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Argos Lets You Create GNOME Shell Extensions From Scripts (W/ BitBar Plugin Support)

| Date: February 28, 2017 | View Comments | Tags: bash, bitbar, cli, extensions, gnome, gnome shell

Argos is a tool inspired by the BitBar app for Mac, which makes it easy to create your own GNOME Shell extensions, using information provided via scripts.

Being a GNOME Shell extension itself, Argos adds a button with a dropdown on the GNOME Shell top panel. This button can display or expose functionality provided by a script, be it Bash, Python, Ruby, and so on (remember to make it executable or else Argos won't use it).

Here's Argos in action (gif via Argos GitHub page):

Argos GNOME Shell script extension

`Dash To Panel` Is A Cool Icon Taskbar For GNOME Shell

| Date: January 27, 2017 | View Comments | Tags: customization, dock, extensions, featured, gnome, gnome shell, linux, tweaks, ubuntu

Dash to Panel is a fairly new GNOME Shell extension that moves the dash into the top bar, to achieve a single panel (combined app launchers and system tray) design similar to that of KDE Plasma or Windows 7+.

Dash To Panel GNOME Shell

The extension provides numerous features, including the ability to move the panel to the top or bottom, change the panel size, live window previews, and more.

Get Chrome And Firefox 52+ To Support Installing GNOME Shell Extensions From The GNOME Extensions Repository

| Date: March 29, 2016 | View Comments | Tags: extensions, gnome shell, google chrome, linux, ubuntu

[Quick tip for GNOME Shell users] By default, users are able to install GNOME Shell extensions from extensions.gnome.org only by using Firefox or Epiphany (Web) browsers.

Until GNOME Software will be able to install and update GNOME Shell extensions, Google Chrome / Chromium users are a bit left out, at least as far as the default experience goes. 

However, there is an easy way of installing GNOME Shell extensions using Chrome: with the help of a Chrome extension and a native connector that provides integration with GNOME Shell and its extensions repository, extensions.gnome.org.

Update 1: the extension also supports other Chromium-based web browsers such as Opera and Vivaldi.

Update 2: Chrome GNOME Shell now also supports Firefox. This is important because with version 52, Firefox no longer supports NPAPI plugins.

Google Chrome GNOME Extension Repository integration
extensions.gnome.org integration for Google Chrome

Nautilus / Nemo `Folder Color` Extension Gets Support For Custom Colors

| Date: September 01, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: extensions, eyecandy, file manager, linux, nautilus, nemo, ubuntu

Folder Color is a tool that lets you easily change folders icon color, available for Nautilus and unofficially, for Nemo file manager.

Folder Color Nautilus

Manipulate Images In Nautilus Or Nemo With `Image Tools` Extension

| Date: December 13, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: extensions, images, linux mint, nautilus, nemo, ubuntu

`Image Tools` is a handy extension for Nautilus or Nemo created by Lorenzo @ atareao.es, that lets you manipulate images from the Nautilus or Nemo context menu.

The extension lets you perform the following actions:
  • resize, rotate or flip images;
  • convert images from/to bmp, gif, jpg, png and more;
  • enhance images: change the brightness, color, contrast and sharpness;
  • apply effects such as: black and white, blur, border, contour, greyscale, negative, shadow, vintage or watermark.

Cinnamon Themes, Applets And Extensions PPA Repository [Ubuntu, Linux Mint, LMDE]

| Date: April 10, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: cinnamon, extensions, eyecandy, linux mint, lmde, themes, ubuntu

cinnamon settings

WebUpd8 reader Brian Bentsen has created a PPA repository to easily install extra Cinnamon themes, applets and extensions in Ubuntu, Linux Mint and LMDE.

The PPA is new but it already provides around 40 packages, including a classic menu applet, Gpaste, hardware monitor applet, messaging menu, places applet, force quit, window menu, window icon list, coverflow alt-tab as well as themes like Eleganse, Holo, ICS, elementary, Ambiance, Glass, Baldr and many others.

System Monitor Extension Puts RAM, CPU Usage And Network Upload / Download Speed On Your GNOME Shell Top Bar

| Date: May 22, 2011 | View Comments | Tags: extensions, fedora, gnome 3, gnome shell, gnome shell extensions, linux, system monitor, ubuntu

Gnome Shell system monitor extension

Here's yet another very useful GNOME Shell extension which serves as a replacement for an old Gnome Panel applet: "Gnome Shell System Monitor Applet".

"Gnome Shell System Monitor" extension displays the RAM, swap and CPU usage on the Gnome Shell top bar (apparently that's how it's called although I tend to call it the 'top panel'). The values are displayed in percentages but when clicked, you can see the actual values and you can also turn off/on the items that are displayed on the top bar:

GIMP And Inkscape Plugins To Publish Images To DeviantArt

| Date: May 20, 2011 | View Comments | Tags: artwork, cli, deviantart, extensions, gimp, inkscape, linux, ubuntu

Gimp publish to deviantart

Martin Owens has announced the release of two plugin that allow you to publish your images to DeviantArt with a single click from GIMP or Inkscape:

This is a BIG deal my friends and I’m very excited because not only do we have this functionality, but we have it FIRST, before ANY proprietary software package. That’s right, the stash API was only announced last week and here I am giving you the keys to brand spanking new functionality right from within your favourite art creation applications!

- Martin Owens

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