Issue installing on Ubuntu 20.04 #37

asarchami · 2022-03-29T17:59:48Z

When I try to install the extension I get the following error.
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Error: Type name AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs is already registered

Stack trace:
_init/GObject.Object._classInit@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GObject.js:448:27
registerClass@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GObject.js:94:22
@/home/ali/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/prefs.js:7:23
_init@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:204:33
OpenExtensionPrefsAsync/<@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:122:28
asyncCallback@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:132:13
run@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/dbusService.js:175:20
main@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/main.js:19:13
run@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:222:19
start@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:206:5
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions:1:17

nlpsuge · 2022-03-30T16:47:49Z

Hi @asarchami ,

grep -r 'AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs' /home/ali/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/

Please use the above command line to check out how many AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefss are registered in the extension system.

There is probably another extension using the same name AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs under /home/ali/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/.

gnome-shell-extension-another-window-session-manager/prefs.js

Lines 7 to 10 in 818af8a

    
           const Prefs = GObject.registerClass( 
        
               { 
        
                   GTypeName: 'AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs', 
        
               },

.

The name AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs as the GTypeName of a GObject can't be duplicated.

https://gjs.guide/guides/gobject/subclassing.html#subclassing-gobject

nlpsuge · 2022-04-02T15:15:45Z

@asarchami

Does your Ubuntu 20.04 use Gnome 3.36.8?

I learned that Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is using Gnome 3.36.8. But currently this extension only supports Gnome 40 and 41.

I will check if it supports Gnome 42 recently.

P.S. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS has a long-time support, which is until April 2025. Maybe I should consider to support Gnome 3.36 and 3.38.

asarchami · 2022-04-02T22:24:16Z

I think that's the issue. Thanks.

slarrain · 2022-06-14T17:34:04Z

Hi!
Any updates on supporting Gnome 3.36 and 3.38 so this awesome extension could be used with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
It would be great!
Thanks @nlpsuge !

nlpsuge · 2022-06-16T16:30:34Z

@slarrain

I guess there are a lot of changes have been made between Gnome 3.3x and Gnome 40+, I don't have enough time for supporting Gnome 3.3x.

I want to support Gnome 3.3.x, but the priority is not high.

nlpsuge · 2022-07-19T11:06:56Z

Hi guys,

I just tested on Fedora 33 with Gnome shell 3.38.1. The main feature works actually, I mean save, restore and move session. The Preferences is written in Gtk4 and Gnome shell 3.38 and 3.36 only support gtk3, so you cannot open Preferences.

slarrain · 2022-08-01T17:43:17Z

Hi @nlpsuge

Thank you so much for revisiting this issue. It's awesome that it works on older versions, even if no configuration is possible.
However, I was wondering how did you enable it?

In my case, I can't enable the switch.

Thanks again!

nlpsuge · 2022-08-02T16:57:21Z

@slarrain

Hi, sorry for not mentioning that important info.

I enable it in the page https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4709/another-window-session-manager/ in Firefox.

But I think it's because something is not up to date, so I can enable it. I tested it on the Fedora 33 Live Desktop and didn't update it.

If this is not working for you, you can add the gnome shell version to ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]. The gnome shell version in your case should be 3.38, like this:

{
  "_generated": "Generated by SweetTooth, do not edit",
  "description": "Close and save open windows. And restore them. Most importantly, it supports both X11 and Wayland!\n\nMain features:\n- Close open windows\n- Close apps with multiple windows via `ydotool` so you don't lose sessions of this app. Please see https://github.com/nlpsuge/gnome-shell-extension-another-window-session-manager#how-to-restore-a-session-at-startup to learn how to make `Close by rules` work\n- Save open windows\n- Restore session(s)\n- Restore a session at startup. Please note that this feature is disabled by default. See https://github.com/nlpsuge/gnome-shell-extension-another-window-session-manager#how-to-restore-a-session-at-startup to learn how to enable and use it\n- Restore window state, including Always on Top,  Always on Visible Workspace and maximization\n- Restore window workspace, size and position\n- Move windows to their own workspace according to a saved session\n- Support multi-monitor\n- Trash saved session\n- Search saved session by the session name fuzzily",
  "name": "Another Window Session Manager",
  "shell-version": [
    "3.38",
    "40",
    "41",
    "42"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/nlpsuge/gnome-shell-extension-another-window-session-manager",
  "uuid": "[email protected]",
  "version": 24
}

nlpsuge · 2022-08-05T14:11:12Z

@slarrain

And recently the https://extensions.gnome.org/local/ allow you to enable incompatible / outdated extensions.

systemoperator · 2023-01-06T12:17:20Z

@nlpsuge I'm using Debian 11 with GNOME Shell 3.38.6. Two weeks ago, the extensions still worked, but now there is this error 🤔 :

