GlassKit UI
Components

Launcher

The app grid: the entry screen for a multi-app surface. Cards are D-pad-focusable; keep it to ~4 apps so the whole grid is one glance.

Pick an app

600 × 600 · live

Installation

npx @glasskit-ui/cli add launcher

Install the SDK (it provides GlassViewport, useDpad and the stylesheet), then copy these files into your project:

npm install @glasskit-ui/react
// components/lib/utils.tsexport type ClassValue = string | number | null | undefined | false;/** * Join truthy class names. Dependency-free on purpose: the lens components * style via bespoke semantic classes (no conflicting Tailwind utilities to * de-dupe), so this needs no clsx/tailwind-merge and resolves from anywhere * the registry is vendored. */export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]): string {  return inputs.filter(Boolean).join(" ");}/** * Accessible name from a free-form `label` prop: the label itself when it's a * plain string, otherwise undefined (a ReactNode can't become an aria-label). */export function stringLabel(label: unknown): string | undefined {  return typeof label === "string" ? label : undefined;}
// components/glasskit/launcher.tsximport type { ReactNode } from "react";import { cn } from "../lib/utils";/** Tasteful gradient tones for the app plates (see styles.css `.gk-grad-*`). */export type LauncherTone =  | "blue"  | "green"  | "peach"  | "violet"  | "cyan"  | "amber";const TONES: LauncherTone[] = [  "blue",  "green",  "peach",  "violet",  "cyan",  "amber",];export type LauncherApp = {  id: string;  label: ReactNode;  tagline?: ReactNode;  /** Optional glyph — a stroke SVG (rendered white on the gradient plate). */  icon?: ReactNode;  /** Gradient tone for the icon plate; defaults to a cycled palette color. */  tone?: LauncherTone;  onSelect?: () => void;};/** * <Launcher> — the app grid: a home screen of gradient app-icon plates + labels. * Cards are D-pad-focusable (useDpad walks them, Enter activates); focus lifts * the plate. Two columns; keep it to ~6 apps so the grid is one glance. RTL-safe. */export function Launcher({  apps,  className,}: {  apps: LauncherApp[];  className?: string;}) {  return (    <div className={cn("gk-launcher", className)}>      {apps.map((a, i) => (        <button          key={a.id}          type="button"          onClick={a.onSelect}          className="focusable gk-launcher-card"        >          {a.icon != null ? (            <span              className={cn(                "gk-launcher-card__icon gk-plate",                `gk-grad-${a.tone ?? TONES[i % TONES.length]}`,              )}            >              {a.icon}            </span>          ) : null}          <span className="gk-launcher-card__label t-body">{a.label}</span>          {a.tagline != null ? (            <span className="gk-launcher-card__tagline t-caption">              {a.tagline}            </span>          ) : null}        </button>      ))}    </div>  );}

Usage

<Launcher apps={[  { id: "nav", label: "Navigate", tagline: "320 m",    icon: <GlowIcon active><NavIcon /></GlowIcon>, onSelect: openNav },  { id: "msg", label: "Messages", tagline: "2 new",    icon: <GlowIcon><MessageIcon /></GlowIcon>, onSelect: openMessages },]} />

Props

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