You need to create a zip file. On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 5:29 AM, Gabriel Rossetti <[email protected]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jasper St. Pierre > Sent: 01 December 2011 22:17 > To: gnome-shell-list; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: extensions.gnome.org - Public Alpha Now Available > > We're happy to announce that extensions.gnome.org is now in > public alpha testing at: > > https://extensions.gnome.org > > If you have GNOME Shell 3.2 on your system, you should be able to > install extensions from the website via your browser. This uses the > "GNOME Shell Integration" browser plugin which is likely already > installed on your system if you have GNOME 3.2. The plugin only works > with Firefox currently - see "Known Bugs" below. > > We've seeded the site with a small set of extensions, including > the extensions from gnome-shell-extensions. If you are the author > of an extension that has been uploaded, and you want to take over > uploading future releases, please contact us, and we'll get you > access. > > The set of extensions on the site is still small compared to the total > number of extensions available. We expect more extensions to be > available over the next few weeks as authors upload them and they > are reviewed. > > About GNOME Shell Extensions > ============================ > > GNOME Shell extensions are small pieces of code written by third party > developers that modify the way GNOME works. (If you are familiar with > Chrome Extensions or Firefox Addons, GNOME Shell extensions are > similar to them.) > > Since extensions are created outside of the normal GNOME design and > development process, they are are supported by their authors, rather > than by the GNOME community. > > Extensions provide a way to prototype out new possible features for > future versions of GNOME, and for advanced users to make > customizations in ways that aren't necessarily compatible with the > overall design vision of GNOME, but are still cool and useful to > a subset of users. > > Since extensions become part of the core operating system, they need > to be checked for potential security problems. Extensions uploaded > to extensions.gnome.org go through code review before they are > made available for download. More information can be found at > https://extensions.gnome.org/about/. > > Known Bugs and Problems > ======================= > > * There are some bugs that currently cause the browser plugin to > not work correctly in WebKit-based browsers like Epiphany > or Chrome. We will fix these bugs in subsequent releases of > GNOME Shell, but for now using Firefox to access > extensions.gnome.org is advised. > > * Extensions that use GSettings to store user settings cannot be > currently installed as a user; this limitation will be fixed > for GNOME 3.4. In the mean time, extension authors should > avoid the use of GSettings if they want to make their extension > available via extensions.gnome.org. > > * Due to a bug in GNOME Shell 3.2.1 code, the uninstall button > will not work for some extensions. Disabling extensions still > works, but if you want to remove an extension entirely, you'll > need to manually delete it from ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions. > > Reporting Problems > ================== > > If you find problems with the site, please file them in > bugzilla.gnome.org against the 'extensions.gnome.org' component > of the website product. > > Problems with individual extensions should be reported using > the "Help! It didn't work!" link on the extension's page. > > Thanks to everybody that made this happen! > > -- > Jasper St. Pierre > _______________________________________________ > gnome-shell-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list > > > > > Hi, I looked at the extensions on it and they point to the author's homepage, > but when I try to add my extension it asks for a zip file, how can I just add > my github link and a screenshot? > > Thanks, > Gabriel > > ________________________________ > > This email and any attachments are confidential and access to this email or > attachment by anyone other than the addressee is unauthorised. If you are not > the intended recipient please notify the sender and delete the email > including any attachments. You must not disclose or distribute any of the > contents to any other person. Personal views or opinions are solely those of > the author and not of Trafigura. 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