Here's a screenshot of the current build.
Functionally it doesn't really do anything that the official IDE doesn't do. The difference is in the user experience. This IDE has
* line numbers, font smoothing, better standard font, modern UI theme.
* serial console integrated into the window, and handles reconnection after uploading a sketch automatically.
* searchable sidebar for the example sketches, with a description of each.
* boards are described using XML versioned separately from the IDE, so we can easily add new boards
* proper keybindings for all platforms
It's not built yet, but I'd like to have a searchable repo of the common open source libs and examples. Then you could just search and click to install a lib rather than going to the web, unzipping files, putting them in the right place, and rebooting. This would make it more like using an app store or a debian style apt-get.
The IDE works just fine as it is, but to really make it good I need other people to bang on it, file bugs, and contribute new board, example, and library definitions. That's what I mean when I ask if there is 'any interest'.
Thanks,
Josh