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RFE: GNOME 3 support #88

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
A lot has changed in gnome-panel included with gnome 3, are there any immediate 
plans to make file-browser-applet work in gnome 3 environment?
Thanks.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by dakin...@gmail.com on 31 Mar 2011 at 4:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hi There,

No kidding things have changed with Gnome3! Unfortunately Gnome3/Gnome Shell 
does not have infrastructure for applet or anything like that. This is by 
design [1], so I have little hope that the Gnome devs will ever add applet 
infrastructure. This is why I haven't put much effort into it lately.

But, in the event that they do add some sort of applet infrastructure, I will 
port it to work with it. In any case, I still have port the applet to GTK3.

Cheers,
axel.

[1] 
http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/Design/FAQ#Why_aren.27t_there_applets.2C_widget
s_or_gadgets.3F

Original comment by bertol...@gmail.com on 10 Apr 2011 at 11:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Original comment by bertol...@gmail.com on 10 Apr 2011 at 11:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
To the developer, I have been long-tempted to suggest integrating the applet 
into nautilus, as a nautilus extension.  I believe extensions to nautilus are 
still supported in Gnome3, and much the same.  Not a lot has changed with 
nautilus.

The idea would be to put the program on the folder context-menu, with a base 
(launching point for the menu) being the folder clicked on.  Browse using a 
menu from any folder in nautilus to another location.  A toolbar item could 
provide the same functionality the applet does in launching from the home 
folder or another user-defined location.

I am not sure how much would need to be changed for GTK3.  Aside from certain 
aspects of the desktop such as the gnome-shell, much seems the same.  Embedding 
in the panel via Bonobo is not necessary to use the program.

As a standalone program, it could be placed on the desktop as a launcher, if 
the user desired.  That way it would no longer be dependent on Gnome, only gtk, 
so could be used on other gtk-based desktops.

Thanks

Original comment by balin...@gmail.com on 27 Apr 2011 at 7:11

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
The changes for the applet to work with GTK3 are not huge, but they still have 
to be done.

Another alternative for continuing this project is to migrate it to a 
notification/status icon instead of an applet. This is a blatant abuse of the 
notification framework so I probably won't go that way, but then again who know 
how things will develop.

Anyway, yeah, I still have to port it to GTK3.

Original comment by bertol...@gmail.com on 29 Apr 2011 at 1:54