Can't install gnome extension in the default extension manager

[badwahaha]

The default "Extension" App lists all the installed extensions. I want to add a new extension "App Hider" but the search button gives me nothing.

If I open gnome shell extension website in the browser and click "install" there, the extension is successfully installed and I can see it in "Extension" App.

However in the menu after right clicking an app menu, there's no "hide" option. "App Hider" extension doesn't work at all. I tried this extension in original ubuntu system, and it worked. So the extention itself has no problem.

[samwhelp]

@badwahaha

I guess that the App Hider only works in the built-in application-view of gnome-shell, and not in ArcMenu.

Let's do a small experiment.

I first installed and enabled App Hider.

Next, start Terminal and execute the following command.

keybind / Search

run

gsettings list-recursively | grep keybind | grep toggle

show

org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings toggle-above @as []
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings toggle-fullscreen ['<Super>F11']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings toggle-maximized ['<Super>Up']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings toggle-on-all-workspaces @as []
org.gnome.mutter.keybindings toggle-tiled-left @as []
org.gnome.mutter.keybindings toggle-tiled-right @as []
org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-application-view @as []
org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-message-tray ['<Super>n']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-overview ['<Super>Tab']
org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-quick-settings ['<Super>a']

keybind / set

run

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-application-view "['<Alt>F3']"

run to check

gsettings get org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-application-view

show

['<Alt>F3']

After making this setting, we can switch application-view using Alt + F3.

select Hide to hide Clocks

App Hider / Settings

Let's check App Hider's Settings.

ArcMenu

It appears that App Hider is not working in ArcMenu.

keybind / set back

To restore the original settings, you can execute the following command.

run

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-application-view "[]"

run to check

gsettings get org.gnome.shell.keybindings toggle-application-view

show

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