metadata: Add session modes #39
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This adds the session modes user, lock-screen and unlock-dialog to the metadata.json file making the extension operable on the lock screen and in the unlock dialog.
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Great find! This is exactly what's needed to fix the issue with screensaver in #36 👍
Also, I've found a way to get it working with GDM - the extension needs to be installed and enabled as a machine-wide extension in order for it to show up on login screen: https://help.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/extensions-enable.html.en. Once I'll have some time, I'll add another section to README with instructions and maybe a bash script to do all that the easy way.
Hmm, that doesn't work for me... The extension doesn't even show up in the Extensions app... Does it work for you? |
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So far, I've only tried this in Fedora 37, but it did work for me. What I did:
Once I got to the login screen, Extended OSK showed up. It also showed up in the list of installed extensions at https://extensions.gnome.org/local/, however since it's now a system extension, there was no button to uninstall it. |
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Hmm, I did the same on Fedora 37... I'll redo it later. |
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@nick-shmyrev I tried again by completely following your guide but the extension still doesn't show up on GDM or in the Extensions app... |
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@PhilDevProg Hm, that's weird... A few ideas of what might've gone wrong:
Finally, as a last resort, here's a script that hopefully would go through the whole installation process for you. Full disclosure: I only wrote the pseudocode for it, fed that to ChatGPT, then tweaked a few lines here and there. It did work in a Fedora 37 VM, but I'd be extra careful using it on a live device. #!/bin/bash
zip_filename="improvedosk@nick-shmyrev.dev.shell-extension.zip"
# Check if "improvedosk@nick-shmyrev.dev.shell-extension.zip" exists in the current directory
if [ ! -f "$zip_filename" ]; then
echo "$zip_filename file not found, exiting..."
exit
fi
# Extract .zip into "/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/" directory
sudo unzip -o "$zip_filename" -d /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/improvedosk@nick-shmyrev.dev/
# Check if "user" file exists in "/etc/dconf/profile/" directory
if [ ! -f /etc/dconf/profile/user ]; then
# If "user" file doesn't exist, create it
sudo touch /etc/dconf/profile/user
fi
# Check if "user" file has line "user-db:user"
if ! grep -q "^user-db:user$" /etc/dconf/profile/user; then
# If "user" file doesn't have line "user-db:user", add it to file
echo "user-db:user" | sudo tee -a /etc/dconf/profile/user > /dev/null
fi
# Check if "user" file has line "system-db:local"
if ! grep -q "^system-db:local$" /etc/dconf/profile/user; then
# If "user" file doesn't have line "system-db:local", add it to file
echo "system-db:local" | sudo tee -a /etc/dconf/profile/user > /dev/null
fi
# Check if "00-extensions" file exists in "/etc/dconf/db/local.d/" directory
if [ ! -f /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-extensions ]; then
# If "00-extensions" file doesn't exist, create it
sudo touch /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-extensions
# Add "[org/gnome/shell]" line to the top of the file
echo "[org/gnome/shell]" | sudo tee /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-extensions > /dev/null
fi
# Check if enabled-extensions=[ line exists in 00-extensions file
if grep -q "enabled-extensions=\[" "/etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-extensions"; then
# If enabled-extensions=[ line exists, but improvedosk@nick-shmyrev.dev is not included,
# add it to the line starting with enabled-extensions=[ right after enabled-extensions=[
sudo sed -i '/enabled-extensions=\[/ s/\]/, \x27improvedosk@nick-shmyrev.dev\x27\]/' /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-extensions
else
# If enabled-extension=[ line does not exist, add enabled-extension=[improvedosk@nick-shmyrev.dev] to the end of the file.
echo "enabled-extensions=['improvedosk@nick-shmyrev.dev']" | sudo tee --append /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-extensions > /dev/null
fi
# Update dconf database with new settings
sudo dconf update
echo "$zip_filename installed as a system-wide extension. Please reboot to apply changes." |
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Another thing worth trying is enabling "Screen Keyboard" in Accessibility Options in upper right corner on Login screen. |
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Now it's installed! Thank you, but it still doesn't work on GDM... I also tried activating the osk in the accessibility menu but I just get the normal OSK from GNOME. |
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I've made a separate issue to further discuss this problem here: #41 |
This adds the session modes user, lock-screen and unlock-dialog to the metadata.json file making the extension operable on the lock screen and in the unlock dialog. See https://gjs.guide/extensions/topics/session-modes.html#example-usage
I also tried to add gdm but it didn't work.