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You mean something like these? https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/120/system-monitor/ https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/120/system-monitor/

by mertd 14y ago

bergie 14y ago
Yep, this is a major part of GNOME3 that most people haven't yet noticed. Thanks to it being done in JavaScript, you can hack your desktop like a web app: https://cannonerd.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/hack-gnome3-like-browser/ https://cannonerd.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/hack-gnome3-like-... This includes stuff like reload (Alt-F2 r) and a reasonably nice data inspector (Alt-F2 lg).
- technomancy 14y ago
  lg is much more than just a data inspector, it's a full-blown REPL. The fact that you can jump in and interactively eval code directly in the running process is huge and opens things up to a whole new level of hackability.
  - fmoralesc 14y ago
    And there is a DBUS interface for it, so you can even push code into the shell from external processes.
- xiaomai 14y ago
  The js extensions are fantastic. It's a real shame there is little (no?) documentation to help people get started.
CoffeeDregs 14y ago
Yes. Exactly that. Thanks. I think this is currently a big missed opportunity for Gnome 3. The ability to extend the shell using JS is huge and the project has done a terrible job publicizing it. I was just googling around for it and had fairly hard time finding good, official docs on how to build an extension... If they dialed that in and got the GitHub crowd excited, they'd have a vibrant community in little time. EDIT: Wow. The one click install from Chrome and auto activation is really nice. I clicked the link, approved the extension install (system dialog) and, BOOM!, pretty charts and graphs!
adam-a 14y ago
Wow! I had no idea there were so many extensions available already. I had kind of assumed Gnome 3 was so young that none were available yet. They definitely should publicise these more.

You mean something like these? https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/120/system-monitor/ https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/120/system-monitor/

by mertd 14y ago

You mean something like these? https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/120/system-monitor/ https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/120/system-monitor/

bergie 14y ago

Yep, this is a major part of GNOME3 that most people haven't yet noticed. Thanks to it being done in JavaScript, you can hack your desktop like a web app: https://cannonerd.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/hack-gnome3-like-browser/ https://cannonerd.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/hack-gnome3-like-... This includes stuff like reload (Alt-F2 r) and a reasonably nice data inspector (Alt-F2 lg).

technomancy 14y ago
lg is much more than just a data inspector, it's a full-blown REPL. The fact that you can jump in and interactively eval code directly in the running process is huge and opens things up to a whole new level of hackability.
- fmoralesc 14y ago
  And there is a DBUS interface for it, so you can even push code into the shell from external processes.
xiaomai 14y ago
The js extensions are fantastic. It's a real shame there is little (no?) documentation to help people get started.

CoffeeDregs 14y ago

Yes. Exactly that. Thanks. I think this is currently a big missed opportunity for Gnome 3. The ability to extend the shell using JS is huge and the project has done a terrible job publicizing it. I was just googling around for it and had fairly hard time finding good, official docs on how to build an extension... If they dialed that in and got the GitHub crowd excited, they'd have a vibrant community in little time. EDIT: Wow. The one click install from Chrome and auto activation is really nice. I clicked the link, approved the extension install (system dialog) and, BOOM!, pretty charts and graphs!

adam-a 14y ago

Wow! I had no idea there were so many extensions available already. I had kind of assumed Gnome 3 was so young that none were available yet. They definitely should publicise these more.