You can try and add some debugging information in /usr/share/gnome-shell/js/extensionPrefs/main.js. First thing I would try would be to remove a bunch of the try/catch statements and see if they are silently swallowing any errors.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 11:59 PM, Norman L. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 19:47 -0300, Jasper St. Pierre wrote: >> The website launches the tool like: >> >> gnome-shell-extension-prefs extension:///[email protected] >> >> Try that from the command line. >> >> On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Norman L. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Giovanni: >> > >> > I hope this is proper use of this list. >> > >> > I received your email accepting version 2 of my Activities Button Text >> > extension. I downloaded the extension from the website with no problem. >> > When I attempted to use the gnome shell extension prefs tool via the >> > website it failed to load the widgets properly (ie. the tool is started >> > with the extension selected but none of the widgets from prefs.js are >> > displayed). I have deactivated the extension until I can sort this out. >> > I can run /bin/gnome-shell-extension-prefs locally and it works fine. >> > Your comment "You metaphorically put the pot on the other stove with >> > your approach in prefs.js, but it's ok :)" may be wrong :(. I can >> > change preferences on other extension through my browser. Now I need >> > some advice on what to do next. Either there is a problem with the >> > website or a problem with my prefs.js. Since it works if I execute the >> > prefs tool locally I want to think the website method has a bug. >> > >> > Norman >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > gnome-shell-list mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list >> >> >> > > Jasper: > > From the command-line "gnome-shell-extension-prefs > extension:///activities-button-text@nls1729" produces the exact same > results as from the website. The extension name is displayed in the > combobox with no widgets from the local prefs.js. See attached image > #1. > > I entered "gnome-shell-extension-prefs > extension///activities-button-text@nls1729" (mis-typed dropping the ":" > ). The result is the same as if the tool is executed > "/bin/gnome-shell-extension-prefs" as would be expected. See attached > images #2 and #3. > > To quote the the great orator Elmer Fudd, "There's something screwy > going on around here". > > Thanks for your prompt response. > > Norman -- Jasper _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
