
   desc?: string;
-  image?: string;
   /** Show the real site in an iframe. Only for sites that allow framing. */
   embed?: boolean;
   /** Frame src when it differs from `url` (e.g. a local mirror of a blocking site). */
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ interface IconEntry {
   title: string;
   glyph: ReactNode;
   color?: string;
-  image?: string;
   onOpen: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -224,7 +222,6 @@ export default function WindowsDesktop() {
         url: s.url,
         desc: s.desc,
         icon: s.icon,
-        image: s.image,
         embed: s.embed,
         embedUrl: s.embedUrl,
       });
@@ -336,8 +333,6 @@ export default function WindowsDesktop() {
     }
   };
 
-  const wallpaper = `url('${WALLPAPER}')`;
-
   const iconClick = (id: string, action: () => void) => {
     if (consumeDrag()) return;
     activateIcon(id, action);
@@ -389,18 +384,7 @@ export default function WindowsDesktop() {
           className="win-icon-glyph"
           style={entry.color ? { background: entry.color } : undefined}
         >
-          {entry.image ? (
-            <Image
-              src={entry.image}
-              alt={entry.label}
-              width={38}
-              height={38}
-              className="win-icon-img"
-              draggable={false}
-            />
-          ) : (
-            entry.glyph
-          )}
+          {entry.glyph}
         </span>
         <span className="win-icon-label">{entry.label}</span>
       </button>
@@ -411,7 +395,6 @@ export default function WindowsDesktop() {
     <div
       ref={desktopRef}
       className="win-desktop"
-      style={{ backgroundImage: wallpaper }}
       onPointerDown={(e) => {
         if (e.target === e.currentTarget) {
           closeStart();

src/app/components/apps.tsx

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import {
   codingProjects,
   techProjects,
   friends,
-  WALLPAPER_CREDIT,
 } from "../data";
 import ServiceButton from "./ServiceButton";
 import ContributionHeatmap from "./ContributionHeatmap";
+import FeatureWindow from "./FeatureWindow";
 import JokerLogo from "./JokerLogo";
 import { setTheme } from "./useTheme";
 
