gmane.comp.gnome.shell

Re: A Libreoffice toolbar using GS extensions

Amy — 2013-05-20T00:43:27

I count three separate threads to the mailing list in which you've asked
this; perhaps you are not getting responses immediately because your
setting for this mailing list is for (say) a daily digest rather than
receiving emails as they are sent?

The answer is, yes, such an extension most probably *can* be created (GNOME
Javascript, what extensions are written in, has some support for dbus; as
long as LibreOffice has a DBus API to support whatever actions you wish to
perform, this is achievable).

So, if you really wanted to, you could.  However, why would you make this a
gnome-shell extension as opposed to (say) simply a python application, or
even a standalone GNOME Javascript application (could be run with the `gjs`
binary)? Is there any reason it needs to be tied to the shell? Does it need
any shell-specific capabilities? If not, then writing it as a standalone
script/application would at least mean non gnome-shell people could use it
too.



On 13 May 2013 23:56, Megh Parikh <meghprkh-Re5JQEeQqe8Avxtiu

A Libreoffice toolbar using GS extensions

Megh Parikh — 2013-05-13T13:56:20

Can a gnome3 extension be developed with a ms office ribbon like/ a
very customizable HTML interface which uses dbus for communication
with libreoffice applications ??

It can have a dropdown thing like drop down terminal extension of
gnome3, a drop down should open whenever libreoffice is opened.

It can also have tabs using sourcecode from the taskbar gnome3 extension

Steps to reproduce:
1. A gnome3 extension can be developed with a very customizable HTML
   interface / a ms office ribbon likeinterface which uses dbus for
   communication with libreoffice applications.
2. It can have a drop down thing like drop down terminal extension of
   gnome3, a drop down should open whenever libreoffice is opened.
3. It can also have tabs using source-code from the taskbar gnome3
   extension.
4. Also for Bold, Italic and Underline AND alignment options buttons
   like  the nautilus location bar should be used using CSS and check
   and radio buttons respectively.
5. I suggest using Black and white themes like Faenz

[RFC] libinputmapper: Input device configuration for graphic-servers

David Herrmann — 2013-05-12T14:20:59

[bcc to gnome-shell-list and kwin, to keep discussion on wayland-devel]

Hi

Without a generic graphics-server like xserver, compositors need to
handle input devices themselves if run as wayland compositors. To
avoid having several different conflicting implementations, I wrote up
a small proposal and library API to have a common configuration.

How is it currently handled?
A compositor uses udev to listen for input devices. For each
input-device, they use some heuristics (test for KEY_*, ABS_*, ..
event-bits) to figure out what kind of input is provided by the
device. Unknown devices and events are ignored, devices that look
useful are passed to the correct input-driver.
For keyboard input, libxkbcommon is used. For
mouse/touchpad/touchscreen input, every compositor has it's own simple
driver (I am not aware of an attempt to put xf86-input-synaptics into
an independent library). For other device types, applications handle
input themselves (gamepads, joysticks, and so on). And then there are
devices that hav

Solving Libreoffice UI problems through GS extensions

Megh Parikh — 2013-05-10T14:25:45

Can a gnome3 extension be developed with a ms office ribbon like/ a
very customizable HTML interface which uses dbus for communication
with libreoffice applications ??

It can have a dropdown thing like drop down terminal extension of
gnome3, a drop down should open whenever libreoffice is opened.

It can also have tabs using sourcecode from the taskbar gnome3 extension

My post at libreoffice forums:
http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/16741/gnome3-extension-ribbon/


I filed a Enhancement Bug:
https://www.libreoffice.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64184

[patch] Lock screen before suspend to prevent information leak

Roland Lezuo — 2013-04-07T19:05:29

Hi,

the problem: after a resume from suspend for a short period of time the
content of the desktop appears on the screen before the lock screen is
activated (System Settings -> Brightness & Lock -> Require password ...
is activated).

This is not only visually annoying but may also leak information.