The settings of extension [email protected] had an error:

Error: Type name AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs is already registered

Stack trace:

_init/GObject.Object._classInit@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GObject.js:451:27
registerClass@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GObject.js:95:22
@/home/xxx/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/prefs.js:15:23
_init@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:204:33
OpenExtensionPrefsAsync/<@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:122:28
asyncCallback@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:132:22
run@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/dbusService.js:177:20
main@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/main.js:19:13
run@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:222:19
start@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:206:8
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions:1:17

nlpsuge · 2023-01-07T04:19:19Z

Error: Type name AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs is already registered

/home/xxx/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ probably has two [email protected], or has a copy of [email protected]?

systemoperator · 2023-01-07T11:24:56Z

@nlpsuge I'm not sure, if I understood it correctly: I've checked now that there is no duplicate folder of this session-manager somewhere in /home/xxx/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/. Completely uninstalling (result: whole folder [email protected] vanishes) and reinstalling the extension subsequently does not help. The extension can be enabled, but it is not operational and the above-mentioned error appears.

Are there any files (e.g., stored session files) stored outside the folder [email protected]?
I could not find any older stored session files in there. Maybe e.g. some session file is corrupt.

nlpsuge · 2023-01-08T07:53:04Z

Can you search for AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs (using rg or grep) in the path ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions? what's the result?

And you can also modify prefs.js and change AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs to AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs1, for example, to see if this can resolve this issue or not.

vim ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/prefs.js
# search AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs and modify it

systemoperator · 2023-01-08T10:59:02Z

Where are saved session data stored on disk?

Using grep, results in:

lenovo ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions % grep -r "AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs" .            
./[email protected]/prefs.js:        GTypeName: 'AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs',
lenovo ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions %

Interesting observation:

Disabled Extension
Changed GtypeName to AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs3
Opened Settings of Extension, Result:

The settings of extension [email protected] had an error:

Error: Invalid parameter interfaces (element 0 was not a GType)

Stack trace:

_init/GObject.Object._classInit@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GObject.js:451:27
registerClass@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GObject.js:95:22
@/home/xxx/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/prefs.js:202:30
_init@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:204:33
OpenExtensionPrefsAsync/<@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:122:28
asyncCallback@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:132:22
run@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/dbusService.js:177:20
main@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/main.js:19:13
run@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:222:19
start@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:206:8
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions:1:17

Enabled Extension
Opened Settings of Extension, Result:

The settings of extension [email protected] had an error:

Error: Type name AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs3 is already registered

Stack trace:

_init/GObject.Object._classInit@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GObject.js:451:27
registerClass@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GObject.js:95:22
@/home/xxx/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/prefs.js:15:23
_init@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:204:33
OpenExtensionPrefsAsync/<@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:122:28
asyncCallback@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:132:22
run@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/dbusService.js:177:20
main@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/main.js:19:13
run@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:222:19
start@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:206:8
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions:1:17

nlpsuge · 2023-01-08T13:22:49Z

Where are saved session data stored on disk?

They are in ~/.config/another-window-session-manager/sessions and you can view session files on the popup menu of AWSM too by clicking the View button.

The settings of extension [email protected] had an error:

Please note that this extension supports Gnome 40+. There will be some problems when you are using it on versions that less than Gnome 40.

Error: Type name AnotherWindowSessionManagerPrefs3 is already registered

Did the gnome shell update recently? And try to use the previous version of AWSM, you can download it from https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4709/another-window-session-manager:

nlpsuge · 2023-01-08T13:28:15Z

_init/GObject.Object._classInit@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GObject.js:451:27
registerClass@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GObject.js:95:22
@/home/xxx/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/prefs.js:15:23

What is the version of gjs are you using? Did gjs get updated recently?

systemoperator · 2023-01-10T00:44:05Z

The thing is, that all my stored sessions vanished from the list and only the buttons Close open windows, Save open windows and the search box are shown. When I try to save a new session with a new name now, it also does not show up in the list anymore (but it gets stored as a file in the session folder). Thus, I could not look up, where the saved sessions are stored with the View button.

Now, when I delete the whole session folder and then save a new session, it shows up in the extension's session list as usual. But I can observe, when I now disable and again enable the extension, the sessions again vanish in the list.

I think, that neither gjs nor the gnome-shell has been updated recently. gjs --version shows: gjs 1.66.2. gnome-shell --version shows GNOME Shell 3.38.6.

I've tested all other version of the extension as well. They all behave in the same way, with the errors. I must have overlooked something.

But I don't want to bother you with the problem, since your extension is only supported for Gnome 40+. :)

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