@@ -59,11 +59,7 @@ function WelcomeApp() {
         .
       </p>
       <p className="app-muted app-fineprint">
-        Wallpaper from{" "}
-        <a href={WALLPAPER_CREDIT} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-          wallpapercave.com/kde-plasma-wallpapers
-        </a>
-        . Gentoo logo by Matteo &apos;Peach&apos; Pescarin (CC BY-SA 2.5), via Wikimedia
+        Gentoo logo by Matteo &apos;Peach&apos; Pescarin (CC BY-SA 2.5), via Wikimedia
         Commons.
       </p>
     </div>
@@ -217,7 +213,9 @@ function ProjectsApp() {
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
             className="project-card"
           >
-            <div className="project-image" style={{ backgroundImage: `url(${project.img})` }} />
+            <div className={`project-thumb thumb-${idx % 6}`} aria-hidden="true">
+              {project.emoji}
+            </div>
             <h4 className="project-title">{project.title}</h4>
             <p className="project-desc">{project.desc}</p>
           </a>
@@ -231,12 +229,11 @@ function HardwareApp() {
   return (
     <div className="app-pad">
       <div className="project-grid">
-        {techProjects.map((project) => (
+        {techProjects.map((project, idx) => (
           <div key={project.title} className="project-card">
-            <div
-              className="project-image"
-              style={{ backgroundImage: `url(${project.image})` }}
-            />
+            <div className={`project-thumb thumb-${idx % 6}`} aria-hidden="true">
+              {project.emoji}
+            </div>
             <h4 className="project-title">{project.title}</h4>
             <p className="project-desc">{project.desc}</p>
           </div>
@@ -270,15 +267,7 @@ function GitdxdApp() {
     <div className="app-pad app-center">
       <h2 className="app-h1">GitDXD</h2>
       <p className="app-h2">My Self-hosted Git Instance</p>
-      <div className="app-shot app-shot-glow">
-        <Image
-          src="/gitdxd.webp"
-          alt="GitDXD Preview"
-          width={1280}
-          height={720}
-          style={{ width: "100%", height: "auto", display: "block" }}
-        />
-      </div>
+      <FeatureWindow variant="forge" />
       <p className="app-text">
         My very own forgejo git instance, originally started as a private git instance for
         me and my friends to boycott GitHub but I&#39;ve made it public now so. Join at{" "}
@@ -475,15 +464,7 @@ function RevivalApp() {
   return (
     <div className="app-pad app-center">
       <h2 className="app-h1">Revival Inc.</h2>
-      <div className="app-shot app-shot-light">
-        <Image
-          src="/revivalinc.webp"
-          alt="revival inc thumbnail"
-          width={768}
-          height={576}
-          style={{ width: "100%", height: "auto", display: "block" }}
-        />
-      </div>
+      <FeatureWindow variant="game" />
       <p className="app-h2">What is it?</p>
       <p className="app-text">
         It&#39;s a game I made for the game jam &#34;Mini Jame Gam #55&#34;, the theme was
@@ -500,15 +481,7 @@ function RustyWolfApp() {
   return (
     <div className="app-pad app-center">
       <h2 className="app-h1">Introducing RustyWolf</h2>
-      <div className="app-shot app-shot-glow">
-        <Image
-          src="/RustyWolfPreview.webp"
-          alt="RustyWolf Browser Preview"
-          width={1280}
-          height={720}
-          style={{ width: "100%", height: "auto", display: "block" }}
-        />
-      </div>
+      <FeatureWindow variant="browser" />
       <p className="app-h2">What makes it so cool???</p>
       <p className="app-text">
         A lightweight browser made in Rust with WebKitGTK. It&#39;s the successor to my
@@ -766,22 +739,16 @@ function WebsiteApp({
   url,
   desc,
   icon,
-  image,
 }: {
   title: string;
   url: string;
   desc?: string;
   icon?: ReactNode;
-  image?: string;
 }) {
   return (
     <div className="app-pad app-center website-app">
       <div className="website-app-icon">
-        {image ? (
-          <Image src={image} alt={title} width={84} height={84} className="website-app-img" />
-        ) : (
         <span className="website-app-emoji">{icon ?? "🌐"}</span>
-        )}
       </div>
       <h2 className="app-h1">{title}</h2>
       {desc && <p className="app-h2">{desc}</p>}
@@ -825,7 +792,6 @@ export function createWebsiteApp(opts: {
   url: string;
   desc?: string;
   icon?: ReactNode;
-  image?: string;
   /**
    * Render the real site in an iframe instead of the link card. Only works for
    * sites that do not send `X-Frame-Options` / a `frame-ancestors` CSP.
@@ -854,7 +820,6 @@ export function createWebsiteApp(opts: {
         url={opts.url}
         desc={opts.desc}
         icon={opts.icon}
-        image={opts.image}
       />
     ),
   };

src/app/data.ts

@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ export interface Social {
 export interface CodingProject {
   title: string;
   desc: string;
-  img: string;
+  /** Emoji glyph shown on the card's CSS gradient tile (no image assets). */
+  emoji: string;
   url: string;
 }
 
 export interface TechProject {
   title: string;
   desc: string;
-  image: string;
+  /** Emoji glyph shown on the card's CSS gradient tile (no image assets). */
+  emoji: string;
 }
 
