Can't install from ego in GS 3.4

[kodemeister]

Actually the extension is downloaded to ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions properly but fails to start with 'Error: invalid element in string array' message.

After doing some debugging I've found the problematic source line (extension.js:154)

theme = GConf.Client.get_default().get_string(
        "/apps/metacity/general/theme");

AFAIK since GNOME 3.4 you should use GSettings for getting metacity theme, not gconf. This should fix the issue.

[mathematicalcoffee]

Oh my goodness thank you so much! Question - what particular version of GNOME shell do you have, 3.4.1 or 3.4.2?

I had another user report this error on 3.4.2 but I can't reproduce on 3.4.1, and have been having a lot of difficulty trying to work out where the problem is since I don't have a 3.4.2 computer.

(By the way - how did you get 3.4.2? I have a spare laptop that I am thinking of installing it on for testing extensions).

[mathematicalcoffee]

Also, can you verify that commenting out this line (and setting PinchType to something other than METACITY) fixes the problem?

[mathematicalcoffee]

Note to self for later when I'm on 3.4 instead of 3.2 - org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences 'theme'.

[kodemeister]

I'm using GNOME 3.4.2 on Arch Linux.

Yeah, disabling 'do-metacity' option fixes the problem completely. And when I enable it, 'theme' variable becomes null and the script crashes in a few lines later. Also setting PinchType to different values doesn't change anything for me. In this case null variables are handled correctly I guess.

Except for this issue the extension works like a charm (especially together with Maximus). Thanks a lot for such an amazing extension! :)

[mathematicalcoffee]

Thank you muchly sir - as I mentioned I had another user report this about a week ago and it has been driving me crazy since I can't reproduce it and don't have 3.4.2. I'll get on to a fix over the weekends (use dconf key org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences 'theme' if possible, then gconf '/apps/metacity/general/theme' if possible, but in either case fail gracefully).

[WinICE]

On my updated Fedora 17 x64, the same error:Error: invalid element in string array'

as toiffel metioned, on my fedora, 【GConf.Client.get_default().get_string("/apps/metacity/general/theme");】will return null. I use gconf-editor and dconf-editor but can't find the path 【"/apps/metacity/general/theme"】

anyway, the condition for 【theme == null】should be checked. and with this check, there is Only benefits。
so 【if (theme == null) theme = this._settings.get_string(WA_THEME);】can be added to proper position.

[mathematicalcoffee]

(reopening until it gets merged into the GNOME 3.4 branch - will test when I get home and have access to 3.4.1)