Windows 95 desktop · glm-4.7-flash
Output saved · Timed out Cost / run $0.0084 Runtime 900.1s
The 15-minute session limit cut this run off. The output is the HTML saved at that point.
Prompt for this run
Build a Windows 95-style desktop interface using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as needed. Write it to `index.html` in the current working directory using your file tools. Inline your own CSS and JavaScript. Do not use external assets, CDNs, or network requests. No third-party libraries are provided. Required behavior: - Show desktop icons for Notepad and About, a taskbar, a Start button/menu, and a clock that updates to the local time. - Double-clicking an icon or selecting its Start-menu item opens the corresponding window. Notepad contains an editable text area; About contains a short information panel. - Windows can be dragged by their title bars, focused by clicking, and closed. The focused window appears in front. Closing and reopening an application must work; retaining Notepad text during the session is optional. - Each open application appears in the taskbar. Clicking its taskbar entry brings its window to the front. The Start menu opens and closes and dismisses after launching an application. - Keep title bars reachable within the desktop. Use CSS and inline drawings for the retro chrome and icons; no external assets. Verify: Open Notepad through the Start menu, enter text, and drag its title bar. Open About and switch focus using a taskbar entry. Check that the selected window comes to the front and that closing a window removes its taskbar entry.
TAKE IT TO CODE
A single self-contained HTML file — copy it and open in any browser, or reuse the prompt with your own pi-agent run.
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Build a Windows 95-style desktop interface using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as needed. Write it to `index.html` in the current working directory using your file tools. Inline your own CSS and JavaScript. Do not use external assets, CDNs, or network requests. No third-party libraries are provided. Required behavior: - Show desktop icons for Notepad and About, a taskbar, a Start button/menu, and a clock that updates to the local time. - Double-clicking an icon or selecting its Start-menu item opens the corresponding window. Notepad contains an editable text area; About contains a short information panel. - Windows can be dragged by their title bars, focused by clicking, and closed. The focused window appears in front. Closing and reopening an application must work; retaining Notepad text during the session is optional. - Each open application appears in the taskbar. Clicking its taskbar entry brings its window to the front. The Start menu opens and closes and dismisses after launching an application. - Keep title bars reachable within the desktop. Use CSS and inline drawings for the retro chrome and icons; no external assets. Verify: Open Notepad through the Start menu, enter text, and drag its title bar. Open About and switch focus using a taskbar entry. Check that the selected window comes to the front and that closing a window removes its taskbar entry.
I'll build a Windows 95-style desktop in a single self-contained `index.html`.
index.html (21773 bytes)Successfully wrote to index.html
Now let me verify it in the browser.
{"action":"reload"}{"console":["warning: An iframe which has both allow-scripts and allow-same-origin for its sandbox attribute can escape its sandboxing."],"dom":"Notepad\ni\nAbout\nStart\n07:58 AM","images":"model does not support images"}
{"action":"inspect"}{"console":["warning: An iframe which has both allow-scripts and allow-same-origin for its sandbox attribute can escape its sandboxing."],"dom":"Notepad\ni\nAbout\nStart\n07:58 AM","images":"model does not support images"}
{"action":"click","x":28,"y":769}{"console":["warning: An iframe which has both allow-scripts and allow-same-origin for its sandbox attribute can escape its sandboxing."],"dom":"Notepad\ni\nAbout\nStart\n07:58 AM","images":"model does not support images"}
{"action":"inspect"}{"console":["warning: An iframe which has both allow-scripts and allow-same-origin for its sandbox attribute can escape its sandboxing."],"dom":"Notepad\ni\nAbout\nStart\n07:58 AM","images":"model does not support images"}
{"command":"grep -n 'sm-banner\\|rotate(-90' index.html"}249: #start-menu .sm-banner { 258: #start-menu .sm-banner span { 262: transform: rotate(-90deg); 317: <div class="sm-banner"><span>Windows 95</span></div>
{"path":"index.html","edits":[{"oldText":" transform: rotate(-90deg);\n transform-origin: center;","newText":" writing-mode: verticSuccessfully replaced 1 block(s) in index.html.
