Questions tagged [gnome-shell]

GNOME Shell is the core user interface of the GNOME desktop environment starting with version 3.

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Gnome 3 styling on Fedora 31 corrupted: Black Background in certain apps

Since an update several weeks ago, the styling of certain applications on my fedora machine got corrupted and are showing black background instead of white. Please see the screen shots attached. It used to be the case for Nautilus' background as…
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input width difference Ubuntu 18 GNOME Firefox and Chrome

Some solution to fix this difference without custom static width\height settings for inputs in css? I mean looks like it possible draw each input with custom static size, but need solution solution to equalize forms in both browsers. Simple HTML…
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Dynamically change the color of the title in a GNOME shell application window

I am writing a GNOME shell extension in gjs (JavaScript) that changes the color of the title in a GNOME shell application window depending on what the text says. Right now, I am trying to get this working for Text Editor. I want to change the title…
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Ubuntu16.04 Gnome cannot save setting

I got a problem after an system upgrade.I chosen some config yes. And here,I lost my desktop icon.I cannot change system settings such as key map shutcut.I cannot neither change themes nor enable extensions with gnome-tweak-tool. I've tried…
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Python Execute Shell commands without having a terminal open

I'm writing a script that should focus a given application if its already running otherwise launch the application. I'm using the run() method of the subprocess module to run a few shell commands to check whether an instance is currently running…
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Activate method when mouse enters specific pixel range on screen in GNOME

I'm trying to make a GNOME extension that functions similarly to a dock, except it shows you status info (time, battery, etc). What I'm stuck on here is, how do I get the info to show up when the cursor enters a specific pixel area? Like, if the…
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gdbus call when click on panel extension icon

Is it possible to trigger gdbus call on click on the panel extension icon? In my concrete example I want to call the following command to change display brightness when clicking the extension icon. gdbus call --session --dest…
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How to get Clutter.Actor via its name

I am using GJS, how do I get Clutter.Actor via its name. For example, if I wanted to get GNOME Shell's top panel, how do I get its Clutter.Actor via its name "panel"? My research ended up somewhere along Clutter.Stage which is where Actor(s) can go…
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how to make the borders of a window wider in gnome 3.26?

I am running gnome 3.26 under Fedora 27, but this question has actually bugged me for a while. How do I make the borders on a window wider? I try to resize the windows by dragging the borders right and left, up and down, and that works. But it is…
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Window manager error: Failed to get proc address for 'eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT'

I used 'ubuntu 17.04' system in VirtualBox.And After i ticked the 3D acceleration up. There are some gnome-shell's prettification became disable. And the Gnome Tweak Tool lost the option of shell theme. So I tryed to start the gnome-shell.But I get…
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Gnome Extension: Change St.Icon image on hover?

So task is simple, but not for me - green Gnome Extensions Development noob. Of course I googled this, but didn't find something that can be helpful here. extension.js: https://pastebin.com/TqDVp8Yz - because 'your post mostly…
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Is it possible to eliminate server side window titlebars in GNOME 3.24?

I've just upgraded my GNOME to 3.24 and I'm finding that previous theme-hacking tricks for eliminating server-side window titlebars are no longer working. I would like to eliminate them because I think they take up too much space and provide no…
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Ubuntu 14.04 Login loop

I am facing an infinite login loop issue: the login screen is appearing again and again after accepting correct credentials. Still, I can access the virtual terminal by using Ctrl+Alt+F1 /Ctrl+Alt+F3. I played around .XAuthority, .ICEauthority, file…
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Dependency error when installing OpenNMS

When I tried to install the OpenNMS on Ubuntu 16.04 (with Gnome version) following the instructions of this link https://www.opennms.org/en/install-debian, I get the dependency error: $ curl -L…
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How to write a script in python that can open a new linux terminal and do source automatically

I need to write a scirpt in python (or bash) which: open a new linux terminal with a few tabs do a 'source myfile.csh' command on each of the tab I've tried with something like this: os.system("gnome-terminal --tab --working-directory=/repo/ -e…
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