[arch-general] Gnome 3, a bug?

[Magnus Therning]

On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 10:25, Casey Peter <caseyjp1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 05/05/2011 03:20 AM, Magnus Therning wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 09:17, Casey Peter<caseyjp1 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> On 05/05/2011 01:43 AM, Magnus Therning wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 07:38, Casey Peter<caseyjp1 at gmail.com>    wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 05/04/2011 11:56 PM, Magnus Therning wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 17:54, Damien Churchill<damoxc at gmail.com>
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can disable extensions, taken from the Gnome Shell extensions
>>>>>>> page
>>>>>>> [1]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Per-user and systemwide extensions can be disabled with the
>>>>>>> GSettings
>>>>>>> key org.gnome.shell.disabled-extensions"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [1] http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/Extensions
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, indeed it does say that, but it doesn't say how to actually
>>>>>> disable them :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've tried to disable AlternateTab without success.  Here's what I've
>>>>>> tried so far:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> % gsettings set org.gnome.shell disabled-extensions "@as
>>>>>> ['AlternateTab']
>>>>>> % gsettings set org.gnome.shell disabled-extensions "@as
>>>>>> ['alternate-tab']
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Has anyone else managed to disable extensions?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /M
>>>>>>
>>>>> Yes.  Disabling the extension is pretty simple.  Just go into the
>>>>> /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions directory, rename the extension
>>>>> folder
>>>>> to
>>>>> .backup or something like .disabled. (just keep the original folder
>>>>> name
>>>>> in
>>>>> case you want to re-enable later).  You can then do an alt-f2 "lg" and
>>>>> enter
>>>>> and go to the extensions tab to verify what is/is not there.  To make
>>>>> the
>>>>> change alt+f2 "r" enter to restart the gnome-shell.
>>>>
>>>> I'd very much like to avoid doing something like that, because it's
>>>> "icky".  Renaming a system directory, owned by an installed package?
>>>> That's not good practice for system administration in my opinion.  The
>>>> Gnome 3 docs say it's possible to disable installed extensions on a
>>>> per-user basis, I'd much prefer doing it that way.
>>>>
>>>> /M
>>>>
>>> It might be "icky", but you asked a question...I answered it.  I have it
>>> working and do it that way for now, it works a charm, as some of those
>>> extensions I am not fond of, having gotten used to the defaults during
>>> the
>>> testing phase.  Adding a .xxx to the end of the file disables it and
>>> keeps
>>> the basic folder name structure intact so later if I want it back "on" I
>>> know exactly what to change.
>>>
>>>  The package(s) are in AUR anyway, and until we get a better method of
>>> handling the stuff, this works for me.  As for good practice...its my own
>>> machine in my own home, and I know what goes on in exquisite detail on
>>> that
>>> box...so hey.  :D  (not knocking what you are saying for sys admin
>>> purposes.)
>>
>> Indeed, you answered exactly the question I asked.  In the end I
>> modified the PKGBUILD to only build the extensions I want.
>>
>> The packages in AUR (-git) seem to build broken software at the
>> moment.  Modifying them to build the source tagged 3.0.1 results in
>> working extensions.
>>
>> I just hope there's a documented way to control enabled extensions
>> per-use once there's an extension package in [extra]/[community].
>>
>>> I really do like the looking glass tool though.  That is one nifty little
>>> idsoftware kinda tool.  :-)
>>
>> Yes, I agree... the only thing that bugs we with it is getting rid of
>> it.  Pressing 'ESC' to kill the window only works for me when I'm on
>> the evaluator tab.
>>
>> /M
>>
>
> I just hope that extensions gets a nice gui to match the look/n/feel of the
> desktop itself.  I'm actually a little surprised it didn't from the get-go
> as this would have assuaged a LOT of folks who wanted to change said
> "defaults" in the first place...but hey, I'm part of the great 'unwashed'.
>  heh heh
>
> Off topic:
> Yep re: the escape in Looking glass, but apparently that is by design.  I
> read the docs online for that and its very specific as to how to leave
> it...and the escape in eval is it.  I'm guessing its to avoid leaving the
> app prematurely...but just guessing there.

Do you happen to remember the URL for that (unless it's
http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/LookingGlass I haven't been able to
find anything talking about keyboard short cuts).  It's a developer
tool, so I'm hoping there's some way of navigating between panes
without having to reach for the mouse.

/M

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