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GNOME Shell is the default user interface for the GNOME 3 desktop.

GNOME Shell, written as a plugin to the Mutter Window Manager, is a controversial user interface for the GNOME 3 desktop environment.

The behavior and functionality of GNOME Shell can be modified by extensions written in JavaScript.

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Gnome-shell show battery percentage

I'm running Gnome Shell 3.20.4. Is there a way to show the battery percentage next to the icon? Gnome Shell is using a reduced set of icons for the battery, thus not being accurate. Since the icon dependent on the percentage, it must be available.
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How does one modify the title bar at top of gnome desktop?

Using Debian Wheezy (with gnome-3): My panel (tray, taskbar, launcher bar) at the top of the screen has become crowded with shortcuts, etc., and I can't figure out how to remove them. How do I remove shortcuts and other entries for the panel an top…
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How does GNOME Shell Extensions work?

I have switched over to GNOME Shell, and use GNOME Shell Extensions to tweak the looks and functionality of my distribution. However, I have not yet found out what technology is used to install, enable and disable the extensions from the webpage…
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How does battery life on a laptop compare between GNOME 2 and GNOME 3 (GNOME Shell)?

Since GNOME 3 uses hardware acceleration by default, I assume that it will be worse for battery life on my laptop, but I can't actually find anything to back this up, and by how much. Has anyone done benchmarks of this yet? I really like the…
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How to change gnome-shell titlebar height

Is there a way to change the height of the titlebar in gnome-shell? As it's currently too big for my taste, I'd like to make it a bit smaller. Some themes get it right, but I don't know exactly where to look. I can only assume it may be css/js…
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Battery low custom rule (hibernation)

I love to abuse my laptop battery by using my laptop for quite some time (up to 25 minutes) even after the battery meter hits 0%. However, sometimes I forget about that or I am just away. This causes hard shutdown, which holds the potential to…
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keyboard shortcut to show history Gnome Clipboard Indicator

Moving from Windows 10 to Linux. I installed the Gnome shell extension Clipboard Indicator. I would like to open the clipboard history with a keyboard shortcut and then use arrow keys and enter to select an item to paste. How can I accomplish that?
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How to move window buttons to the gnome shell 3.16 panel

For older versions of gnome shell, there were extensions to move the window buttons (like close, maximize and minimize) from the window's title bar to the top panel. Window Buttons Buttons to Panel This is especially useful with windows without…
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automated activation and configuration of gnome-shell extension

I'd like to automatically install and configure a gnome-shell extension, specifically the Simpler Off Menu. What I achieved so far is to download the extension, then expand the archive with correct privileges and the correct name into…
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GNOME shell removing actor and adding it back is not working properly

GNOME 3.36 I am trying to remove the "Poweroff/logout" button from System Menu. For removing this button, I am using the below command in Terminal gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell --method…
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Turn off autohide feature of GNOME shell bottom panel

This one is specific to Gnome shell 3. I like bottom panel of GNOME Shell, but its autohide feature is a turn-offs. There are a lots of extensions out there, but none provides this facility. You can help me by pointing to the right extension. (I am…
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Using constants in gnome-shell theme css

Is that possible to use kind of constants in gnome-shell.css theme file? Something linke @import url("/usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gnome-shell.css"); @PANEL_ALPHA:0.5; #panel { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,@PANEL_ALPHA); } .panel-corner { …
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How can I tell which GNOME Shell extensions are local packages?

I have installed GNOME Shell extensions from two sources: my distribution repository (i.e. installed as a local package) https://extensions.gnome.org Sometimes I get prompted with an upgrade from extensions.gnome.org, but I can't tell what the…
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GNOME Shell - display path of files in Activities window

One feature that I really like of GNOME Shell is the possibility to just type the name of a file in the Activities window and have a list of matching files shown, so that you can open them. However, only the file name is displayed, and not the…
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Save open applications

When I close my Gnome-shell with some open applications, I would like to restore them in the same state to the next start : how can I do that (I'm on Ubuntu Gnome-shell 14.04.02 LTS) ? If I use gnome-session-properties, I have only applications and…
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