On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Yaa101 <yaa...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > I just installed your extension, but clicking on the settings button on > the extension page in my browser does nothing at all.
Is there anything notable in the JS console of the page after clicking, or in ~/.xsession-errors? > I am afraid that this part does not work on my system (gnome-shell > 3.4.1), this means it also will not work on many other peoples' system. > Also I cannot work on the settings box if I have no access in the first > place. > > So for now there is no use in persuing that route for my extensions' > settings, maybe at gnome-shell 3.6 there is any use. > > The extension is mainly for my own use (scratching my own itch), but > until I can offer a decent working extension with a decent working > config, I will not distribute it to the world. > > Thanks for the suggestion, I probably will use the examples from > your extension in a few months. > > -- > (o_ > //\ Regards, Groeten, > V_/_ Bas Burger. > > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:57:14 +0200 > Clemens Eberwein <clem...@lab21.org> wrote: > >> Install https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/16/auto-move-windows/ >> It uses the prefs tool and launches a gtk app chooser. Imho the >> easiest way to learn how it works is to see it :) >> Am 16.07.2012 21:54 schrieb "Yaa101" <yaa...@xs4all.nl>: >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > (o_ >> > //\ Regards, Groeten, >> > V_/_ Bas Burger. >> > >> > >> > On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:38:09 -0400 >> > "Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpie...@mecheye.net> wrote: >> > >> > > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Yaa101 <yaa...@xs4all.nl> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > (o_ >> > > > //\ Regards, Groeten, >> > > > V_/_ Bas Burger. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:01:32 -0400 >> > > > "Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpie...@mecheye.net> wrote: >> > > > >> > > >> ( First of all, Florian, please try to reply on-list :) ) >> > > > >> > > > Florian probably replied sender instead of reply all, so I >> > > > corrected it... >> > > > >> > > >> >> > > >> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Yaa101 <yaa...@xs4all.nl> >> > > >> wrote: >> > > >> > >> > > >> > So what you say is that all the widgets from GKT+ itself are >> > > >> > offlimit for us gjs users? >> > > >> >> > > >> Not all GTK+ widgets are off-limits. Just new top-level >> > > >> windows. And that's not for gjs users, that's only when >> > > >> running gnome-shell extensions, as they run in-process. >> > > >> >> > > >> > Shame, now I have to finish my selfmade filechooser, I >> > > >> > started on that after I tried the Gtk.fileChooser for the >> > > >> > first time. >> > > >> >> > > >> You shouldn't have to. Why do you want to launch a >> > > >> Gtk.FileChooser from a gnome-shell extension? >> > > > >> > > > Because I have a settings dialog with my extension and in there >> > > > a user has to fill a directory setting, so my thinking was, why >> > > > not let a user choose a directory instead of having that user >> > > > fill in a potentially wrong path. >> > > > >> > > > I am 3/4 there, the dialog works well but misses the places >> > > > listbox yet. That is why the questions of a scrolling table in >> > > > the other mail. >> > > >> > > Again, preferences should be done with the new preferences >> > > mechanism. >> > >> > Yeah, but I only heard about this new system in the previous email. >> > So I have to redesign that. >> > >> > So if I read right there will be an extra config button on the >> > my extensions page of the extension plugin from my browser? >> > And that button appears when I add a prefs.js to my extension >> > directory and that file contains the buildPrefsWidget() function? >> > >> > And from that prefs.js I have no problem to use GTK+ its >> > filechooser? >> > >> > >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > I thought it was my coding that made the lockup, so I tried >> > > >> > to create a js filechooser, today I tried to revisit the >> > > >> > attempt on Gtk.fileChooser as I made a lot of progress last >> > > >> > 2 weeks on gjs. >> > > >> > >> > > >> > Can you explain more about the following? >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> Note that there is >> > > >> >> support for extension preferences, which run in a separate >> > > >> >> process. >> > > >> >> > > >> Please see my blog post at: >> > > >> http://blog.mecheye.net/2012/02/more-extension-api-breaks/ >> > > >> >> > > >> Basically, you create a file called 'prefs.js', which inside >> > > >> of it has a function named 'buildPrefsWidget', which returns >> > > >> some form of GtkWidget. Some extensions already have >> > > >> preferences -- go to your Installed Extensions on the website. >> > > >> Do any extensions have a green preferences icon next to them? >> > > > >> > > > No none, only one not working extension (called Media player >> > > > indicator) has a blue button (with a tools icon) in front of it, >> > > > but it does not do anything. >> > > >> > > Are you using Debian? >> > > >> > > > I go read your post... So much to learn still... >> > > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > I am asking all these (maybe obvious for you) questions >> > > >> > because I have no prior background with GKT+, so besides >> > > >> > learning gnome-shell I have to learn also the core GTK+ >> > > >> > stuff. >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > -- >> > > >> > (o_ >> > > >> > //\ Regards, Groeten, >> > > >> > V_/_ Bas Burger. >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:50:42 +0200 >> > > >> > Florian Müllner <fmuell...@gnome.org> wrote: >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> On Jul 16, 2012 6:39 PM, "Yaa101" <yaa...@xs4all.nl> wrote: >> > > >> >> > I am trying to call a filechooser, run it, then get the >> > > >> >> > filename from it. >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> You can only open override-redirect windows from the window >> > > >> >> manager itself, which means you cannot use most of GTK+. >> > > >> >> Note that there is support for extension preferences, which >> > > >> >> run in a separate process. >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> Florian >> > > >> > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > > >> > gnome-shell-list mailing list >> > > >> > gnome-shell-list@gnome.org >> > > >> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > gnome-shell-list mailing list >> > gnome-shell-list@gnome.org >> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list >> > > -- Jasper _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list gnome-shell-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
