The Gnome Shell (Gnome 3) offers JavaScript bindings to customize and extend the shell behavior.
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Questions tagged [gnome-shell-extensions]
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How to insert text when the user clicks a button on my extension?
I'm writing an extension that shows two items on a popup ("Hello" and "Goodbye").
What I want to do is, when the user click one of these items, insert the respective text.
For example: I'm on gedit and I want to insert "Hello". So I open the…
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parsing an XML file in gnome shell extension
It looks like there is no way to parse an XML file in the actual gnome shell tool extension.
This means you can not parse svg.
Any workaround ?
sancelot
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Gnome shell extension is not loading automatically after the login or gnome shell restart
I am trying to fix and enhahnce the gs-ext-applications-overview-tooltip created by Franco Bianconi so it will run under gnome-shell 3.10 and 3.12. I forked his code on git-hub and was able to fix some issues and make some enhancemenets. To my big…
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Making a bouncing effect using Tweener
I would like to bounce my actor on y-axis for two
Seconds following a button release event.
I don't know how I can do that using Tweener.
Gnome shell 3.4.
Thanks for any help,
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Keeping ClutterActor at the lowest level
I am working on a Gnome shell extension. I have an actor which I add on uiGroup as
Main.uiGroup.add_actor( my_actor );
I also tried
Main.layoutManager.addChrome( my_actor );
as well with many options.
How can I get it sticked to the most back on…
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Gnome Shell - Do not let windows float to first or accross workspaces
Currently I use gnome-shell and put all windows I do not need right now on the second workspace. Two screens are attached to the computer.
For some reason the windows float back from the second to the first workspace after a while.
I believe that…
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Lm-sensors return wrong result in gnome extension
I am writing a simple gnome extension to control my CPU temperature but i have a rare problem. When i execute sensors in shell i have this result:
dell_smm-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
Processor Fan: 0 RPM
CPU: +53.0°C
Other: …
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"Attempt to postMessage on disconnected port" appeared when I install extensions in "extensions.gnome.org"
I want to know why the switch with ON/OFF has disappeared. And there appeared the message "Attempt to postMessage on disconnected port".
I remember it can be used normally before I installed the vpn lantern.
How can I resolve this problem?
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dock remains even after disabling dash to dock debian
Perhaps there is a bug with dash to dock or debian defalut dash. When I enabled dash-to-dock extension and used it for a while, I locked the screen and hang out a little, when I returned I found the dock bar showed on the lock screen. I loggin my…
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Util.spawnCommandLine() doesn't work for python script
i am working on a gnome shell extension. Shortly i want that if i press a button in my extension, to run a python script just like this. The problem is that this doesnt work for me, it appears an error "Execution of "python /my/path.py" failed:…
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Reference to "window" in Gnome-shell for use in Gnome extensions
I want to understand how the variable "window" which has the attribute MetaWindow can be used in different functions and vars while not being explicitly defined such as let app = this._tracker.get_window_app(window); and then passed on to other…
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