color-picker

GNOME Shell extension to pick colors on the desktop.

春水碧于天，画船听雨眠。 —— 韦庄《菩萨蛮》

Installation

Manual

The latest and supported version should only work on the current stable version of GNOME Shell.

git clone https://github.com/tuberry/color-picker.git && cd color-picker
meson setup build && meson install -C build
# meson setup build -Dtarget=system && meson install -C build # system-wide, default --prefix=/usr/local

For older versions, it's recommended to install via:

gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell \
          --method org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.InstallRemoteExtension 'color-picker@tuberry'

It's quite the same as installing from:

E.G.O

Features

DBus

gdbus introspect --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/ColorPicker

Pick

Pick a color and return as XDG Desktop Screenshot Portal required.

Run

Invoke like using the shortcut or clicking the systray indicator. e.g.:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
NoDisplay=false
Exec=gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/ColorPicker --method org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.ColorPicker.Run
Icon=face-monkey
Name=Color Picker

Contributions

Feel free to open an issue in the repo for any questions or ideas, particularly before making significant changes or introducing new features.

Translations

To initialize or update the po file from sources:

bash ./cli/update-po.sh (your_lang_code) # like `./cli/update-po.sh zh_CN`, default to $LANG

Developments

To install GJS TypeScript type definitions:

npm install @girs/gnome-shell --save-dev

Acknowledgements

• PowerToys: the idea of custom color formats