Dorota got the xdg portal GlobalShortcuts working. There is still a lot of work with integration and UI but this is a great start and we are confident we can ship it in GNOME 47. See her Mutter and GNOME Shell branches. She started submitting portions for reviews such as Send trigger when a key accelerator is deactivated.
Joanie added an InputEventManager to Orca to consolidate logic throughout the codebase.
We are thrilled to announce the first beta release of new TypeScript definitions for GNOME! These bindings combine the efforts of ts-for-gir and gi.ts into a unified project under the gjsify organization. Since we announced this effort at GUADEC 2023, JumpLink and @ewlsh:gnome.org have been working continuously to identify areas for improvement in the definitions and how best to merge these two sprawling codebases. This fusion marks a significant milestone in our journey towards enhancing the TypeScript ecosystem for GJS and GObject-based libraries. Our collaboration shows the power of community-driven development and the remarkable achievements that can be realized when we join forces towards a common objective :)
We’d also like to thank the STF initiative for sponsoring some time to explore TypeScript in GNOME. We’re excited to see what the future holds for JavaScript and TypeScript in GNOME!
The new bindings have been published on NPM with the next tag and are ready for testing. We’ve tried to minimize breaking changes wherever possible and hopefully with new, advanced types the bindings “just work” 💙
Stay tuned for documentation updates and more!
Initial TypeScript types @girs/gnome-shell for GNOME Shell 46 released on NPM. Nice to see new contributions from individuals developing their own extensions and utilizing this project :)
