Re: gtk.filechooser problems...

[Yaa101 <yaa101 xs4all nl>]

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


On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:59:43 -0400
"Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpierre mecheye net> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Yaa101 <yaa101 xs4all nl> wrote:
> > On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:38:09 -0400
> > "Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpierre mecheye net> wrote:
> 
> ... snip ...
> 
> >> 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.
> 
> Yeah. The biggest thing we're missing at the moment is good
> documentation on the extension system. I don't know what approach to
> take for that. Feedback and suggestions would be worthwhile on that.

I suggest to first collect all the data in a wiki to be structured
later to another document system like docbook.
I also suggest to make different categories, like user related,
developer setup related, and deep code related.


> 
> > 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?
> 
> Correct.
> 
> > And from that prefs.js I have no problem to use GTK+ its
> > filechooser?
> 
> Correct.
> 
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > 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 did not see your question if I use Debian, the answer is no, I run
Mageia 2.



> >>
> >> > 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
> >> >> >
> >> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> >> > gnome-shell-list mailing list
> >> >> > gnome-shell-list gnome org
> >> >> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
> >> >>
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