cleomenezesjr/auto-activities

Show activities overview when there are no windows on GNOME.

auto-activities's Issues

Still not working on GNOME 43

I'm using GNOME 43.3 on Debian Testing (Bookworm). I know you said the problem will be fixed soon but I'd like to know if it will fix the extension for my GNOME version.

Thank you very much for your incredible extension.

Keep up the good work!

Version mismatch

On master it's 15, the release is called 19 but it's actually 15
On the GNOME Shell Extensions website it's 12

gnome 42 compatibility

Hi, can you add compatibility for gnome 42? thx

Port to GNOME 45

The extension will break with GNOME Shell 45 and needs to be ported.

https://gjs.guide/extensions/upgrading/gnome-shell-45.html#esm

Every window type counts for window count.

Current code counts dropdowns, notifications, and similar windows too.
This results in an unwanted activities overlay when there are already no windows.

Screenshot demonstrating the issue:

Possible fix at Meta.Window.get_window_type() and Meta.WindowType.

Add option to delay overview opening

Some applications close a window and open a new one and that triggers the overview. It’d be nice to have an option to set a delay time. If another window opened in the delay time, don’t open overview, right?

[Enchancement] Option to show AppGrid instead of Window Overview.

This would be a nice feature to have !

Overview not shown, if Mutter 'Hide all Windows' mode is Active.

Since the Mutter 'Hide all Windows' mode does not hide windows in the the traditional way of hiding them by minimizing everything . Workspace is not actually considered empty and Overview does not show.
This should affect all versions that the mode is implemented that way. But i only tested it on v43.

Leave activities when using keyboard shortcut

Could it be possible to detect if an application is launched via a keyboard shortcut to leave activities?

Thank you for your work.

[Feature Request] Option to disable entering empty workspaces

It would be create to be able to for I'd entering empty workspaces because to me that feels like it breaks the workflow a bit.

App Grid when no apps minimized

I would like to see an option to only show the overview when there are actually minimized programs. When all programs are completely closed, it should show you the app grid (or perhaps the desktop). It currently shows you an empty overview when there aren't any programs open yet.

Add option to not skip overview when searching

Dragging and dropping windows into the overview will close it

Current extension behaviour:

Files and Terminal are open on workspace 1. Activities are open.
I move Terminal to workspace 2. Activities close.
I move Files to workspace 3. Activities close. Activities open because there are no open windows. This in itself is redundant.

Desired behaviour (vanilla GNOME behaviour):

Files and Terminal are open on workspace 1. Activities are open.
I move Terminal to workspace 2.
I move Files to workspace 3.
I either move to another workspace or launch an app on current empty workspace.

Activities also close if I drag an app on a workspace. I assume this stems from the same issue, preventing me from opening multiple apps from Dash or AppGrid and at once - if I'm not fast enough :) Here's what I mean:

Too.slow.no.terminal.webm

Hope this doesn't require complete revamp.
I love this extension to death. I don't upgrade to a new release without it! Thank you for your contribution <3

new empty workspace

Is it possible to show activities overview when I navigate into an empty workspace?
I think that is very useful because I can start digit immediately for search app, document or other stuff.

Add "Hot Edge" behavior

Auto-activities and hot edge make life easyer on Gnome40, but why two extensions?
If I have one App open, its difficult to start the next one; I use Dash to Panel too,
and the choice for next app is to click on the nine-point icon exor use windows-key.

Add translation support

It would be great to be able to translate this extension into several languages (at least the Preferences window)..

Close overview on switch to workspace with an open window

Could you please you make an option to close overview when you switch workspace and you have an open window.

[Feature Request] Option to detect open windows

Option to automatically close overview when you switch from an empty workspace to a workspace with open windows.

Extension not working

The settings of extension [email protected] had an error:

GLib.FileError: Failed to open file “/home/user/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/schemas/gschemas.compiled”: open() failed: No such file or directory

Stack trace:

getSettings@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/misc/extensionUtils.js:226:31
buildPrefsWidget@/home/user/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/prefs.js:46:33
_init@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionPrefsDialog.js:32:44
ExtensionPrefsDialog@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionPrefsDialog.js:10:4
OpenExtensionPrefsAsync@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:124:33
async*LaunchExtensionPrefsAsync@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:110:14
_handleMethodCall@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:368:35
_wrapJSObject/<@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:401:34
run@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/dbusService.js:186:20
main@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/main.js:22:13
run@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:206:19
start@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:190:8
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions:1:17

Error after updating to version 6

I have updated Auto Activities to version 6, but my extension manager now indicates that the extension encoutered a problem and can't be enabled (see screenshots below):

As of the technical details, I got the following report:

The settings of extension [email protected] had an error:

GLib.FileError: L’ouverture du fichier « /home/ireneethirion/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/schemas/gschemas.compiled » a échoué : échec de open() : Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type

Stack trace:

getSettings@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/misc/extensionUtils.js:226:31
buildPrefsWidget@/home/ireneethirion/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/prefs.js:46:33
_init@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionPrefsDialog.js:32:44
ExtensionPrefsDialog@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionPrefsDialog.js:10:4
OpenExtensionPrefsAsync@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:124:33
async*LaunchExtensionPrefsAsync@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:110:14
_handleMethodCall@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:368:35
_wrapJSObject/<@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:401:34
run@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/dbusService.js:186:20
main@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/main.js:22:13
run@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:206:19
start@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:190:8
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions:1:17

I have tried to uninstall & reinstall the extension but I still can't enable it because of this error

Opening an app on an empty workspace does not gain focus

Using a keyboard shortcut to open an app on an empty workspace from the overview results in that particular application losing focus. I have to alt-tab that app in order to proceed further. I turned off all other extensions to minimize conflict and it still happens. Using the mouse to launch applications work fine. It's only when an app is launched with a keyboard shortcut that it ceases to gain focus. I also noticed this happens only with GTK apps. Qt apps gain focus correctly.
Occurs on Fedora 38 with Gnome 44.1. Bugs out on both wayland and xorg for me.

I have attached a short screencast that demonstrates this. Notice the loss of focus indicated on the top left of the panel by the activities and applications indicator. Please let me know if you'd like me to try any other scenarios.

Screencast.from.2023-05-15.12-30-35.webm

WIP: Revamp UI

I am working to modernize the extension interface with Libadwaita widgets. I would like to know if this change interests you, so I can proceed with the change.

Taskbar windows aren't compatible with Auto Activities.

Taskbar windows make the Auto Activities extension malfunction, as taskbar windows are still counted as windows.

Inability to interact with the cursor on the desktop

Basically what the title says. Once the extension is activated, when I restart the session, I find that I cannot interact with my desktop using the cursor. Using the keyboard I can interact.

This happens in GNOME Shell 44.4

Attached screen recording and screenshot of my settings:

Show activities after all window minimized

Would it be possible that the extension also works when all the windows are minimizes?

It's bug or feature? 🤔️