Re: Command completer in runDialog

["Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpierre mecheye net>]

There's some samples in http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-shell-extensions

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Vamsi Krishna Brahmajosyula
<vamsikrishna brahmajosyula gmail com> wrote:
> Ok, i would love to write one. I usually suggest Alt+F2 even to a new user
> of linux. I think its a faster and cleaner way to
> start what ever u want. At the end of the day its a matter of choice.
> By the way how do I start writing an extension/plugin to gnome-shell.
> I want a textual list of windows open as a plugin to the panel(a pure
> verbose version of alt-tab) alongside  power, volume,.. etc. Any suggestions
> on how to start?
> Thanks
>
> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 2:30 AM, Jasper St. Pierre <jstpierre mecheye net>
> wrote:
>>
>> Right, there's no user feedback. The Alt+F2 dialog is supposed to be a
>> hidden 'power user' feature. You can make a dropdown if you want, but
>> I bet the response is "if Alt+F2 becomes a part of your daily
>> workflow, we've done something wrong"
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Vamsi Krishna Brahmajosyula
>> <vamsikrishna brahmajosyula gmail com> wrote:
>> > correction, the completer actually works but only if there is one unique
>> > completion. I would like to know
>> > if there could be a suggestions (just verbose) drop down added as well.
>> >
>> > thanks
>> > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 1:40 AM, Vamsi Krishna Brahmajosyula
>> > <vamsikrishna brahmajosyula gmail com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hello,
>> >> I would want to know if the runDialog should complete commands (like in
>> >> gnome2).
>> >> In the source ~/gnome-shell/source/gnome-shell/js/ui/runDialog.js
>> >> i see an instance of CommandCompleter. But i could not use it after
>> >> building.
>> >> Am I missing the usage pattern or is the feature planned for later
>> >> time?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >> vamsi
>> >
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