 export interface Friend {
@@ -54,109 +56,109 @@ export const codingProjects: CodingProject[] = [
   {
     title: "Hospital Execution (Unfinished)",
     desc: "the first ever real game I made, in pygame. I've abandoned it.",
-    img: "/coding-1.webp",
+    emoji: "🏥",
     url: "https://martin-dv.itch.io/hospital-execution-demo",
   },
   {
     title: "Underbaranoia (Finished)",
     desc: "basically a undertale like infinite fight simulator that gets progressively harder, made in pygame.",
-    img: "/coding-2.webp",
+    emoji: "⚔️",
     url: "https://martin-dv.itch.io/underbaranoia",
   },
   {
     title: "Offline memer (Finished)",
     desc: "parody of the discord bot \"Dank Memer\" made in batch. (this was technically my first ever game I published).",
-    img: "/coding-3.webp",
+    emoji: "🤖",
     url: "https://martin-dv.itch.io/offline-memer",
   },
   {
     title: "4y (Forgotten)",
     desc: "just a renamed fork of the ly login manager (based login manager btw I love it), no extra features, just a rename, its actually outdated so dont use it.",
-    img: "/coding-4.webp",
+    emoji: "🔐",
     url: "https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/dvorakmortonxd/4y",
   },
   {
     title: "4rch linux (Forgotten)",
     desc: "same as above, basically just a renamed fork of arch linux with calamares installer, also outdated and not maintained at all so no use please.",
-    img: "/coding-5.webp",
+    emoji: "🐧",
     url: "https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/dvorakmortonxd/4rch-linux",
   },
   {
     title: "You_Are_An_Idiot_Virus.py (Finished)",
     desc: "this is just a python script that just spams blinking \"you are an idiot\" windows, made it as a prank I think, not really sure rn.",
-    img: "/coding-6.webp",
+    emoji: "🪟",
     url: "https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/dvorakmortonxd/uranidiot",
   },
   {
     title: "Venturesome (Discontinued)",
     desc: "a browser I wrote in python using PyQtWebEngine with PyQt5, actually pretty cool and modular but I couldnt get past the stage of adding a tab system, basically surpassed by my other project: RustyWolf.",
-    img: "/coding-7.webp",
+    emoji: "🌐",
     url: "https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/dvorakmortonxd/Venturesome",
   },
   {
     title: "Mandelbrot set in Pygame (Finished)",
     desc: "a python pygame script that renders the mandelbrot set, made it when I was fascinated by how it looks and ngl it still looks cool af.",
-    img: "/coding-8.webp",
+    emoji: "🌀",
     url: "https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/dvorakmortonxd/mandelbrot",
   },
   {
     title: "Underpygametale (Unfinished)",
     desc: "a remake of undertale written in pygame, got it to about the flowey part (at the beginning) and didnt touch it in a long time.",
-    img: "/coding-9.webp",
+    emoji: "💀",
     url: "https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/dvorakmortonxd/underpygametale",
   },
   {
     title: "Many discord bots...",
     desc: "so many of them, once I (allegedly, pls discord dont ban me) even wrote a \"self-bot\" which auto-advertised a minecraft server on minecraft discord server in lfg-hosting every two hours, around 800 people joined in total.",
-    img: "/coding-10.webp",
+    emoji: "💬",
     url: "https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/dvorakmortonxd/PYGETEX",
   },
   {
     title: "MMO minecraft plugin (Unfinished)",
     desc: "a minceraft plugin with custom bosses, items, and functions. pretty barebones and basic but I did it all manually before vibecoding was even a thing so what.",
-    img: "/coding-11.webp",
+    emoji: "⛏️",
     url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSAX5Ds61ac",
   },
   {
     title: "Many many failed minecraft servers..",
     desc: "creative games, softcraft, frostville, eusmp, eurthsmp, softsmp and many other SMPs that died later on. I cant even count how many mc servers I had in total.",
-    img: "/coding-12.webp",
+    emoji: "🧱",
     url: "https://discord.gg/KtHRm9kRmy",
   },
   {
     title: "Swords and Sandals 2 pygame remake (Unfinished)",
     desc: "an unfinished remake of swords and sandals 2 in pygame, I got bored of it and never finished it but ill finish it one day for sure lol.",
-    img: "/coding-13.webp",
+    emoji: "🗡️",
     url: "https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/dvorakmortonxd/sas2py",
   },
   {
     title: "Llama.cpp server",
     desc: "my llama.cpp vm running on my proxmox with a gpu passthroughed RTX 3070, dm me if u wanna test it lol.",
-    img: "/coding-14.webp",
+    emoji: "🦾",
     url: "https://ai.dvorakmortonxd.dev/",
   },
   {
     title: "Batch MSDOS Simulator (Finished)",
     desc: "a freshman school project on making games in batch, it was like an OS simulator with a web browser, games, photos, even a video suprise (youll have to try it to figure that one out lol).",
-    img: "/coding-15.webp",
+    emoji: "💾",
     url: "https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/dvorakmortonxd/DvorakMSDOS",
   },
   {
     title: "RustyWolf (WIP, Available now!)",
