OLolejorgenb·Aug 20, 2022
https://github.com/p-e-w/argos is a similar project for gnome-shell
In Ask HN: Can I see your scripts?p-e-w
argos
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p-e-w / argos
argos
Create GNOME Shell extensions in seconds
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Create GNOME Shell extensions in seconds
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Observed mentions: 2017-01-21 17:31:27 UTC to 2022-08-20 07:12:36 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
8 sourcesIt's because gtk+ 4 will no longer support general-purpose loadable modules – the very feature which makes the palette possible. Also the maintainer is disappointed with the attitude of GNOME to third party developers: https://github.com/p-e-w/argos/issues/75#issuecomment-475844...
In Plotinus – A searchable command palette in every modern GTK+ applicationAnd for those of us running Gnome, there is p-e-w/argos[1]. Completely BitBar compatible, provided that the script don't use any OSX specific code.
1. https://github.com/p-e-w/argos
In Lifestyle plugins for BitBar – Put anything in your Mac OS X menu barArgos: Create Gnome Shell Extensions in Seconds
4 points · Open discussionIf you can shell script you might be able to build that extension your self:
https://github.com/p-e-w/argos
In Growing Ubuntu for Cloud and IoT, Rather Than Phone and ConvergenceArgos – BitBar like – Gnome Shell extensions async scripting creator tool
2 points · Open discussionArgos – BitBar like – Gnome Shell extensions async scripting creator tool
2 points · Open discussionArgos: Create Gnome Shell Extensions in Seconds
2 points · Open discussion