[β οΈ JOURNEY] Building MP3 AI Manager for Data Hoarders (Day 3)
Day 3
Hours worked/Total: 3/6
Day Recap
Outcome: I got Nativewind set up and working with initial styles. However, I hit a roadblock when trying to customize the window title bar in React Native Windows.
What I Did
- Attempted to find a way to customize the window title bar and make the window background black
- Searched for solutions online, but couldn't find any React Native Windows components for this purpose
- Discovered that customizing the title bar can only be done in native Windows code (C++)
Remarks
Front End designers block is real.
Similarly to Writers Block, you spend hours trying to customize a simple UI element. But to no Avail.
The deeper you go, the more you might question your life choices
A seemingly straightforward goal like making a custom title bar can send you down a rabbit hole of obscure GitHub issues and unanswered Stack Overflow questions.
But here's the thing:
99% of the time. This extra effort rarely brings value to your end user.
So instead of wasting your time, you can:
- take a step back and re-evaluate your priorities.
- ditch the framework
In case of React Native, it's better to flight than fight.
Next Goals
- Stop wasting time on Windows native UI elements, give React Native another chance and start with basics