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Gnome-Shell: undefined symbol: gvc_channel_map_get_type
I am trying to compile Gnome-Shell-40.5 on my LinuxFromScratch box, but keeping getting the following error:
/usr/src/gnome-shell-40.5/build/tmp-introspectr58mnoox/Gvc-1.0: symbol lookup error:…
Luc
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Update ScrollView when height of a notification in the notification tray changes
So in regards to my last question, I am currently struggling with expanded notifications clogging up the notification tray. The problem is, that the vertical ScrollBar of the notification tray does not show up when it needs to when e.g. too many…
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Showing more than one line of the notification description in the notification tray using an extension
I am currently designing an extension to make the notifications in the notification section of the calendar expendable. The goal is to make the noficiation expand like the initial notification on the desktop does. I have changed the type of…
kaanginam
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gjs/gnome-shell-extension: Updating button text every 60 seconds
I want to write a simple gnome extension that prints some text on my top bar from a text file. I managed to print the text but i'm having trouble with updating it every 60 seconds. Is it even possible with gjs?
this is what i came up with:
const…
karol
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Gnome Shell Stylesheet
So I'm making a gnome shell extension, and I can't figure out how to make one part of my extension normal font weight. Here is my extension.js file:
'use strict';
const { St, Clutter } = imports.gi;
const Main = imports.ui.main;
let…
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Using gio.lookup_by_address
Most of the code is borrowed, JS is not my way, but an extension needs to be created.
Can you tell me how to use g_resolver_lookup_by_name() to return IP within the given code?
g-resolver-lookup-by-name
const Main = imports.ui.main;
const St =…
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How to use xbindkeys to switch workspaces in Gnome overview?
Here is my ~/.xbindkeysrc config:
"gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval 'imports.ui.main.wm._showWorkspaceSwitcher(global.display, null, { get_name() { return…
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Open a program by terminal in the middle of the screen in Gnome 3?
I am trying to open a pdf using Zathura by terminal, but it opens at the size that Gnome 3 considers.
My goal is to automatically place it divided to the right. To open it the script is something like this:
zathura MyFile.pdf
And it shows this:
My…
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How to handle microphone sound level update event in gnome extensions?
I have certain global shortcuts to update the microphone sound input level. Therefore, I was creating a gnome extension that adds a label in the top bar, displaying the current microphone sound percentage.
The code in extension.js is something like…
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Get Dash instance when creating GNOME Shell Extension
I'm creating my own extension for GNOME Shell and I run into problem while searching for some documentation of Dash.
I need to find width, height, visibility and position of Dash. But I have been unsuccesful to find some doc at…
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How to access environement variable inside a Gnome-Shell extension
I want to access environment variable from a Gnome-Shell extension.
Some context: I want to create an extension adding "Xorg" or "Wayland" to the panel, based upon the environment variable $XDG_SESSION_TYPE. I have to do this because I frequently…
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unable to open file '/etc/dconf/db/local' error when using gnome-terminal
I am simply trying to run a command in a new terminal window. Based on my reading it seems that the following command should work
gnome-terminal -- "ls"
But I get the following error message:
# unable to open file '/etc/dconf/db/local': Failed to…
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How can I configure a new session on gnome centos 7 to run only my qml interface?
I want to create a new session on gnome that only shows to the user my qml interface, and the user cant opens the terminal or do anything that is not by my qml interface, I tried this script, that set to enable my services that run my qml interface,…
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Ubuntu logs are filling up with gnome-shell[1968] MetaSyncRing: We should never wait for a sync -- add more syncs? How to fix?
As the title states, my Ubuntu 20 logs are filling up with the below message. The file size quickly becomes so big it takes up all the space and prevents my computer from booting properly. I can clear the logs, but they come back within a day.
How…
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UI freezes for a short moment while trying to execute multiple commands in a gnome shell extension
Original question: Multiple arguments in Gio.Subprocess
So currently I'm trying to execute multiple asynchronous commands in my gnome-shell-extension via Gio.Subprocess. This works fine, if I put all commands as only one chained command with && in…
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