Desktop Pet

A cute animated desktop parrot for Windows, written in Rust. The parrot walks, idles, flies, and displays speech bubbles with messages. Inspired by desktop pets and Japanese learning tools.

Features

• Animated parrot with walking, idle, and flying states
• Drag and drop the parrot anywhere on your desktop
• Speech bubble with customizable messages (supports Japanese and English)
• Custom font rendering for Japanese text
• Physics-based movement and random behaviors
• Easily customizable images and messages

Installation

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 or later
• Rust toolchain
• Fontdue and image crates (handled by Cargo)
• Japanese font file: NotoSansCJKjp-Regular.otf (see below)

Steps

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone <repo-url>
   cd parrot-pet

2. Download and install the font NotoSansCJKjp-Regular.otf from Google Fonts or your preferred source.
   • Place the font at: C:/Users/<YourUsername>/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Fonts/NotoSansCJKjp-Regular.otf
   • Or update the path in src/main.rs to match your font location.
3. Build and run:

   cargo run --release

Usage

• The parrot will appear on your desktop.
• Left-click and drag to move the parrot.
• Release left-click to make the parrot fly.
• Right-click the parrot to show/hide a speech bubble with a random message.
• Messages are loaded from messages.txt (one message per line).

Customization

• Images: Replace the PNG files in the assets/ folder to change the parrot or bubble appearance.
• Messages: Edit messages.txt to add or change the messages. Supports Japanese and English.
• Font: Change the font file path in src/main.rs if you want to use a different font.
• Animation/Physics: Tweak parameters in src/main.rs for speed, gravity, animation timing, etc.
• Variables: Replace important variables like ALWAYS_ON_TOP, BUBBLE_SCALE in src/utils.rs

Dependencies

• windows
• image
• fontdue

License

MIT