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GNOME is a desktop environment, composed entirely by free and open-source software. Mostly used on Linux, but also supported by BSD derivates. GNOME Shell is the official user interface to the desktop environment.

Developed by the GNOME Project, under GPL and LGPL Licenses.

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I'm completly confused with PyObject, PyGTK and GNOME 3 as well

I installed Fedora 15 to use Python3 and GObject to develop a desktop-application, because PyGTK looks outdated: PyGTK 2.24.0 released Friday 01 April 2011 by Rafael Villar Burke PyGTK 2.24.0 has been released. This is a stable release…
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Simple Gnome Panel Applet in Python

When I'm on the train to work I connect my netbook to my Nexus One's wifi hotspot. As I go through a tunnel my phone obviously loses it's 3G connection and takes a while to re-establish once the train emerges. But the netbook wifi logo stays…
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Autologin and unlock keyring using LUKS passphrase?

I use LUKS full disk encryption on my archlinux system. When i boot my system i used to input the same password three times. That always bothered me. Recently i found out how to unlock the gnome keyring using the login password. Now i would really…
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Linux GUI development

I have a large GUI project that I'd like to port to Linux. What is the most recommended framework to utilize for GUI programming in Linux? Are Frameworks such as KDE / Gnome usable for this objective Or is better to use something more generic other…
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Opening new gnome-terminal (v3.28+) with multiple tabs and different commands

It seems the behavior of gnome-terminal has changed between the version shipped with Ubuntu 14 (v3.6?) and Ubuntu 18 (v3.28). I have a script that opens a new gnome-terminal with a bunch of tabs setup to different directories for my development, and…
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What is imported using the Gjs imports statement?

If I'm looking at Gjs code and see this line near the beginning: const Gio = imports.gi.Gio; How can I know what methods, constants, events, etc. are on 'Gio' (without doing a Google search)? Is there a file somewhere on my installation that…
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How do i make my gtk app use the dark theme?

Some apps on the gnome desktop like the image viewer use a dark variation of the theme. What code is required to make my own gtk program use this dark variation of the theme?
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How to change focus between two screens (2 monitors) with keyboard (shortcut) Gnome 3

I have question how to change focus between two screens on Gnome. I am using Fedora 25 and I can move window to other screen by using mod + shift + right or mod + shift + left but focus (cursor) stays on first screen. I can do it by moving mouse to…
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How do I start contributing to GNOME?

How do I start contributing to GNOME? I can program in C++ and Python, but have never touched C. I am not familiar with GTK even. To be honest, I have no idea how GNOME works. All I have is a deep desire to somehow contribute to it. Where do you…
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How do I disable the GNOME desktop screen lock?

How do I stop my GNOME desktop from locking the screen after a few minutes of idle time? I already tried the official manual at Red Hat and tried to use gconf-editor and gconftool-2 to set /apps/panel/global/disable_log_out and…
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The missing system tray icons on Fedora 19 Desktop Edition

Once installing Fedora 19 Desktop Edition, I run the systray of Qt Example. But I could not look for the system tray icon. There is no Notification area in the Activities overview. Please let me know to display the notification area or the tray…
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How to set my application's desktop icon for Linux: KDE, Gnome etc?

I have a cross platform program that runs on Windows, Linux and Macintosh. My windows version has an Icon but I don't know how to make have one for my Linux build. Is there a standard format for KDE, Gnome etc. or will I have to do something special…
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Gnome javascript documentation

I'm trying to dive into Gnome shell extensions development but I'm a little bit confused at the moment. I can't seem to find a proper documentation about GJS library. For example I want to know at least what imports are available and members/method…
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Switch GNOME Terminal Profile from the command line

If I'm running gnome-terminal with multiple tabs open, is it possible to switch the profile of a given tab at the bash prompt, with instant effect, and without altering the profile of the other tabs? I understand how to use gconftool or gconftool-2…
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How can I get the full file path of an icon name?

How can I get the full file path from an icon name in GNOME?
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