On my system the following trivial patch solves the problem.
(Does not test whether screen should be lock at all, though)

best regards
Roland Lezuo

--- /usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/userMenu.js2013-04-07
20:55:05.603309719 +0200
+++ /tmp/userMenu.js 2013-04-07 20:55:03.879309770 +0200
< at >< at > -992,6 +992,7 < at >< at >
             }));
         } else {
             this.menu.close(BoxPointer.PopupAnimation.NONE);
+            Main.screenShield.lock(true);
             this._loginManager.suspend();
         }
     }

Re: [PATCH] teak-tool: Add attach-modal-dialog tweak

John Stowers — 2013-04-30T11:44:58

Applied and pushed (git bz adds the bug reference automatically)

Thanks guys,

John


On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 12:55 AM, Darren Hart <dvhart-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA< at >public.gmane.org>wrote:

Re: Override new GNOME Window settings like for Nautilus

D.J.J. Ring, Jr. — 2013-05-09T21:09:52

Thank you so VERY much Michael - the extention that was mentioned in the
message from gnome-nautiilus which I included in my first message is an
excellent work around, just having the X works fine although I would line
to have all three buttons so I can work with several nautilus windows open
at the same time for document and file sorting.

Thank you,

David
 On May 9, 2013 2:42 PM, "Michael Knepher" <mknepher-oC6IZ3eD/VKpp/zk7JDF2g< at >public.gmane.org> wrote:

Re: Sweet Tooth : license of uploaded extensions for GNOME Shell ?

thibaut bethune — 2013-04-24T13:49:16

Hi,

Anything new on that topic ?

I still don't see any information regarding extensions license on
https://extensions.gnome.org/

Thanks !


2012/1/3 Jasper St. Pierre <jstpierre-bCkaWjLhF8TR7s880joybQ< at >public.gmane.org>

design tweak input

Don Church — 2013-04-13T19:39:43

Greetings,

short and sweet:

If the 'Show Applications' button and the desktop selector were near the 
upper left corner it would save a lot of mouse mileage.

Thanks for your time.

dc

Re: Libreoffice toolbar using GS extensions

Clemens — 2013-05-19T16:20:34

Relevant links, that should have been added before:

  - http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/16741/gnome3-extension-ribbon/

  - https://www.libreoffice.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64184

Are you looking for somebody that would implement this, or are you planning
to code it and need some help to get startet?



Am 19.05.2013 18:04, schrieb Jasper St. Pierre:

Re: Libreoffice toolbar using GS extensions

Jasper St. Pierre — 2013-05-19T16:04:32

Please do not say acronyms like "M$" on this list. It's unacceptable.

I'm unsure of the utility of using shell extensions as an application UI
technology. What here requires a shell extension, and why is it better than
simply letting the application handle things?


On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Onyeibo Oku <twohotis-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org> wrote:

Re: Libreoffice toolbar using GS extensions

Onyeibo Oku — 2013-05-19T16:01:54

I get the feeling this should be going to LibreOffice list instead and
not Gnome

That said, I believe it would be far better to give LibO a UI that is
intrinsic rather than referencing M$ anomalies.  The ribbon interface is
a failure IMHO.  If its a great idea, then M$ has published a cheap
implementation instead.  I will wholeheartedly vote in favour of status
quo than to see an M$-UI clone in LibO.

So, if you are hungry for change, design something new and more
functional and you'll have my support.  As per Icon theme, I am
currently using LibO-4.0.3 with Faenza, so no special coding is
required.

Finally, please send this to LibreOffice mailing list

Regards
Onyeibo
 

On Sun, 2013-05-19 at 19:28 +0530, Megh Parikh wrote:

Libreoffice toolbar using GS extensions

Megh Parikh — 2013-05-19T13:58:34

Can a gnome3 extension be developed with a ms office ribbon like/ a
very customizable HTML interface which uses dbus for communication
with libreoffice applications ??

It can have a dropdown thing like drop down terminal extension of
gnome3, a drop down should open whenever libreoffice is opened.

It can also have tabs using sourcecode from the taskbar gnome3 extension

Steps to reproduce:
1. A gnome3 extension can be developed with a very customizable HTML
   interface / a ms office ribbon likeinterface which uses dbus for
   communication with libreoffice applications.
2. It can have a drop down thing like drop down terminal extension of
   gnome3, a drop down should open whenever libreoffice is opened.
3. It can also have tabs using source-code from the taskbar gnome3
   extension.
4. Also for Bold, Italic and Underline AND alignment options buttons
   like  the nautilus location bar should be used using CSS and check
   and radio buttons respectively.
5. I suggest using Black and white themes like Faenz

Re: Shutdown Options

Clemens — 2013-05-19T10:10:41

hi,

Storing the state of an application is really not easy thing  to do.