     desc: "a browser I made in rust with webkitgtk, I made it to be lightweight and to be able to be ran on macbook unibody 2010 before I realised I got scammed.. It's the successor to my previous project Venturesome :)",
-    img: "/coding-16.webp",
+    emoji: "🐺",
     url: "https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/dvorakmortonxd/RustyWolf",
   },
   {
     title: "dxdwm (Discontinued)",
     desc: "a small x11 window manager written in rust.",
-    img: "/coding-17.webp",
+    emoji: "🪟",
     url: "https://git.dvorakmortonxd.dev/dvorakmortonxd/dxdwm",
   },
   {
     title: "Revival Inc. (Finished)",
     desc: "My game written in pygame and packaged with pygbag made for the Mini Jame Gam #55! tho I only made it in 6 hours lmao",
-    img: "/revivalinc.webp",
+    emoji: "🧟",
     url: "https://dvorakmortonxd.dev/revival-inc",
   },
 ];
@@ -165,77 +167,77 @@ export const techProjects: TechProject[] = [
   {
     title: "Gentoo Setup",
     desc: "my main computer with gentoo and SwayFX. specs: Ryzen 5 3600 (6c/12t), RX 580 8GB ASUS ROG, 16gb of ram and a 240gb sata ssd.",
-    image: "/gentoo-setup.webp",
+    emoji: "🐧",
   },
   {
     title: "Proxmox Server",
     desc: "my personal proxmox server (dm me on ig if u need a VPS/hosting), specs: Xeon E5 2680 v4 (14c/28t), RTX 3070 (llama.cpp), 68gb ddr4 rdimm ram (2*16gb, 1*32gb, 1*4gb), 256gb of sata m2 space + 1tb hdd + 750gb hdd.",
-    image: "/proxmox-server.webp",
+    emoji: "🖥️",
   },
   {
     title: "Xbox 360 S (badupdate)",
     desc: "xbox 360 slim (trinity) with badupdate exploit, allowing to boot custom software. (not my photo), the specs are XCGPU (3c/6t), 0.5GB of gddr3 ram and a 500gb hdd.",
-    image: "/xbox360.webp",
+    emoji: "🎮",
   },
   {
     title: "Lenovo Legion Go S",
     desc: "my gaming handheld which I sometimes use as a computer, it has 32gb of unified lpddr5x memory and 1tb of nvme storage, I dualboot artix linux (openrc) with SwayFX and stock SteamOS on it.",
-    image: "/legiongos.webp",
+    emoji: "🕹️",
   },
   {
     title: "Macbook Air M4 13\"",
     desc: "my main device for basically everything on the go except gaming. specs are Apple M4 (cpu:10c,gpu:8c), 16gb of unified ram (lpddr5x), 256gb Storage.",
-    image: "/macbook-air.webp",
+    emoji: "💻",
   },
   {
     title: "Macbook Air 2013 11\"",
     desc: "bought this for tinkering lol, specs are intel core i5 (2c/4t), 8gb of ddr3 ram and 250gb ssd, installed arch linux on it with i3wm.",
-    image: "/macbook-air-11.webp",
+    emoji: "💻",
   },
   {
     title: "iPhone 7 128gb",
     desc: "somehow found a listing for 4 bucks (refurbed.cz) for it so I got it lol, it has a little dent I marked it on the photo (which isnt mine btw), except cosmetic damage its pretty much fully functional, specs are Apple A10 (4c/4t), 2gb of ram and 128gb of storage",
-    image: "/iphone-7.webp",
+    emoji: "📱",
   },
   {
     title: "Macbook Unibody 2010",
     desc: "found random listing on bazos for 15 bucks but after I bought a power adapter it turned out to be non functioning so I got scammed :(",
-    image: "/macbook2010.webp",
+    emoji: "💻",
   },
   {
     title: "ThinkPad T400s 14\"",
     desc: "got it from a random guy for 20 bucks, its an old laptop from 2009. I put void linux on it and i3wm on it, specs are intel core 2 duo (2c/2t), 8gb ddr3 ram and 800gb hdd.",
-    image: "/thinkpadt400s.webp",
+    emoji: "💻",
   },
   {
     title: "Asus N56JR 15.6\"",
     desc: "one of my first laptops my dad got for me when I was like 12, still works but the battery is KO, specs are intel core i7 4700HQ (4c/8t), 8gb ddr3 ram and 240gb ssd, it currently runs ubuntu linux 24.04LTS and my mom uses it for movies and shows.",
-    image: "/asuslaptop.webp",
+    emoji: "💻",
   },
   {
     title: "Small Unknown XP Acer Laptop",
     desc: "found that one in ewaste, I think it has like 2gb of ram and an intel atom, not sure what to do with it yet",
-    image: "/acerlaptop.webp",
+    emoji: "📟",
   },
   {
     title: "Dell Latitude E6320",
     desc: "also from ewaste, put mint on it but didnt do anything yet, lowk kinda capable for its time in 2011 so I might put it to use later but the battery is KO.",
-    image: "/latitude.webp",
+    emoji: "💻",
   },
   {
     title: "iPhone 11 128gb",
     desc: "my first iphone I got from my parents at 13, rn my dad has it because I switched over to the iphone 16 pro in 2025, specs are Apple A13 (6c/6t), 4gb of ram and 128gb of storage. (NOT MY IMAGE)",
-    image: "/iphone11.webp",
+    emoji: "📱",
   },
   {
     title: "iPhone 16 Pro 128gb",
     desc: "originally wanted iphone 13 mini (because of the size) but I somehow decided to get 16 pro, which is a bit smaller than my older iphone 11, specs are Apple A18 pro (6c/6t), (btw this chip is the same chip used in the macbook neo so thats cool) and 8gb of ram and 128gb of storage, my main phone.",
-    image: "/iphone16pro.webp",
+    emoji: "📱",
   },
   {
     title: "Xbox one S 2TB",
     desc: "my dad bought it for me also in like 2018 or 2019 and I sometimes play the console edition of minecraft because I like to play the gliding minigame on it when someone comes over.",
-    image: "/xboxones.webp",
+    emoji: "🎮",
   },
 ];
 