{"action":"click","x":28,"y":769}{"console":["warning: An iframe which has both allow-scripts and allow-same-origin for its sandbox attribute can escape its sandboxing."],"dom":"Notepad\ni\nAbout\nStart\n07:58 AM","images":"model does not support images"}
{"action":"inspect"}{"console":["warning: An iframe which has both allow-scripts and allow-same-origin for its sandbox attribute can escape its sandboxing."],"dom":"Notepad\ni\nAbout\nStart\n07:58 AM","images":"model does not support images"}
{"command":"grep -n 'startMenu\\|toggleStart\\|querySelectorAll(\".sm-item' index.html | head -30"}377: var startMenu = document.getElementById("start-menu"); 431: function toggleStart(force) { 432: var open = typeof force === "boolean" ? force : !startMenu.classList.contains("open"); 433: startMenu.classList.toggle("open", open); 438: toggleStart(); 442: if (startMenu.classList.contains("open") && 443: !startMenu.contains(e.target) && 445: toggleStart(false); 449: startMenu.querySelectorAll(".sm-item[data-app]").forEach(function (item) { 451: toggleStart(false); 456: toggleStart(false); 684: if (e.key === "Escape") toggleStart(false);
{"path":"index.html","offset":425,"limit":40}(h < 10 ? "0" : "") + h + ":" + (m < 10 ? "0" : "") + m + " " + ampm; } updateClock(); setInterval(updateClock, 1000); /* ---------------- start menu ---------------- */ function toggleStart(force) { var open = typeof force === "boolean" ? force : !startMenu.classList.contains("open"); startMenu.classList.toggle("open", open); startBtn.classList.toggle("active", open); } startBtn.addEventListener("click", function (e) { e.stopPropagation(); toggleStart(); }); document.addEventListener("mousedown", function (e) { if (startMenu.classList.contains("open") && !startMenu.contains(e.target) && !startBtn.contains(e.target)) { toggleStart(false); } }); startMenu.querySelectorAll(".sm-item[data-app]").forEach(function (item) { item.addEventListener("click", function () { toggleStart(false); openApp(item.getAttribute("data-app")); }); }); document.getElementById("sm-shutdown").addEventListener("click", function () { toggleStart(false); document.body.innerHTML = '<div style="position:absolute;inset:0;background:#000080;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;">' + '<div style="background:#c0c0c0;border:2px solid;border-color:#dfdfdf #000 #000 #dfdfdf;box-shadow:1px 1px 0 1px #000;padding:20px 30px;font-size:14px;">' + 'It is now safe to turn off your computer.</div></div>'; }); /* ---------------- window manager ---------------- */ function bringToFront(win) { [226 more lines in file. Use offset=465 to continue.]
thinking
Code looks correct. The browser inspect tool probably just returns a condensed snapshot regardless of state. Maybe the click didn't register the toggle? Let me try clicking and then taking a screenshot... but "model does not support images". Hmm. Maybe inspect only shows text. Let me click the Start button and then click a menu item via coordinates — the menu should appear at bottom-left above taskbar. Try: click start (28,769), then click Notepad menu item around (60, 690).
The code looks right; the inspect snapshot may not reflect the open menu. Let me click Start then a menu item by position.
{"action":"click","x":28,"y":769}{"console":["warning: An iframe which has both allow-scripts and allow-same-origin for its sandbox attribute can escape its sandboxing."],"dom":"Notepad\ni\nAbout\nStart\n07:58 AM","images":"model does not support images"}
{"action":"click","x":80,"y":700}{"console":["warning: An iframe which has both allow-scripts and allow-same-origin for its sandbox attribute can escape its sandboxing."],"dom":"Notepad\ni\nAbout\nStart\n07:58 AM","images":"model does not support images"}
{"action":"inspect"}{"console":["warning: An iframe which has both allow-scripts and allow-same-origin for its sandbox attribute can escape its sandboxing."],"dom":"Notepad\ni\nAbout\nStart\n07:59 AM","images":"model does not support images"}
{"action":"click","x":80,"y":690}{"console":["warning: An iframe which has both allow-scripts and allow-same-origin for its sandbox attribute can escape its sandboxing."],"dom":"Notepad\ni\nAbout\nStart\n07:59 AM","images":"model does not support images"}
{"action":"inspect"}{"console":["warning: An iframe which has both allow-scripts and allow-same-origin for its sandbox attribute can escape its sandboxing."],"dom":"Notepad\ni\nAbout\nStart\n07:59 AM","images":"model does not support images"}
{"command":"node -e \"\nconst fs=require('fs');\nconst html=fs.readFileSync('index.html','utf8');\nconst m=html.match(/<script>([\\s\\S]*)<\