desktop-design

name	desktop-design
description	Desktop and cross-platform app design guidance for Tauri and similar desktop shells. Use when building desktop-first interfaces, windowed workflows, keyboard-heavy UX, or cross-platform desktop UI behavior.
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash

Desktop Design

This skill covers desktop-first product thinking where mobile-design is the wrong default.

Use it for Tauri and other desktop-oriented apps with window management, keyboard shortcuts, dense layouts, or multi-panel workflows.

Guidance

• Design for pointer + keyboard, not touch-first.
• Use information density deliberately; desktop screens can support richer sidebars and multi-column layouts.
• Respect platform conventions for menus, shortcuts, dialogs, file pickers, and drag/drop.
• Assume resizing, multiple windows, and long-running sessions are normal.
• Pair with rust-pro for Tauri backend/native concerns and frontend-design for UI execution.

Related Skills

• mobile-design for touch-first mobile products
• frontend-design for visual and interaction design
• rust-pro for Rust and Tauri implementation details