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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
by 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 agolg 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 agoAnd there is a DBUS interface for it, so you can even push code into the shell from external processes.
- xiaomai 14y agoThe js extensions are fantastic. It's a real shame there is little (no?) documentation to help people get started.