@@ -277,6 +279,3 @@ export const friends: Friend[] = [
     iframe: true,
   },
 ];
-
-export const WALLPAPER = "/wallpaper.jpg";
-export const WALLPAPER_CREDIT = "https://wallpapercave.com/kde-plasma-wallpapers";

src/app/skeuo.css

@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ html[data-theme="skeuo"] body {
   position: fixed;
   inset: 0;
   overflow: hidden;
-  background-color: #1b1e20;
+  background-color: #0b1a2b;
+  /* Asset-free "wallpaper": layered KDE-ish blue/purple gradients. */
+  background-image:
+    radial-gradient(60rem 40rem at 15% 10%, rgba(61, 174, 233, 0.28), transparent 65%),
+    radial-gradient(55rem 42rem at 85% 18%, rgba(155, 89, 182, 0.22), transparent 65%),
+    radial-gradient(72rem 52rem at 68% 100%, rgba(41, 128, 185, 0.3), transparent 70%),
+    linear-gradient(160deg, #0a1524 0%, #10233b 45%, #0b1a2b 100%);
   background-size: cover;
   background-position: center;
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
@@ -143,13 +149,6 @@ a.win-icon {
   flex-wrap: nowrap;
   max-height: none;
 }
-.win-icon-img {
-  width: 38px;
-  height: 38px;
-  object-fit: contain;
-  filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
-  opacity: 0.92;
-}
 