If you only want to set startup applications and/or restore running 
applications after re-login,
take a look at -gnome-session-properties. There are some extensions, 
that add a direct link to
the user menu.

- https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/620/startup-applications/
- https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/341/settingscenter/

If you want to restore your session after reboot you should consider 
using hibernate/suspend.



Am 18.05.2013 18:34, schrieb Jason Satterfield:

Re: Shutdown Options

Bazon Bloch — 2013-05-19T10:05:14

I know, it is much simpler, but a little hidden: Gnome-Shell includes at 
least the option to restart the last programs. So in case you don't 
know: it's in gnome-session-properties and there in the options tab.

Am 18.05.2013 18:34, schrieb Jason Satterfield:

Re: Shutdown Options

Amy — 2013-05-19T00:41:36

Hmm, well perhaps not the easiest task to jump into for your first ever
extension...(I vaguely remember a "save session" button that there used to
be that would open all your windows etc for you when you logged in; I
assume that's what you're after?)

In terms of UI, there are typically two ways to do it:

* modifying various graphical elements in gnome-shell, like adding buttons
to the status area etc. These typically use the classes in imports.gi.St[1].
* Gtk-type UIs which use imports.gi.Gtk[2]. Each extension's preferences in
the preferences widgets is done using these.

For the sort of thing you have in mind, I recommend using Gtk and doing all
the UI stuff in the preferences widget.
The problem with this though is that the preferences widget and your
extension can't really communicate directly to one another; typically this
is done using Gio.Settings[3] (the prefs widget modifies a setting, and the
extension listens for the setting being changed).
(Note - for getting an idea of preferences widgets and

Re: gnome-shell-list Digest, Vol 55, Issue 20

Jason Satterfield — 2013-05-18T22:49:36

Thank you, Emmanuele, for the tips.  So how would one go about creating a
UI in an extension?  I'm simply asking out of curiosity, now.  But perhaps
a little more research into making an extension with a UI might tip my
decision to take on this project first-hand.



On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 7:00 AM, <gnome-shell-list-request-rDKQcyrBJuzYtjvyW6yDsg< at >public.gmane.org> wrote:

Re: Shutdown Options

Jason Satterfield — 2013-05-18T16:34:56

I want to thank everyone for the warm welcome. I appreciate the expedient
response, as well.

The idea I have is to add a simple season manager to the shell so that
users can manage how the open apps and documents are handled after a system
restart.

The premise can be expanded to allow apps an opportunity to save their
current state to disk so that they can be restored to those states when the
system comes back up.
 On May 18, 2013 2:11 AM, "Emmanuele Bassi" <ebassi-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org> wrote:

Re: Shutdown Options

Bazon Bloch — 2013-05-18T13:11:06

Infos about writing Gnome Shell Extensions:

https://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/Extensions
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13107743/documentation-for-writing-gnome-shell-extensions

At https://extensions.gnome.org/ are several extensions about shutdown
options, e.g.
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5/alternative-status-menu/ , maybe
there is yet something matching your needs?

Re: Shutdown Options

Emmanuele Bassi — 2013-05-18T07:11:58

hi;

On 18 May 2013 02:05, Jason Satterfield <jnsatterfield-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org> wrote:


Shell extensions are not HTML5/JavaScript. while they are written in
(a superset of) JS and may use (a subset of) CSS for styling, they are
not using HTML for their scene graph.

usually asking specific questions helps getting better answers, though.

ciao,
 Emmanuele.

--
W: http://www.emmanuelebassi.name
B: http://blogs.gnome.org/ebassi/

Re: Shutdown Options

Gabriel Rossetti — 2013-05-18T07:00:59

Hi Jason,

welcome :-)

I don't understand, you are a web developer so writing extensions shouldn't
scare you as it uses the same technology :-). The hardest part is the lack
of documentation, but you can look at the GS code that is here for
guidance, that is what I do:

/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/

Depending on what you want to do, it may only take a line or two of code.

Best of luck,
Gabriel

On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 3:05 AM, Jason Satterfield
<jnsatterfield-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org>wrote: