Forge Workspace: a native desktop example

The running application

The workspace includes project navigation, an asset list and an inspector. Data is generated locally without disk access. Select rows to inspect names, jump into the list and return to the top. The sidebar illustrates layout; it is not a file manager.

Build and run

Requires the Windows x64 SDK, CMake and MSVC. Extract the project and run these commands in its root, with your own Kui_DIR.

powershell

$cxxStandard = Read-Host SDK-standard
cmake -S . -B build -A x64 "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$cxxStandard" -DKui_DIR=G:/path/to/kui-sdk/cmake
cmake --build build --config Release --parallel 4
./build/Release/forge_workbench.exe

How the list works

The example uses 10,000 rows, a 54 px row height and 3 overscan rows. VirtualList maintains UI for the current range. This dataset is a demo configuration, not a performance ceiling. The app displays its current instantiated row count.

cpp

kui::VirtualList list;
kui::VirtualListConfig rows;
rows.totalItems = 10000;
rows.itemHeight = 54;
rows.overscan = 3;
rows.renderItem = renderAsset;

list.setup(container, rows);
list.scrollToIndex(4999);

Modify the project

workbench.html defines layout and styles. main.cpp supplies the row factory, data and events. Reconfigure and rebuild after editing the HTML. DevTools is enabled for local demonstration; disable it for distribution according to the security guide.

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