 /* Cramped desktops: shrink the icons so the grid always has a cell for every
    icon (so they can never collide) and the launcher stacks stay on screen. The
@@ -168,10 +167,6 @@ a.win-icon {
   .win-icon-label {
     font-size: 0.68rem;
   }
-  .win-icon-img {
-    width: 32px;
-    height: 32px;
-  }
 }
 @media (max-width: 720px), (max-height: 440px) {
   .win-icon {
@@ -191,10 +186,6 @@ a.win-icon {
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
   }
-  .win-icon-img {
-    width: 26px;
-    height: 26px;
-  }
 }
 @media (max-height: 380px) {
   .win-icon {
@@ -214,10 +205,6 @@ a.win-icon {
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
   }
-  .win-icon-img {
-    width: 22px;
-    height: 22px;
-  }
 }
 
 /* The three default stacks are laid out once so the grid columns can be read
@@ -650,12 +637,6 @@ a.win-icon {
   font-size: 3rem;
   line-height: 1;
 }
-.website-app-img {
-  width: 84px;
-  height: 84px;
-  object-fit: contain;
-  filter: brightness(0);
-}
 .website-app-link {
   margin-top: 14px;
   padding: 8px 16px;
@@ -889,7 +870,7 @@ a.win-icon {
   box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #7db9e8, 0 0 14px rgba(110, 185, 255, 0.5),
     0 8px 18px rgba(0, 25, 55, 0.2);
 }
-.app-surface .project-image {
+.app-surface .project-thumb {
   height: 150px;
   border-radius: 4px;
   border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
@@ -1022,18 +1003,6 @@ a.win-icon {
   color: #0e3355;
   margin: 14px 0 8px;
 }
-.app-surface .app-shot {
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-  margin: 12px 0;
-}
-.app-surface .app-shot-glow {
-  box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(120, 190, 255, 0.35);
-}
-.app-surface .app-shot-light {
-  box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
-}
 .app-surface .app-list {
   margin: 10px 0 10px 20px;
   line-height: 1.8;
@@ -1192,7 +1161,7 @@ a.win-icon {
   background: #353b40;
   box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #3daee9, 0 0 14px rgba(61, 174, 233, 0.45);
 }
-.win-body .project-image {
+.win-body .project-thumb {
   border-color: #1b1e20;
 }
 .win-body .project-title {
@@ -1250,9 +1219,6 @@ a.win-icon {
   color: #27ae60;
 }
 
-.win-body .app-shot {
-  border-color: #1b1e20;
-}
 .win-body .app-linkrow a {
   border-color: #1b1e20;
   background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #3b4147, #31363b);
@@ -1262,6 +1228,22 @@ a.win-icon {
   color: #3daee9;
 }
 
+/* Feature mock windows (FeatureWindow) inside the desktop app windows: swap the
+   web glass tokens for the KDE dark surface so they fit the rest of the shell. */
+html[data-theme="skeuo"] .fw {
+  --fw-chrome: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+  --glass-hi: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+  --glass-lo: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+  --glass-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+  --btn-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+  --btn-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
+  --btn-shadow: none;
+  --web-muted: #9aa0a6;
+  --fg: #eff0f1;
+  background: #232629;
+  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px -16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);
+}
+
 /* Alacritty easter egg */
 .alacritty {
   min-height: 100%;
@@ -1631,7 +1613,7 @@ a.win-icon {
     grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
     gap: 6px;
   }
-  .app-surface .project-image {
+  .app-surface .project-thumb {
     height: 140px;
   }
 }

src/app/web.css

@@ -845,6 +845,141 @@ html[data-theme="web"] body {
   background: linear-gradient(150deg, #8b5cf6, #6366f1);
 }
 
