gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng: Error: destroy() breaks...

[hectorsales]

If i try to open "gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng" through the extension manager this show the error:

Error: destroy() breaks tracking open dialogs, use close() if you must

Stack trace:
destroy@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/...PrefsDialog.js:63:13
fillPreferencesWindow/<@file:///usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ding@rastersoft.com/prefs.js:37:50
OpenExtensionPrefsAsync/<@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:141:41
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionPrefsDialog.js:29:31
_init/GLib.MainLoop.prototype.runAsync/</<@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GLib.js:266:34

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...g/+bug/2061070

[corradoventu]

gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng is already installed in Ubuntu 24.04

corrado@corrado-n2-nn-0412:~$ apt policy gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng:
  Installed: 46+really47.0.9-1
  Candidate: 46+really47.0.9-1
  Version table:
 *** 46+really47.0.9-1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
corrado@corrado-n2-nn-0412:~$

[hectorsales]

Yes, but i if open the gnome-shell-extension-manager--->preferences extensions show the error. Attached screenshot.

[hectorsales]

The issue

Error: destroy() breaks tracking open dialogs, use close() if you must

Stack trace:
destroy@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/...PrefsDialog.js:63:13
fillPreferencesWindow/<@file:///usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ding@rastersoft.com/prefs.js:37:50
OpenExtensionPrefsAsync/<@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:141:41
_init/<@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionPrefsDialog.js:29:31
_init/GLib.MainLoop.prototype.runAsync/</<@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/GLib.js:266:34

[Claus7]

Hello,

The issue

ditto.

Regards!

[jbicha]

Could someone affected by this issue also report it to https://gitlab.com/rastersoft/desktop-icons-ng/-/issues ?

[hectorsales]

Repoted now!

https://gitlab.com/rastersoft/deskto...g/-/issues/314

[hectorsales]

Repoted now!

https://gitlab.com/rastersoft/deskto...g/-/issues/314

Replace the line:

window.connect_after('show', ()=>{window.destroy();});

by

window.connect_after('show', ()=>{window.close();});

in the file /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ding@rastersoft.com/prefs.js

https://gitlab.com/rastersoft/deskto...e82f19e69ab7dd

works for me!!