hamster-shell-extension for GNOME shell 3.20 and later

[mwilck]

hamster-shell-extension on extensions.gnome.org is outdated

The official version of hamster-shell-extension on extensions.gnome.org (e.g.o) is outdated and will not work with any recent GNOME version (it supports GNOME up to 3.20). This can't be fixed easily. For now, please use the manual installation from git.

Where to find hamster-shell-extension for recent GNOME versions

In general, find all releases of the hamster shell extension on the tags page. A tag such as gnome-shell-40 denotes the first version of the extension that works under the respective GNOME shell version. It doesn't necessarily mean that this code won't work with older GNOME shell versions. Information about compatibility with GNOME shell versions is stored in the file metadata.json.in.

Novice users can download and unpack the ZIP files linked in the table below, while advanced users may prefer using git clone and git checkout, using the indicated branches and tags.

GNOME version	Pull request	tag or Git repo	ZIP file
3.28 and before	n/a	Release 0.10.0	download
3.30	#299	gnome-shell-3.30	download
3.32	#312	gnome-shell-3.32	download
3.34, 3.36	#323	gnome-shell-3.36	download
3.38	#339	gnome-shell-3.38	download
3.34-3.38, 40-44	n/a	gnome-shell-44	download
45-47	#370	gnome-shell-47	download
46-49	#381	gnome-shell-49, "develop" branch	download

How to run hamster-shell-extension with recent GNOME versions

Follow the instructions in README.rst, section "Manual Installation For Testing and Development".
Note: The section "Creating a development environment" in the README can be skipped!

Reporting problems

If you find an issue with the hamster-gnome-extension, please always report the GNOME version you are running, and make sure that you have a version of the extension that supports this GNOME version. If you see problems with the correct version, please report an issue here, your feedback will be welcome.

[mwilck]

Updated the table above after the recent merges.

[mwilck]

Updated the table after 3.36 merge.

[mwilck]

Removed the link to gnome-shell-3.34, as the 3.36 version runs fine on 3.34, too.

[jorgeecardona]

The official extension is still failing to install, the code in develop in the other hand install without problems. I'm in a Gnome 3.38.4 (Debian sid.)

[mwilck]

Sure. Nobody but @elbenfreund can do anything about that.

[auipga]

develop branch works great on GS40/wayland/archlinux.
To "get in touch": I'm willing to test new features. Just ping me somewhere in the PR or comment.

[StatPal]

EDIT: It is working now. Possibly a restart was necessary, otherwise it was not even showing in gnome-extension. Thanks again for this great extension.

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First I tried to install from extensions.gnome.org - however, it gave errors.
I tried 3.36 version in gnome-shell 40.4 and unfortunately nothing is being shown in gnome-extension. I'm in Manjaro linux with linux 5.13 and Gnome DE.
Do anyone have any update about this otherwise amazing tools?

Also, Details about trying install from https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/425/project-hamster-extension/

The settings of extension hamster@projecthamster.wordpress.com had an error:

SyntaxError: redeclaration of let renderer

Stack trace:

_init@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:206:33
OpenExtensionPrefsAsync/<@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:122:28
asyncCallback@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:115:22
run@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/dbusService.js:177:20
main@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/main.js:19:13
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

[neekfenwick]

I'm on Gnome 44 on Fedora 38 running develop branch latest version (commit 75541ac) and got this error in journalctl -xe when trying to disable the extension by toggling the slider in Extensions app:

May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: Shutting down hamster-shell-extension.
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: Object .Gjs_places-menu_gnome-shell-extensions_gcampax_github_com_extension_PlacesMenu (0x564c9555a770), has been already disposed >
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: == Stack trace for context 0x564c943ecc60 ==
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: #0   564c9b3b1f58 i   /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/places-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com/extension.js:160 (a1b>
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: #1   7fff10688f10 b   resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:125 (2af59ea13970 @ 407)
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: #2   564c9b3b1dc8 i   resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:565 (2af59ea17150 @ 456)
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: #3   564c9b3b1d48 i   resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:627 (2af59ea173d0 @ 12)
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: #4   7fff1068ac90 b   resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:730 (389b78cc90 @ 169)
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: #5   564c9b3b1ca0 i   resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:238 (2af59ea13ab0 @ 198)
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: #6   564c9b3b1c18 i   resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/shellDBus.js:451 (16d23ed68830 @ 20)
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: #7   564c9b3b1b38 i   resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:329 (389b785f10 @ 185)
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: #8   564c9b3b1a88 i   resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:408 (389b78c0b0 @ 34)
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: Window manager warning: Trying to remove non-existent keybinding "show-hamster-dropdown".
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: Shutting down hamster-shell-extension.
May 31 08:52:56 uberneek gnome-shell[294737]: JS ERROR: Extension contact@projecthamster.org: TypeError: this.panelWidget is null
                                              _removeWidget@/home/neek/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/contact@projecthamster.org/extension.js:283:13
                                              disable@/home/neek/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/contact@projecthamster.org/extension.js:195:14
                                              _callExtensionDisable@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:125:49
                                              _onEnabledExtensionsChanged@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:565:24
                                              _loadExtensions/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:627:18
                                              createCheckedMethod/<@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:730:46
                                              disableExtension@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/extensionSystem.js:238:29
                                              DisableExtension@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/shellDBus.js:451:38
                                              _handleMethodCall@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:329:38
                                              _wrapJSObject/<@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:408:34

The 'places menu' bit might be irrelevant, but that this.panelWidget is null looks like a Hamster Indicator issue. Should I leave this report here, or raise a new Issue?