+/* ---------- GitDXD: a little git-forge repo page ---------- */
+.fw-forge {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--glass-hi), var(--glass-lo));
+}
+.fw-forge-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  gap: 14px;
+  padding: 10px 14px 0;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+.fw-forge-repo {
+  padding-bottom: 8px;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: var(--web-muted);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.fw-forge-repo b {
+  color: var(--fg);
+}
+.fw-forge-tabs {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 13px;
+  margin-left: auto;
+}
+.fw-forge-tab {
+  padding-bottom: 8px;
+  font-size: 0.66rem;
+  color: var(--web-muted);
+}
+.fw-forge-tab-active {
+  color: var(--fg);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 var(--accent);
+}
+.fw-forge-body {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(84px, 34%) 1fr;
+}
+.fw-forge-files {
+  list-style: none;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 10px;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 7px;
+  font-size: 0.62rem;
+  color: var(--web-muted);
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+.fw-forge-files li {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+.fw-forge-file-icon {
+  flex: none;
+  width: 8px;
+  height: 8px;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  background: var(--accent);
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+.fw-forge-code {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 9px;
+  padding: 12px 14px;
+}
+.fw-code-line {
+  height: 6px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  background: var(--glass-border);
+}
+.fw-code-line:nth-child(1) {
+  width: 70%;
+  background: var(--accent);
+  opacity: 0.55;
+}
+.fw-code-line:nth-child(2) {
+  width: 88%;
+}
+.fw-code-line:nth-child(3) {
+  width: 54%;
+}
+.fw-code-line:nth-child(4) {
+  width: 78%;
+  background: var(--accent2);
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+.fw-code-line:nth-child(5) {
+  width: 62%;
+}
+.fw-code-line:nth-child(6) {
+  width: 84%;
+}
+.fw-code-line:nth-child(7) {
+  width: 46%;
+  background: var(--accent);
+  opacity: 0.45;
+}
+.fw-code-line:nth-child(8) {
+  width: 66%;
+}
+.fw-forge-lang {
+  display: flex;
+  height: 6px;
+}
+.fw-lang-seg {
+  height: 100%;
+}
+.fw-lang-ts {
+  width: 58%;
+  background: #3178c6;
+}
+.fw-lang-css {
+  width: 26%;
+  background: #e34c26;
+}
+.fw-lang-md {
+  width: 16%;
+  background: #563d7c;
+}
+
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
   .fw-stars,
   .fw-start {
@@ -1055,15 +1190,37 @@ html[data-theme="web"] body {
   background: var(--btn-bg-hi, var(--glass-hi));
   box-shadow: 0 20px 38px -20px rgba(23, 32, 60, 0.55);
 }
-.project-image {
+.project-thumb {
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
   height: 150px;
   width: 100%;
   margin-bottom: 12px;
   border-radius: 12px;
   border: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
-  background-size: cover;
-  background-position: center;
-  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  font-size: 2.6rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  user-select: none;
+  text-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+}
+/* Shared gradient palette for the card tiles (no image assets). */
+.thumb-0 {
+  background: linear-gradient(150deg, #6d5efc, #2f8bff);
+}
+.thumb-1 {
+  background: linear-gradient(150deg, #ec4899, #db2777);
+}
+.thumb-2 {
+  background: linear-gradient(150deg, #f59e0b, #d97757);
+}
+.thumb-3 {
+  background: linear-gradient(150deg, #10b981, #0d9488);
+}
+.thumb-4 {
+  background: linear-gradient(150deg, #8b5cf6, #6366f1);
+}
+.thumb-5 {
+  background: linear-gradient(150deg, #06b6d4, #3b82f6);
 }
 .project-title {
   font-size: 0.95rem;
@@ -1603,9 +1760,10 @@ html[data-theme="web"][data-scheme="dark"] .heatmap-legend-cell[data-level="4"]
     margin-bottom: 10px;
     padding: 10px;
   }
-  .project-image {
+  .project-thumb {
     height: 90px;
     margin-bottom: 8px;
+    font-size: 1.8rem;
   }
   .project-title {
     font-size: 0.88rem;