Re: gtk.filechooser problems...

[Yaa101 <yaa101 xs4all nl>]

Thanks Clemens,

I will have a look at it...

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(o_
//\  Regards, Groeten,
V_/_ Bas Burger.


On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:57:14 +0200
Clemens Eberwein <clemens 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" <yaa101 xs4all nl>:
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > (o_
> > //\  Regards, Groeten,
> > V_/_ Bas Burger.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:38:09 -0400
> > "Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpierre mecheye net> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Yaa101 <yaa101 xs4all nl> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > (o_
> > > > //\  Regards, Groeten,
> > > > V_/_ Bas Burger.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:01:32 -0400
> > > > "Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpierre 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 <yaa101 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 <fmuellner gnome org> wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> On Jul 16, 2012 6:39 PM, "Yaa101" <yaa101 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
> > > >> >
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