Re: gtk.filechooser problems...

[Yaa101 <yaa101 xs4all nl>]

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


On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:03:25 -0400
"Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpierre mecheye net> wrote:

> Does launching:
> 
>     gnome-shell-extension-prefs uuid-goes-here example com
> 
> work? What about:

./gnome-shell-extension-prefs startup fine, it shows the dialog with
the combo box in which one can choose the application.
Choosing a application that is not greyed-out provides the prefs page.

I have to find out if the settings change actually works.


Since we are on this subject, can you point me to info on the criteria
of the schema file and how to compile it?

Basicly same goes for locale files, can you point me to their rules?

b.t.w. thanks so far for taking all the time to help me.


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