Re: gtk.filechooser problems...

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

Does launching:

    gnome-shell-extension-prefs uuid-goes-here example com

work? What about:

    gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path
/org/gnome/Shell --method org.gnome.Shell.LaunchExtensionPrefs
uuid-goes-here example com

?

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 4:44 PM, Yaa101 <yaa101 xs4all nl> wrote:
>
> --
> (o_
> //\  Regards, Groeten,
> V_/_ Bas Burger.
>
>
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:29:34 -0400
> "Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpierre mecheye net> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Yaa101 <yaa101 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?
>
> No, all I see in ~/.xsession-errors is the installation trail of the
> extension, after that nothing.
> Also in my browser log nothing is written.
>
> All the other functions like on/off and remove work fine.

> Looking on the plugin page of my browser I see no version number, only
> a last updated date, this is 19-04(april)-2012.
> Also I cannot find a version number in the binary
> libgnome-shell-browser-plugin.so
>
>>
>> > 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 <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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  Jasper