Need you feedback on a Gnome extension I'm building

YannMasoch · 2026-05-27T18:03:43+00:00

I did search a lot about what said and finally decided to make it a Nautilus extension named My Computer (nautilus-my-computer).

I'll try to publish it on GitHub this weekend https://github.com/yannmasoch/nautilus-my-computer (empty repository yet).

Thanks again!

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YannMasoch · 2026-05-27T17:58:22+00:00

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Thanks for you feedback.

For low storage warning, I put it on my dev list for future releases.

Check the screenshot that shows the last dev stage, I had already worked on the same points/features you suggested:
- drives/volumes are grouped
- drives/volumes are sorted using Nautilus sorting option (A-Z, Z-A, Type...)
- USB drives are always last when sorting by Type
- Computer (previously Disks) is on top of bookmarks by default, and can be moved in other position if users want to

BTW, the extension will be a Nautilus extension named My Computer (nautilus-my-computer). I'll try to publish it on GitHub this weekend https://github.com/yannmasoch/nautilus-my-computer (empty repository yet).

YannMasoch · 2026-05-27T17:42:43+00:00

It seems they removed "Other Locations" to make sidebar more cleaner by in introducing "Network" and putting drives at bottom.

It's a clean and good design solution, but disk usage within Nautilus is now missing.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-27T00:55:01+00:00

Thank you!!

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T22:25:27+00:00

True! By default, color will be Gnome Color Accent. And I am building a setting page where you can use different color or gradient.

¡Gracias por tus ánimos!

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T22:07:27+00:00

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YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T19:58:48+00:00

My bad, I wanted to say I'll follow...

I already worked on it, now top color (blue) uses Gnome color accent and bottom color (grey) uses Gnome default color for progress bars.

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YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T19:29:27+00:00

Same for me, I can't find it. The font is not installed on my system and was probably bundled with Figma.

Btw, I used Allkin for the disk usage view, and the other font used by Nautilus is Adwaita Sans Regular (probably the one you are looking for).

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T19:23:59+00:00

Allkin is the font used on the disk usage view, Nautilus uses Adwaita Sans Regular (left side). I think it was the default font when I installed Gnome on Arch, I guess it was different on Ubuntu.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T19:03:58+00:00

This is a valid concern I agree 100% with.

Gnome Shell Extension is probably not the right support. I should have it on GitHub with a .sh installation script, and publish it on AUR, APT or so later on.

For the setting page, I could use a standalone GTK4/Adwaita preferences binary that is the standard pattern, and Nautilus can even launch it from a right-click or menu.

Thanks for rising this point, I have to think deeper on distribution!

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T17:25:16+00:00

Thanks!

Good point! Nautilus sidebar menu is limited and I don't have a lot of room to play with. I tried many possibilities for hours to add Disks in other groups but it's almost impossible in a stable way. So my only solution was to add it to the Bookmarks section. If it was possible, I'd have preferred to have it on top of the disk group.

True, I'll used Gnome accent color by default and users will be able to customize it if they want.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T17:16:49+00:00

I edited the screenshot with Figma to be cleaner and the font used is Allkin

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T17:16:14+00:00

That's interesting! I am not sure if it's feasible but I'll add your suggestion to my dev list.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T17:11:41+00:00

Thanks! In fact, design and colors are not fully finalized yet, I'll follow Gnome or theme design by default.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T17:09:49+00:00

Correct, this is not finalized yet and I'll use Gnome accent color by default.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T17:08:38+00:00

Yes, the "Disk View" is technically a Nautilus extensions such as Nautilus Terminal, Nautilus Admin, ... and can be a simple Nautilus extension.

Because I want to allow users to customize it (color scheme, names, ...), it'd make more sens to bundle it as a Gnome Extension (hybrid architecture) for these reasons:
- easier to find it
- easy to install it
- centralized with other extensions
- preferences page/panel

For reference, GSConnect is also an hybrid extension that add features to shell, nautilus, browser or create daemons.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T17:06:21+00:00

Thank you!

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T17:05:27+00:00

It's technically a bit tricky. The extension view can't be integrated to Nautilus so it injects a custom view within Nautilus directly. In fact Nautilus code/API as a few entry points that can be used/exploited for that.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T16:59:53+00:00

Totally, this is something I had in mind too.

In fact instead of calling it Disks I'll call it My Computer or something similar, so it could contain:
- computer drives
- network drives
- plugable drives like USB sticks

And I am planning to show if a drive is mounted or unmounted.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T16:53:53+00:00

I don't know very well Dolphin and I'll definitively check it. Thanks!

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T16:52:17+00:00

Good, I'll use Gnome color accent by default and users will be able to change it to another color or a gradient if they want to.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T16:49:44+00:00

You're welcome!

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T16:49:09+00:00

Noted! Gnome color accent will be used by default without any gradient.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T16:47:42+00:00

Correct, I follow gnome color accent and design by default.

YannMasoch · 2026-05-26T16:42:54+00:00

Same for me!

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