gnome-shell-extension-ddterm VS argos

DDTerm is "Another Drop Down Terminal Extension for GNOME Shell" and has managed to be a perfect drop-in replacement for Guake for me. It supports, among other things:

From the looks of this issue it seems it'll be sorted out pretty soon, or do you really need it that badly?

ddterm

I found this: ddterm/gnome-shell-extension-ddterm Which looks like a good alternative to Guake terminal, but I realized during the install process is that it's for Gnome Shell, not Gnome-terminal, so the command gnome-extensions install is not available unless I install gnome shell.

AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support Because it's needed, and GS doesn't provide for it. Bluetooth Quick Connect Until GS supports this by default. [Caffeine] Because that's how it should be by default. Clipboard History Because I frequently need several bits of text to paste at different times, and my workflow is often non-linear. ddterm Because I frequently use the terminal for small one-off operations and I prefer to summon and dismiss the terminal with one keystroke whenever needed. Besides, it's one of the best terminal emulators for GS. Dim On Battery Power Because GS doesn't do that, and it should. GSConnect Obviously. Hot Edge Because it greatly simplifies workflow and eliminates the need for a dock extension. Primary Input on LockScreen Because Gnome devs haven't fixed this bug for ages, and it's frustrating to have non-latin layouts even available for the system password input. Unite Because it takes care of focusing windows that demand attention and removing titlebars on maximized windows (precious vertical real estate). I also use it for aesthetic purposes: to remove the Activities button, to display the current window title instead of it (very handy with maximized browser - shows the page title using almost all the space left of the clock), and also to shrink the distance between panel items (Unite does it better than Just Perfection).

I use DDTERM (aka dropdown terminal). I bound it to F1, it isn't used for anything.

Thank you for mentioning ddterm! I've been using it all week and it's great.

Good observation.

Turning off extensions is where OP lost me. In the last year, the single biggest quality of life improvement for me has been discovering the Argos[0] extension, which basically lets you put whatever text/menus you want in the top bar by writing scripts that print to stdout. To save space, I hid the dock (I use [1] as a replacement alt-tab), so the top bar is the only piece of screen that isn't OS chrome.

On my top bar right now I have the time in four time zones (including the ever-important UTC to save a mental calculation when logging at logs), the name of the current Wifi access point, and some VPN details gleaned using a combination of ip r, ping, nc, and curl. Another extension shows free RAM. I look at them dozens of times a day.

[0] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1176/argos/

[1] https://gist.github.com/cbd32/cbec9a32b32bd9e93b0d2696c71b5f...

I’ve heard this called “the defaults lifestyle” on the Software Defined Talk podcast. I’m forever locked out of nirvana because I have an iPhone but not a Mac, but that’s fine.

Occasionally plugins are worth the expense though. I finally discovered Argos[0] and I’m using it to show time in UTC and a couple other time zones. Super handy.

But if I try some new software and find that I have to tweak it a bunch to make it usable, that means the devs have different aesthetics and I should probably try something else.

[0] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1176/argos/

I'm really surprised no one mentioned Argos

Currently, Argos extension (not developed since 3.32) holding the records for more than 13.8M downloads following by Dash to Dock extension with 6.2M downloads.

This is what I was referring to.

If you want, you could make the extension yourself via Argos https://github.com/p-e-w/argos using https://www.semicomplete.com/projects/xdotool/ or using one of these https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/38867/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-the-active-window-process-title-in-gnome/122870

Hey Recently I found this widget named Kargos that shows terminal command output as a widget it uses Gnome's argos and BitBar (Mac) This gives a very nice opportunity to make your own custom widget.

Argos

There is Argos. However, maintenance is unclear since the original developer steps down.